Internet & WiFi

1. في نت هنا؟

   Fī net hina?

   Is there internet here?

   Usage

   For asking if you can get online at a hotel or café. "The net" is called النت

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. نت is a shortened loanword. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

2. النت بطيء شديد

   In-net baṭīʾ shadīd

   The connection is very slow

   Usage

   To say a connection is slow. The adjective simply follows the subject

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. بطيء has the same form as in Modern Standard Arabic

3. ما عندي نت سريع

   Ma ʿindi net sarīʿ

   I don't have fast internet

   Usage

   A reason to give when an app or map will not load. "Don't have" is ما عندي

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

4. التطبيق ما بنزل معاي

   It-taṭbīg ma binzil maʿāy

   The app won't download for me

   Usage

   A pattern for saying something does not work, with the thing as subject. معاي means "on my side"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. The verb's vowels are estimated

5. ما عندي رصيد

   Ma ʿindi raṣīd

   I have no credit left

   Usage

   Says your phone balance has run out. SIM calls and data run on a top-up balance (رصيد)

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

6. رسل لي رسالة

   Rassil li risāla

   Send me a message

   Usage

   A request after swapping contact details. A casual imperative for people you know

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

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