Palestinian Levantine Arabic→English

Translate Palestinian Levantine Arabic to English the way locals mean it.

Palestinian Levantine Arabic often uses softeners, idioms, and ongoing-action forms that a textbook reader may mistake for literal or overly direct statements.

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What locals actually say

هيني بالطريق، دقيقتين وبكون عندك

I’m on my way, I’ll be there in two minutes.

هيني presents the speaker as already in the process of coming or nearly there, not simply as “here I am.”

ولا يهمك، بتمشي

No worries, it’ll be fine.

بتمشي literally means “it walks,” but in this construction it means that something will work out or be acceptable.

يعطيك العافية، بس خلّيني أشوف وبرجعلك

Thanks, let me check and get back to you.

يعطيك العافية is a polite thanks or greeting that literally refers to strength, while خلّيني أشوف softens the response rather than promising an immediate answer.

هاظ آخر شي معي، بتقدر تدبّرلي الباقي؟

This is all I’ve got. Can you cover the rest for me?

هاظ is a Palestinian demonstrative meaning “this,” while تدبّرلي is a colloquial construction meaning “sort it out for me” or “cover it for me.”

من هون دغري، وبعدين بتلاقيها عإيدك اليمين.

Go straight from here, then it’ll be on your right.

دغري is a colloquial Palestinian word for “straight ahead,” and عإيدك is the spoken contraction of على إيدك, meaning “on your side.”

هاد الأكل زاكي، بس حرّاق شوي.

This food is delicious, just a little spicy.

زاكي is a common Palestinian and Levantine word for “tasty,” while حرّاق signals spicy food in colloquial Palestinian speech.

هاظ ابن خالتي، ساكن جنبنا من زمان.

This is my cousin. He’s lived next door to us for ages.

هاظ is the Palestinian form of “this,” and ابن خالتي specifies a maternal cousin, a kinship distinction commonly made in Palestinian Arabic.

اليوم شوب خانق، افتح الشباك خلّينا نتهوّى.

It’s stiflingly hot today. Open the window so we can get some air.

شوب is a colloquial Palestinian and Levantine word for intense heat, and خلّينا نتهوّى is a spoken suggestion meaning “let’s get some air.”

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How Palestinian Levantine Arabic differs

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