English→Levantine Arabic

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The Arabic of Beirut, Damascus, and Amman: soft, melodic, and the dialect of Arab pop culture.

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What locals actually say

How are you? All good?

كيفك؟ كلو تمام؟

“Kifak? Kello tamam?” is everyday Levantine; Egyptians would say “izzayyak”.

Really? You're serious?

عنجد؟

One word, “‘anjad”, does the work of a whole sentence in Levantine chat.

How much does this cost?

قدّيش حقّو؟

قدّيش is the Levantine conversational word for “how much,” while حقّو means “its price” and signals everyday Lebanese speech.

How do I get to the pharmacy from here?

كيف بوصل عالصيدليّة من هون؟

بوصل uses the Levantine b-prefix for a conversational present or route question, and عالصيدليّة contracts على with the article.

I’m stuffed. I can’t eat another bite.

شبعت، ما بقى فيّي آكل لقمة.

ما بقى فيّي is a Levantine construction meaning “I can’t anymore,” and لقمة gives the natural colloquial sense of “another bite.”

Did your mom call you?

إمّك رنّتلك؟

رنّتلك uses the everyday Levantine verb رنّ for “called” with the attached object pronoun لك, rather than formal اتصلت بك.

I’ll send you the file after lunch.

رح إبعتلك الملف بعد الغدا.

رح is the common Levantine future marker, and إبعتلك combines the colloquial verb بعت with the attached pronoun لك.

It’s freezing outside today.

الدنيي ساقعة كتير اليوم.

الدنيي is a Lebanese conversational way to refer to the weather or conditions outside, while ساقعة is the colloquial feminine form for “cold.”

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How Levantine Arabic differs

Lebanese Arabic for conversational registers (kifak, ktir, ma3le, comfortable French/English mixing — merci kteer, hi kifak); MSA for formal documents.

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