Glossary entry

عربي term or phrase:

مندين من البقالية = نديّن من البقالة = نستدين من البقالة

أنجليزي translation:

we buy groceries on credit/on the slate

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May 6, 2022 17:40
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عربي term

مندين

عربي إلى أنجليزي أخرى الاتصال عن بعد Text messages
It's a conversation between two sisters, and they've been complaining about how the price of certain groceries has risen.

Full sentence:

مندين من البقالية ومنوفي وبعدين مندين مرة تاني
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Apr 5, 2023 06:22: Z-Translations Translator Created KOG entry

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we buy on credit/on the slate

we buy (groceries) on the slate.
مندين من البقالية = نديّن من البقالة = نستدين من البقالة = نشتري بالدين من البقالة

منوفي = نوفي (الدين) = we settle it /we pay it off
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We become indebted to

They’re saying they become indebted to the shop owner/ grocery shop then fulfil their debt only to become indebted once again
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buy on credit

Buy on credit. 'Buy on the slate' is also correct.
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