How to say “tall” in Palestinian Arabic
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عَالِي
adjhigh · tall · loud
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طَوِيل
adjlong · tall
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In a sentence
أَخُوي أَطْوَل وَلَد بِالعِيلة.
My brother is the tallest boy in the family.
il-jabal 3aali kteer.
الْجَبَل عَالِي كْتِير.
The mountain is very high.
is-safar kaan Taweel, bass qderna nirja3 ba3ed iD-Duhor.
السَّفَر كان طَويل، بَس قْدِرْنا نِرْجَع بَعِد الضُّهُر.
The trip was long, but we managed to come back after noon.
Sowt il-'aale 3aali kteer, 3am biz3ijni.
صوت الآلة عالي كْتير، عَم بِزْعِجْني.
The machine's noise is very loud; it's bothering me.
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