How to say “sweet” in Palestinian Arabic
You have 2 to choose from; the shades of meaning are in each card. Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
حِلُو
beautiful · sweet · nice
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مْلَبَّسِة
sweet · candy
Same word, different English
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In a sentence
البِيت حِلُو وِالمُدِير كْبِير.
The house is nice and the manager is old.
الْبِيت حِلُو، لَاكِن مِش كْبِير.
The house is nice, but not big.
7uTT fustoq u-mlabbas 3a-T-Taawle liD-Diyoof.
حُطّ فُسْتُق ومْلَبَّس عَالطّاولة للضّيوف.
Put peanuts and sweets on the table for the guests.
7ilu! u-7uTTi fustoq u-mlabbas kamaan, ba7ibbhum.
حِلو! وحِطّي فُسْتُق ومْلَبَّس كمان، بَحِبّهُم.
Nice! And put out peanuts and sweets too, I love them.
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