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how do you say the words "GOOD" and "BAD" in the arabic language?

Asked by larrykearney on 14:06, 03/09/2008 - 390 views
Learn Arabic , using English      Tags: Beginner Dictionary Listening Pronunciation Speaking Vocabulary Writing
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masculine:
good = jai'yed جيّد
bad = say'ye'a سيّء
not good = laysa jai'yed ليس جيّد
feminine:
good = jai'yedah جيّدة
bad = say'ye'ah سيّئة
not good = laysat jai'yedah
in my opinion, I prefer not to use "bad" referring for something while shopping...etc. you can use "not good" as its more polite to describe your dis-likeness of something...
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to say good is menning جيد (gayd)

to say bad is menning سيئ (sayaa)
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good=jayyide "جيد"...bad= sayyià"سيئ"
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GOOD = jaeed = جيد
BAD = saeya = سيئ
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it depends -my friend- on whether you want to use the "Formal" arabic which means..."Fosha"
or the "spoken" arabic which means... "A'myya"!!!
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here in egypt,we don't say:"jayeed" or "sayee"
we've always been trying to simplify the words so,
we say: as for Good= "koayes" or "zay el fol" or "heluo"
as for Bad="mosh koayes" or "zay el zeft" or "wehesh"
lo0o0o0o0ol :)
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gayed for good
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gayd or mneeh ( good)
say'a or mo mneeh ( bad )
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I think if you have a good dictionary , you won't need our help. It a good ( min aljai'yed ) thing to look up the words by yourself, to remain in your memory." No pain no gain"
masculine:
good = jai'yed جيّد
bad = say'ye'a سيّء
not good = laysa jai'yed ليس جيّد
feminine:
good = jai'yedah جيّدة
bad = say'ye'ah سيّئة
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good = جيد = jayed
bad = سيء = sayye
(ba= با / d = د ) =bad
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