Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
لولا هذا الكتاب ماكنت لاتحدث الانجليزية بهذه الطلاقة
English translation:
were it not for this book, I would not have spoken English so fluently
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Nadia Ayoub
Sep 11, 2009 20:31
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Arabic term
لولا هذا الكتاب ماكنت لاتحدث الانجليزية بهذه الطلاقة
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لولا هذا الكتاب ماكنت لاتحدث الانجليزية بهذه الطلاقة
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Sep 25, 2009 10:45: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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were it not for this book, I would not have spoken English so fluently
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Osama Shahin
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Many thanks Osama :)
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
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Many thanks Noha :)
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Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
: couldn't be said in a better way!
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Many thanks Lina :)
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sktrans
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Many thanks Sktrans :)
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Noha Mostafa
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Many thanks Noha :)
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Mohamed Kamel
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Many thanks Mohamed :)
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But for this book, I wouldn't speak fluent English .
But for this = لولا هذا
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a fluent speaker of English
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-09-11 20:50:35 GMT)
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a fluent speaker of English
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: I suggest: But for this book, I wouldn't speak such fluent English. It's short, elegant and accurate. "speak" has to be in the present tense as it refers to how he/she speaks English now.
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Thanks a lot Deborah
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Mohamed Hamed
: I aggre with you on But for this = لولا, I see it's the most accurate expression for the word لولا, but I see if it was I wouldn't speak English so fluently it will be more accurate.
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If it wasn't for this book, I wouldn't be speaking English as fluent
Hadn't been for this book, I wouldn't be as fulent in English as I am now
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Note added at 25 mins (2009-09-11 20:56:40 GMT)
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Sorry I meant:
Had it not been for this book, I wouldn't be as fulent in English as I am now.
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Note added at 25 mins (2009-09-11 20:56:40 GMT)
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Sorry I meant:
Had it not been for this book, I wouldn't be as fulent in English as I am now.
1 day 3 hrs
Were it not for this book, I would not speak English this fluently
"Were it not for this book, I would not speak English this fluently"
It is a present action, hence the use of present tense and "this".
I hope it helps!
It is a present action, hence the use of present tense and "this".
I hope it helps!
2 days 15 hrs
Mona Helal
Native in Arabic
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English
Works in field
Professional accurate reliable service
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
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had it not been for this book, I wouldn't have been able to speak English that fluently
Had it not been for this book, I wouldn't have been able to speak English this fluently
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If it were not for this book, I would not be speaking English this fluently
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If it were not for this book, I would not be speaking English this fluently
3 days 21 hrs
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
If it weren't for this book, I wouldn't be speaking English as fluently as I do
Ahhh, the conditional, always a tricky number!
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