isn't عالي just high?
and for loud you need to say صوت عالي?
Ammar from Hob Learning • 4 months agoHob team
Yes! but for loud it would be possible to just say "عالي" if it is implied you are referring to the sound. This is because "صوت عالي" literally translates to "high sound"
you tought before that زاكية is tasty. here you translated it to 'nice' in the scene you made, and in the beginning of the lesson you tought the word ذكي for smart.
So I'm a little confused...
Ammar from Hob Learning • 4 months agoHob team
I get why you are confused! but it means you are making connections in your head which is awesome! "زاكية" does mean tasty.. if you are describing food as زاكي، it could mean tasty, really good, great, nice.... all deliver the meaning that you are happy with what you ate.
ذكي however, is an entirely different word that means smart... in MSA it is pronounced "Thaki" and in levantine "Zaki"
Ammar from Hob Learning • 4 months agoHob team
Notice the short vowel in Zaki meaning smart compared to the long vowel in "zaaki" meaning tasty
isn't نظيف meaning clean and نضيف meaning to add?
Hi Asef, yes you are exactly right, but in levantine, speakers would sometimes "نضيف" for both meanings and you can tell the meaning from the context
isn't عالي just high? and for loud you need to say صوت عالي?
Yes! but for loud it would be possible to just say "عالي" if it is implied you are referring to the sound. This is because "صوت عالي" literally translates to "high sound"
you tought before that زاكية is tasty. here you translated it to 'nice' in the scene you made, and in the beginning of the lesson you tought the word ذكي for smart. So I'm a little confused...
I get why you are confused! but it means you are making connections in your head which is awesome! "زاكية" does mean tasty.. if you are describing food as زاكي، it could mean tasty, really good, great, nice.... all deliver the meaning that you are happy with what you ate. ذكي however, is an entirely different word that means smart... in MSA it is pronounced "Thaki" and in levantine "Zaki"
Notice the short vowel in Zaki meaning smart compared to the long vowel in "zaaki" meaning tasty