How to use the verb "like" (عجب) in spoken Levantine Arabic

Most Arabic learners use the verb love (جب) much more frequently than they use the verb like (عجب). While these words are often interchangeable, the reason most people who learn Levantine Arabic don't use like is because it operates a bit differently in a sentence than the more straightforward use of love. In this episode, Jenn explains the challenge of using عجب for non-native Arabic speakers as well as provides language exercises to do in your Arabic session or class to help strengthen the way عجب is used in sentences. Anwar provides example sentences of using عجب in Levantine Arabic.

Here are some example sentence of how to use عجب in Levantine Arabic (some of which are interspersed throughout this episode):

عجب 

عجبتني القهوة

عجبني الشاي 

الاواعي عجبوني 

الكرسي عجبني 

الكنبايات عجبوني 

البنطلون عجبني 

البلوزة عجبتني 

اواعي أختي عجبوني 

بحب هاد المطعم كتير والاكل العربي عنده بعجبني 

بحب زوجي وبتعجبني تصرفاته 

بحب زوجي بس ما بتعجبني طريقة حكييه 

بحب الأكل العربي بس مش كل اشي بعجبني 

شو بعجبك بالأردن؟ العلاقات بين الناس بتعجبني كتير 

شو عجبك بالحياة بالأردن؟ الثقافة عجبتني 

شو بعجبك بشبابيك؟ كل اشي بعجبني هون ما فيه اشي ما  بعجبني 

شو أكتر اشي عجبك بالأكل؟ ورق العنب اكتر اشي عجبني

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