How to say “opinion” in Palestinian Arabic
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فِكِر
thought · opinion
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ra'y
رَأْي
opinion
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In a sentence
البِنْتِ الطَّوِيلة فَوْق، وْفِكِرها أَحْسَن.
The tall girl is upstairs, and her idea is better.
bi-ra'yi, slooko ma3 in-naas kwayyes.
بِرَأْيي، سْلوكُه مَع النّاس كْوَيِّس.
In my opinion, his behaviour with people is good.
il-fiker 3ajeeb, bass ish-shughol baTTaal.
الفِكِر عَجِيب، بَسّ الشُّغُل بَطّال.
The idea is wonderful, but the work is worthless.
Tayyeb, il-bunni 'a7la min il-'aswad. shu ra'yak?
طَيِّب، البُنّي أَحْلى مِن الأَسْوَد. شو رَأْيَك؟
Okay, the brown is nicer than the black. What's your opinion?
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