[19] colloquial: the friendly whale  

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راحوا raaḥu - they went	أهْدا وِأّْذْكىَ 'ahda wi 'azka - most calm and most intelligent	خافِت xaafit - she was afraid
يِعوموا yiçuumu - they swim	أكْتَر مِن aqtar min - more than	خَطَر xatar - dangerous
بَحْر baḥr - sea	أشْقىَ مِن aŝ'a min- more mischievous	حوت ḥuut  - whale
جَميل gamiil - beautiful	أخْطَر مِن 'axtar min - more dangerous then	نِرْكَب nirkab - we ride
مَيَّه mayya - water	أيْ يوم 'ay yom- any day	عَشان çaŝaan  - because
أجْمَل 'gmal - most beautiful	فَرْحَنين farḥaniin - they are happy	أحْسَن مِن aḥsan min - better then
		مَبْسوطين mabṣuutiin - they are happy

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إبْراهيم وِمُنىَ راحوا يِعوموا في الْبِحْر مَعَ بَعْض Ibrahiim wi Mona raaḥu yiçuumu fil baḥr maça baḍ.           Ibrahim and Mona went to swim in the sea together. اِلْجَو كان جَميل وِالْمَيَّه كانِت أجْمَل Il gaw kaan gamiil wil mayya kaanit 'gmal. The weather was beautiful and the water was more beautiful. إبْراهيم كان بِيْعوم أحْسَن مِن مُنىَ بِكِتير Ibrahiim kaan biyçuum 'aḥsan min Mona bi kitiir. Ibrahim used to swim far better than Mona. بَس مُنىَ كانِت أهْدا وِأذْكىَ من إبْراهيم Bas Mona kaanit 'ahda wi 'azka min Ibrahiim. But Mona was calmer and brighter than Ibrahim. مُنىَ وِإبْراهيم لَقوا نَفْسُهُم دَخلُوا  بِعيد عَن الشَّط قَوي أكْتَر مِن أي يوم قَبْل كِدا Mona wi Ibrahiim la'u nafsuhum biçiid çan iŝ ŝaṭ awwi, 'aqtar min 'ay yom abl kidda. Mona and Ibrahim found themselves too far from the shore more then any other day. كانوا مَبْسوطين وِفَرْحَنين بالصِّيف Kaanu mabṣuutiin wi farḥaniin bil siif.   They were in a good mood and happy with summer. أمُّهُم ما كانِتْش عارْفَة هُمَّ فين Ummuhum makannitŝ çarfa humma fiin. Their mother didn't know where they were. إبْراهيم كان أشْقىَ مِن مُنىَ وِهُوَّ اِلليِ كان عايِز يِبْعِد مِنٍ اِلشَّط Ibrahiim kaan 'aŝ'a min Mona wi huwwa il kaan çaayiz yibçid min iŝ ŝaṭ.   Ibrahim was more mischievous than Mona and he wanted to go far from the shore. مَرَّة واحْدَة مُنىَ حَسِّيت إنُّهُم بِعِدوا عَن اِلْكُل وِخافِت Marra waḥda Mona ḥassit innuhum biçudu çan il kul wi xaafit. All of a sudden Mona felt that they were too far from everyone and she was afraid. شافِت حوت في الْمَيَّه وِقالِت لِإبْراهيم : ياللا نِرْكَب اِلْحوت دا عَشان أنا تِعِبْت وِالْحوت حَيِعوم أسْرَع مِنِّنا ŝaafit ḥuut fil mayya wi 'aalit li Ibrahiim: yalla nirkab il ḥuut da çaŝaan ana tiçibt wi il ḥuut hayçuum 'asraç minnina. She saw a whale in the water and she said to Ibrahim: Let's ride this whale because I am tired and the whale will swim back faster than us. إبْراهيم كان عايِز يِرْجَع عوم لِلشَّطّ بَس عَشان مُنىَ تِعْبِت وافِق Ibrahiim kaan çaayiz yirgaç çuum lil ŝaṭ bas çaŝaan  Mona tiçbit waafi'. Ibrahim wanted to swim back to the shore but because Mona was tired he agreed. اِلإتْنين ، بِكُل بَراءَة ، رَكَبوا الْحوت وِطَلَبوا مِنُّه إنُّه ياخُدْهُم لِلشَّطّ Il itneen, bi kul baraa'a, rakabu il ḥuut wi ṭalabu minnu innu yaxudhum lil ŝat. The two of them, innocently, rode the whale and asked him to take them to the shore. اِلحوت وافِق وِرَجَّعْهُم لِلشَّطّ بِسُرْعَة Il ḥuut waafi' wi ragaçum lil ŝat bisurça. The whale agreed and returned them to the shore quickly. إبْراهيم قال لِمُنىَ : أنا اِفْتَكَرْت إن اِلْحوت خَطَر - مِش ماما قالِت إن لَو شُفْنا حوت ، لا قَدَّر الله ، ما نِتْحَرَّكْش خالِص. ليه رِكِبْناه؟ Ibrahiim 'aal li Mona: Ana iftakart in il ḥuut xatar - miŝ maama 'aalit in law ŝufna ḥuut, la kaddar Allaah, manitḥarrakŝ kaalis. Liih rikibna?    Ibrahim - I thought that the whale is dangerous - didn't mom say if we saw a whale, God forbid, we shouldn't move at all. Why did we ride him? لاء  يا إبْراهيم هُوَّ مِش الْحوت اِلليِ خَطَر.  اِلدَّلْفين أخْطَر مِن اِلْحوت بِكتير يا أهْبَل! La'a ya Ibrahiim huwwa miŝ il ḥuut il xatar. Id dalfin 'axtar min il ḥuut biktiir ya'ahbal!   Mona - No Ibrahim, it is not the whale that is dangerous. It is the dolphin that is more dangerous than the whale, by a lot, silly. خـَلـّينا نـُقـَفْ شـْوَيـّه.  إيـهْ اِللي أخـْطـَرْ هـِنا... اِلـْحـوتْ وَلاّ اِلـدُّلـْفينْ؟ وِمينْ أشـْطَرْ هـِنا... مـُنىَ وَلاّ إبْراهـيمْ؟ Xaliina nu'f ŝwayya. Eh illi a'ktar xutuura? Il ḥuut walla id dalfin? Wi Miin 'thka... Mona walla Ibrahiim? Let's pause for a moment. What is more dangerous... a whale or a dolphin? And, who is smarter here... Mona or Ibrahim? أمّا أُمُّهُم شافِتْهُم عَلىَ الْحوت ما صَدَّقِتْش نَفْسَها  وِاتْخَيِّلِت إن هُوَّ دَلْفين بَس. Amma 'ummuhum ŝafithum çala il  ḥuut masada'tŝ nafsaha wi itxayyilit in huwwa dalfin bas. When their mother saw them on the whale she was shocked and she imagined it was only a dolphin. ساعات مِن اِلشَّرٍّ فيه خير Saçaat min il ŝar fiih xiir! Sometimes from evil there is good!

