How to say “what” in Palestinian Arabic
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إِيش
what (like shu)
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شُو
what?
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In a sentence
إِيش بِدَّك؟
What do you want? (to a man)
'i7na b-filasTeen mni7ki shu, u-fee blaad taanye biqoolu 'eesh.
إِحْنا بِفِلَسْطِين مْنِحْكي شو، وَفِي بْلاد تانْية بِيْقولوا إِيش.
In Palestine we say 'shu' for 'what,' and in other countries they say 'eesh.'
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