16. Quit smoking?

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'innanī mudakhin mukhlis

I am a devoted smoker.

astatī^c 'an 'aqūl 'an tadkhīn as-sagā'ir ya^ctabar taqrīban hawāyatī

Smoking cigarettes is almost my hobby.

'anā 'udakhin ^cindamā 'akūn wahīdan wa-lākin 'udakhin 'akthar ma^ca 'asdiqā'ī

I smoke many cigarettes when I am alone, but even more when I am with my friends.

'ar-raqmu l-qiyāsī 'al-khās bī fī t-tadakhīn huwa mi'a wa-thalātha sajā'ir fī l-yawm

My personal record in smoking is 103 cigarettes in one day.

wa-dhālika ^cindamā kuntu saghīran wa-sahatī mumtāza

But that was when I was younger and my health was perfect.

bi-l-'ams tabībī nasahanī bi-l-'iqlā^{c c}ani t-tadkhīn

Yesterday, my doctor instructed me to quit smoking.

'anā 'a^ctaqidu 'idhā 'aqla^ctu ^cani t-tadkhīn, sa-astatī^cu shirā' sayyara fiyāt uwnuw jadīda

I think that if I quit smoking, I could buy a new Fiat Uno.

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