SYRIAN COLLOQUIAL
295
R:
ween maa bdthdbbi, &u ra'yek 6-waadi e'l-eyuun w qcrla~et61-&sun? baEwd kjaaze yoom w fddet e'l-fiid bsiirzt tle'tt iyyaarn
E:
~nnkhkiw q e t btiiji, ealafe'kra, btktzakkri ld-kktob yalli eateetek yaahon dl-e'sbuue dl-nlaadi? btkqderi tjiibihon m e e k ? be'ddi yaahon llatta a q m o n dsmi q a y de b-kl-beet.
A:
ahid raafzjiibon m ~ ibkddek . & kamaan ?
lcOl VOCABULARY
Nouns
eddet dl-f iid
public holiday
+I
"&
rdhle, -aat
trip
&I-
,kL,
waadi kl-t yuun
Ayuun Valley
q a l y et dl-!ldsrnz
Crac des Chevaliers
&I
djaaz, -,at
holiday
al-
ee'tezr
I apologise
na'ujdla
we postpone
ratteb
I tidy
fakkurt e'nno
I thought that
bkuun skrt (ahsan)
I will be (better)
btktzakkri
do you (f) remember
4I q-~b
5
"U
'%jbj
Verbs
&L +J
GI
&A
(+I)
5&
+&=+
Grammatical Words rat1
(future action)
wmft b + present tense verb
when
Fa
(object particle)
if-' &+++cLi3
L
Expressions &eer sa1aHek
I hope you get better
allah ysallmk
may God keep you safe
& mkuan i
somewhere
fkkra hdlwe
good idea
ween m a bdthdbb
wherever you like
~alafe'kra
by the way
dsmi q m z d e b-d-beet
since I'm at home
wlan&ek
your health
&L & & d l
AL 8
+.%& -L&3
s& +L
&
i d i e I
&L