Nat
How to say something is very bad in colloquial Arabic? (Egyptian/Syrian)

Is there an expression used when something is very bad in Arabic? I'm trying to translate a video and need an expression that describes a bad situation. 

I know there are words like "zift" زفت and فسخ, but any other longer expressions?

Mar 24, 2016 4:53 PM
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Actually Nat, زِفْت will do ;D I can't believe that I'm saying زفت on italki, but it's the best word to describe this in our dialects, so موقف زفت or موقف زي الزفت will work. In my dialect, I would say موقف صعب and it's MSA as well, it sounds more appropriate in formal situations.

If you wanted something to describe a bad situation in MSA, I would have recommended what Wael said. I would like to know the meaning of فسخ? Never heard of it before.

March 27, 2016
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اهذب لفظ ممكن  يتقال

حصل موقف سئ جدا

او... وحش قوي

March 31, 2016
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يا نهار اسود! ايه الزفت ده!؟

(بنقول الكلام دا كتير. عبارة عادية وهي طايرة)

March 28, 2016
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Ok you can say  موقف زى الزفت  or موقف زبالة of course there are other words but they are kind of vulgar and actually those two are borderline.
March 24, 2016
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 منيل بنيلة

March 29, 2016
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