This document provides common responses to the question "How are you?" in Levantine Arabic. It includes:
1) Common responses like "mish mneeH/mish m-nee-Ha" meaning "not good" and "mub-sooT/mub-soo-Tah" meaning "good."
2) Suggestions for sandwiching the question "How are you?" between statements like "Kee-fack?" and responses that acknowledge the answer like "mm-neeH."
3) Positive responses like "mum-tazz" meaning "excellent" and "kul shee t’mam" meaning "everything is perfect."
This document provides common responses to the question "How are you?" in Levantine Arabic. It includes:
1) Common responses like "mish mneeH/mish m-nee-Ha" meaning "not good" and "mub-sooT/mub-soo-Tah" meaning "good."
2) Suggestions for sandwiching the question "How are you?" between statements like "Kee-fack?" and responses that acknowledge the answer like "mm-neeH."
3) Positive responses like "mum-tazz" meaning "excellent" and "kul shee t’mam" meaning "everything is perfect."
This document provides common responses to the question "How are you?" in Levantine Arabic. It includes:
1) Common responses like "mish mneeH/mish m-nee-Ha" meaning "not good" and "mub-sooT/mub-soo-Tah" meaning "good."
2) Suggestions for sandwiching the question "How are you?" between statements like "Kee-fack?" and responses that acknowledge the answer like "mm-neeH."
3) Positive responses like "mum-tazz" meaning "excellent" and "kul shee t’mam" meaning "everything is perfect."
Other responses*: (TO A MALE) KEE-FICK? (TO A FEMALE) mish mneeH (if male answering) mish m-nee-Ha Be ready for and OK (if female is answering) SHRUGS? not good with any response - LOOKS AT YOU mub-sooT BLANKLY? (if male answering) mub-soo-Tah (if female is answering) KEE-FACK? good/happy Try Sandwiching: HOW ARE YOU? - KEE-FACK? mum-tazz excellent - ANSWERS IN kul shee t’mam ENGLISH everything is perfect _____ MM-NEEH * can be followed by : (TO A MALE) - Give options, MM-NEE-HA al-ham-do lil-laa cues and clues: (TO A FEMALE) thanks to God - nush-kur ul-lah and smile or give a thumbs up we thank God REPEATS OR - ANSWERS IN shook-ran ARABIC HAM-DO LIL-LAH thank you (IF THE ANSWER IS GOOD)