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shwiya

شوية

/SHWI-ya/

English

a little / some

French

un peu

Part of Speech

adverb

Register

standard

Cultural Note

Essential for softening requests or describing small amounts. 'Shwiya shwiya' means 'slowly, slowly'.

Examples

Kantkllm shwiya dyal darija

كنتكلم شوية ديال دارجة

I speak a little Darija

Je parle un peu de Darija