How to say “calculation” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is 7saab (حْسَاب). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
حْسَاب
arithmetic · calculation · bill
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In a sentence
tamaam. qaddeesh il-7saab?
تَمام. قَدِّيش الحِساب؟
Great. How much is the bill?
il-7saab ghileT, fa-n-nateeje mish maZbooTa.
الحِساب غِلِط، فَالنَّتيجة مِش مَظْبوطة.
The arithmetic was wrong, so the result is not right.
ghileTt b-il-7saab, w-in-nateeje Til3et mish maZbooTa.
غِلِطِت بِالحِساب، والنَّتيجة طِلْعِت مِش مَظْبوطة.
I made a mistake in the arithmetic, and the result came out wrong.
in-nateeje b-il-'aakher ma3naaha 'inno khileS il-7saab.
النَّتيجة بِالآخِر مَعْناها إِنُّه خِلِص الحِساب.
The result in the end means that the bill is settled.
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