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واي تو كي - Y2K

Dude/bro (lit. oh uncle).

Hey girl!

An informal way to address someone (influenced by English “man”). Similar to “dude.”

Hey people!

Filler like “I mean” or “like.” Comes from “ya’ni.”. Usage: The party was, ya ni, okay – not the best but fine.

يا رب - Oh Lord

Chief or skipper (also taxi driver).

يا ريت - I wish

Oh my/wow

Hey boy!

يأس - Despair

يا عم - يا رجل (Oh man)

يابن الإيه - تعبير غضب (Son of what - anger expression)

يادوبك - Barely

Let's go/come on

يلا بينا - هيا بنا (Let's go together)

ياس - Yasss

يبقى كده - So be it

يتعوضهم - May they be compensated

يوجا - Yoga

يوم - Day