ليش بدك كتاب صغير؟

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Breakdown of ليش بدك كتاب صغير؟

• بده: to want
• صغير: little
• ليش: why

Questions & Answers about ليش بدك كتاب صغير؟

What does ليش mean here?

ليش is the Levantine Arabic word for why.

It’s very common in everyday speech across the Levant. You may also hear ليه in some areas or speakers, but ليش is extremely common.

So the sentence starts with the question word why:

• ليش = why

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What does بدك mean exactly?

بدك means you want or sometimes you need, depending on context.

In Levantine Arabic, this comes from the expression بدّ plus a pronoun ending.

Here it breaks down like this:

• بدّ = want / need
• -ك = you

So:

• بدك = you want / you need

In this sentence, the natural meaning is you want.

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Is بدك used for both male and female you?