السفر والمواصلات
Lesson 10
Transport
Tell Baba about the flight, the wait, and arriving safely in Vietnam.
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The material
Words from this lesson
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How it works
See what changes
Amber marks the small part that carries the change.
Put an action in progress in the past
Put the past of kaan before ʿam and the b-present form. Kint ʿam bunṭor means I was waiting.
now → then
I am waiting
I was waiting
Kint is the switch that moves the ongoing action into the past.
Change kaan for the person
Use kint with I or one man you are speaking to, kinte with one woman, keen with he, keenit with she, kinna with we, kintu with you all, and keenu with they.
I → he
I was travelling
he was travelling
Only the form of kaan and the person marking on the verb change.
In context
Sentences you can use
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Hello, Baba. I arrived safely in Vietnam.
The plane landed on time.
No, I was waiting at the gate.
When I travelled, the flight was late.
Now I want to go by taxi from the airport.
Hear it in use
A short conversation
A voice-note exchange with Baba after landing in Vietnam
Ryhan
ألو بابا، وصلت عفيتنام بالسلامة.. allo Baba, wiṣilet ʿa-Vietnaam bis-saleeme.Baba
الطيارة حطّت عالوقت؟. iṭ-ṭayyaara ḥaṭṭit ʿal-waʾet?Ryhan
لا، كنت عم بنطر عند البوابة.. laa, kint ʿam bunṭor ʿind il-bawweebe.Baba
هلّق روح بالتاكسي.. hallaʾ ruuḥ bit-taxi.Put it into memory
Practice sets
22 questions from this lesson, cut into 4 short sets. Do one at a time and come back for the next.
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