ABSTRACT
In the sound file you will hear someone asking a man and a woman some questions. Both answer these questions. Listen to the fragments a few times before reading along in the book.
Somebody is asking a man some questions
question qul li-ya, šnu smiyt-ek?
answer ana smiyt-i mħemmed.
question u šħal f-ɛemɍ-ek?
answer ɛend-i tmenya u ɛešɍin sana.
question waš nta mzewwež?
answer iyeh, ana mzewwež.
question šħal hadi u nta f-kanada?
answer hadi telt snin w-ana f-kanada.
question waš mɍat-ek hnaya f-kanada?
answer iyeh, mɍat-i sakna mɛa-ya f-kanada.
question waš ɛend-ek drari?
answer iyeh, ɛend-i tlata dyal d-drari.
question waš d-drari dyal-ek saknin f-kanada?
answer iyeh, ħetta huma hnaya f-had le-blad hadi.
Somebody is asking a woman some questions
question quli li-ya: ašnu smiyt-ek?
answer ana smiyt-i faŧima.174
question u mnayn nti?
answer ana men l-meg̵rib.
question u šħal f-ɛemɍ-ek?
answer ɛend-i setta u ɛešɍin sana.
question waš nti mzewwža?
answer iyeh, ana mzewwža.
question šnu hiya s-smiya dyal ɍažl-ek?
answer ɍažl-i, smiyt-u mħemmed.
question waš ɍažl-ek ka-yexdem?
answer iyeh, ɍažl-i ka-yexdem f-waħed l-fabrika.
question waš ɛend-kŭm ši drari?
answer iyeh, ɛend-na tlata dyal d-drari.
question waš wlad wella bnat?
answer žuž dyal le-wlad u bent.
question šħal f-ɛemɍ-hŭm?
answer le-wlad f-ɛemɍ-hŭm sebɛ snin u xems snin, u l-bent f-ɛemɍ-ha telt snin.
