The following verbs are different from their equivalents in MSA. They are practical and you will hear them in daily conversations. Some of them will be used in dialogues on this website. Read and listen to them while trying to think of a meaningful context in which you can use them.
| English | الفصحى MSA |
العامية Colloquial Jordanian |
استَمِع Listen |
| To want – It is not treated as a verb in ʿaammiyya and is conjugated with possessive suffix |
أَرادَ – يُريد |
كان بِدُّه – بِدّه |
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| To love | أَحَبَّ – يُحِبّ | حَبّ – بيحِبّ | |
| To do | فَعَلَ – يَفعَل | عِمِل – بيعمَل / سَوّى – بيسَوّي | |
| To work | عَمِلَ – يَعمَل | اشتغَل – بيشتَغِل | |
| To say | قال – يَقول | حَكى – بيحكي / قال – بيقول | |
| To talk | تَكَلَّمَ – يَتَكَلّّم | حَكى – بيحكي | |
| To see; to watch | رَأى – يَرى | شاف – بيشوف | |
| To watch | شاهَدَ – يُشاهِد | تفَرَّج – بيتفَرَّج (عَلى/عـ) | |
| To feel | شَعَرَ – يَشعُر (بـِ) | حَسّ – بيحِس | |
| To go | ذَهَبَ – يَذهَب (إلى) | راح – بيروح (على/لـ) | |
| To come | جاءَ – يَجيء (إلى) | إجى – بيجي (على/لـ) | |
| To return | عادَ – يَعود | رِجِع – بيِرجَع | |
| To go out | خَرَجَ – يَخرُج | طِلِع – بيطلَع | |
| To start | بَدَأَ – يَبدَأ | بَلَّش – بيبَلِّش / بدا – بيبدا | |
| To be able to | استَطاع – يَستَطيع | قِدِر – بيقدَر | |
| To become | أصبَحَ – يًصبِح | صار – بيصير | |
| Has been (e.g. For how long have you been in Jordan?) | – | صار لـ – بيصير (لـ) + ضَمير
(مِثال: كَم صار لَك في الأُردُن؟) |
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| To let / to make someone do something | جَعَلَ – يَجعَل | خَلّى – بيخَلّي | |
| To bring | أَحضَرَ – يُحضِر | جاب – بيجيب | |
| To wait | انتَظَرَ – يَنتَظِر | استَنّى – بيستَنَى | |
| To put | وَضَعَ – يَضَع | حَطّ – بيحُطّ | |
| To send | أَرسَل – يُرسِل | وَدّى – بيوَدّي | |
| To look for | بحَثَ – يَبحَث (عَن) | دَوَّر – بيدَوِّر (عَلى/عـ) |
Now let’s practice!
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