Language/Judeo-iraqi-arabic/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions
Hi Judeo-Iraqi Arabic learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn vocabulary related to feelings and emotions.
Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Days of the Week & Food.
Basic vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Let's start with some basic vocabulary. As always, feel free to repeat after me!
| Judeo-Iraqi Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| حَيْوَان | ḥaywān | animal |
| بَعِيد | baʿīd | far away |
| قَرِيب | qarīb | close, near |
| ضَيِّق | ḍayyiq | tight |
| فَرَح | faraḥ | happy |
| حَزِين | ḥazīn | sad |
| مُتَوَتِّر | mutawattir | stressed |
Complex vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Now, let's explore some more complex vocabulary to describe feelings and emotions.
Feeling happy[edit | edit source]
Being happy is a great feeling and it's even better when you can express it in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic!
| Judeo-Iraqi Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| سَـعِـيد | saʿīd | happy |
| مَبْسُوط | mabṣūṭ | content |
| مَفْرُوح | mafarūḥ | delighted |
| سَـرور | sarūr | joy |
| فَرَحان | faraḥān | overjoyed |
| مُسْتَمْتِع | mustamtiʿ | enjoying |
| مَنْبِهَر | manbiḥar | thrilled |
- Person 1: آآآه يَا جَـمْـاعَة! الْوَاحِد شَـوْ شُـعُـورَتِـه لَمَّـا يِـشُـوْفَـهَـا. (Aah yā jamāʿah! Alwāḥid shu shuʿūratihi lammā yišūfahā.) (Aah folks! One's feeling when they see her.)
- Person 2: وَاللَّـه مَادِرِي وْشْ يَـصْـيِـــر. أَصْـابِـح وَأَعِـيَـــــــــــــــــــــــرَام. (Wallāh mādiri wš yasīr. Aṣābih waʾayāmarām.) (I don't know what will happen. I'll be up all night.)
Feeling sad[edit | edit source]
Unfortunately, not all feelings are positive. Here are some words to use when you're feeling down.
| Judeo-Iraqi Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| حُـزْن | ḥuzn | sadness |
| كَـئِـيْب | kaʾīb | gloomy |
| مَكْـتُـوْب | maktūb | doomed |
| شَــيِّـن | šayyin | miserable |
| حَــــــالِــَّـه | ḥāllah | in a bad state |
| وَبَـكِـي | wabakī | crying |
- Person 1: شَـعُـرْت بِـحُـزْنٍ الْيَوْم. نَاس مَتْتِرْكَ تْبِيْـتَهُـم. (Šaʿurt biḥuznin alyawm. Nās mattirka tbītahum.) (I felt sad today. People left their homes.)
- Person 2: بِـالْعَـكْـس، الْيَوْم كُـــلَّـي أَفْـرَاح. بَلْــــدِـي والْحَـمْـدِللَّـه في فَخْـرٍ وشَـــمُـوخٍ. (Bilʿaks, alyawm kullī afrāḥ. Baladī walḥamdu lillāh fī faḫrin wašamūkhin.) (On the contrary, it's a great day. My country is proud and triumphant.)
Feeling stressed[edit | edit source]
Feeling stressed is something that happens to all of us. Here's how to describe it in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:
| Judeo-Iraqi Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| مُـجْـهَـد | mujhadiid | exhausted |
| قَـلِـق | qaliq | anxious |
| خَايِـــف | ḫāyif | scared |
| مُـتَـوَتِّـر | mutawattir | stressed |
| مَجْــوَدْ | majwad | frustrated |
| زِبْـدِيـة | zibdiyyah | stressed out |
- Person 1: شَـعُـرْت بِـقَـلِـقٍ شــــديد هَالأِيَّام. (Šaʿurt biqaliqin šadīd haalyaam.) (I've been extremely anxious these days.)
- Person 2: يَــا بَطْـنِـي لَا تِـــفْـقَــدَــــيَـنِـي. مَا بْـــعْـــرَف وُشْ يَـصْـيِـــــــــر. (Yā baṭnī lā tifqadīnī. Mā baraf waš yasīr.) (Oh my stomach, don't leave me. I don't know what will happen.)
Expressing emotions[edit | edit source]
Now that you know the vocabulary, it's time to learn how to express these emotions. Here are some examples.
- أَنَا سَـعِـيد! (Anā saʿīd!) - I am happy!
- لَـسْـتُ مَسْـتَـمْتِـع! (Lastu mustamtiʿ!) - I am not enjoying it!
- شَكْرًا، أَنَا مَبْـسُوط! (Šakran, anā mabṣūṭ!) - thank you, I am content!
- إِنْــــــسَـان يَـــاأَيـــَّـــام! (Insān yaʾayyām!) - oh, life!
- لَيْـسَـتْ حَالِـي جَيِّـدَة. (Laysat ḥālī jayyidah.) - I am not doing well.
Recap[edit | edit source]
In this lesson, we have learned vocabulary about feelings and emotions in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. Remember, to improve your Judeo-Iraqi Arabic Vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
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