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common in real Levantine speech

sab'a, tmaane, tis'a, 'ashara

Seven, eight, nine, ten

عشرة3ashrasocializing/companionshipnoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: معاشرة

Hear it in conversationكمان عشرة وضحك

common in real Levantine speech

miyye

One hundred

common in real Levantine speech

alef

One thousand

very common in real Levantine speech

addeysh?

How much?

haad ghaali

This is expensive

غاليghaliexpensiveadjective

In MSA / textbook Arabic: غالي (same)

Hear it in conversationمش كتير غالية

very common in real Levantine speech

haad rkhiiS

This is cheap

رخيصrkheescheapadjective

In MSA / textbook Arabic: رخيص

Hear it in conversationبس رخيص

common in real Levantine speech

biddi adfa' cash

I want to pay cash

بديbiddiI wantverb
كاشkashcashnoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد

Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شي

very common in real Levantine speech

ma ma'i maSaari

I don't have money on me

معيma'iI have/with mephrase
مصاريmasarimoneynoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: معي/لدي

Hear it in conversationايه معي الهوية

very common in real Levantine speech

il-baa'i ilak

Keep the change

الباقيbaqiremaining, left overadj

In MSA / textbook Arabic: متبقي

Hear it in conversationيعني شو باقي من الدخل؟

common in real Levantine speech

biddi fatuura

I need a receipt

بديbiddiI wantverb
فاتورةfaturabill/invoicenoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد

Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شي

very common in real Levantine speech

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