How to say “sure” in Palestinian Arabic

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

أَكِيد

adv

sure · certainly · of course

feminine 'akeede

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Same word, different English

'akeed sits behind each of these too.

'akeed, wiSel il-yowm min il-qarye. banaqqeelik 'a7san 3ilbe.

أَكيد، وِصِل اليَوْم مِن القَرْية. بَنَقّيلِك أَحْسَن عِلْبة.

Of course, it arrived today from the village. I'll pick out the best can for you.

'akeed. bi-l-munaasabe, Saadafet Saa7bna il-qadeem khaaled embaare7.

أَكيد. بِالمُناسَبة، صادَفِت صاحِبْنا القَديم خالِد إِمْبارِح.

Of course. By the way, I ran into our old friend Khaled yesterday.

akeed, w-il-martooni illi saaken jambhum. kull ij-jeeraan zakiyyeen.

أَكِيد، وَالمَرْتُونِي اللي ساكِن جَمْبهُم. كُلّ الجِيران زَكِيِّين.

Sure, and the Maronite who lives next to them. All the neighbours are clever.

'akeed! il-lahje qareebe, bass fee shi kalimaat btikhtelef.

أَكِيد! اللَّهْجة قَرِيبة، بَس فِي شِي كَلِمات بِتْخْتِلِف.

Of course! The dialect is close, but there are some words that differ.

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