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مين بِيْعوم أحْسَنْ، مُنىَ وَلَّا إبْراهيم؟ Who swims better Ibrahim or Mona ?   مين قالوا لِنا عَليه أذْكىَ، مُنىَ وَلّا إبْراهيم؟ Who are we told is smarter Ibrahim or Mona ?   هُوَّ اِلشَّخْصْ اِلْلي قالوا عَليه أذْكىَ صَحيحْ أذْكىَ؟ Is the story correct in stating that that person is smarter? Explain.   هُوَّ إبْراهيم عاوِزْ يـِرْجَعْ عايـِمْ؟ Did Ibrahim want to swim back ?   Give one comparative example and three superlative examples from the above dialogue.

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Who swims better Ibrahim or Mona?... إبْراهيم كان بِيْعوم أحْسَن مِن مُنىَ Ibrahiim kaan biyçuum'aḥsan min Mona. Ibrahim used to swim better then Mona.   Who are we told is smarter Ibrahim or Mona?.. مُنىَ كانِت أذْكىَ مِن إبْراهيم Mona kaanit 'azka min Ibrahiim. Mona was more intelligent then Ibrahim.   Is the story correct in stating that that person is smarter? Explain. لاء، مُنىَ مِش أذْكىَ مِن إبْراهيم عَشان هِيَّ كانِت عايْزَة تِرْكَب اِلْحوت La'a Mona miŝ  'azka çaŝaan hiyya kaanit çayza tirkab ilḥuut. No, Mona is not more intelligent because she wanted to ride the whale.   Did Ibrahim want to swim back? أيْوَه إبْراهيم كان عاوِز يِعوم لِلشَّطّ Aywa Ibrahiim kaan çaawiz yiçuum lil ŝat. Yes, Ibrahim wanted to swim to the shore.   Give one comparative example and three superlative examples from the above dialogue اِلْمَيَّه كانِت أجْمَل a- il mayya kaanit 'gmal -- the water was more beautiful إبْراهيم كان بِيْعوم أحْسَن مِن مُنىَ b- Ibrahiim kaan biyçuum'aḥsan min Mona -- Ibrahim swam better than Mona مُنىَ كانِت أهْدا وِأذْكىَ مِن إبْراهيم c- Mona kaanit 'ahda wi 'azka min Ibrahiim -- Mona was calmer and more intelligent than Ibrahim. اِلدَلْفين أخْطَر مِن اِلْحوت    d- Iddalfin 'axtar min il ḥuut -- The dolphin is more dangerous than the whale.

   
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