A couple of questions :)

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#1

  1. Can “it is” be translated? If i’m saying it is expensive would I say: howa ghaali? Confused. :yuck:

  2. When forming negative sentences, where does the negative go? As close to the verb as possible? Again, very confused. :roll:

Thanks! :slight_smile:

#2

  1. we actually say “this is” not “it is”, so it would be “hada ghali/hadi ghalya” instead of how/hiya…"

  2. i didn’t understand ur question, what do u exactley mean when asking where the negative goes ?!

#3

Negation of Adjectives and Nouns:

i am b[/b] big ------ rani b[/b] kbir(a) <------- with adjectives and nouns

Verbs:

i ate ---- klit

i b[/b] eat -------- maklitch <--------- with verbs, the negators are “ma” and “ch” where “ma” is placed before the verb and “ch” is after

fhemti? (did you understand?)
wla (or)
mafhemtich? (you didn’t understand?)

#4

lalla ur so good!

#5

we can also say ana makbirch

#6

yak only for darija can we find wrapped nounal negation like this? i know they dont do it egyptian :no: and someone told me only in darija :smiley:

#7

lol ive never noticed that hhhhhh

#8

tell me something u DO notice.

and don’t even start with the personal insults

#9

:roll:

i smell some of it again

#10

[quote=LallaAïcha]tell me something u DO notice.

and don’t even start with the personal insults[/quote]
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh u know what i notice lol bla mangolha en plein public

#11

:roll:

i smell some of it again[/quote]
ur post took me back 2 the old school days when SM had really crazy detailed responses with examples and little cultural sidenotes and stuff

sorry i guess i was bein 2 nice ill remember that next time :neu::neu::neu:

#12

no no say it, u have no shame anyway wejhek 9asse7 bgd

#13

post above was to mad

#14

:roll:

i smell some of it again[/quote]
ur post took me back 2 the old school days when SM had really crazy detailed responses with examples and little cultural sidenotes and stuff

sorry i guess i was bein 2 nice ill remember that next time :neu::neu::neu:[/quote]
k its cool. we all miss her yak, she had the awesomest explanations and i loved her long a’s and i’s with the hats :smiley:

#15

lalla : machi 9sse7 mn dialk :smiley:

#16

zedti fih bzaaf