How to say “subject” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is mawDoo3 (مَوْضُوع). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
مَوْضُوع
subject · topic
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mawDoo3 sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
المَوْضُوع إنُّه فِي حَرْب بالعالَم.
The thing is that there's a war in the world.
آه، المَوْضُوع صَعْب. مَصِر كْبِيرِة كْتِير.
Yeah, it's a tough situation. Egypt is very big.
أَنا تَرَكْت الأَكْل بَرّا، هادا المَوْضُوع.
I left the food outside, that's the issue.
balaash qalaq. khalleena min hal-mawDoo3, baddi 'a7azzrik 7uzzeere.
بَلاش قَلَق. خَلّينا مِن هَالمَوْضوع، بَدّي أَحَزِّرِك حُزّيرة.
Don't worry. Let's drop this subject, I want to ask you a riddle.
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