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### At the Dry Cleaner's

When dropping off your favorite clothes, you will need to know the terms for the dry cleaner and different types of cleaning services. If you are in a rush, you can request that the service be rushed or urgent.

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### Fabrics and Shrinkage

Taking care of delicate clothing means paying attention to the material. When dealing with a delicate fabric, you want to make sure the washing process will not cause it to shrink. 

Notice how the negative particle لن (will not) is placed directly before a present tense verb to indicate that an action will not happen in the future.

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### Fabric Softeners and Ironing

To keep your clothes feeling fresh and looking crisp, workers might use fabric softener or professionally iron them. 

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When explaining *why* an action was taken, you can attach the preposition لـ (to / in order to) directly to the beginning of a present tense verb.

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### Collars and Faded Colors

Over time, frequent washing can affect specific parts of your garments, such as the collar, or cause the colors to become faded. 

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When using adjectives to describe a specific noun, remember that they must match the noun in definiteness. For example, to say "the faded fabric," you must pair a definite noun with a definite adjective (النسيج الباهت).

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Now you have the vocabulary to make sure your delicate garments are perfectly cleaned and pressed!

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adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
cleaning	تنظيفtanzîf
urgent	مستعجلmusta'jal
the dry cleaner's	مغسلةmaghsala
Is there urgent cleaning at this dry cleaner?	هل يوجد تنظيف مستعجل في هذه المغسلة؟hal yûjadu tanzîfun musta'jalun fî hâdhihi al-maghsalah?
the fabric	نسيجnasîj
delicate	رقيقraqîq
to shrink	انكمشinkamasha
This fabric is very delicate and will not shrink.	هذا النسيج رقيق جدا ولن ينكمش.hâdhâ an-nasîju raqîqun jiddan walan yankamisha
the softener	منعمmunaim
The worker added the clothes softener to the delicate fabric.	أضاف العامل منعم الملابس إلى النسيج الرقيق.adâfa al-âmilu munaima al-malâbisi ilâ an-nasîji ar-raqîqi
the collar	ياقةyâqa
faded	باهتbâhit
The color of this collar is very faded.	لون هذه الياقة باهت جدا.lawnu hâdhihi l-yâqati bâhitun jiddan
ironing	كيkayy
This is urgent; I want the shirt ironed, please.	هذا مستعجل، أريد كي القميص من فضلك.hâdhâ musta'jalun, urîdu kayya al-qamîṣi min fadlik
When the shirt shrinks, it becomes small.	عندما ينكمش القميص، يصبح صغيرا.'indamâ yankamishu al-qamîsu, yusbihu saghîran
She added the softener to make the ironing easy.	أضافت المنعم لتجعل الكي سهلا.adâfati al-mun'ima litaj'ala al-kayya sahlan
Will dry cleaning ruin the faded fabric?	هل سيفسد التنظيف الجاف النسيج الباهت؟hal sayufsidu at-tanzîfu al-jâffu an-nasîja al-bâhit?
I left the silk at the dry cleaner because the ironing is difficult.	تركت الحرير في المغسلة لأن الكي صعب.taraktu al-harira fi al-maghsalati li'anna al-kayya sa'b
The collar of this shirt is dirty; I want an urgent cleaning.	ياقة هذا القميص متسخة، أريد تنظيفا مستعجلا.yâqatu hâdhâ al-qamîsi muttasikhatun, urîdu tanzîfan musta'jalan
dirty	قذرqadhir
The shirt is dirty; I want an urgent cleaning.	القميص قذر، أريد تنظيفا مستعجلا.al-qamîsu qadhirun, urîdu tanzîfan musta'jalan.
Don't put the dirty clothes on the chair.	لا تضع الملابس القذرة على الكرسي.lâ tada-i al-malâbisa al-qadhirata ala al-kursiyyi

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