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Pronunciation help for describing people in Arabic
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شعرها مموج.
Sha3raha memaweg.
She has wavy hair.
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نيك شعره قصير.
Nik sha3ro osayar.
Nik has short hair.
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ليزا شعرها طويل.
Liza sha3raha tweel.
Lisa has long hair.
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طول شعرها متوسط.
Tool sha3raha motawaset.
She has medium-length hair.
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شعره ناعم
Sha3ro na3em.
He has soft hair.
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شعرها ملولو.
Sha3raha melawlew.
She has curly hair.
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ماريا شعرها بني.
Maria sha3raha bonny.
Maria has brown hair.
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بيتر شعره اسود.
Peter sha3ro sewed.
Peter has black hair.
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اولي اشقر.
Oli ash2ar.
Oli has blond hair.
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روزي شعرها احمر.
Rosi sha3raha a7mar.
Rosi has red hair.
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What about the eye and skin color?
عينه بني.
3eyno bonny.
He has brown eyes.
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عينها خضرة.
3eynha 7'adra.
She has green eyes.
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عينة زرقاء.
3eyno zar2a.
He has blue eyes.
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هي سمرة.
Heya samra.
She is dark-skinned.
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هو ابيض.
Howa abyad.
He is fair-skinned.
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What about other features, like height and weight?
هو طويل.
Howa tweel.
He is tall.
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هي رفيعة.
Heya rofaya3a.
She is thin.
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هو تخين.
Howa te7'een.
He is fat.
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هو معصعص.
Howa me3us3us.
He is skinny.
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هي قصيرة.
Heya osayara.
She is short.
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What about other abilities and features?
شكله حلو.
Shaklo 7elw.
He is good-looking.
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هي سريعة.
Heya sari3a.
She is fast.
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هو بطئ.
Howa bati2.
He is slow.
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هي قوية.
Hyea kaweya.
She is strong.
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هى ضعيفة.
Heya da3ifa.
She is weak.
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هي جميلة.
Heya gamila.
She is pretty.
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هو وسيم.
Howa wasim.
He is handsome.
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هي وحشة.
Heya we7sha.
She is ugly.
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What about personality?
هو طيب.
Howa tayeb.
He is kind.
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هي مجتهدة.
Heya mogtaheda.
She is hard-working.
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هو راقي.
Howa raky.
He is sophisticated.
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هي شجاعة.
Heya shoga3a.
She is brave.
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هو مضحك.
Howa mod7ek.
He is funny.
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هي فقيرة.
Heya fa2ira.
She is poor.
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هي غنية.
Howa 3'any.
She is rich.
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هو جد.
Howa gad.
He is serious.
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هي اجتماعية.
Heya egtma3eya.
She is friendly.
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هو لطيف.
Howa latif.
He is nice.
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هي هادية.
Heya hadya.
She is quiet.
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هي بتتكسف.
Heya betetkesef.
She is shy.
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هي مضحكة.
Heya mod7eka.
He is humorous.
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هي ذكية.
Hey zakeya.
She is intelligent.
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هو صبور.
Howa saboor.
He is patient.
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هي كسلانة.
Heya kaslana.
She is lazy.
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هو مش مؤدب.
Howa mesh mo2adab.
He is bad-mannered.
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That’s it for this lesson. With all these descriptions you can describe anyone!
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