arabic slang thread...

[aboosafar]

As salamu 'alaykum,
I'm putting this hear for discussion of our favourite arabic slang constructions and words.
Make sure that any phrases, or words etc. are mentioned along with which dialect they are from to avoid confusion insha'allah.

I heard some 'arab say, what sounded like Allah hayyeek.

Has anyone else heard this before and if so did I write it in accordance with it's correct pronunciation?

This is something I heard a lot of in Jordan.

I'll start there, but I can think of much more insha'allah later on.

Ma'as salamah,
Yousef Abus Safar

[Umm Ahmed]

wa 'alaykum assalaam

Allaah Hayyeek , its a greeting, Allaah greets you.

[Abuz Zubair]

As salamu 'alaykum,
I'm putting this hear for discussion of our favourite arabic slang constructions and words.
Make sure that any phrases, or words etc. are mentioned along with which dialect they are from to avoid confusion insha'allah.

I heard some 'arab say, what sounded like Allah hayyeek.

Has anyone else heard this before and if so did I write it in accordance with it's correct pronunciation?

This is something I heard a lot of in Jordan.

I'll start there, but I can think of much more insha'allah later on.

Ma'as salamah,
Yousef Abus Safar
Yes, I say this a lot in response to those who say: Hayyak Allah

[gag order]

how do i say in arabic - watzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuup!

[Abuz Zubair]

how do i say in arabic - watzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuup!
In many different ways depending on the context:

'amil eh (egyptian)

esh bak (makkawi/jeddawi slang)

esh lon

and of course: esh fawq, and the Salafi reply to that is: Allah ;)

[Umm Ahmed]

Here they say "Allaah Wain"(where is Allaah) to babies around 8 months, and the index finger point up SubhaanAllaah.

[ibn Kamal]

how do i say in arabic - watzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuup!

Shaku Maaku (Iraqi)
Shuu fi Maa fi (Schaam) or Shuu Saar
we say: 3amel shinu

[abu hafs]

we say: 3amel shinu

Who are "we " ..kuwaiti ?

[ibn Kamal]

Who are "we " ..kuwaiti ?
No, Sudani. But they also use "Shinu" in Iraq and Kuwait.

[Ibn Adam]

I'm easily satisfied so I derive pleasure from walking into seafood restaurants and asking "Ish fish?"

[Abuz Zubair]

Excellent opportunity for catching brain infection, guys! So go away!

[Abuz Zubair]

This poster was found in Mina in one of the European camps

[Ibn Adam]

Excellent opportunity for catching brain infection, guys! So go away!

Classic! I've got a whole bunch of new ones that I'm hoping to get up on my blog soon. There's just on more that I want to snap before I do it. I saw it when I drove past somewhere quickly but I'll need to catch a taxi to get it photographed properly.

[Abuz Zubair]

Hurry up then matey.... you always take your time!

And in case if anyone has missed what this guy's on about:

http://puglu.com/smallhatsonvowels/

[Deenin']

All arabic slang is disgusting.

[Abu_Adam]

Salaam ya maan (yes, 'maan' refeers to english 'man')

and the classic (how could you miss it!?!)

Izzay-yak?

[Umm Ahmed]

The egyptians have this classic too . Feee Aaiiiiii ? whats wrong

All my family in UK know that one , we were in this park and I in islamic Garb and the family in western clothing, and us all chatting he couldnt get how I could be in the middle of them, so he came right up to us and said "feeee Aaiiiii"

[aboosafar]

Another variation on kayfal haal in most muslim lands and I heard it's from Iraq is
Shlawnak or ish lawnak.

And in Jordan and I think most bilad ash sham (I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet) when you were expecting to see someone and didn't see him for a while or he arrives late:

Waynak ya zalama? (where you been man)

Zalama is rajul/man in bilad ash sham.

I saw someone already mentioned "shoo fee" as that's the best shami translation for "what's up" and it can also be done interchangebly with ish fee like many other things as ish and shu are the same thing pretty much.

And if you ain't seen somebody for a while and you run in to him "ma shuftuk min zaman".

[Abuz Zubair]

In Makkan/Jeddan accent it is: Waynak ya rajjaaal?!

[aboosafar]

All arabic slang is disgusting.

Akhi, Deenin, if you ever want to talk to arabs you pretty much have to learn some slang, as that's how they talk nowadays.

