Transportation

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باص

 

/baaS/

 

Means

 

Bus

   
 
   

تَكْسي

 

/taksee/

 

Means

 

Taxi

   
 

   

طَيَّارَة

 

/Tayyaarah/

 

Means

 

Plane

   
 

   

سَفينِة

 

/safeenih/

 

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 (هاي سَفينِة؟)

       
 
   

ايه

 

/eih/

 

Means

 

Yes

     
   

   

لأ

 

/laʼ/

 

Means

 

No

   
   

   

يَمين

 

/yameen/

 

Means

 

Right

       
 

 

يَسار

 

/yasaar/

 

Means

 

Left

 
 
   
     

دِغْري

 

/dighree/

 

Means

 

Straight

   
   

 

عَلى

 

/ʻalaa/

 

Means

 

To

     
   
   

قَدِّيش الإِجْرَة؟

 

/ʼaddaish ilʼijrah/

 

Means

 

How much is the fare?

     
   
     

العَدَّاد

 

/ilʻaddaad/

 

Means

 

Meter

     
   

 

شَغِّل العَدَّاد

 

/shaghil ilʻaddaad/

 

Means

 

Switch on the meter

       
   

   

الباقي

 

/ilbaaʼee/

 

Means

 

The change

       
     
 

هون لَوْ سَمَحِتْ

 

/hoan law samaHit/

 

Means

 

Here please

     
   
   

إِشارِة المُرور

 

/ʼishaarit ilmuroor/

 

Means

 

Traffic light

         
   
   

دَوَّار

 

/dawwaar/

 

Means

 

Roundabout

   
   
   

بَعد

 

/baʻd/

 

Means

 

After

     
   
   

قَبِل

 

/ʼabil/

 

Means

 

Before

     
   
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