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LESSON 159Post-Office Dialogue
At the post office — f l-bosṭa
Judy: bġit t-tnabr, lla y-xllik.
Employee: fin ġadya t-ṣifṭi l-brawat?
Judy: bġit n-ṣifṭ wнda 3adiya l mirikan u wнda rikomandi hna f l-mġrib.
Employee: waxxa a lalla, 3ndk 22.50 drhm.
Paul: ana bġit n-ṣifṭ kulya l mirikan.
Employee: ara n-šuf šnu fiha.
Paul: hak a sidi.
Employee: 3mmr had l-mṭbu3 3afak.
Later:
Employee: weš t-ṣifṭha 3adi wlla ixpres?
Paul: ġir 3adi 3afak.
Employee: waxxa a sidi, 3ndk 250 drhm.
Paul & Judy: šukran, bslama.
Employee: lla y-3awn.
English meaning: Judy wants to send a normal letter to the US and a registered letter within Morocco (22.50 dirhams). Paul wants to send a parcel to the US — the employee checks the contents, has him fill out a customs form, and charges 250 dirhams for normal (non-express) service.
Questions
- šnu kat-dir Judy f l-bosṭa? — What is Judy doing at the post office?
- weš bġat t-ṣifṭ l-brawat ixpres? — Does she want to send the letters by express?
- šnu bġa y-ṣifṭ Paul? — What does Paul want to send?
- šnu xṣṣu y-dir? — What does he have to do?
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