“Ma3ak bareezeh?”….. Sounds familiar?
I expect to hear this word when the fare on the taxi is lets say 1.60 JDs and the taxi driver want to save me from the mess of all the change!! but to hear this on one of the classiest 5 stars hotels in the dead sea.. now that’s a surprise!!! I don’t mean any disrespect to taxi drivers but HELLO!!! I am in a 5 stars hotel for god’s sakes! I am being charged a little more than 200$/night just for the room! The reason of my existence in this place is for me not to hear the word bareezeh!!! Please just give me all the change you got! I love my pocket full of coins, I can’t walk without hearing the sound of shlooneh and 3asharat in my pocket!! Yup dude that’s my problem!!
How come no one ever asked me if I have a dime when I get lets say $3.10 bill in the US? I don’t want to go through the 4 pockets in my pants and the 2 pockets in my jacket and the pocket in my shirt searching for the bareezeh so you’ll give me 1 JDs masek or 1/2 JD in one coin!! Just hand me all the change you got!!
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haha man this was funny!!!
LOL…I am sure that Jordan Tourism needs some time to understand the sense of real change. I feel so sorry to hear this. Some can consider this a small issue but that really reflects the big picture
I think it’s sweet of them, just for the sake of halal o haram. Not everyone is well off, and a bareezeh may make a big difference to some.
Man, it’s like saying hi here. you ask somebody how are you today? They say, fine thank you, m3ak bareezeh?
I think it is a nice courtesy thing. They want to save you from carrying all the change, at the same time, they want to save their change so that they won’t have to make a run to the bank. Or do you prefer the Taxi driver to give you the old “I am out of change routine†“wa ihiff il lairtain†!!
As Salaam ‘alakum. Not a native, but I am planning to visit Jordan soon. If I am following correctly Ma3ak bareezeh means, Do you have change? Like ’spare change?’ here in the States. Is that right? No matter I thought the post was funny anyway.
Ismail,
Thanks for your comment. The meaning is not a spare change, but let’s say that I want to pay for some stuff I just bought in a shop, and the total is 4.10 JDs. The cashier,in this case, will ask you if you have bareezeh “10 piasters” so he will give you back one JD in one piece to save you from carrying coins. I think sometimes they are just pushing it! It is kind of humorous though.
Anyways, Jordan is a great place to visit. I hope you will visit soon and have a great time while you’re here.
halla2 il mohim,,, m3ak bareezeh?? 3ashan a3teek comment masik
loooool, ya zalameh you didnt finish the story? I want to know if you had a bareezeh or not? loooool
alaah satar ma 7akolak ma3ak shelen haat 3ad
loool lesa el bareezeh ahwan, by the way have you heard abour qar6aa 
its more complicated heheh
WELCOME TO JORDAN
Ya Jama3a walahe we have Funny stuff in Jordan
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