Learn Levantine Arabic Phrases:

كَسَر خاطْرُه

علي كسر خاطر امه لما رفض يتجوز المرة اللي اختارتها امه

Ali disappointed his mother when he refused to marry the woman that his mother chose for him

سارة كسرت خاطر اهلها لما رسبت بالإمتحانات

Sara disappointed her parents when she failed her exams

آسف يا امي ما كنت بدي اكسر خاطرك بس كان لازم اطلع من البلد مشان حقق حلمي

Sorry Mom, I didn’t mean to let you down but I need to leave the country in order to achieve my dream

أَخَد بِخاطْرُه

*Note: This phrase is mainly used to describe comforting or consoling someone in a situation that involves the passing of someone else.

احمد اخد بخاطر اخته بعدما مات القط تبعها

Ahmad comforted his sister when her pet cat passed away

رفيقات سارة اجوا زاروها عشان ياخدوا بخاطرها لما توفت ستها

Sara’s friends came to visit her and console her when her grandmother passed away

رامي قفل على حاله بغرفته وما رضي يشوف اي حدا جاي ياخد بخاطره لما توفى جده

Rami locked himself in his room and would not allow anyone to come and console him when his grandfather passed away.

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EXAMPLES:

لحّق حالك يا خي, ماما عملت كيكة الشوكولاتة كتير زاكية وبِتْشَهي

Brother, hurry…Mom made a very delicious and appetising chocolate cake!

الاكل بهالمطعم كتير طيب وبيشهي , رح صير اجي انا ورفقاتي لهون دايماً

The food in this restaurant is very delicious and appetising, I will definitely always come here with my friends

والله الجاتو شكلو كتير بيشهي… يسلمو ايديكِ يا مدام

The cake really looks so appetising…thank you so much Madam

*The expression يسلمو ايدك is commonly used to thank someone who had done something especially with their hands (eg: cooking, picking up something for you, etc)

Note:

• The word زاكي \ زاكية (delicious) is more commonly used in Jordan and Palestine.
• The word جاتو (cake) is more commonly used in Syria and Lebanon

BONUS:

فتح شهيتي X

فتحت شهيتي X

something “opened my appetite”

While the phrase literally means “opened my appetite”, what it actually means is that something looks appetising, irresistible or engaging enough that causes you to take an interest in it.

And this phrase is not limited to describing food.

So for example, while you can say something like…

ما كنت جوعان بس هلأ كلامك عن الاكل فتح شهيتي والله

I wasn’t hungry but all these talks [your words] about food is making me hungry

you also can say something like…

المباراة المشوقة بين نعومي وسيرينا فتحت شهيتي اتعلم لعب التنس

The exciting match between Naomi and Serena made me gain an interest in learning to play tennis

or…

الصور فتحت شهيتي عالسفر واكتساب خبرات جديدة

The pictures piqued my interest in travelling and the acquisition of new experiences

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