How to say “arabic” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is 3arabi (عَرَبِي). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
عَرَبِي
Arab · Arabic
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3arabi sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
Saa7bi 'ajnabi, u-jaari 3arabi zayyna.
صاحْبي أَجْنَبي، وْجاري عَرَبي زَيّنا.
My friend is a foreigner, and my neighbour is an Arab like us.
il-lugha il-'ajnabiyye 'aS3ab min il-3arabi 3alayy.
اللُّغة الأَجْنَبِيِّة أَصْعَب مِن العَرَبِي عَلَيّ.
The foreign language is harder than Arabic for me.
il-m3allme Saaret ti7ki ma3na bil-3arabi.
المْعَلِّمة صارَت تِحْكي مَعْنا بِالعَرَبي.
The teacher (f) started speaking to us in Arabic.
tamaam! kullna 3arab u-lughetna wa7de, u-heek 'a7san 'ishi.
تَمام! كُلّنا عَرَب وَلُغِتْنا وَحْدة، وَهيك أَحْسَن إِشي.
Exactly! We're all Arabs and our language is one, and that's the best thing.
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