{"id":6119,"date":"2025-06-24T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2025-06-27T07:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:59:01","slug":"how-do-people-in-damascus-name-sounds-discover-the-secrets-of-our-dialect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/en\/6119\/how-do-people-in-damascus-name-sounds-discover-the-secrets-of-our-dialect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secrets of Shami Dialect: How We Refer to Sounds!"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>In Damascus, everything has a sound\u2026 and every sound has a name. Nothing happens around us without us giving it a name that fits just right\u2014from hammers to spoons, ghee to cars, our dialect knows exactly how to describe every little detail. It\u2019s like life has its own sound effects\u2026 only in<a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Damascene Arabic<\/a>.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image09.jpg\" alt=\"\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0623\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645 \u0628\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0651\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0627\u062a\u061f \u062a\u0639\u0631\u0641\u0648\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0644\u0647\u062c\u062a\u0646\u0627!\" class=\"wp-image-6114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image09.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image09-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image09-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>    <div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sound-names-in-damascus-they-re-a-language-of-their-own\"><strong>Sound names in Damascus? They\u2019re a language of their own<\/strong>!<\/h2>    <div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p>Water boiling in a pot? That\u2019s <strong>boqboqa<\/strong> \u2013 <em>bubbling<\/em><\/p>    <p>Water sloshing in a bucket? That\u2019s <strong>kharkhara<\/strong> \u2013 <em>sloshing<\/em><\/p>    <p>Ghee sizzling on top of fatteh? <strong>Tashtasha<\/strong> \u2013 <em>sizzling<\/em><\/p>    <p>Shivering from the cold? That\u2019s <strong>tak taka<\/strong> \u2013 <em>shuddering<\/em><\/p>    <p>Stuttering when you speak? <strong>Ta\u2019ta\u2019a<\/strong> \u2013 <em>stuttering<\/em><\/p>    <p>Speaking nonsense? That\u2019s <strong>barbara<\/strong> \u2013 <em>babbling<\/em><\/p>    <p>Grinding your teeth? That\u2019s <strong>kazkaza<\/strong><\/p>    <p>Your keys clinking together? That\u2019s <strong>khashkhasha<\/strong><\/p>    <p>Chalk screeching on a board? <strong>Sarsara<\/strong> \u2013 <em>screeching<\/em><\/p>    <p>Knocking on a door? <strong>Daqdaqa<\/strong> \u2013 <em>knocking<\/em><\/p>    <p>A laugh from the heart? <strong>Karkara<\/strong> \u2013 <em>a hearty laugh<\/em><\/p>    <p>Mouthwash swishing? <strong>Gharghara<\/strong> \u2013 <em>gargling<\/em><\/p>    <p>Whispering softly? <strong>Washwasha<\/strong> \u2013 <em>whispering<\/em><\/p>    <p>Stomach rumbling? <strong>Zaqzaqa<\/strong> \u2013 <em>grumbling<\/em><\/p>    <p>Table wobbling? <strong>La\u2019la\u2019a<\/strong> \u2013 <em>wobbling<\/em><\/p>    <p>Car stalling or slowing down? We say: <em>\u201cfi laklaka bel sayyara\u201d<\/em><\/p>    <p>A ringing bell? <strong>Tantana<\/strong><\/p>    <p>Scratching your skin? <strong>Hak haka<\/strong><\/p>    <p>A ball bouncing off the ground? <strong>Dajdaja<\/strong><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Did you like the article about: How Do People in Damascus Name Sounds? Discover the Secrets of Our Dialect? You might also like:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisdimashq.com\/en\/3453\/12-things-that-remind-us-exactly-why-we-love-damascus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 Things That Remind Us Exactly Why We Love Damascus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>    <p><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Damascus, everything has a sound\u2026 and every sound has a name. Nothing happens around us without us giving it a name that fits just right\u2014from hammers to spoons, ghee to cars, our dialect knows exactly how to describe every little detail. It\u2019s like life has its own sound effects\u2026 only in Damascene Arabic. 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