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How to say “minute” in Palestinian Arabic

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

دَقِيقَة

minute

plural daqaayeq / daqaa'eqregister educated

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In a sentence

الشُّغُل أَخَد دَقِيقْتَين بَس.

The work took only two minutes.

خَمْس دَقايِق كْتِير عَشان هالشُّغُل.

Five minutes is a lot for this job.

il-'iTfaa'i kaan hown ba3d daqeeqteen.

الإِطْفائي كان هون بَعْد دَقِيقْتَين.

The firefighter was there after two minutes.

Sa3be! 'a3Teeni muhle daqeeqa, baddi 'a7zer il-7all.

صَعْبة! أَعْطيني مُهْلة دَقيقة، بَدّي أَحْزِر الحَلّ.

Hard! Give me a minute's respite, I want to guess the solution.

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