Leventine Arabic Self Created

مَرْحَبًا marḥaban

= hello

كِيفَك؟ kīfak

كِيف kīf = how
ـك ak = you
= How are you?

شُو فِي؟ shū fī

شُو shū = what
فِي fī = there is
= What’s up?

صَبَاحُ الخَيْر ṣabāḥ el-khēr

صَبَاح ṣabāḥ = morning
الخَيْر el-khēr = the good
= Good morning

مَسَاءُ الخَيْر masāʾ el-khēr

مَسَاء masāʾ = evening
الخَيْر el-khēr = the good
= Good evening

صْبِح عَلَى خَيْر tuṣbiḥ ʿalā khēr

تُصْبِح tuṣbiḥ = you become
عَلَى ʿalā = on
خَيْر khēr = good
= Good night

مَاشِي māshi

= okay

مُمْتَاز mumtāz

= great

أَكِيد akīd

= definitely

يَعْنِي yaʿni

= I mean

صَحّ ṣaḥḥ

= true

كَلِمَة kalime

= word

عِبَارَة ʿibāra

= phrase

جُمْلَة jumle

= sentence

لَهْجَة lahje

= dialect

لُغَة lugha

= language

طَيِّب ṭayyeb

= well

مَا فَهِمْت mā fhemt

مَا mā = not
فَهِمْت fhemt = I understood
= I don’t understand

بَسّ bass

= but

لِهَيْك la-hēk

لِ la = for
هَيْك hēk = that
= therefore

فَاهِم عَلَيّ؟ fāhem ʿalayy

فَاهِم fāhem = understanding
عَلَيّ ʿalayy = on me
= you know what I mean?

عَكُلّ حَال ʿa-kull ḥāl

عَ ʿa = on
كُلّ kull = all
حَال ḥāl = situation
= anyway

نَا مِن ana min

أَنَا ana = I
مِن min = from
= I’m from

بِصَرَاحَة مَا بِعْرِف عَرَبِي كْتِير bi-ṣarāḥa mā bʿrif ʿarabi ktīr

بِصَرَاحَة bi-ṣarāḥa = honestly
مَا mā = not
بِعْرِف bʿrif = I know
عَرَبِي ʿarabi = Arabic
كْتِير ktīr = a lot
= honestly I don’t know much Arabic

بَحَاوِل baḥāwel

= I’m trying

شُو رَأْيَك؟ shū raʾyak

شُو shū = what
رَأْيَك raʾyak = your opinion
= what do you think?

مَا بِعْرِف كَلِمَات كْتِير mā bʿrif kalimāt ktīr

مَا mā = not
بِعْرِف bʿrif = I know
كَلِمَات kalimāt = words
كْتِير ktīr = many
= I don’t know many words

لِأَنّو laʾanno

= because

مَا بِعْرِف mā bʿrif

= I don’t know

اسْمِي ismi

= my name is

شُو اسْمَك؟ shū ismak

شُو shū = what
اسْمَك ismak = your name
= what is your name?

قَدِّيش عُمْرَك؟ addēsh ʿomrak

دِّيش addēsh = how much
عُمْرَك ʿomrak = your age
= how old are you?

مِنْ وَيْن؟ min wēn

مِن min = from
وَيْن wēn = where
= where are you from?

فِكِّر bfakker

= I think

لِيش عَمْ تِتْعَلَّم عَرَبِي؟ lēsh ʿam titʿallam ʿarabi

لِيش lēsh = why
عَمْ ʿam = present
تِتْعَلَّم titʿallam = you learn
عَرَبِي ʿarabi = Arabic
= why are you learning Arabic?

كِيف بْتِعْرِف عَرَبِي؟ kīf btʿrif ʿarabi

كِيف kīf = how
بْتِعْرِف btʿrif = you know
عَرَبِي ʿarabi = Arabic
= how do you know Arabic?

بِحِبّ المُوسِيقَى العَرَبِيّة القَدِيمَة بِصَرَاحَة bḥebb el-mūsīqa el-ʿarabiyye el-adīme bi-ṣarāḥa

بِحِبّ bḥebb = I love
المُوسِيقَى el-mūsīqa = the music
العَرَبِيّة el-ʿarabiyye = Arabic
القَدِيمَة el-adīme = old
بِصَرَاحَة bi-ṣarāḥa = honestly
= I like old Arabic music honestly

اليَوْم el-yōm

= today

بُكْرَا bukra

= tomorrow

مْبَارِح mbāreḥ

= yesterday

مُتَأَخِّر mutaʾakhkher

= late

بَكِّير bakkīr

= early

مِثْل mitl

= like

نَعَم naʿam

= yes

إِي ī

= yeah

لَا lā

= no

مُغَنِّي mughannī

= singer

مُلَحِّن mulaḥḥin

= composer

نَاi ana

= I

أَنْتَ enta

= you

نَحْنَا naḥna

= we

مُمْكِن mumkin

= I guess

نَوْعًا مَا nawʿan mā

وْعًا nawʿan = kind
مَا mā = (softener)
= sort of

مِش كْتِير mish ktīr

مِش mish = not
كْتِير ktīr = much
= not really

عَادِي ʿādi

= it’s whatever

أَشْيَاء ashyāʾ

= stuff

شَخْصِيًّا shakhṣiyyan

= personally

مَا بِهَمِّنِي mā bhimmeni

مَا mā = not
بِهَمِّنِي bhimmeni = matters to me
= I don’t care

وَاضِح wāḍeḥ

= clearly

شْتِغِل بِمُسْتَوْدَع beshteghil bi-mustawdaʿ

بِشْتِغِل beshteghil = I work
بِ bi = in
مُسْتَوْدَع mustawdaʿ = warehouse
= I work at a warehouse

