“Comfortable” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Comfortable” (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Merteh

(f) Merteha

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مرتاح (m)

مرتاحة (f)

 

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Are you comfortable?”

(m) 2enta merteh?

(f) 2ente mertehe?

أنت مرتاح؟ (m)

أنتي مرتاحة؟ (f)

 
“I am comfortable.”

2ana merteh.

.أنا مرتاح

 
“The kids are comfortable.”

2al 2alwed mertehin.

.الاولاد مرتاحين

 
“This is a comfortable chair.”

Hayda 2al kerse mrayih.

.هيدا الكرسي مريح

 
“That was a comfortable flight.”

Kenit 2al rehle mrayhe.

.كانت الرحلة مريحة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Comfortable” in Tunisian Arabic