How to say “this is” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is hayy (هَيّ). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

هَيّ

particle

here is · here's · this is

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In a sentence

هَيّ المَيّ لَلحاكُورَة، وْكُلّ إشِي كْوَيِّس.

Here's water for the plot, and everything's good.

'aywa, hayy. bass ish-shoofeer it-taani kaan sakraan, 7akeetlak.

أَيوا، هَيّ. بَسّ الشّوفير التّاني كان سَكْران، حَكَيْتلَك.

Yes, here you are. But the other driver was drunk, I told you.

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