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Allison
are showaya and qaleelan the same?
Oct 8, 2010 9:49 PM
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Yes as they said shwaya we say it in Egyptian slang, qalelan we say it in the Fus-ha
October 9, 2010
1
Yes. They are ths same..but" showayah" is informal word, whereas " qalelan" is a formal word..
October 9, 2010
1
yes ,Alison but we use showya in an " informal language...
October 9, 2010
1
I think you are studying Arabic for a long time,but why you don't write your question in Arabic?yes they are the same but we use "qaleelan" in classical Arabic,"showaya"is a slang word.
October 8, 2010
yes, they are the same but Qaleel is standard Arabic ... but Shwaya is spoken Arabic ..
October 12, 2010
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