Levantine Arabic/Adverbs

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Degree[edit | edit source]

شويّ šwayy a litte, a bit
كتير ktīr very
أنجق 'anja' / بالكاد bil-kād hardly, barely
عالآخر ʕal-'āḵer / عالخالص ʕal-ḵāles totally, extremely
لألله la-'alla “to Allah”

Frequency[edit | edit source]

دايمًا dāyman always
كتير مرّات ktīr marrāt often
مرّات marrāt sometimes
عادةً ʕādatan / بالعادة bil-ʕāde usually, normally
قليل ما 'alīl-ma seldom, rarely
بالمرّة bil-marra / أبدًا 'abadan never, not at all (negated phrase)

Modality[edit | edit source]

يمكن yimken / بلكي balki maybe, perhaps
أكيد 'akīd / بالتأكيد bit-ta'kīd certainly, definitely, for sure
طبعًاabʕan / بالطبع biṭ-ṭabᵉʕ of course, naturally

Time[edit | edit source]

هلّا halla / halla' (most common), هسّا hassa (South)
regional: هلقيت hal'ēt (Jerusalem), إسّا 'issa (Galilee)
now