If you are going to study Levantine Arabic grammar, what higher method than by tune, proper? Twenty years later, I nonetheless discover myself buzzingConjunction Junction, what’s your function?” from Schoolhouse Rock. (yikes)
So once I heard Hussain Al Jassmi’s, “Ma B7ebak“, I knew it was the PERFECT tune to learn to categorical “as a lot as” and different comparisons in Levantine.
If you wish to love the tune as a lot as I do, here is the video.
The PERFECT Music to Study “As A lot As”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic3cfBgqNo
The key phrase to hear for is: “قَدْ”. Al Jassmi repeats the phrase within the refrain:
قَد السما ما بحِبَّك
I do not love you as a lot because the sky
قَد البحِر ما بحِبَّك
I do not love you as a lot because the ocean
قَد الهوا ما بحِبّك
I do not love you as a lot because the air
!أكتر أكيد
In fact, I really like you a lot extra
Y’all Arabic lyrics are so dramatic and tacky, you severely simply need to embrace it for what it’s! However this tune is a transparent instance of how we are able to incorporatetall” into our conversations to specific “as a lot as”. Let’s break down its pronunciation and usages.
Pronunciation
قد is pronounced as “ed”. The q is silent as you will discover in most Lebanese and Syrian dialects, at the very least. So do not stroll round saying the laborious q saying “ked”. You have been warned.
Utilization
I. MUCH
a. “Not a lot in any respect”
heels not a lot both you need.
. خُد قد ما بِدَك
Or insert different adjectives, for instance:
My room is neither massive nor your room.
.اُوْضَتی mo كَبير قد اُوْضَتَك
b. “This/that a lot”
He does not discuss this/that a lot at residence.
.ما بيَحْكي كل هلقَدّ بالبِيت
c. “To not that extent or not thaaaaat a lot”
However to not that extent.
.بَس مِش حالقَد
Notice: I’ve solely heard this used to specific “to not that extent”, slightly than “to that extent.”
To conceptualize how this might be used, think about a scene the place a detective is interviewing a homicide suspect. The detective says, “You wrote in a textual content message that you just hated Susie as a result of she stole your husband. Sounds such as you had motive to kill her.” The suspect says, “Positive, I hated Susie however not thaaaaat a lot/ to not that extent.”
II. SUCH
d. “Such”
Do not do it in such hurry up
.لا تَكوني حالقَد مِسْتَعْجِلة
III. SIZE
e. “Measurement”
The shirt is precisely yours measurement.
.القَميس على قَدَّك تَمام
p. “Double”
Use this grammar development to specific that one thing is double: قد + عدبة + برطي. An عدبة is actually a possessive noun. For instance:
He earns double what I make.
.بيطالِع قَد مَعایشَتی مَرتين
IV. COMPETITION
g. “To match up/compete with”
I can’t compete with him/ match up with him.
.انا مِش قَدَّه
Alright, that is greater than sufficient to start out noticing “qad” in your immersion and incorporating it into your conversations this week.
Meet me within the feedback, which model of قَد are you prepared to start out utilizing right now?
