useful words and phrases in palestinian arabic
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Useful words and phrases in Palestinian Arabic for your visit to Abu Dis ** Let us know if there are other simple ones you will need – We are happy to
keep updating this - [email protected] ** 9-11- 2007
Greetings
Hello MERHABA مرحباAnswer to MERHABA AhLAIN اهلين
Good morning SUBAH AL KHAIR صباح الخير
Answer to SUBAH AL KHAIR SUBAH AL NOOR صباح النور
Good evening MESA AL KHAIR ءمساالخير
Answer to MESA AL KHAIR MESA AL NOOR ءمساالنور
Welcome EHLAN WA SAHLAN و اهألسهأل
More religious version of hello SALAAMU ALEIKUM يكمعلسالم Answer to SALAAMU ALEIKUM WA ALEIKUM ASSALAAM ليكم عو
سالملا
How are you? (to a woman) KEEFIK كيفك؟How are you? (to a man) KEEFUK كيفك؟
Goodbye MA SALAAMI سالمة مع
General
Please (to a woman) MIN FUDLIK فضلك منPlease (to a man) MIN FUDLUK فضلك من
Thank you SHUKRAN شكرأAnswer to SHUKRAN AFWAN فوأع
Excuse me (to a woman) LO SAMAHTI سمحت لوExcuse me (to a man) LO SAMAHT سمحت لو
How much is it? KADESH ISSEYR ش يقدر؟سعال
A lot KTHEER كثيرA little SHWAYEH شوي
Tea SHY شايCoffee KAHWAY وةهقA lot of sugar SUKAR KTHEER كتير سكرA little sugar SUKAR KHALIL ليلقسكر Without sugar BIDOON SUKAR بدون
سكر
Toilet HAMAAM حمام
Numbers
1 WAHAD حداو2 TNEEN ثنين3 THALATH ثالث4 ARBA’A ةربعا5 KHAMSI ةخمس6 SETTI ةست7 SABA’A ةسبع8 THAMANYEH ةنيثم9 TISAA ةسعت10 ASHARA عشرة100 MEYEH مية1000 ALF الف
Political
Political word in Arabic Literal meaning
Refers to…
نكبة NAKBA Disaster 1948 loss of most of Palestine and big exodus of Palestinian refugees
نكسة NAKSA Set-back (only a set-
back?)
1967 occupation of the West Bank and Gaza
ضةأانتف INTIFADA Uprising Used of the 1987 onwards “first intifada” and the 2000 onwards “second (or Aqsa) intifada”
هويه HAWIYE ID The passes (blue or green) that Palestinians have to carry
جدارالفصل
JIDAR AL FASL Separation Wall
The Israeli Wall, called by Palestinians the “racist separation wall”
مستوطنه MUSTAWTANEH Settlement The illegal Israeli colonies on the West Bank
مستوطنين MUSTAWTANEEN Settlers People who live in them
حاجز HAJEZ Fence Military checkpoint
معبر MUABBAR Terminal Big fixed checkpoints on the Wall (the ones that look like international border crossings)