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LESSON 69Present-Tense Time Expressions
Frequency expressions
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| Always | dima |
| Usually | ġaliban |
| Sometimes | b3ḍ l-mrrat |
| From time to time | mrra mrra |
| Once a… | mrra f… |
| Once a year | mrra f l-3am |
| Once a month | mrra f š-šhr |
| Once a week | mrra f s-simana |
| Every day | yawmiyan |
| On a day of the week | nhar… |
| On Saturday | nhar s-sbt |
| Every… | kul… |
| Every morning | kul ṣbaн |
| Every Friday | kul jm3a |
| Now | deba |
Examples
Greg kay-tkllm d-darija mzyan. — Greg speaks Darija well.
Malika kat-šrb l-нlib kul ṣbaн. — Malika drinks milk every morning.
Amina u ṣaнbtha kay-safru l Fransa mrra f l-3am. — Amina and her friend travel to France once a year.
Aicha kat-kbb atay. — Aicha is pouring tea.
ma-kan-šrb-š l-qhwa. — I do not drink coffee.
Negative-answer exercise
Answer these questions in the negative:
- weš Greg kay-tkllm tamaziġt mzyan?
- weš Malika kat-šrb atay kul ṣbaн?
- weš Amina u ṣaнbtha kay-safru l mirikan mrra f l-3am?
- weš Aicha kat-kbb l-ma?
Picture exercise
Describe the activities shown in pictures using: šnu kay-dir? (what is he doing?), šnu kat-dir? (what is she doing?), šnu kay-diru? (what are they doing?)
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