How to say “because of” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is 3ashaan (عَشَان). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
عَشَان
for · because of · in order to
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3ashaan sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
بَعْدِين الدُّكْتُور، عَشان إِمِّك.
Afterwards the doctor, for your mother.
لازِم عَالدُّكْتُور هَلَّق، عَشان الوَلَد.
We have to go to the doctor now, for the boy.
خَمْس دَقايِق كْتِير عَشان هالشُّغُل.
Five minutes is a lot for this job.
ish-shoofeer kaan sakraan, 3ashaan heek dahas.
الشّوفير كان سَكْران، عَشان هيك دَهَس.
The driver was drunk; that's why he ran (someone) over.
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