How to say “when” in Palestinian Arabic
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إِيمْتا
when?
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لَمَّا
particlewhen
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waqet-ma
وَقِت مَا
when
In a sentence
فادِي، إِيمْتا بِدَّك تْزُور عَمِّي؟
Fadi, when do you want to visit my uncle?
مِن إيمتا؟ مِن أُسْبُوعَين؟
Since when? Two weeks ago?
roo7i naami, u-lamma tirtaa7i b-tSeeri 'a7san.
روحي نامي، ولمّا تِرْتاحي بْتِصيري أَحْسَن.
Go sleep, and when you rest you'll feel better.
waqet-ma 'eja iD-Deef, tghaddeena kullna.
وَقِتما إِجا الضِّيف، تْغَدَّينا كُلّنا.
When the guest arrived, we all had lunch.
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