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تسمع سودانية هذه اللهجة في «زول» للمخاطبة، و«هسع» للآن، وفي وضع «شديد» بعد الصفة للتوكيد.

Going the other way? Sudanese Arabic to English·هذه الصفحة بالعربية

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How are you, man?

كيفنك يا زول؟
«كيفنك» تحية سودانية دارجة، و«زول» كلمة سودانية للمخاطبة بمعنى الشخص أو يا رجل.

Don’t worry, I’ll call you when I get home.

ما تشيل هم، بكلمك لمن أصل البيت.
«لمن» تُستعمل في السوداني بمعنى «عندما»، و«ما تشيل هم» هي الصيغة اليومية لطمأنة الشخص.

It’s very hot today.

الجو حار شديد اليوم.
يأتي «شديد» بعد الصفة في السوداني للتوكيد بمعنى «جدًّا».

Could you lend me some money until tomorrow?

ممكن تسلّفني قروش لحدي بكرة؟
قروش is the everyday Sudanese word for money, while لحدي means until and signals colloquial Sudanese usage.

How do I get to the bus station from here?

أمشي الموقف من هنا كيف؟
أمشي ... كيف is a Sudanese conversational construction for asking how to reach a place, and الموقف commonly means the transport station.

This kisra is hot, have some.

الكسرة دي سخنة، اتفضل كُل منها.
كسرة is a Sudanese staple made from fermented sorghum, so the word signals local Sudanese food culture.

My older brother is a really kind person.

أخوي الكبير زول طيب شديد.
زول means person in Sudanese conversation, and شديد placed after the adjective intensifies it as very.

The manager wants us to come early tomorrow.

المدير دايرنا نجي بدري بكرة.
دايرنا is the Sudanese colloquial construction meaning wants us, contrasting with the formal verb يريدنا.

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Sudanese Arabic for conversational registers (keif, zol for person, shadid for very); MSA for formal documents.

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