Work and Professions in Palestinian Arabic
Work and Professions in Palestinian Arabic
| work, job, career | šúɣul (ašɣāl) | شُغُل (أشْغال) | |
| to work, be employed | ištáɣal, yištíɣil | اِشْتغل، يِشْتِغِل | |
| She works as a teacher. | híyya btištíɣil fi -lmádrasa. | هِيَّ بْتِشْتِغِل في المدْرسة. | |
| I work five days a week. | ána baštíɣil xámas tiyyām bi-lʔisbū3. | أنا بشْتِغِل خمس تِيّام بِالإسْبوع. | |
| job, task | waʐīfa | وَظيفة | |
| full-time | dawām kāmil | دَوام كامِل | |
| I work full-time. | baštíɣil dawām kāmil. | بشْتِغِل دَوام كامِل. | |
| part-time | nuʂʂ dawām | نُصّ دَوام | |
| part-time | dawām júzʔi | دوام جُزْئي | |
| I want a part-time job. | bíddi šúɣul b-nuʂʂ dawām. | بِدّي شُغُل بْنُصّ دَوام. | |
| the private sector | ilxāʂʂ | الخاصّ | |
| the public sector | ilɧukūma | الحُكومة | |
| the public sector | issúlʈa | السُّلْطة | |
| civil servant | muwáʐʐaf ɧukūmi | مُوَظّف حُكومي | |
| to look for a job | dáwwar 3ála šúɣul, ydáwwir 3ála šúɣul | دوّر على شُغُل، يْدوِّر على شُغُل | |
| to apply for a job | gáddam 3ála šúɣul, ygáddim 3ála šúɣul | قدّم على شُغُل، يْقدِّم على شُغُل | |
| applicant, candidate | mgáddim 3ála šúɣul | مْقدِّم على شُغُل | |
| experience | xíbra | خِبْرة | |
| to have a job interview | 3índu mugābalit šúɣul | عِنْدو مُقابلِةْ شُغُل | |
| to interview | gābal, ygābil | قابل، يْقابِل | |
| to find a job | lāga [55] šúɣul | لقى شُغُل | |
| Have you found a job yet? | lāgēt šúɣul wálla líssa? | لقيْت شُغُل وَلّا لِسّا؟ | |
| to obtain employment | (i)twáʐʐaf, yitwáʐʐaf | اِتْوظّف، يِتْوظّف | |
| to employ | wáʐʐaf, ywáʐʐif | وَظّف، يْوَظِّف | |
| employee | muwáʐʐaf | مُوَظّف | |
| employer | ʂāɧib šúɣul (ʂɧāb šúɣul) | صاحِب شُغُل (صْحاب شُغُل) | |
| boss, manager | mudīr | مُدير | |
| colleague, coworker | zamīl (zúmala) | زميل (زُملا) | |
| company | šírka | شِرْكة | |
| to start work | báda [55] šúɣul | بدا شُغُل | |
| to take a break | áxad [55] brēk | أخد بْريْك | |
| to take a break | áxad [55] rāɧa | أخد راحة | |
| lunch break | brēk ilɣáda | بْريْك الغدا | |
| to finish work, get off work | xállaʂ šúɣul, yxálliʂ šúɣul | خلّص شُغُل، يْخلِّص شُغُل | |
| to work overtime | ištáɣal ōvar tāym | اِشْتغل أوْفر تايْم | |
| working hours | dawām | دَوام | |
| I work eight hours a day. | ána baštíɣil dawām táman sā3āt fi -lyōm. | أنا بشْتِغِل دَوام تمن ساعات في اليوْم. | |
| day shift | dawām bi-linhār | دَوام بِالِنْهار | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | dawām lēli | دَوام لَيْلي | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | dawām bi-llēl | دَوام بِاللّيْل | |
| I work the night shift. | ána baštíɣil dawām lēli. | أنا بشْتِغِل دَوام ليْلي. | |
