How to say “early” in Palestinian Arabic

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بَدْرِي

adv

early

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bakkeer

بَكِّير

early

In a sentence

nimt badri 'embaare7.

نِمِت بَدْرِي إِمْبَارِح.

I slept early yesterday.

Saar li mudde biddi naam badri, il-yowm ra7 naam.

صار لي مُدّة بَدِّي نام بَدْري، اليوم رَح نام.

I've been wanting to sleep early for a while; today I will.

'inshalla btirja3i bakkeer. binstannaaki.

إِنْشَالله بْتِرْجَعي بَكِّير. بِنْسْتَنّاكي.

Hopefully you'll come back soon. We'll wait for you.

sallmeeli 3aleeh. Tayyeb, laazem 'awadd3ak, bukra is-safar bakkeer.

سَلِّميلي عَليه. طَيِّب، لازِم أَوَدِّعَك، بُكْرا السَّفَر بَكّير.

Say hi to him for me. Alright, I have to say goodbye to you, tomorrow the trip is early.

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