“Laughter” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Laughter” is written using the Latin script as:

Dehke

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ضحكة

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you hear the laughter?”

(m) 3ambtesma3 2al dehke?

(f) 3ambtesma3e 2al dehke?

عمبتسمع الضحكة؟ (m)

عمبتسمعي الضحكة؟ (f)

 
“That was some good laughter!”

Kenit dehke helwe!

!كانت ضحكة حلوة

 
“There is a lot of laughter at that table!”

Fi ktir dehek 3ala haydik 2al tawle!

!في كتير ضحك على هيداك الطاولة

 
“The night was full of fun and laughter.”

Kel 2al layl ken fi dehek wa tesliye.

.كل الليل كان في ضحك وتسلية

 
“Laughter is universal.”

2al dehek 3alami.

.الضحك عالمي