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بديbiddiI wantverb
رصيدraṣīdcredit/balancenoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد

Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شي

very common in real Levantine speech

fii internet hon?

Is there internet here?

إنترنتinternetinternetnoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: إنترنت

Hear it in conversationبس لازم يكون عندك انترنت

common in real Levantine speech

mumkin ta'Tiini ra'mak?

Can you give me your number?

ممكنmumkinpossible/maybe/canmodal

In MSA / textbook Arabic: ممكن (same)

Hear it in conversationبس ممكن الرواتب ببيروت اعلى شوية

very common in real Levantine speech

raH ab'atlak risaale

I'll send you a message

Uses رح for future tense.

رحrahwill, going toparticle
رسالةrisāleletternoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: سوف

Hear it in conversationرح تيجي تزورني

very common in real Levantine speech

ma biyrudd 'at-telefon

He's not answering the phone

il-khaTT mashghuul

The line is busy

الخطkhaṭphone line/plannoun
مشغولmashghuulbusy (phone line)adjective

In MSA / textbook Arabic: خط

Hear it in conversationبدي آخد خط تلفون جديد

common in real Levantine speech

ana bittaSil fiik ba'dein

I'll call you later

فيكfīkiyou can (feminine)verb

In MSA / textbook Arabic: يمكنك

Hear it in conversationوفيك توفري فلوس كمان

very common in real Levantine speech

ib'atli 'al-WhatsApp

Send it to me on WhatsApp

ma fii shabake

There's no signal

شبكةshabakenetworknoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: شبكة

Hear it in conversationبس الشبكة كتير ضعيفة

appears in real Levantine speech

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