عَمْ بِمْزَح ʿam bmzaḥ

عَمْ ʿam = present
بِمْزَح bmzaḥ = I joke
= I’m kidding

آسِف āsif

= sorry

عَمْ بِصَلِّي ʿam bṣalli

عَمْ ʿam = present
بِصَلِّي bṣalli = I pray
= praying

بِسْتَخْدِم تَطْبِيق تَرْجَمَة لِحِفْظ الكَلِمَات bistakhdem taṭbīʾ tarjame la-ḥifẓ el-kalimāt

بِسْتَخْدِم bistakhdem = I use
تَطْبِيق taṭbīʾ = app
تَرْجَمَة tarjame = translation
لِحِفْظ la-ḥifẓ = to memorize
الكَلِمَات el-kalimāt = the words
= I use a translator app to memorize words

شُو بِتْحِبّ؟ shū btḥebb

شُو shū = what
بِتْحِبّ btḥebb = you like
= what would you like?

بِصَرَاحَة، السَّبَب هُوَّ الحُكْم مِن النَّاس، بَسّ مَا لَازِم تِخَاف مِن آَرَاء النَّاس bi-ṣarāḥa, es-sabab howwe el-ḥukm mn en-nās, bass mā lāzem tkhāf mn ārāʾ en-nās

بِصَرَاحَة bi-ṣarāḥa = honestly
السَّبَب es-sabab = the reason
هُوَّ howwe = it is
الحُكْم el-ḥukm = judgment
مِن mn = from
النَّاس en-nās = people
بَسّ bass = but
مَا mā = not
لَازِم lāzem = should
تِخَاف tkhāf = you fear
مِن mn = from
آَرَاء ārāʾ = opinions
النَّاس en-nās = people
= Honestly, the reason is judgment from people, but you shouldn’t be afraid of people’s opinions

لِأَنّو دَايْمًا رَح يِفَكِّرُوا شِي عَنْك، خُصُوصًا إِذَا عَمْ تِتْعَلَّم لُغَة جْدِيدِة laʾanno dāyman raḥ yifakkirū shī ʿannak, khuṣūṣan iza ʿam titʿallam lugha jdīde

لِأَنّو laʾanno = because
دَايْمًا dāyman = always
رَح raḥ = will
يِفَكِّرُوا yifakkirū = they think
شِي shī = something
عَنْك ʿannak = about you
خُصُوصًا khuṣūṣan = especially
إِذَا iza = if
عَمْ ʿam = present
تِتْعَلَّم titʿallam = you learn
لُغَة lugha = language
جْدِيدِة jdīde = new
= Because they will always think something about you, especially if you’re learning a new language

وَرَح يِكُون فِي كْتِير أَغْلَاط w-raḥ yikūn fī ktīr aghlāṭ

وَ w = and
رَح raḥ = will
يِكُون yikūn = be
فِي fī = there is
كْتِير ktīr = many
أَغْلَاط aghlāṭ = mistakes
= And there will be many mistakes

لِهَيْك مَا فِيك تِخَاف، الأَغْلَاط طَبِيعِيّة la-hēk mā fīk tkhāf, el-aghlāṭ ṭabīʿiyye

لِهَيْك la-hēk = so
مَا mā = not
فِيك fīk = you can
تِخَاف tkhāf = fear
الأَغْلَاط el-aghlāṭ = the mistakes
طَبِيعِيّة ṭabīʿiyye = normal
= So you can’t be afraid, mistakes are normal

أَنَا كْتِير حَبِّيت إِنِّي أِحْكِي مَع نَاس مِن بِلَاد الشَّام ana ktīr ḥabbēt innī eḥkī maʿ nās mn bilād esh-shām

أَنَا ana = I
كْتِير ktīr = a lot
حَبِّيت ḥabbēt = I liked
إِنِّي innī = that I
أِحْكِي eḥkī = speak
مَع maʿ = with
نَاس nās = people
مِن mn = from
بِلَاد bilād = lands
الشَّام esh-shām = the Levant
= I really liked that I could talk with people from the Levant

لِأَنّو فِيهَا أَرْبَع دُوَل laʾanno fīhā arbaʿ duwa

لِأَنّو laʾanno = because
فِيهَا fīhā = in it
أَرْبَع arbaʿ = four
دُوَل duwal = countries
= Because it has four countries

وَبِحِبّ هَالْمِنْطَقَة كْتِير w-bḥebb hal-minṭaʾa ktīr

وَ w = and
بِحِبّ bḥebb = I love
هَال hal = this
مِنْطَقَة minṭaʾa = region
كْتِير ktīr = a lot
= And I really like this region

وَهِيّ كْتِير حِلْوِة w-hiyye ktīr ḥilwe

وَ w = and
هِيّ hiyye = it
كْتِير ktīr = very
حِلْوِة ḥilwe = beautiful
= And it’s very beautiful

وَكَمَان بِعْرِف إِنّو مُعْظَم العَرَب بِفْهَمُوا اللّهْجَة الشَّامِيّة w-kamān bʿrif innu muʿẓam el-ʿarab bfhamū el-lahje esh-shāmiyye

وَ w = and
كَمَان kamān = also
بِعْرِف bʿrif = I know
إِنّو innu = that
مُعْظَم muʿẓam = most
العَرَب el-ʿarab = Arabs
بِفْهَمُوا bfhamū = they understand
اللّهْجَة el-lahje = dialect
الشَّامِيّة esh-shāmiyye = Levantine
= And I also know that most Arabs understand Levantine Arabic