How to say “town” in Palestinian Arabic

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

بَلَد

noun

town · country

plural blaad

Tap the word to hear it, recorded by a native speaker.

In a sentence

w-il-'akel? sim3et inn il-la7me 3indhum 'azka la7me bil-balad.

وَالأَكِل؟ سِمِعِت إِنّ اللَّحْمة عِنْدهُم أَزْكى لَحْمة بِالبَلَد.

And the food? I heard their meat is the tastiest meat in the town.

Sa7ee7, u-in-naas bil-blaad daayman biyfhamu ba3aD.

صَحِيح، وَالنّاس بِالبْلاد دايْماً بْيِفْهَموا بَعَض.

True, and people across the countries always understand each other.

Looking for a word that isn't here? Search eight thousand spoken words in the Palestinian Arabic dictionary. Need it in a different spelling system? Paste it into the transliteration converter.