Category: Musings

How do Arabs end an argument (or turn a deaf ear to replies)

Ahla w Sahla fiikum to another post of #How do Arabsย ๐Ÿ˜‰

In this post, I’m going to list out a few phrases that are useful for ending arguments.

In general, they are to mean “My words are final” and thus any replies would not be tolerated. It is also important to note that most often it is a person of a higher authority than the other who would be saying these phrases (Eg: a mother to her children)

The first phrase is…

How do Arabs express their doubts?!

MarHaba guys!

Recently I’ve learned a few Syrian expressions with regards to expressing doubts which are pretty funny so I figured I might as well write a post on them.

But before I do that, let me throw out some simple phrases that I’ve known previously.

How do Arabs blame others? ุงู„ุญู‚ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ูŠู†ุŸุŸ

Ahla w Sahla to my first ever blog post y’all ๐Ÿ™‚ This blog is dedicated to my musings on Levantine Arabic and hopefully it will be useful for all Levantine Arabic students.

So recently, I have been watching a couple of Syrian drama series and I’m reminded of a common pattern of speech that can be heard generally on any Levantine shows when it comes to putting the blame on someone.

This phrase is:

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