Syrian Levantine Arabic→English

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

Syrian Levantine Arabic often uses short particles, softened challenges, and idioms whose social meaning is quite different from their textbook translation.

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What locals actually say

شو بدك بهالحكي؟

Why are you bringing this up?

شو بدك literally means “what do you want,” but with بهالحكي it becomes a dismissive challenge about the point of what someone is saying.

ولا يهمّك، بتتدبّر

Don’t worry, we’ll sort it out.

ولا يهمّك is a fixed reassurance meaning “don’t worry,” while بتتدبّر means the situation will be managed or work out, not that something is literally arranging itself.

خلص، هلّق مو وقته

Fine, now’s not the time.

خلص can signal closure, acceptance, or a decision to stop discussing something, while هلّق means “now”; together they often shut down a topic rather than simply describe timing.

معك فراطة للمية؟

Do you have change for a hundred?

فراطة is the colloquial Syrian word for small change, signaling an everyday cash transaction.

إذا بدي روح عالبرامكة، من وين بلفّ؟

If I’m going to Baramkeh, where do I turn?

عالبرامكة combines عَ with the place name, a common Levantine contraction used in casual directions.

بدّي صحن فتّة، بس بلا سمنة.

I’ll have a bowl of fatteh, but without the ghee.

بدّي signals a colloquial Levantine request, while فتّة and سمنة name familiar Syrian food and preparation.

إيمتى جايي لعنا؟ ستّك عم تسأل عنك.

When are you coming over? Your grandma keeps asking about you.

إيمتى and لعنا are Levantine forms, and عم تسأل marks an ongoing action in Syrian speech.

الدني شتي، لا تنسى تاخد شمسية.

It’s raining out, so don’t forget to take an umbrella.

الدني شتي is a distinctly colloquial Levantine way to describe rainy weather, and تاخد is the everyday Syrian verb form for take.

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How Syrian Levantine Arabic differs

Syrian Levantine Arabic for conversational registers (shlonak, ktir for very, hala2 for now, mnih for good); MSA for formal documents.

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