| I'm off work. | ána baštíɣliš. | أنا بشْتِغْلِش. | |
| I'm off work. | ána gā3id. | أنا قاعِد. | |
| I have weekends off. | ána fāɖi ʔāxir ilʔisbū3. | أنا فاضي آخِر الإسْبوع. | |
| office | máktab (mkātib) | مكْتب (مْكاتِب) | |
| office worker | muwáʐʐaf máktab | مُوَظّف مكْتب | |
| company representative | mandūb šírka | منْدوب شِرْكة | |
| to stay late at the office | (i)tʔáxxar fi -lmáktab, yitʔáxxar fi -lmáktab | اِتْأخّر في المكْتب، يِتْأخّر في المكْتب | |
| to go on a business trip | sāfar [24] ma3 iššúɣul | سافر مع الشُّغُل | |
| to have a meeting | 3índu ʔijtimā3 | عِنْدو اِجْتِماع | |
| client | zbūn (zabāyin) | زْبون (زبايِن) | |
| client | 3amīl (3úmala) | عميل (عُملا) | |
| to earn (money); get paid | gábaɖ, yúgbuɖ | قبض، يُقْبُض | |
| wage, pay | dúf3a | دُفْعة | |
| salary | rātib | راتِب | |
| salary | gábɖa | قبْضة | |
| My salary is just okay. | rātbi kwáyyis. | راتْبي كْوَيِّس. | |
| payday | yōm ilgábɖa | يوْم القبْضة | |
| I get paid on the first of the month. | ána bágbuɖ áwwal iššáhir. | أنا بقْبُض أوّل الشّهِر. | |
| bonus, incentive | ɧāfiz (ɧawāfiz) | حافِز (حَوافِز) | |
| bonus, incentive | bōnas | بوْنص | |
| pay raise | 3alāwa | علاوَة | |
| pay raise | zyāda | زْيادة | |
| to get a raise | áxad [55] 3alāwa | أخد علاوَة | |
| to give __ a raise | á3ʈa [55] __ 3alāwa | أعْطى __ علاوَة | |
| promotion | tárgiya | ترْقِيَة | |
| to get promoted | (i)trágga, yitrágga | اِتْرقّى، يِتْرقّى | |
| I got a promotion this month. | ána -traggēt iššáhir hād. | أنا اتْرقّيْت الشّهِر هاد. | |
| unemployed, jobless | bištíɣliš | بيشْتِغْلش | |
| unemployed, jobless | gā3id | قاعِد | |
| unemployed, jobless | 3āʈil | عاطِل | |
| unemployment | baʈāla | بطالة | |
| to resign | istagāl, yistagīl | اِسْتقال، يِسْتقيل | |
| to quit one's job | sāb [55] iššúɣul | ساب الشُّغُل | |
| to lay off, make redundant | istáɣna 3an, yistáɣni 3an | اِسْتغْنى عن، يِسْتغْني عن | |
| to fire | fáʂal, yífʂil | فصل، يِفْصِل | |
| to fire | ʈárrad, yʈárrid | طرّد، يْطرِّد | |
| to get fired | infáʂal [min šúɣlu], yinfíʂil [min šúɣlu] | اِنْفصل [مِن شُغْلو]، يِنْفِصِل [مِن شُغْلو] | |
| to retire | (i)tqā3ad, yitqā3ad | اِتْقاعد، يِتْقاعد | |
| pension | ma3āš | معاش | |
| pension | rātib taqā3ud | راتِب تقاعُد | |
| (age of) retirement | sinn ittaqā3ud | سِنّ التّقاعُد | |
| I hope to retire when I'm sixty. | batmánna ʔatqā3ad lámma ʔaʂīr sittīn. | بتْمنّى أتْقاعد لمّا أصير سِتّين. | |
| trade, craft | ʂán3a | صنْعة | |
| What do you do? | šū btištíɣil? | شو بْتِشْتِغِل؟ | |
| I'm a (+occupation). | ána __. | أنا __. | |
| I'm a (+occupation). | baštíɣil __. | بشْتِغِل __. | |
| accountant | muɧāsib | مُحاسِب | |
| actor | mumássil | مُمثِّل | |
| architect | muhándis mi3māri | مُهنْدِس مِعْماري | |
