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Ahmed in Canada has two questions. He says "I'm always confused about owe; I owe you, you owe me. I also have difficulty saying congratulations."

If you lend me a pound, I owe you a pound. If I buy you dinner in a restaurant, you could feel you owe me dinner another time.

When we talk about money, we don't normally use 'to', so we don't normally say 'I owe a pound to you.'

You can also use owe to thank someone for their help.

I owe you a lot
I owe my good looks to my parents!
The business is a success - and I owe it all to you.
I owe you an explanation.
I think you owe me an apology!

As you can see, in these kinds of sentences we do sometimes use 'to.'

Ahmed also wants to be able to use congratulations. If someone tells you some good news, you can just say "Congratulations!"

"I'm getting married". "Congratulations!"

Or you can use phrases like these. Notice the word 'on':

Congratulations on passing your exam!
Congratulations on winning the poetry prize.
Congratulations on your engagement.

انقر هنا للاستماع للكلمات

confused about
متحير بشأن

to owe
أن يدين بشيء ما

congratulations
نهنئك - تهانينا

to lend
أن يقرض - أن يعير

good looks
المظهر الجيد

explanation
تفسير

apology
اعتذار

good news
أخبار جيدة

I'm getting married
أنا أستعد للزواج

to pass an exam
أن أجتاز اختبار

to win a prize
أن يربح جائزة

poetry
الشعر

engagement
خطبتك

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