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.
tafaddal
تفضّلta-FAD-dal[taˈfadˤːal]
please, go ahead, come in, help yourself — one word for all of them
Closest in English: please, welcome, go-ahead. None of them covers it.
How it went in the game
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- Which language is it from?Arabic
- How does it sound to an Arabic speaker?Polite, said ten times a day
- 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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