How to say “suitcase” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is shanTa (شَنْطَة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
شَنْطَة
suitcase · bag
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shanTa sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
في قَنِّينة بِالشَّنْطة.
There's a bottle in the bag.
الشَّنْطة زْغِيرة، وْفي مَيّ فِيها.
The bag is small, and there's water in it.
il-walad raafe3 ish-shanTa 3a raaso.
الوَلَد رافِع الشَّنْطة عَ راسُه.
The boy is carrying the bag on his head.
tislami. 7uTTeeli 'iyyaah bi-sh-shanTa u-'ana barawwe7, 'alla ykhalleeki.
تِسْلَمي. حُطّيلي إِيّاه بِالشَّنْطة وْأَنا بَرَوِّح، اللّه يْخَلّيكي.
Thank you. Put it in the bag for me and I'll head home, God keep you.
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