How to say “thing” in Palestinian Arabic
You have 3 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.
إِشِي
thing · something
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shay'
شَيء
thing
shi
شِي
thing
Same word, different English
The same words sit behind each of these.
In a sentence
مَا فِيش إِشِي هَوْن.
There's nothing here.
ما بِدِّيش إِشِي.
I don't want anything.
il-mayy baarde, khalleena nishrab shi taani.
المَيّ بارْدة، خَلِّينا نِشْرَب شي تاني.
The water is cold, let's drink something else.
kullu shay'in kaana maDbooTan fi al-mawDoo3.
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ كانَ مَضْبوطاً فِي المَوْضوع.
Everything in the topic was correct.
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