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In Arabic, the English phrase “walking” is translated as المشي. المشي is the gerund of walk (noun).

The English phrase ‘not much’ can be translated into Arabic as ليس كثيرا. This phrase is used to indicate that a quantity or degree of something is small.

The English word ‘engagement’ (referring to the period of time when marriage is planned or promised) is translated into Arabic as خِطْبَة or خُطُوبَة.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘here’ is هنا (hna). To point at something close and be more emphatic, Moroccans say هنايا (hnaya), which adds a sense of ‘right here’.

The English phrase “happy independence day” is translated into Arabic as عيد استقلال سعيد.

The English phrase pumpkin can be translated into Arabic as قَرْع. All three terms refer to the fruit of this plant.

The Arabic word for snake is ثعبان. In its most general sense, the word refers to any legless reptile.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘coffee’ is قهوة (qahwa). قهوة is used for coffee as a drink and also for the café itself, as in نمشيو للقهوة, ‘let’s go to the café’.

The English verb ‘cut’ can be translated into Arabic using قَطَعَ.

In Arabic, the phrase ‘they’ is expressed through several forms. The default form is هُمَا.