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How to say “shade” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is lown (لَوْن). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

لَوْن

color · shade

plural 'alwaan

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lown sits behind each of these too.

In a sentence

شُو لَوْن الْبِيت؟

What color is the house?

قُول إِيش بِدَّك، أَيّا لَون؟

Say what you want, which colour?

أَيّا لَون بِدَّك، أَحْمَر وِلّا أَزْرَق؟

Which colour do you want, red or blue?

il-3ilbteen zayy ba3aD, nafs il-lown u-nafs il-qyaas.

العِلْبِتَين زَيّ بَعَض، نَفْس اللَّون وْنَفْس القِياس.

The two boxes are like each other, the same colour and the same size.

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