“šū fī? / شو في؟” means “What is it?” or “What’s going on?”

“šū haydā? / شو هَيْدا؟” (or the alternate form “šū hāy? / شو هاي؟”) means “What is this?”

Using short clips from Lebanese films and TV series, this video shows these two simple questions being posed in various situations.

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