How to say “welcome” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is 'ahla u-sahla (أَهْلًا وْسَهْلًا). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
أَهْلًا وْسَهْلًا
welcome
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In a sentence
أَهْلا وْسَهْلا! إِيش بِدِّك؟
Welcome! What would you like? (to a woman)
'ahla u-sahla, tfaDDal! il-jaras daqq u-'ana bi-l-maTbakh.
أَهْلا وْسَهْلا، تْفَضَّل! الجَرَس دَقّ وْأَنا بِالمَطْبَخ.
Welcome, come in! The bell rang while I was in the kitchen.
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