قميص (amis) — "shirt; t-shirt" in Levantine Arabic

قميص

ʔamīʂ

shirt; t-shirt

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قميص in a sentence

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رحت ع الدكان مع ابني عشان نرجع قميص واحد

ruht a dukkan ma ibni ashan nrajje amis wahad

I went to the shop with my son to return one shirt.

from A Shirt for the Whole Family

لمست قميص أزرق حسيتو كتير ناعم وقلت لازم قيس هاد

Lamast qamees azraq haseeto kteer naem w olt lazim qees had

I touched a blue shirt that felt very soft and said "I must try this one."

from Shopping Day

كان في زلمة لابس قميص ازرق

Kaan fii zalameh laabis qamiis azraq

There was a man wearing a blue shirt

from A Visit to the Market

بالمحل شافوا قميص ازرق كتير حلو وسارة حبته كتير

Bil-maḥall shāfū qamīṣ azraq ktīr ḥilu w Sāra ḥabbatoh ktīr.

At the shop, they saw a very nice blue shirt, and Sarah loved it a lot.

from Family Shopping Day

انا اشتريت قميص من المحل مبارح

Ana ishtareet qamees min il-mahall mbarah.

I bought a shirt from the shop yesterday.

from Returning the Shirt

امبارح اشتريت قميص بس كان قياسه غلط

Imbāriḥ ishtarēt qamīṣ bas kān qiyāso ghalaṭ

Yesterday I bought a shirt, but it was the wrong size

from Returning an Item to the Shop

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