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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