How to say “play” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is li3eb (لِعِب). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
In a sentence
il-wlaad li3bu b-il-lu3be il-7ilwe kull il-yowm.
الوْلاد لِعْبوا بِاللُّعْبة الحِلْوة كُلّ اليوم.
The children played with the nice toy all day.
il-lu3be hadiyye 'ili, u-biddi 'al3ab feeha hallaq.
اللُّعْبة هَدِيِّة إِلي، وْبِدّي أَلْعَب فيها هَلَّق.
The toy is a gift for me, and I want to play with it now.
biddi 'al3ab b-il-lu3be hallaq. ta3aali nil3ab ma3 ba3aD.
بِدّي أَلْعَب بِاللُّعْبة هَلَّق. تَعالي نِلْعَب مَع بَعَض.
I want to play the game now. Come, let's play together.
il-li3eb ma3 il-wlaad 'a7san min ish-shughol.
اللِّعِب مَع الوْلاد أَحْسَن مِن الشُّغُل.
Playing with the kids is better than working.
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