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
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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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