Arabic Stories: S3E3: Rafee2ti Honnete رَفيقْتي أونيت (My companion, Honnete)

This story is about my only plant, my companion whom I ended up naming, Honnete.

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Vocab:

it3awwadet- I got used to اتْعَوَّدِت

ashaarek- to share أشارِك

saa3adni- he helped me ساعَدْني

dafa3- he paid دَفَع

7a22- the price/ worth of حَقّ

ajaar- the rent of أجار

sha22a mushtaraka- a shared flat شَقَّة مُشْتَرَكَة

zumalaa2 beit- house mates زُمَلاء بيت

kam shab- a few guys كَم شاب

niZaam- system نِظام

hadatni- she gifted me هَدَتْني

nabta- a plant نَبْتَة

we7da- lonliness وِحْدَة

inbasaTet- I was happy انْبَسَطِت

hadiyya- a gift هَدِيَّة

Taweela- long طَويلَة

3ilaaqaatna-our relationships عِلاقاتْنا

ta3baana- tired تَعْبانَة

irDaa2 el naas- people pleasing إرْضاء النَّاس

arDi- to please أرْضي

Saree7a- honest صَريحَة

3ala innu- over that عَلى إنُّه

mu2addaba- polite مُؤَدَّبَة

maqoola- a saying مَقولَة

Saadqa- truthful صادْقَة

na2alet 3ala- I moved to نَقَلِت عَلى

ijat- she came إجَت

zaaratni- she visited me زارَتْني

asammeeha- I name her أسَمِّيها

fa- so فَ

sammeetha- I named her سَمِّيتْها

rafee2ti- my companion رَفيقْتي

bitzakkirni- she reminds me بِتْذَكِّرْني

2awiyya- strong قَوِيَّة

Saamda- steadfast صامْدَة

mulhima- inspiring مُلْهِمَة