tafaddal
Language: Arabic · [taˈfadˤːal] · Pronunciation: ta-FAD-dal
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Meaning
please, go ahead, come in, help yourself — one word for all of them
The story
Tafaddal is a verb of offering: come in, sit down, take it or you first, depending on the gesture that goes with it. Say it to a woman and it becomes tafaddali. English needs a different phrase for each, from after you to help yourself.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Arabic
- What kind of word is it?
- A verb used to invite
- Where would you hear it?
- A shopkeeper holding out a glass of tea
- What does it mean?
- Go on, this is for you
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