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شو في؟ — The Levantine Way to Ask “What’s Wrong?” or “What’s Going On?”

If you spend any time around Syrian, Palestinian, Jordanian, or Lebanese speakers, you’ll almost certainly hear شو في؟ — a short, emotional question used for

ماشي الحال (Mashi El-Hal) — The “It’s Okay” That Says a Lot

Suppose you spend time in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, or Palestine. In that case, you’ll quickly hear people say ماشي الحال. It literally means “the situation

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