The Verb “أكل” in Spoken Arabic
The verb “أكل” in spoken Arabic The verb أكل means to eat, but in spoken Arabic it appears in many expressions that go beyond food. It’s one of those everyday verbs that carries real cultural meaning and emotion. Conjugation in spoken Arabic Past Present أنا أكلت akalt باكل bākul إنتَ أكلت akalt بتاكل btākul إنتِ […]
More Than “Thank You”
More than “Thank you”: The many shades of يعطيك العافية in levantine Arabic If you spend even one day in Jordan or Palestine, you will hear people say يعطيك العافية. You might hear it at a café, a store, or a workplace. Literally, it means may God give you health, but in real life, it […]