How to say “coffee house” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is qahwe (قَهْوِة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
قَهْوِة
coffee · café · coffee house
plural qahaawi
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qahwe sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
كْوَيِّس. قَهْوْتَين، وْبَس!
Fine. Two coffees, and that's it!
القَهْوِة بِمَصِر حِلْوِة.
The coffee in Egypt is nice.
بِيت صاحْبِي قَرِيب مِن القَهْوِة.
My friend's house is near the café.
كُنْت بِدِّي قَهْوِة، بَس ما كان فِي.
I wanted coffee, but there wasn't any.
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