How to say “boy” in Palestinian Arabic
You have 2 to choose from; the shades of meaning are in each card. Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
صَبِي
boy · male child · youth
plural Sibyaan / Sebyaan
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وَلَد
boy · child
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Same word, different English
The same words sit behind each of these.
In a sentence
الوَلَد شاطِر في المَدْرَسة.
The boy is clever at school.
وِين إِمّ الْوَلَد؟
Where is the boy's mother?
الْوَلَد لَقَى مَصَارِي فِي الْبِيت.
The boy found money in the house.
هادا الصَّبِي ابْن الجار.
This boy is the neighbour's son.
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