These are my two sisters

19:30 Nov 13, 2011
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: These are my two sisters
These are my two sisters, Laura and Mari
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Local time: 10:04


Summary of answers provided
4 +4هاتان أختاي
Mohsin Alabdali
5هاتان شقيقتاي/أقدم لكم شقيقتي
Liliane Hatem
5أختيّ هاتين لورا وماري
Abdallah Saeed
4أقدم لك/لكم أُختَي
Haytham Boles


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
these are my two sisters
هاتان شقيقتاي/أقدم لكم شقيقتي


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 95
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
these are my two sisters
هاتان أختاي


Explanation:
نحن لا نعرف حقا إن كانتا فعلا شقيقتين. قد تكونان شقيقتان، وقد تكون واحده منهما شقيقة والأخرى أحت من أب أو أم وقد يكون الثلاثة جميعا غير أشقاء بل إخوة، فلماذا نجازف بتحدي أمهما شقيقتا المتكلم ونكتفي باستعمال كلمة غير محدد وغير قاطعة بدرجة القرابة

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 112

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samaa Zeitoun: the explanation makes sense
40 mins
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agree  Youssef Ahmed
52 mins
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agree  Morano El-Kholy
13 hrs
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agree  violet lavender
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
these are my two sisters
أقدم لك/لكم أُختَي


Explanation:
أُقدم لك/لكم أختَي

Haytham Boles
United States
Local time: 01:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in AramaicAramaic
PRO pts in category: 51
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
these are my two sisters
أختيّ هاتين لورا وماري


Explanation:
قوله تعالى : { أريد أن أنكحك إحدى ابنتي هاتين

Abdallah Saeed
Oman
Local time: 12:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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