DIALOGUE 1

bayt aHmed aj-jadid

Ahmeds new house

Ahmed: ahlan, ya nabila!

Hello, Nabila!

Nabila: ahlan, ya aHmed! kayf al-Hl?

Hello, Ahmed! How are you?

A: bi-khayr, shukran. ahlan biki bayti aj-jadd!

I am well, thank you. Welcome to my new house!

N: annahu baytun kabr! wa mushmis aiDan!

This is a big house! And sunny too!

A: naam, naHnu suaada jiddan huna. ladaina ghurfat julus kabra, thalth ghuraf
naum wa Hadqatun jamla.
Yes, we are very happy here. We have a big living room, three bedrooms, and a beautiful
garden.

N: wa hal faalta kull hadhihi at-tajdidt?

And did you make all these renovations?

A: kalla, al-maTbakh wal-Hammm kanu judd.

No, the kitchen and the bathroom were new.

N: unDHur ala hdhihi ash-shurf al-kabra ghurfat aT-Tam! bit-taakid hadhhi

al-ghurfa daa daiman S-SabH.
Look at these big windows in the dining room! This room must be always very warm in the
morning.

A: naam. zawjati wal-awlad yaHibbun tanawal al-ifTar huna l-SabH.

Yes, my wife and children love to have breakfast here.

N: wa hal hhda al-athth jadd?

And is this furniture new?

A: kalla, annahu min baytina al- qadm. wa lkin atht ghurfat al-maktab jadd.
No, its from our old house. But the furniture in the study is new.

N: hal al-bayt qarb min maktabak?

Is the house near your ofce?

A: naam. wa aiDan qarb min maktab zawjati wa madrasat al-awlad.

Yes, and also near my wifes ofce and childrens school.

N: aDHim! wa aiDan qarb min bayt akhk, a laysa kadhalik?

Wonderful! And also near your brothers house, right?

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