لا تأكل ذلك الشمام، فقد تعفن.

لا تأكل ذلك الشمام، فقد تعفن.lâ ta'kul dhâlika ash-shammâma, faqad ta'affana

Do not eat that cantaloupe, for it has rotted.

From Lesson 383:At the Market: Summer Fruits·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Breakdown of لا تأكل ذلك الشمام، فقد تعفن.

that (masculine)

not (with present verb)

so, then / for (giving a reason)

تعفنta'affana

شمامshammâm

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