Do you understand?
Said to a manReal recording
In Emirati Arabic, “Do you understand?” is تفهم؟ (tifham?).
تفهم؟
Do you understand? (to a man)
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 When you don't understand, with 6 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.
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خلي طبقة خفيفة عالجلد
- Discard remainder when finished
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إهمل الباقي من تخلص
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- Chest pressure
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ضغط بالصدر
- Cough
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گحة
- Congestion
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