Levantine Intro Flashcards
What ?
ايش/شو
شو بدك؟
What do you want?
ايش عم بيصير؟
What’s going on?
Where
وين
لوين رايح
Where are you going? (said to a male)
Why
ليش
ليش ما بترد على جوالك؟
Why don’t you answer your cellphone?
When
إمتى
إمتى رح ترجع من شغلتك؟
When are you returning from your job? (basically, when are you coming home from work)
Who
مين
مع مين عم تحكي
Who are you talking with?
How
شلون/كِيف
كيف الأجوا الرمضانية
How is the Ramadan atmosphere?
How much
قًدّيش
قديش الساعة؟
What time is it?
Now
هَلّق
هلق انا صرت جاهز
Now I’m ready. (literally, now I’ve become ready)
Good
مْنيح
الجو اليوم مش منيح
The weather today is not good.
Tomorrow
بُكْرة
بكرة رح بتشوفيني
Tomorrow you will see me. (said to a female)
Yesterday
مْبارِح
وَصَلْتْ مبارح
I arrived yesterday
Also
كمان
و شو كمان؟
And what else?
Only
بَس
بس بدي اشرب الحليب
I only want to drink milk.
But
بَس
Not
مش
شكلها مش بطال
She doesn’t look bad
مش بطال
not bad
Still
لسة
لسة عم ببرم عليه
I’m still looking for him
Outside
بَرّا
برا البيت
Outside the house
Inside
جوّا
جوا قلبي
Inside my heart
With
مع/وَيّ
Which/Who
إللي/يللي
يللي بيلبس القميص الأصفر
The one who is wearing the yellow shirt.
To be able to
فيّ
ما في اركض بسرعة
I can’t run fast
In order to/for/because of
عَشان
عشان خاطري فكري شوي
for my sake think a little bit
After that
بَعْدين