Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
مندين من البقالية = نديّن من البقالة = نستدين من البقالة
English translation:
we buy groceries on credit/on the slate
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It's a conversation between two sisters, and they've been complaining about how the price of certain groceries has risen.
Full sentence:
مندين من البقالية ومنوفي وبعدين مندين مرة تاني
Full sentence:
مندين من البقالية ومنوفي وبعدين مندين مرة تاني
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | we buy on credit/on the slate |
Z-Translations Translator
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| 5 | buy on credit |
Usama Najeeb
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| 4 | We become indebted to |
Zeinab Hamid
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Change log
Apr 5, 2023 06:22: Z-Translations Translator Created KOG entry
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we buy on credit/on the slate
we buy (groceries) on the slate.
مندين من البقالية = نديّن من البقالة = نستدين من البقالة = نشتري بالدين من البقالة
منوفي = نوفي (الدين) = we settle it /we pay it off
مندين من البقالية = نديّن من البقالة = نستدين من البقالة = نشتري بالدين من البقالة
منوفي = نوفي (الدين) = we settle it /we pay it off
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Zeinab Hamid
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, English
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We become indebted to
They’re saying they become indebted to the shop owner/ grocery shop then fulfil their debt only to become indebted once again
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buy on credit
Buy on credit. 'Buy on the slate' is also correct.
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