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LESSON 191Butane-Gas Safety Dialogue
Fatima visits Caroline — Faṭima 3nd Caroline
Darija dialogue
Fatima: ahlan, bixir?
Caroline: bixir l-нamdullah. mrнba bik.
Fatima: šukran. aji, šmmit r-riнa d l-buṭa.
Caroline: ma-šmmit-š. rah 3ndi d-ditiktur d l-gaz, welakin ma-fih-š l-нjra.
Fatima: xṣṣk t-xddmih dima. had š-ši maši l3b. aji n-šufu j-jlda d l-buṭa b3da.
Caroline: waxxa.
Fatima: j-jlda mqṭt3a. had š-ši xaṭar. xṣṣna n-bddluha, u mn b3d n-jrrbu b l-ma u ṣ-ṣabun.
Caroline: fikra mzyana.
English meaning: Fatima notices a gas smell at Caroline’s, but Caroline’s gas detector has no battery. They check the rubber ring and find it torn — a safety hazard — and agree to replace it, then test it with water and soap.
Questions
- 3laš ma-xddmat-š Caroline d-ditiktur d l-gaz? — Why did Caroline not switch on the gas detector?
- šnu l-muškil f l-buṭa dyal Caroline? — What was the problem with Caroline’s gas cylinder?
- šnu xṣṣ Caroline u Faṭima y-diru? — What did Caroline and Fatima need to do?