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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Learn Levantine Arabic Phrases:

اكل لُقمة

أختي زعلانة مني لأنه أكلت لُقمة من الشوكلاتة تبعتيها الّي حاطتها بالتلاجة

My sister got upset at me because I took a bite of her chocolate that she had placed in the fridge

رفيقي أكل لُقمة من البيتزا وانا مش منتبه

My friend took a bite of my pizza when I wasn’t looking/paying attention

اخد شفّة

بدل ما ياخد احمد شفّة من كاسة أخوه, شربها كلها مرة وحدة

Instead of taking a sip from his brother’s cup, Ahmad drank it all in one gulp

سارة اخدت شفّة من فنجان القهوة السخنة وحرقت لسانها

Sara took a sip from the cup of hot coffee and scalded her tongue

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A very simple and straightforward post but I hope you find it useful.

Till then, take care and I’ll see you around in the hosh.

Lyn

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