Arabanion - رفـيـق الـعـربـية

✋ Arabic word: اِسْتَنَّى (estanna) ⏳
Meaning: wait / hold on / stay there — the ultimate spoken word to stop someone in their tracks or ask them to give you a minute!

Dialect note (The king of spoken Arabic):
While the formal (MSA) word is اِنْتَظِر (intaẓir), اِسْتَنَّى is universally understood and used daily across Egypt, the Levant, and the Gulf!
• masc. اِسْتَنَّى — estanna
• fem. اِسْتَنِّي — estannī
• plural اِسْتَنُّوا — estannū

Quick uses
• .اِسْتَنَّى لَحْظَة — estanna laḥẓa
Wait a moment.
• .اِسْتَنِّينِي هُنَا — estannīnī hunā
Wait for me here (speaking to a female).
• .يَا جَمَاعَة، اِسْتَنُّوا دَقِيقَة — yā jamā'a, estannū daqīqa
Everyone, wait a minute.

Your turn (challenge!) ✍️
What is something you absolutely hate waiting for? Write اِسْتَنَّى in the comments! 👇

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🤝 Arabic word: صَدِّقْنِي (ṣaddiqnī) 💯
Meaning: believe me / trust me — use it when you want to emphasize that you are telling the truth, or when you are trying to convince someone that your advice is solid!

Breakdown:
• صَدِّقْ (ṣaddiq) = believe (command for a male)
• ـنِي (nī) = me
(Note: If you are speaking to a female, you must say صَدِّقِينِي - ṣaddiqīnī, and to a group say صَدِّقُونِي - ṣaddiqūnī!)

Quick uses
• .صَدِّقْنِي، هَذَا أَفْضَل — ṣaddiqnī, hāzā afḍal
Believe me, this is better.
• .صَدِّقِينِي، أَنَا لَا أَعْرِف — ṣaddiqīnī, anā lā a3rif
Believe me, I don't know (speaking to a female).
• .يَا جَمَاعَة، صَدِّقُونِي — yā jamā3a, ṣaddiqūnī
Everyone, believe me.

Your turn (challenge!) ✍️
Have you ever tried to tell a story but no one believed you? Write صَدِّقْنِي in the comments! 👇

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😮‍💨 Arabic word: تَعِبْت (ta3ibt) 🔋
Meaning: I am tired / I got tired / I’m exhausted — use it when your social battery is at 0%, after a long day of work, or when you are just completely burnt out!

Breakdown:
• تَعِبَ (ta3iba) = to get tired
• تُ / ـت (tu / t) = the suffix for "I"
(Note: In Arabic, we often use the past tense "I got tired" to express the present feeling of "I am tired right now!")

Quick uses
• .تَعِبْتُ مِنَ العَمَل — ta3ibtu mina l-'amal
I am tired from work.
• .تَعِبْتُ كَثِيراً اليَوْم — ta3ibtu kathīran al-yawm
I got very tired today.
• !خَلَاص، أَنَا تَعِبْت — khalāṣ, anā ta3ibt
That's it, I'm exhausted (or: I've had enough!).

Your turn (challenge!) ✍️
What is something that makes you feel exhausted? Write تَعِبْت in the comments! 👇

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🚫 Arabic phrase: لَا يُمْكِن (lā yumkin) 🤯
Meaning: it’s impossible / it cannot be / no way! — use it to express absolute disbelief, or when a situation simply cannot happen.

Breakdown:
• لَا (lā) = no / not
• يُمْكِن (yumkin) = it is possible

Quick uses
• !هَذَا لَا يُمْكِن — hāzā lā yumkin
This is impossible!
• .لَا يُمْكِن أَنْ أَنْسَى — lā yumkin an ansā
It is impossible for me to forget.
• !لَا يُمْكِن! حَقًّا؟ — ?lā yumkin! ḥaqqan
No way! Really?

Your turn (challenge!) ✍️
Have you ever heard some completely unbelievable news? Write لَا يُمْكِن in the comments! 👇

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👂 Arabic phrase: اِسْمَع الكَلَام (esma3 l-kalām) 🗣️
Meaning: listen to me / be obedient / do as you're told — literally it means "listen to the words," but it is the ultimate phrase used to tell someone to behave and follow instructions!

Breakdown:
• اِسْمَع (esma3) = listen (command for a male)
• اِسْمَعِي (esma3ī) = listen (command for a female)
• الكَلَام (al-kalām) = the words / the talk

Quick uses
• !يَا وَلَد، اِسْمَع الكَلَام — yā walad, esma3 l-kalām
Boy, do as you're told!
• .اِسْمَعِي الكَلَام يَا بِنْتِي — esma3ī l-kalām yā bintī
Listen to me / be obedient, my daughter.
• .هُوَ لَا يَسْمَعُ الكَلَام — huwa lā yasma'u l-kalām
He doesn't listen / he is disobedient.

Your turn (challenge!) ✍️
Did your parents say this to you growing up? Write اِسْمَع الكَلَام in the comments! 👇

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