Talking Qur'anic arabic with 'arabs is like speaking King James English in America and being dead serious and expecting people to take you seriously and not laugh at you.

There are also many fushah words that many 'arab don't understand.

I recall hearing a narration of 'Ali saying "speak to the people in a language they understand" maybe someone could verify that for me, but Qur'anic arabic is not used by most 'arabs except in durus, radio, the news, etc. but not in everyday circumstance.

After living in Jordan a while and realizing how much people were laughing at me for speaking fushah I realized it's a must to learn some 'amiyah if you don't want to feel like a foreigner in a muslim land as well as be treated like one.

Like you mentioned about Shaykh Abu Ishaq, even many shuyukh speak some 'aamiyah so Allah knows best.

[aboosafar]

In Makkan/Jeddan accent it is: Waynak ya rajjaaal?!

Speaking of words for rajul, I heard zalama has a drastically different meaning in saudi then in bilad ash Sham.

A friend of mine told me he was chatting with someone from Saudi online and said something with "ya zalama" and the Saudi brother got very angry with him.

I think it means himar in Saudi or something like that and something else in Masr as well.

[gag order]

is bebzi the arabic for pepsi?

[Ibn Adam]

I like the non-verbal "no" that Saudis do.

It's an audible tut coupled with a quick dismissive head shake. Or, if they're really averse to something you might get around 5 of them in quick succession.

[Deenin']

Akhi, Deenin, if you ever want to talk to arabs you pretty much have to learn some slang, as that's how they talk nowadays.

Talking Qur'anic arabic with 'arabs is like speaking King James English in America and being dead serious and expecting people to take you seriously and not laugh at you.

There are also many fushah words that many 'arab don't understand.

I recall hearing a narration of 'Ali saying "speak to the people in a language they understand" maybe someone could verify that for me, but Qur'anic arabic is not used by most 'arabs except in durus, radio, the news, etc. but not in everyday circumstance.

After living in Jordan a while and realizing how much people were laughing at me for speaking fushah I realized it's a must to learn some 'amiyah if you don't want to feel like a foreigner in a muslim land as well as be treated like one.

Like you mentioned about Shaykh Abu Ishaq, even many shuyukh speak some 'aamiyah so Allah knows best.

Akhee, I know that. It's ridiculous to think you can get by in an Arab (whatever that is) country today with fus-ha. A lot of arabs (whatever that is) don't even know real arabic (I know what that is).

However it doesn't change the fact that I find any 'aameeyyah disgusting.

It's sound is extrmely ugly compared to the fus-ha. Fus-ha just flows. Floooooooooooooooooooooooooows.

Get me.

[Yousef al Khattab]

In many different ways depending on the context:

'amil eh (egyptian)

esh bak (makkawi/jeddawi slang)

esh lon

and of course: esh fawq, and the Salafi reply to that is: Allah ;)

asalam aleikoum wr wb,

shooo akhbarek ?

[Abu wakee]

ya zol!

gulta `alayk shinu?


some omani slang:

taw means now

seedha means straight or straight ahead; like 'amshi seedha'

[Abuz Zubair]

I like the non-verbal "no" that Saudis do.

It's an audible tut coupled with a quick dismissive head shake. Or, if they're really averse to something you might get around 5 of them in quick succession.
Sounds rude, doesn't it?!

Here's another one:

In Egypt, today is called: 'nahar da'... it took me MONTHS to realise this...

Another Saudi slang: juwwa - inside

Oh... and this is a funny one...

The Saudis pronounce their Qaf as Gaf...

Many of Mashaykh sometimes when giving lessons in the Fiqh of Zakah, mention the Zakah due on baqar (cow)...

just replace the q with g to know why UK brothers find it funny.

[ibn Kamal]

ya zol!

gulta `alayk shinu?


some omani slang:

taw means now

seedha means straight or straight ahead; like 'amshi seedha'

Ya zool, inta gult li shinu?

In Sudan we say to "now" "hassa", palestinians say it also and iraqis too. But others dont even know it.
In Egypt they say dilwa(q)ti, in Shaam hala and in Jazeera mostly al-7iin.

[Abuz Zubair]

Jazeera mostly al-7iin.

da7in.....

[ibn Kamal]

Sounds rude, doesn't it?!

Here's another one:

In Egypt, today is called: 'nahar da'... it took me MONTHS to realise this...

