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Syrian Dialect Vocabulary I need to make a health presentation in a few days to a group of Syrian refugees and just want to check to make sure a few of these words are appropriate for Syrian dialect: 1) To drown: يغرف 2) Covered/covering: تغطية/مغطى 3) Studies Show: ??? الدرسات يفرشو??? 4) To touch: يلمس Thank you for your help! :-)

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يغرف  means "he scoops", verb: "غرف/gharafa" "to scoop". 

To drown is "غرق/gharaqa".

The difference is in letters ق and ف. 


The rest appear to be okay. However, I'd be more comfortable saying "الدراسات اظهروا / الدراسات اثبتوا'', concerning example two. 



 

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Syrian Dialect Vocabulary

I need to make a health presentation in a few days to a group of Syrian refugees and just want to check to make sure a few of these words are appropriate for Syrian dialect:
1) To drown:يغرق
2) Covered/covering: تغطية/مغطى
3) Studies Show: ???بينت  الدرسات  يفرشو???
4) To touch: يلمس

Thank you for your help! :-)  -welcome.

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