Learn basic vocabulary describing appearance in Levantine Arabic. Today you are going to learn how to say beautiful, ugly, tall, short etc.
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Appearance Vocabulary in Levantine Arabic
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | ناصِح | naaSiH |
| Handsome | وَسيم | waseem |
| Beautiful | جَميل / حلو | jameel / Helou |
| Cute | مَهْضوم | mahDoom |
| Big | كبير | kbeer |
| Muscular | مْعَضّل | m3aDDil |
| Old (age) | كْبير | kbiir |
| Slim | نْحيف | nHeef |
| Young | صْغير | Sgheer |
| Stylish | أنيق | aneeq |
| Ugly | بِشِع | bishi3 |
| Tall | طَويل | Tawiil |
| Short | قَصير | qaSeer |
| Blonde hair/ fair skin | أشْقَر | ashqar |
| Dark hair/ brown skin | أسْمَر | asmar |
| Bald | أصْلَع | aSla3 |
| Fit | فِت | fit |
| Neat | مْرَتَّب | mrattab |
How to describe someone’s appearance
While describing someone’s appearance you can use the word شِكِل [shikil], which means form, shape, appearance.
For example:
- شِكْله حِلو [shiklo Helou]– he looks beautiful
- شِكْله مْرَتَّب [shiklo mrattab] – he looks neat
To say he is handsome, she is young etc. you just need to add the pronoun before the adjective.
For example:
- هي حِلْوة [hiye Helwe] – she is beautiful
- هي بِشِعة [hiye bishi3a] – she is ugly
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