kobayashi ḫamṭu @mattboot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026he seemed to understand me mostly except for a couple moments. i knew "3āyiz" was not levantine but i couldn't remember "biddi" until after the conversation. 170
kobayashi ḫamṭu @mattboot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026but also sometimes i think if you're used to listening to a different variety it can make things worse when the other person enters some intra-dialect no mans land 171