How to say “happen” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is Saar (صَار). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
Same word, different English
Saar sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
شُو صار بالحاكُورَة؟
What happened in the vegetable plot?
Saar li mudde ma shuftak.
صار لي مُدّة ما شُفْتَك.
It's been a while since I saw you.
smi3t Syaa7 u-hwaayaat barra, shoo Saar?
سْمِعْت صْياح وهْوايات بَرّا، شو صار؟
I heard shouting and blows outside; what happened?
baTTalna ish-shughol lamma Saar fee bard.
بَطَّلْنا الشُّغُل لَمّا صار فِي بَرْد.
We stopped working when it got cold.
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