How to say “garden” in Palestinian Arabic

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

بُسْتَان

garden · orchard

plural basaateen

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bustaan sits behind each of these too.

في كَلْب زْغِير بالبُسْتان.

There's a small dog in the garden.

بَس امْنَعِ الكَلْب مِنِ البُسْتان.

Just keep the dog out of the orchard.

جِدِّي زَرَع فِي الْبُسْتَان إِمْبارِح.

My grandfather planted in the garden yesterday.

الْبُسْتَان أَحْلَى مِن الشَّارِع.

The garden is nicer than the street.

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