iraqi arabic [5bdb57e0]

• Let (imperative) + فعل

• Example:

  • Let us go: خل نروح
  • Let them (f) play: خل يلعبن
  • Let them (m) sleep: خل ينامون
  • Let me sit: خل أگعد

• Demonstrative pronouns, used the same way as فصحى

• To need/should

• Example:

  • I should rest: آني محتاج اراح
  • They need food: هم محتاجين الاكل
  • She needs information: هي محتاجة معلومات

• Attach the personal pronoun for emphasis

• Example:

  • Where is the book? - وينه الكيتاب
  • Where is the professor (f)? - وينها الاستاذة

• States "would have <verb>"

  • Sometimes will also take a past tense verb

• Example:

  • I would have heard you.

    • جان أسمعك

  • You (m.s.) would have heard her.

    • جان تسمعها

  • I would have eaten.

    • جان اكلت

• Means who/whoever/whomever/that/which depending on the context

• Example:

  • He who tries will succeed.

    • اللي هو يحاول راح ينجح

  • He who sleeps well will work well.

    • اللي ينام زين راح يشغل رين

  • The problem he has is that he doesn't do anything.

    • المشكلة عنده اللي هو ما يسوي اي شي

• اذا means "if"

  • Combines with ما to mean "if not"
• لو is a negative "if"

• Example:

  • If you go to the store, I'll go too.

    • اذا تروح المحل، اني هم راح اروح

  • If he writes to me, I'll read his letter.

    • اذا هو يكتب الي، اني راح رسالته

  • If you send me the homework, I will do it.

    • اذا تدز واجب بيتي، اني راح اسويه

• Frequently used with راح, means to drive someone crazy

• Example:

  • Haddad is going to drive his father crazy

    • حداد راح يخبل ابوه

• Used to express admiration for something or someone, using ب

• Example:

  • I don't admire him.

    • اني مو معجب به

  • I'm not very interested in him.

    • اني مو كلش معتم بيه

• ما - Used with verb or verb like word

  • ّI didn't eat.

    • اني ما اكلت

• م - Used with verb-like word

  • It is not necessary.

    • ملازم

  • We have no other.

    • ما عدنا عيره

• مو - Used with nouns/pronouns/adj

  • Not us

    • مو احنا

• In colloquial, ناس is almost always treated as a feminine singular word.

• Example:

  • The people rest.

    • الناس ترتاح

  • There are people coming from the club.

    • اكو الناس تجي الملهى

  • There are people who don't eat meat.

    • اكو الناش اللي ما تكل الحم

Two uses:

• Expression of "still"/until now

• Constructed with بعد + personal pronoun

  • Note that this takes the verbal form of the personal pronoun, so "still I" is بعدني

• Example:

  • Fadi? He is still at work.

    • فعدي؟ هو بعده بالشتعل

  • My mother is still sleeping.

    • امي بعدها تنام

  • I am still hungry (f).

    • اني بعدني جوعنة

• God bless

• What's up?

• As someone likes; take it easy with

• Example:

  • علع كيفي - As I like
  • علع كيفك بالسيارة - Take it (you, M) easy with the driving

• Where have (you) been?

• Example:

  • اي وين همه/ هاي وينهم - Where have they been?

• Neither expensive nor cheap

• Example:

  • السيارة لا غالي ولا رحيص - The car is neither expensive nor cheap

• Not bad/okay/so-so (lit neither the skewer nor the meat)

• Example:

  • الاكل لا شيش ولا كباب - The food is okay

• How does (pronoun) know?

• Example:

  • شمدريه آني جوعان - How does he know I am hungry?

• May god preserve/keep
• Sometimes used as please

• Example:

  • الله يخليك، وين التكسي؟ - Please, where is the taxi?

• Said when someone is about to begin something

• Is it so? Is it true? Please

• Example:

  • الفندق درجة اولة - The hotel is first class
  • بلله؟ - Really?
  • بلله فد جكارة - Would you give me a cig?

• Isn't it so? Isn't it?

• Example:

  • الغرق بلد قديم، مو بلله؟ - Iraq is an ancient country, isn't it?

• With pleasure (lit on my head or on my eye)

• Example:

  • علع عيني، اصعد بالسيارة - With pleasure, get in the car

• By the way

• Example:

  • علع فكرة شلونه المطعم؟ - By the way, how was the resturant?

• In any case, anyway

• Example:

  • علع كل حل هو راح يزوح للعرق - Anyways, he will go to Iraq

• What did you think?

• Example:

  • شعبلك، الاكل مو زين؟ - What did you think, the food was not good?

• Okay, not bad (lit the condition is walking)

• Example:

  • شلوم الشغل؟ - How is the work?
  • ماشي الحال - Okay

• Take care, watch out, give attention to

• Example:

  • دير بالك درستك - Give attention to your study!
  • ديري بالچ من لسيارة - Watch out for the car!

• It has been a long time (lit lived he who saw you)

• Example:

  • هاي وين؟ عاش من شافك - Where have you been? It has been a long time since I saw you.

• For someone's sake

• Example:

  • الخاطري، روح للعرق - For my sake, go to Iraq
  • الخاطر بسمة، اكل - For Basma's sake, eat.