امي طلبت مني لبن وزيت من المحل.

Because the subject is أمي (my mother), which is feminine singular. In the past tense, the verb طلب (to ask / request) becomes طلبت for she asked.

So:

• طلب = he asked
• طلبت = she asked

In this sentence, أمي طلبت means my mother asked.

أم means mother.
When you add -ي, it means my.

So:

• أم = mother
• أمي = my mother

In Levantine pronunciation, this is often said like immi.

مني means from me.

It is made of:

• من = from
• ي = me / my

So literally, طلبت مني is she asked from me.

In natural English, we usually say she asked me for... or she asked me to get..., but Arabic often uses this asked from me structure.

Because the two من phrases do different jobs:

• مني = from me
• من المحل = from the shop / store

So the first one tells you who she asked, and the second tells you where the items are to be gotten from.

Even though both use من, the meaning depends on the phrase that follows.

It can naturally imply she asked me to get/buy yogurt and oil.

Literally, the Arabic says something like:

My mother asked from me yogurt and oil from the shop.

But in real usage, this usually means:

• My mother asked me for yogurt and oil
• or more naturally in context, My mother asked me to get/buy yogurt and oil from the shop

Arabic often leaves that implied action unstated if the meaning is already clear.

In Levantine, لبن usually means yogurt or a yogurt-like dairy product, not regular milk.

That is important because learners often expect it to mean milk. In Levantine:

• حليب = milk
• لبن = yogurt / laban

So in this sentence, لبن is most likely yogurt, not milk.

Arabic often leaves that unstated.

لبن وزيت literally looks like yogurt and oil, but in English we often say:

• some yogurt and oil
• some yogurt and some oil

Arabic does not need a separate word like some here. The bare noun often works just fine, especially for uncountable or general items.

Because they are indefinite here.

• اللبن = the yogurt
• الزيت = the oil
• لبن وزيت = yogurt and oil / some yogurt and oil

The sentence is talking about the items generally, not specific previously identified ones, so the nouns appear without الـ.

In Arabic writing, و (and) is attached directly to the following word.

So:

• و = and
• زيت = oil
• وزيت = and oil

This is completely normal in Arabic spelling.

المحل means the shop or the store.

Breakdown:

• محل = shop / place / store
• المحل = the shop / the store

In Levantine everyday speech, المحل is a very common word for a local shop or store.

Because Arabic often places location phrases after the things being talked about.

So the structure is roughly:

My mother asked me [for yogurt and oil] [from the shop].

This sounds normal in Arabic. In English, we also often put from the store at the end, so the order is not too different here.

Normally, it describes both items.

So the meaning is:

yogurt and oil from the shop

In other words, she wants both things to be gotten from the store.

It is very understandable and natural for Levantine, though the exact wording is also close to forms that are understandable across Arabic.

What makes it feel Levantine especially is the vocabulary and everyday phrasing, such as:

• أمي
• لبن in the Levantine sense of yogurt
• المحل for the shop/store

Also, spoken Levantine usually does not use case endings, and this sentence has none.

A common Levantine-style pronunciation would be something like:

immi talab(et) مني laban w zēt mn il-ma7all

More naturally written for an English-speaking learner:

immi talabt مني laban w zēt mn il-maḥall

A few notes:

• أمي is often pronounced immi
• طلبت may sound like talabet or talabt, depending on speaker and region
• مني is pronounced minni
• من المحل often becomes mn il-maḥall

Because this combination is commonly pronounced with a doubled n sound.

So مني is usually said as minni.

This happens because of how the preposition من combines with the suffix -ي. In learning materials, you may sometimes see the pronunciation written more clearly than the spelling suggests.

Yes, literally that is close. But in natural English, it sounds better as:

• asked me for
• asked me to get
• wanted me to bring

So word-for-word understanding is useful, but your final English translation should sound natural.

Because Arabic often leaves that implied.

If your mother asks you for items from the store, the meaning is understood: she wants you to get, bring, or buy them.

A more explicit version could use a verb like تجيب (bring/get) or تشتري (buy), but it is not required here.

Yes. Arabic word order is flexible. For example, you could hear:

• أمي طلبت مني من المحل لبن وزيت
• طلبت أمي مني لبن وزيت من المحل

But أمي طلبت مني لبن وزيت من المحل is clear and natural.

The original order feels straightforward: subject, verb, then the rest of the information.

Because the sentence already has its main verb: طلبت (asked).

Everything else is part of what was asked for and where it should come from. So there is no need for another verb unless you want to make the meaning more explicit.

They are nouns, and they are the things being requested.

So in the sentence:

• لبن = yogurt
• زيت = oil

Together, they function as the requested items after طلبت مني.

Yes. Arabic, like English, can join nouns with and without repeating extra words.

So:

• لبن وزيت = yogurt and oil

There is no need to repeat a preposition or article before the second noun unless the sentence specifically requires it.

Yes. In pronunciation, that is exactly what happens: منّي sounds like minni.

In ordinary Arabic spelling, it is commonly written مني, but learners should know the spoken form has that doubled n sound.

A natural translation would be:

My mom asked me to get yogurt and oil from the store.

Other good translations:

• My mother asked me for yogurt and oil from the store.
• My mom asked me to buy yogurt and oil from the shop.

The best version depends on the context, but asked me to get is often the most natural in English.