11. My local coffeeshop

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fī fatra ba^cda z-zuhr 'uhibb 'an 'aqdi l-waqt ma^ca 'asdaqā'i.

In the afternoons I love to spend time with my friends.

nahnu nataqābil fī l-maqhā.

We meet in the coffeeshop.

hunā 'astatī^ca 'an 'abqā tuwāla l-masā'.

Here I can stay all evening.

nahnu nashrabu l-qahwa, nal^cabu l-duwmīnuw, wa natakallam.

We drink coffee, play domino, and talk.

wa lākin ^cindamā yakūn butrus hunāk, 'anā 'ughādir.

But when Butros is there, I leave.

^cindamā yatakallam lā yastatī^ca 'ayyi shakhs 'an yatakallam.

When he talks, nobody else can talk.

'anā 'azunn 'annahu yuhibb sama^c sawtahu.

I think he loves to listen to his own voice.

'al-'asdiqā'u l-'akharūn hum 'asdiqā' qudāmā.

The other friends are old friends.

hum mithla 'al-^cā'ila.

They are like a family.

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Grammar: Personal pronouns

I	—	'anā
you (singular, masculin)	—	'anta
you (singular, feminin)	—	'anti
he, it	—	huwa
she, it	—	hiya
they (plural, masculin)	—	hum
they (plural, feminin)	—	hunna
we	—	naHnu

There are of course more pronouns than these, but that will be dealt with later.