شو قصة

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

  • أيش قصّة (ʔayš ʔuṣṣit, ʔēš ʔuṣṣit)

Etymology

From شو (šū, “what”) +‎ قصة (ʔuṣṣa, ʔiṣṣa, “story”), literally “what's the story of”.

Phrase

شو قصة • (šu ʔuṣṣit or šu ʔiṣṣit)

  1. What's wrong with ...? What's the deal with ...? What's ...'s problem?
    Synonyms: شو إشب (šu ʔišb), شو بـ (šu b-)
    شو قصّتو هالباب معلّق؟
    šu ʔuṣṣto hal-bāb mʕalliʔ?
    What's the deal with this door, [why is it] stuck?
    أبصر شو قصتك اليوم ما عم فيك تركّز
    ʔabṣar šu ʔuṣṣtak l-yawm ma ʕam fīk trakkiz
    I don't know what's wrong with you today, all unable to focus
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