How to say “correct” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is Sa7ee7 (صَحِيح). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

صَحِيح

adj

true · right · correct

feminine Sa7ee7a

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Same word, different English

Sa7ee7 sits behind each of these too.

صَحِيح، الْبِيت كْبِير!

True — the house is big!

Sa7ee7, il-la7me ghilyet kteer hash-shahr.

صَحِيح، اللَّحْمة غِلْيِت كْتِير هَالشَّهْر.

True, meat got much more expensive this month.

sime3et 'innak raaye7 t3eesh bi-l-lidd, Sa7ee7?

سِمِعِت إِنَّك رايِح تْعيش بِاللِّدّ، صَحيح؟

I heard you're going to live in Lod, is that true?

Sa7ee7, 'ana kamaan ti3ebt. bass meen ghileT 'awwal?

صَحِيح، أَنا كَمان تِعِبْت. بَسّ مِين غِلِط أَوَّل؟

True, I'm tired too. But who was wrong first?

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