You thought it was hard to understand me before? Well now I have another language to add to the mix! So here's a little dictionary if you feel like it for when I come home. I'll be updating it randomly (ie whenever I need a study break in the next few days) so if you want to understand me when I come home, just check it out every now and then.
-yaani: um, like
-insha'allah: literally "god willing". For example, insha'allah I'll do well on my exams. Or I'm going to Turkey after this, insha'allah (assuming there's no war, natural disaster, etc. anything could happen.)
-alhamdulilleh (shortened hamdulilleh): thank god
-moomkin: maybe
-shwei: an all-around word; some translations include ish, sorta, a little, eh, etc.
-yalla: same as hebrew, hurry up!
-shookran: thank you
-afwan: welcome
-ahlan/marhaban: hi/hello/etc
-sahha!: bless you (for sneeze or cough. isn't it great? they actually have something to say for coughs!)
-walla!?: omg! truly/seriously?
-anjad?: are you serious?
-helu/helweh: cute/pretty
-zaki: tasty
-ma bidi: i don't want to (often followed by a pout)
-meen: literally who, probably will be "who's there?"
-harram: forbidden/can't
-wasta: connections. very very important.
-amiyya: colloquial dialect; one of my classes
-fusha: Modern Standard Arabic; 1 grade but 3 of my classes
...to be continued
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