Arabic/Basic Sentences/ain't

mish=ain't Note that the word "lissa" is used in exactly the same way by some speakers. Note that "mish" can be pronounced "mush". mish is a useful Arabic slang word. We will use it to make sentences that would translate to... _________ ain't __________. So why would we teach a slang word to say "is not" rather than the other type? "mish" is extremely useful "laisa" is a verb and therefore requires conjugations because "laisa" is a verb the predicate changes case Words notebook (daftar) دفتر book (kitaab) كتاب man (rajul) رجل woman (imra'ä) إمرأة big (kabiir) كبير examples el-kitaab mish kabiir. The book ain't big. èl-daftar mish kabiir. The notebook ain't big. In the next lesson we will learn how to make "is" sentences such as: The book is big. The notebook is big. This requires the removal of "mish" from the sentence.