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Levantine Arabic/Adverbs
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Degree
شويّ šwayy a litte, a bit كتير ktīr very أنجق 'anja' / بالكاد bil-kād hardly, barely عالآخر ʕal-'āḵer / عالخالص ʕal-ḵāles totally, extremely لألله la-'alla “to Allah”
Frequency
دايمًا dāyman always كتير مرّات ktīr marrāt often مرّات marrāt sometimes عادةً ʕādatan / بالعادة bil-ʕāde usually, normally قليل ما 'alīl-ma seldom, rarely بالمرّة bil-marra / أبدًا 'abadan never, not at all (negated phrase)
Modality
يمكن yimken / بلكي balki maybe, perhaps أكيد 'akīd / بالتأكيد bit-ta'kīd certainly, definitely, for sure طبعًا ṭabʕan / بالطبع biṭ-ṭabᵉʕ of course, naturally
Time
هلّا halla / halla' (most common), هسّا hassa (South)regional: هلقيت hal'ēt (Jerusalem), إسّا 'issa (Galilee) now