WEEKEND (body) SLANG!

Hellllllloooooooo...

Lots of English idioms (expressions) can be categorized. Some expressions use colors...EX...Why are you so blue? (= Why are you so sad?)Some expressions use animals...EX... He's as blind as a bat (= Can't see well, 3ama zay el witwat).

Today, let's get ready for some weekend slang using parts of the body...

1. You don't have to jump down my throat, just because I made a mistake!
2. Why don't you stop telling me what to do and get off my back?!
3. He doesn't have much money, but he's always shooting his mouth off about what he has.
4. When I needed her help, she turned her back on me.
5. How could you hit your brother? He's your own flesh and blood!
6. My new car cost me an arm and a leg.
7. Hey! Can you lend me a hand here?
8. She's my best friend, but we don't always see eye to eye.
9. I had my heart set on that promotion, but I didn't get it.
10. He'll never take your advice, so save your breath.

ANSWERS

1. Getting very angry with someone. (jump down (someone's) throat is almost like very slang Arabic...ma tidinee alamein bil mara!!lol)
2. To tell someone to stop interfering or to stop bothering you. (NOTE!! It's slang and not a polite thing to say).
3. Shooting (his, her) mouth off = talking too much about yourself (alata ya3nee)
4. Turn (my, your, his, her) back = not helping someone when they need you.
5. Any family member or relative (areeb) is flesh and blood.
6. very expensive
7. help someone. Can you lend me a hand = can you help me?
8. to agree on something or have the same opinion...(mish 3inee fee 3inak...to say 3inee fee 3inak, you can say: Look me straight in the eye and tell me.....)
9. To have your heart set on something = depending (ma3timida) or expecting (metiwaqa3a) something.
10. Save your breath = wafar ta3bak. It's used especially when someone won't listen to you or take your advice.

CAN/ FAN/ RAN/ TAN/ BAN/ MAN

Welcome to my blog today
Time to learn and play
Wahid shai wahyatak ya Abdou!
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Rhyming words are great to practice your pronunciation. The title of this post is easy, and you can see that all the words rhyme and sound the same. Rhyming words be salahu el n'ot (pronunciation) and lou 3andokom shwyit dem bas, wa tista3milu dictionary...they will also increase your vocabulary.

Find words that rhyme with these following words. I'm not using any special words as almost every word in the language has at least 1 or 2 rhyming words:

1. boat

2. night

3. tall

4. table

5. jacket

6. simple

7. dancer

8. river

1. coat, float, note (the spelling does not have to be similar, el mohim the pronunciation), wrote,

2. flight, sight, site, height, right, write, bright, kite, might, light,

3. ball, mall, hall, fall, call, stall,

4. cable, fable, able, lable, stable

5. packet

6. dimple

7. prancer, (Mitsubishi Lancer...hahaha)

8. sliver, (yes! sliver mish silver... ana 3arfa ba'oul eh!) liver

(now use a dictionary for words you are not familiar with) or did you think I'm going to give you all the definitions?! HA!

NOTE!! Not all words that are nearly spelt the same are pronunced the same. Look at the words, RIVER and DIVER. They don't rhyme...oululee leeeeeeeeeeh? Because words are broken up into syllables (parts). The word 'RIVER' is two parts...RIV and ER. The word 'DIVER' is also two parts but broken up as DI and VER; the stress (and English is a stressed language) is on the letters 'di' (so the pronunciation of 'di' is different than 'riv'.)

Fihmtu haga? akeed no...lou bas 7ad ye olee ahot audio ezay hena....hartaaaaaaaaaah!!

But you can use this link (one of the many) that has an audio dictionary:

http://http://www.thefreedictionary.com/