| artist | fannān | فنّان | |
| athlete | riyāɖi | رِياضي | |
| baker | xabbāz | خبّاز | |
| bank teller; banker | muwáʐʐaf bank | مُوَظّف بنْك | |
| bank manager | mudīr bank | مُدير بنْك | |
| barber | ɧallāg | حلّاق | |
| bus driver | sawwāg bāʂ | سوّاق باص | |
| butcher | laɧɧām | لحّام | |
| carpenter | najjār | نجّار | |
| cashier | muɧāsib | مُحاسِب | |
| chef | ʈabbāx | طبّاخ | |
| chef | šēf | شيْف | |
| cleaner | 3āmil naɖāfa | عامِل نضافة | |
| cook | ʈabbāx | طبّاخ | |
| customer service representative | mandūb xídmit il3úmala | منْدوب خِدْمِةْ العُملا | |
| dentist | daktōr snān | دكْتوْر سْنان | |
| doctor | daktōr (dakātra) | دكْتوْر (دكاتْرة) | |
| editor | muɧárrir | مُحرِّر | |
| electrician (repairman) | kahrabāʔi | كهْربائي | |
| engineer | muhándis | مُهنْدِس | |
| farmer | fallāɧ | فلّاح | |
| fire fighter | iʈfāʔi | إطْفائي | |
| fire fighter | rájul iʈfāʔ | رجُل إطْفاء | |
| fisherman | ʂayyād (sámak) | صيّاد (سمك) | |
| flight attendant | muɖīf ʈayarān | مُضيف طَيَران | |
| garbage collector | zabbāl | زبّال | |
| gardener | janāyni | جنايْني | |
| hairdresser (for women) | kawāfēra | كَوافيْرة | |
| imam | imām | إمام | |
| judge | gāɖi | قاضي | |
| laborer | 3āmil (3umāl) | عامِل (عُمال) | |
| lawyer | muɧāmi | مُحامي | |
| maid | xaddāma | خدّامة | |
| mechanic | mēkānīki | ميْكانيكي | |
| musician | mūsīqār | موسيقار | |
| nurse | mumárriɖ | مُمرِّض | |
| painter (of art) | rassām | رسّام | |
| painter, house painter | dahhīn | دهّين | |
| pharmacist | ʂáydali (ʂayādla) | صَيْدلي (صَيادْلة) | |
| pilot | ʈayyār | طيّار | |
| plumber | sabbāk | سبّاك | |
| police officer | šúrʈi | شُرْطي | |
| politician | siyāsi | سِياسي | |
| priest | qissīs | قِسّيس | |
| professor | ustāz jām3a | أُسْتاذ جامْعة | |
| real estate agent | simsār (samāsra) | سِمْسار (سماسْرة) | |
| repairman | mʂálliɧ | مْصلِّح | |
| sailor | baɧɧār | بحّار | |
| salesperson | mandūb mabī3āt | منْدوب مبيعات | |
| secretary | sikirtēr | سِكِرْتيْر | |
| servant, housekeeper, maid | xaddāma | خدّامة | |
| shop assistant | bayyā3 | بيّاع | |
| shopkeeper | bayyā3 xúɖra | بيّاع خُضْرة | |
| shopkeeper | xuɖárji | خُضرْجي | |
| soldier | 3áskari (3asākir) | عسْكري (عساكِر) | |
| taxi driver | sawwāg tāksi | سوّاق تاكْسي | |
| teacher | ustāz (asádza) | أُسْتاذ (أساتْذة) | |
| technician | fánni | فنّي | |
| travel agent | wakīl safriyyāt (wúkala safriyyāt) | وَكيل سفْرِيّات (وُكلا سفْرِيّات) | |
| veterinarian | (daktōr) báyʈari | (دكْتوْر) بَيْطري | |
| waiter, waitress | garsōn | غرْسوْن | |
| writer | kātib (kuttāb) | كاتِب (كُتّاب) |
Work and Professions in Palestinian Arabic
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