How to say “exercise book” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is daftar (دَفْتَر). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
دَفْتَر
notebook · exercise book
plural dafaater
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daftar sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
بِدِّي دَفْتَر لابْنِي.
I want a notebook for my son.
كْتاب وِلّا دَفْتَر؟
A book or a notebook?
بِدَّك كْتاب وِلّا دَفْتَر؟
Do you want a book or a notebook? (to a man)
إِمْبارِح كْتاب، وْهَلَّق دَفْتَر؟
Yesterday a book, and now a notebook?
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