How to say “that's to say” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is ya3ni (يَعْنِي). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
يَعْنِي
that's to say
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In a sentence
أَنا مَبْسُوط، يَعْنِي الحَال حِلُو.
I'm well — I mean, things are good.
مَظْبُوط. يَعْنِي الجار أَخَد المُفْتاح والمَصارِي.
Right. So the neighbour took the key and the money.
il-'ishaara marfoo3a, ya3ni iT-Tareeq maftoo7.
الإشارة مَرْفوعة، يعني الطَّريق مَفْتوح.
The signal is raised, meaning the road is open.
7ilu! ya3ni iz-zawaaj mish baTTaal zayy ma 7aku.
حِلْو! يَعْني الزَّواج مِش بَطّال زَيّ ما حَكُوا.
Nice! So marriage isn't bad like they said.
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