How to say “only” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is bass (بَسّ). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
Same word, different English
bass sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
الْبِيت كْبِير، بَسّ مِش حِلُو.
The house is big, but not nice.
أَنا مَشْغُول، بَس مِش تَعْبان.
I'm busy, but not tired.
بَس قَبِل ما نْزُور عَمِّي، لازِم نْزُور الخِتْيار.
But before we visit my uncle, we have to visit the old man.
تَلات أَسابِيع كْتِير، أُسْبُوع بَس.
Three weeks is too much; one week, that's it.
Nearby words
Looking for a word that isn't here? Search eight thousand spoken words in the Palestinian Arabic dictionary. Need it in a different spelling system? Paste it into the transliteration converter.