Responding to Some Questions

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Introduction

Hiba: Hello, Marhaba, Keefkoun? Since it’s Christmas, I’ve decided to reply to some of your questions as a favor. Thank you for all your good reviews for the book, subscribing, and the comments. Shukran. Let’s start with how to say “it’s cloudy”.

Cloudy

• One cloud: ghaimeh (غيمة)
• Clouds, plural: ghaim (غيم)
• It’s cloudy: mghaimeh (مغيمة)
• Example: “Today the weather is cloudy” (اليوم التأس مغيم – al-yawm al-ta’as mghaimeh)

Dark

• Dark: عتم (atm)
• It’s getting dark: 3am bet3atem (عم بتعتم), 3am biseer 3atem (عم بصير عتم)
• Outside: “Oh, it’s dark outside” – ma3atme barra (معتمة برا)

So-So

• So-so: ya3neh (يعني) or hek w hek (هيك وهيك)
• Example: “How are you today? So-so” – كيفك اليوم? يعني or هيك وهيك (Keefak al-yawm? ya3neh or hek w hek)

More or Less

• More or less: تقريبا (ta2riban), ya3ne (يعني), or hek w hek (هيك وهيك)
• Exact word: “ta2riban” (تقريبا)

Easily

• Easily: bi suhooleh (بسهولة)
• In fusha: bi suhoola (بسهولة)

Hardly

• Hardly: bi su3oobeh (بصعوبة)
• In fusha: bi su3ooba (بصعوبة)

Obviously

• Obviously: min al wade7 (من الواضح)
• In fus-ha: min al wade7 (من الواضح)

Suddenly

• Suddenly: فجأة (faj2a)
• Example: “Suddenly I fell” – w faj2a wa2a3et (وفجأة وقعت) or faj2atan wa2a3et (فجأتان وقعت)

Turn On/Off

• Turn on: Dawwir (دور)
• Example: “I want to turn on the TV” – ana badde dawwir l television (أنا بدي دور التلفزيون)
• Turn off: Taffeh (طفي)
• Example: “I want to turn off the light” – ana badde taffeh l daw (أنا بدي طفي الضوء)

P.S. on ‘Turn On’

• Mechanical: Dawwir (دور)
• Light: dawweh (دويه) from “Daw” (ضوء)

Send a Text Message

• Send me: ‘b3atleh’ (man), ‘b3atileh’ (woman), ‘b3atooleh’ (group)
• Example: “I’ll send you a text message” – ana rah eb3atlak (man), eb3atlik (woman), eb3atlkoun (group) messaj or message
• Send back: “I want to send you back a message” – أنا رح ردّلكن message (Ana rah raddlakun message)

Closing Remarks

This was my lesson to you. From now on, if you want something for me to reply to, I will take more care about the comment section. Just write a comment, and I will happily choose 2 or 3 of your comments and try to reply as soon as possible. Thank you, guys, and have a beautiful Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love, Love. ينعاد عليكم (Yin3ad 3laykum).

Recap:

English	Lebanese (Latin Letters)	Lebanese (Arabic Alphabet)
Cloudy	mghaimeh	مغيمة
One cloud	ghaimeh	غيمة
Clouds (plural)	ghaim	غيم
Dark	atm	عتم
It’s getting dark	3am bet3atem / 3am biseer 3atem	عم بتعتم / عم بصير عتم
Outside (dark)	ma3atme barra	معتمة برا
So-so	ya3neh / hek w hek	يعني / هيك وهيك
More or less	ta2riban	تقريبا
Easily	bi suhooleh	بسهولة
Hardly	bi su3oobeh	بصعوبة
Obviously	min al wade7	من الواضح
Suddenly	faj2a	فجأة
Turn on	Dawwir	دور
Turn off	Taffeh	طفي
Send me a text message	b3atleh / b3atileh / b3atooleh	بعتله / بعتيله / بعتوله
I’ll send you a text message	ana rah eb3atlak / eb3atlik / eb3atlkoun	أنا رح بعتلك / بعتليك / بعتلكون

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