Transportation

...
   

أُوتُبيس

 

/ʼutubees/

 

Means

 

Bus

   
   
   

تَكْس

 

/taks/

 

Means

 

Taxi

   
   
   

طَيَّارَة

 

/Tayyaarah/

 

Means

 

Plane

       
   
   

مَرْكِب

 

/markib/

 

Means

 

Ship

       
   
   

"Yes or No" questions do not have a question word in dialectal Arabic.

 

Intonation will indicate if it is an inquiry

 

As in

 

دي مَرْكِب؟

 
   
   

آه

 

/ʼaah/

 

Means

 

Yes

   
   
   

لأ

 

/laʼ/

 

Means

 

No

   
   
   

يِمين

 

/yimeen/

 

Means

 

Right

   
   
   

شِمال

 

/shimaal/

 

Means

 

Left

   
   
   

دُغْري

 

/dughree/

 

Means

 

Straight

       
   
   

عَلى

 

/ʻalaa/

 

Means

 

To

 

As in

 

عَلى اليِمين

   
   
   

بِكام الأُجْرَة؟

 

/bikaam ilʼugrah/

 

Means

 

How much is the fare?

   
   
   

العَدَّاد

 

/ilʻaddaad/

 

Means

 

Meter

   
   
   

شَغَّل العَدَّاد

 

/shaghal ilʻaddaad/

 

Means

 

Switch on the meter

   
   
   

الباقي

 

/ilbaaʼee/

 

Means

 

The change

   
   
   

 هِنا بَعْدِ اِزْنَك

 

/hinaa baʻdi iznak/

 

Means

 

Here please

   
   
   

إِشارَة ضَوْئِيَّة

 

/ʼishaarah dhawʼiyyah/

 

Means

 

Traffic light

         
   
   

ميدان

 

/meedaan/

 

Means

 

Roundabout

       
   
   

بَعْد

 

/baʻd/

 

Means

 

After

   
   
 

قَبْل

 

/ʼabl/

 

Means

 

Before

   
   
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