Moroccan Arabic textbook 2011
Moroccan Arabic textbook 2011
Moroccan Arabic textbook 2011
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Peace Corps / Morocco • 57<br />
how many / how much<br />
šнal<br />
The question word šнal ( ) may is followed by either d ( ) or mn ( ), depending upon the noun<br />
following it. Uncountable nouns are nouns that do not have a plural because they speak about<br />
something that can be ―measured,‖ but not ―counted‖ (e.g. tea, air). Countable nouns are nouns that<br />
have plural forms and, therefore, nouns with which we use numbers (e.g. 5 cats, 3 books). With šнal:<br />
šнal + d + singular uncountable noun<br />
or<br />
šнal + d + plural countable noun<br />
or<br />
šнal + mn + singular countable noun<br />
How much time<br />
How many books<br />
How many books<br />
šнal d l-wqt<br />
šнal d l-ktub<br />
šнal mn ktab<br />
In referring to prices, šнal is almost always preceded by the preposition b ( ).<br />
How much is this shirt<br />
How much did you pay for<br />
them<br />
bšнal had l-qamija<br />
bšнal šritihum<br />
Exercise: Write your time line of activities for last Sunday. Use the following time<br />
expressions and verbs to write as many sentences as you can.<br />
e.g. f l-weekend tعššit mعa ṣнabi f<br />
r-ristọra.<br />
Time Expressions<br />
Verbs<br />
f l-weekend tfrrj tعšša<br />
f ṣ-sḅaн bkri dar safr<br />
f l-عšiya awnع tsnna<br />
f l-lil sạm ja<br />
mn bعd kbb mša<br />
l-нdd lli fat dqq tlaqa<br />
f (time) xaf wsḷ<br />
šaf<br />
duwš<br />
lbs<br />
qra<br />
tkllm<br />
sịft
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