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A female teacher is معلمة (muʿallima) in Arabic.

The English phrase “Yemen” is translated into Arabic as اليمن (al-Yaman). اليمن is the name for the country Yemen.

The English word Africa is أَفْرِيقِيَا in Arabic. The phrase refers to the continent of Africa.

The English word silk is حَرِير in Arabic. The term refers to the fabric (noun).

The English phrase “sardines” is translated into Arabic as سردين. سردين refers to small, salty fish that are often sold in cans.

Prophet in Arabic is نَبِيّ (nabiyy), the word for one who speaks by divine inspiration. نَبِيّ is the general word for a prophet.

The English phrase ‘but’ can be translated into Arabic as إِلَّا when used with the meaning of ‘except’.

In Darija, ‘why’ is علاش (‘lash). علاش opens any question about reason or cause, from asking why someone is late to asking why a decision was made.

The word for banana in Arabic is موز.

قالت is the Arabic way to say “she said”. This phrase is used to report that a female person spoke.