Saturday 19 December 2015

Wednesday 9 December 2015

Come and help me 
Male : تعا / تعال ساعدني
Ta'a / ta'al saedni 
Female : تعي / تعالي ساعديني
Ta'ee / Ta'alee Saedeenee

Monday 7 December 2015

Tuesday 1 December 2015

I need more time (to finish some work)
محتاج وقت أكتر لأخلص كم شغلة
Mahthaj waqth akthar alkhalaas kam shaghla 

Wednesday 18 November 2015

this is not enough / this in incomplete
هيدا ما بيكفي
Hayda ma bekaffe (lebanese)
Whats happening
شو صاير
Shu saayir

Better

أحسن
Ahsan

Maybe

 يمكن / احتمال
yumkin/ ehthimael

Maybe he is outside

يمكن هو بره / احتمال هو بره
Yumkin hua barrah

Everybody knows about this 'subject/issue'

الكل بيعرف عن الموضوع
el-kel bya'aref an al-mawdhu'a

Wednesday 30 September 2015

Do you remember? ----------------- intha faakil? or atha'dhaker?

Don't forget ----------------- la thinsa

I remember ----------------- atha'dhaker

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Monday 23 March 2015

 Global Arabic Terms

courtesy : learnkuwaiti.com (youtube channel)


Hammam (emphasis on the H) = Toilet

Bayt = House

Dhireesha = window

Shokran = thank you

Aaffwan = you're welcome

lau samaHt (eoH) = please (excuse me)

lo samaHt = kuwaiti version

maHel = shop or place

Kebeer = big

seghiir = small (the GH part is guttural)

qalb = heart (the Q is guttural)
kuwaiti pronounciation = galb
egyptian/syrian = aalb

agool is kuwaiti version for speak
aaool in egyptian

Wednesday 11 February 2015

Tuesday 27 January 2015

I need your help with this


9dec15: This is definitely a difficult one for nonArab expats.

I've been given an easier version to convey

Come and help me 
Male : تعا / تعال ساعدني
Ta'a / ta'al saedni 
Female : تعي / تعالي ساعديني
Ta'ee / Ta'alee Saedeenee 

What is the arabic word for


Monday 26 January 2015

Please move your car

lousamahth harakh sayarthakh

لوسمحت حرك سيارتك

How do I say ......


I plan on compounding this with the English sentence that I would like to have translated for me when I speak with them from now on

I want to ask you a question

Ouread AN asalak souael

أوريد أن أسالك سؤال

Intro

The colleagues who will assist me are Egyptian and Lebanese. 

It is likely that some of my content will be their local dialect. 

Currently, my aim is to learn conversational (modern standard) Arabic that I can use in daily interactions.

If I do keep up with this commitment and you happen to be using it to add to your knowledge somehow, I advice you to exercise caution and confirm what you learn with someone who is aware of the language.

It is not my aim to speak perfect Arabic. 

It is important however, that what I do say, be respectful.