How to say “black” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is 'aswad (أَسْوَد). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
أَسْوَد
black
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In a sentence
il-'aswad 3aks il-'abyaD.
الأَسْوَد عَكْس الأَبْيَض.
Black is the opposite of white.
il-bunni taba3i, w-il-'aswad taba3ak 'inte.
البُنّي تَبَعي، والأَسْوَد تَبَعَك إِنْتَ.
The brown one is mine, and the black one is yours.
is-sayyaara taba3 jaari lownha 'aswad.
السَّيّارة تَبَع جاري لونها أَسْوَد.
My neighbour's car is black.
ij-juzdaan il-bunni taba3i, w-il-'aswad taba3 'ukhti.
الجُزْدان البُنّي تَبَعي، وْالأَسْوَد تَبَع أُختي.
The brown purse is mine, and the black one is my sister's.
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