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غاليghaliexpensiveadjective

In MSA / textbook Arabic: غالي (same)

Hear it in conversationمش كتير غالية

very common in real Levantine speech

fii tanziilaat?

Are there sales?

mumkin ajarreb?

Can I try it?

ممكنmumkinpossible/maybe/canmodal

In MSA / textbook Arabic: ممكن (same)

Hear it in conversationبس ممكن الرواتب ببيروت اعلى شوية

very common in real Levantine speech

'indkum m'aas aSghar?

Do you have a smaller size?

مقاسmiqāssizenoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: مقاس

Hear it in conversationأجيبلك مقاس أكبر

common in real Levantine speech

biddi haad

I want this one

بديbiddiI wantverb

In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد

Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شي

very common in real Levantine speech

mish biddi, shukran

I don't want it, thanks

very common in real Levantine speech

aakhir si'ir?

Final price?

Used when bargaining.

bas baTTalle'

I'm just looking

بتطلعtiTla3goes out/is sentverb

In MSA / textbook Arabic: تخرج

Hear it in conversationبتاخد نص ساعة تطلع

common in real Levantine speech

wein ism il-akl?

Where's the food section?

قسمqismsection, departmentnoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: قسم

Hear it in conversationتعال نشوف قسم الرجال

common in real Levantine speech

biddi kiis

I need a bag

بديbiddiI wantverb
كيسkīsbagnoun

In MSA / textbook Arabic: أريد

Hear it in conversationوالله بدي أسألك شي

very common in real Levantine speech

'indak fakke?

Do you have change?

very common in real Levantine speech

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