"Bass", "Leken"... "Aw", "Êma"... Help! XD
Friends, I don't know if these words are right... But they are mixin' up my brain! HHH
May You help me with these doubts, pleeeeease?

1 -
The word "But" has 2 equivalents in Lebanese Dialect: "Bass" w "Leken"...
In WHICH situations I must use each one of them...?

2 -
The word "Or" also has 2 equivalents in Lebanese Dialect: "Aw" w "Êma"...
In WHICH situations I must use each one of them...?

THANK YOU in advance... S2

Question

"Bass", "Leken"... "Aw", "Êma"... Help! XD
Friends, I don't know if these words are right... But they are mixin' up my brain! HHH
May You help me with these doubts, pleeeeease?

1 - 
The word "But" has 2 equivalents in Lebanese Dialect: "Bass" w "Leken"... 
In WHICH situations I must use each one of them...?

2 - 
The word "Or" also has 2 equivalents in Lebanese Dialect: "Aw" w "Êma"... 
In WHICH situations I must use each one of them...?

THANK YOU in advance... S2

Answer

"Bass" and "Laken" have the same meaning which is = But
Bass is used in slang (informal) arabic, while Laken is used in Formal arabic (FosHa)

"Aw" means "or", "Ema" means "either"
Ema ..... Aw = Either ..... Or

Answer

انا معلم عربي  وأتحدث العربية بشكل ممتاز
و شهر واحد و سوف تتكلم عربي 
I am a teacher Arabic I  speak Arabic very well
 And one month and you will speak Arabic

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