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Lower Intermediate - Ironing

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There seems to be a love and hate relationship with ironing these days. Nonetheless, to avoid those creased looking shirts, one needs to use an iron. Today you will learn the name of this device in Arabic along with other useful vocabulary.
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6 Comments

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    KarenFaucheux says bubble
    Tue 9th Oct 12@08:41 pm

    So tell us: what's the Arabic word for "extreme ironing" (as shown in the pic)? I must say I occasionally feel I would qualify ...! ;-)
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    Ehab says bubble
    Wed 10th Oct 12@09:39 am

    "Extreme ironing", "extreme running" or all sorts of phrases with "extreme" is not common thing that is used in Arabic. You just can use the word (شديد) to describe "extreme", so you say (الكوي الشديد) or (الركض الشديد). Again there is no specific phrase for it, and the word extreme has many meanings in Arabic, so the use of (الشديد) is what I find most suitable for such phrases.
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    ayaz says bubble
    Tue 8th Jan 13@10:15 pm

    Straight forward lesson for lower intermediate - well explained - thanks
  • male
    shebab says bubble
    Sat 28th Sep 13@03:41 pm

    So if "it's my fault" is حقك علي, would "it's your fault" be حقك علك? And how would the original sentence translate literally? What does the ك in حقك mean, if it's MY fault? Ehab or Mohd, I'll wait for your answer!

    Thanks!
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    Ehab says bubble
    Sun 29th Sep 13@11:37 am

    Well, in the word (حقك) letter (ك) is (your), so if (كتاب) is a (book) then (كتابك) is (your book).
    Now letter (ي) in (علي) means (me), so (علي) is (on me), and (تحت) means (below) so (تحتي) is (below me). These (on, below, above...) are called adverbs so if they are followed by a (ي) then the meaning is (whatever me).
    If this (ي) comes after nouns then it will refer to (my), so if (book) is (كتاب) then (كتابي) is (my book).
    Also notice if letter (ك) comes after an adverb then it means (you) so (عليك) means (on you) and (تحتك) is (below you).
    Hope that is all clear so far.

    Fine, the word (حق) literally means (right), so the word (حقك) is (your right) and the word (حقي) is (my right), Agree? Now (3alaa على) on its own literally means (on) so (3alay علي) is (on me).
    NOW, to make (my right is on you) then you need (my right) which is (حقي) and then (on you) which is (عليك). So if you want to refer to (it is your fault) as (my right is on you) then you will say (حقي عليك).
  • male
    shebab says bubble
    Sun 29th Sep 13@07:50 pm

    Wow! I think حقي عليك requires its own lesson! :roll: What about "It's his/their fault?" Would it be حقي عليه?

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