How to say “old” in Palestinian Arabic
You have 3 to choose from; the shades of meaning are in each card. Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
كْبِير
adjbig · adult · old
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خِتْيار
old
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قَدِيم
adjold (of things) · ancient
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In a sentence
بِيتَك كْبِير.
Your house is big. (to a man)
الْبِيت قَدِيم، مِش جْدِيد.
The house is old, not new.
الخِتْيار مَرِيض، لازِم يْكُون هَون.
The old man is sick; he must be here.
فِي شَجَرَة كْبِيرِة فِي الْحَاكُورَة.
There is a big tree in the vegetable plot.
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