Word
الزبونة قالتلي انو دورها بعد زبون تاني بالطابور.
Meaning
The female customer told me that her turn was after another customer in the line.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Questions & Answers about الزبونة قالتلي انو دورها بعد زبون تاني بالطابور.
What does الزبونة mean, and why does it end in ـة?
الزبونة means the female customer.
The ending ـة is a very common feminine ending in Arabic.
Compare:
- زبون = a male customer / customer (masculine form)
- زبونة = a female customer
That feminine noun matches the rest of the sentence too:
- قالت = she said
- دورها = her turn
So the sentence is clearly talking about a woman.
Why isn’t الزبونة pronounced like al-zabune?
Because ز is a sun letter.
With sun letters, the ل in الـ is not pronounced clearly; instead, the next consonant is doubled. So:
- الزبونة is pronounced more like ez-zabūne / iz-zabūne
- not a careful al-zabūne
This is a pronunciation rule only. In writing, it still stays الزبونة.
What does قالتلي break down into?
قالتلي = قالت + لي
- قالت = she said
- لي = to me
So literally it is she said to me.