How to say “pleasant” in Palestinian Arabic
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'aadami
آدَمِي
decent · pleasant · polite
لَطِيف
adjkind · nice · pleasant
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In a sentence
jaarna laTeef kteer, u-haada 'ishi muhimm.
جَارْنَا لَطِيف كْتِير، وهَادَا إِشِي مُهِمّ.
Our neighbour is very kind, and that is an important thing.
jaarna il-jdeed zalame 'aadami u-3eelto mnee7a.
جارْنا الجْديد زَلَمة آدَمي وْعِيلْتو مْنيحة.
Our new neighbor is a decent man and his family is nice.
ba3d-ma 3aasharet il-3asheere sneen, ba3ref meen il-'aadami u-meen il-'az3ar.
بَعِدما عاشَرِت العَشيرة سْنين، بَعْرِف مين الآدَمي وْمين الأَزْعَر.
After I associated with the clan for years, I know who is decent and who is a lout.
khaaled zalame 'aadami u-mnee7. 3aasharnaah sneen u-ma zi3elna minno marra.
خالِد زَلَمة آدَمي وْمْنيح. عاشَرْناه سْنين وْما زِعِلْنا مِنُّه مَرّة.
Khaled is a decent, good man. We kept his company for years and never got upset with him once.
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