The following words and phrases are from their equivalents in MSA. They are practical and you will hear them in daily conversations. They 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 |
| Please |
مِن فَضلِكَ، مِن فَضلِكِ، مِن فَضلِكُم |
لَو سَمَحْت، لَو سَمَحْتِ، لو سَمَحْتوا |
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| Yes | نَعَم | أه، أَيوة | |
| No | لا | لا، لَأ | |
| Only/just, but | فَقَط، لَكِن | بَسّ | |
| Also; more | أَيضاً، أَكثَر | كَمان | |
| Still; not yet (used as an answer to a question for whether an action happened or not) | لَيسَ بَعد، بَعد | لِسّا | |
| Okay | حَسَناً | ماشي، طَيِّب | |
| Seriously, honestly | في الحَقيقة | عَن جَدّ | |
| I mean (used as a filler word, it is equivalent to “like” in English when used as a filler) | – | يَعني | |
| There is/are | يُوجَد، هُناك | في | |
| Because, because of; to | بِسَبَب، لِأَنَّ، لِـ | عَشان / مِشان | |
| Like this | هَكَذا | هيك | |
| Therefore | لِذَلِكَ | عَشان / مِشان هيك | |
| Who, whom, which, that | الَّذي، الَّتي، الَّذين | اللي | |
| Now | الآن | هَلّا، هَلَّأ | |
| Yesterday | أَمس / البارحة |
مْبارِح | |
| Tomorrow | غَداً | بُكْرة | |
| Later; afterwards | لاحِقاً، بَعدَ ذلِكَ | بَعدين | |
| Since | مُنذُ | مِن | |
| Thing, something | شَيء ج. أشياء | اشي ج. أَشياء | |
| Another; else | آخَر، أُخرى | ثاني/ة |
Now let’s practice!
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