Close your eyes
Said to a manReal recording
In Emirati Arabic, “Close your eyes” is غَمّض عيونَك (ghammudh i'yoonak).
غَمّض عيونَك
Close your eyes. (to a man)
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When to use it
This is how you'd say it to a man. Emirati often changes the ending for a woman or a group, and Yani teaches the other forms as Emirati reviewers approve them.
It's in the phrasebook under At the doctor, with 251 more like it.
Say it yourself
- Listen twice at normal speed, then once slowly.
- Say it along with the speaker, matching the rhythm.
- Now say it on your own, out loud. Then use it today.
Related phrases
All 252 phrases in At the doctor- Breathe normally.
itnaffas 'aadee
تنَفّس عادي
- Close your hand.
sid eedakto a man
سِد إيدَك
- Bend your leg.
ihnee saaqakto a man
إحني ساقَك
- Close your mouth.
sid halgakto a man
سِد حَلگَك
- How many days have you had the weakness?
saar lak cham yohm wu inta dha'eef?
صار لَك چَم يوم وإنت ضعيف؟
- Hold this under your tongue.
khallee haay jawwa ilsaanakto a man
خلّي هاي جَوّه لسانَك