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In Jordanian Arabic, ‘please’ is لو سمحت (low samaht).

The English phrase “you’re rude” can be translated into Arabic as أنت وقح.

In Arabic, the word for “days” is أيام. أيام is used to refer to multiple twenty-four hour periods.

The word for a liar in Kuwait is كذاب (kadhdhāb) for a man and كذابة (kadhdhāba) for a woman. It is the same word used across the Arabic-speaking world.

In Darija, ‘where are you?’ is فين نتا؟ (fin nta?) to a man and fin nti? to a woman.

The English word bulldog is translated into Arabic as بولدوج. بولدوج is a noun used to refer to the specific breed of dog known as a bulldog.

The Arabic word for “he” is هو. The pronoun هو is used to refer to a singular masculine subject. This includes both humans and non-human entities.

The English phrase “may allah protect you” is translated into Arabic as حفظك الله.

In Arabic, “I missed you” is said as اشتقت لك. This phrase is used to express that you felt sadness or a sense of longing because someone was not with you.

The Arabic phrase for ‘god willing’ is إن شاء الله. The phrase is used to express intention for future actions while acknowledging divine will.