Photography

1. واش نقدر ناخد شي تصويرة هنا؟

   wāsh nqder nākhod shī tṣwīra hnā?

   Can I take a photo here?

   Usage

   Asks permission to take a photo.

   Grammar Note

   "nākhod tṣwīra" (take a photo) is the usual phrase. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. واش ممكن ناخد ليك تصويرة؟

   wāsh mumken nākhod līk tṣwīra?

   May I take your photo?

   Usage

   Always ask a person before photographing them.

   Grammar Note

   "nākhod līk tṣwīra" means take a photo of you, adapted from an existing phrase with "lina". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. عافاك، واش تقدر تاخد لينا تصويرة؟

   ʿāfāk, wāsh tqder tākhod līna tṣwīra?

   Excuse me, could you take a photo of us?

   Usage

   Asks a passer-by to take a photo of your group.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; addressed to a man.

4. ممنوع التصوير هنا

   mamnūʿ t-taṣwīr hnā

   Photography is not allowed here

   Usage

   Used to tell someone, or to read on a sign, that photos are forbidden.

   Grammar Note

   "mamnūʿ" plus a noun means forbidden; same pattern as the attested no-smoking sentence. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. الضو مزيان بزاف باش ناخدو التصاور هنا

   d-ḍū mizyān bzāf bāsh nākhdu t-tṣāwer hnā

   The light is very good for photos here

   Usage

   Remarks on good light and invites someone to shoot.

   Grammar Note

   "t-tṣāwer" is the plural of "tṣwīra". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. البطارية ديال الكاميرا خاوية

   l-baṭṭāriya dyāl l-kāmīra khāwya

   The camera battery is dead

   Usage

   Says the camera battery has run out, for example before asking to charge it.

   Grammar Note

   "khāwya" (empty) is used here for a flat battery. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. هاد المنظر واعر، خاصني ناخد تصويرة!

   hād l-manẓar wāʿer, khāṣṣni nākhod tṣwīra!

   This view is amazing, I must take a photo!

   Usage

   Expresses delight at a striking view.

   Grammar Note

   "wāʿer" means amazing; combines an attested "this view is amazing" with "I must take a picture". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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