Another Saudi slang: juwwa - inside

Oh... and this is a funny one...

The Saudis pronounce their Qaf as Gaf...

Many of Mashaykh sometimes when giving lessons in the Fiqh of Zakah, mention the Zakah due on baqar (cow)...

just replace the q with g to know why UK brothers find it funny.
enaharda, yes al-nahar da. it is like dilwaqti دلوقت it comes from ده الوقت "this is the time". In Sudan we say "al-layla" for today. The opposite.
Also in Sudan we say "Juwa" (barra=outside) it is not something special saudi. Also the Qaaf spoken as G is in Sudan, Iraq, whole Khaleej and i think in Libya. In other Countries like Shaam and Masr they even dont spell the Qaaf. what is really annoying in khaleej if they speak the Kaaf like Jim. ahtschi latsch hatschi. hhhhhhhhhh
Quiz:
Who knows what the word "khaashuga" and "timin" means?

[Umm Ahmed]

Khaashuga means spoon in UAE.

Not all of the Khaleej uses G instead of Q , its baqar here not bagar. everyone along the coast of the gulf uses the Q , kuwait . damamam in saudi , Qatar UAE and Oman .
The egyptian influence on the saudis in the inner parts of the country is huge , I have met saudis thinking they were Egyptians by their accent.

[Ibn Adam]

The Saudis pronounce their Qaf as Gaf...

Many of Mashaykh sometimes when giving lessons in the Fiqh of Zakah, mention the Zakah due on baqar (cow)...

just replace the q with g to know why UK brothers find it funny.

There was an open day at our school and one of the "fun" activities was where kids were brought up to the mike and told to count in Arabic but everytime the number contained a س they had to substitute it for a ش and vice-versa ش with س.

So for example, they'd have to say خمشة rather than خمسة

It was a challenge thing, when they made a mistake they had to sit down and the next kid was brought up.

Anyway, we were sitting in the audience trying to stay awake when one kid made a mistake on 6 and the master of ceremonies started to repeatedly correct him as to how he should have pronounced it, my British friend and I couldn't help laughing.

[Abu wakee]

oh how could i forget 'al-layla'!

Man i love sudani dialect!

'thaa shinu?'

'thaa galam jadeed'

lol...

oh and in oman, many people substitute 'gaa' sound for 'jaa' like egyptians.

Also, for 'what' they use 'mu'...like if someone wants to say 'what's with you?!', they would say 'mu feek?!'

[Ibn Adam]

...you always take your time!

Ok, it's up now (http://www.puglu.com/smallhatsonvowels/?p=298).

[Yasir]

I've often found Arabic slang very difficult to understand, as I've not been exposed to it much.

From the context of the speech the intended meaning can sometimes be obvious, yet to understand it clearly, in my mind I've always had to resort to sort-of transforming the slang words into the manner I would have said it... until I become familiar with a common phrase.

From the thread it's clear that Arabic slang differs from place to place, but does anyone have any general tips to grasp the main components of slang, other than to move to a particular region?

[aboosafar]

Their are courses you could take on it with software.

Try looking up pimsleur's website and they have a course on Egyptian as well as Shami dialects that use the audio/vocal approach which is much more effective than grammar/tranlslation approach for learning how to speak.

This is the next best thing I know of if you can't be in an arabic environment.

I like the shami dialect best and that's the one I speak at least in a limited way because I lived in Jordan for a little while.

But if you can be in the environment, pimsleur should be the next best thing insha'allah.

I'll try and get you the link.

[aboosafar]

Here's the link:

http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/

The eastern dialect is the one spoken in bilad ash sham with some variation in different parts which are more noticable to natives then people like me, as I don't see the difference in dialect between Syrians, Palestinians, Jordanians, and Lebanese, as I think they have much more in common linguistically than they differ in but I could be off.

[ibn Kamal]

Khaashuga means spoon in UAE.

Not all of the Khaleej uses G instead of Q , its baqar here not bagar. everyone along the coast of the gulf uses the Q , kuwait . damamam in saudi , Qatar UAE and Oman .
The egyptian influence on the saudis in the inner parts of the country is huge , I have met saudis thinking they were Egyptians by their accent.
Yes, didnt know they say it in UAE too. One Iraqi once demanded a khaashuga to eat his timin(rice), i didnt have a clue what he wanted.
Kuwaitis, Qatar and i am sure UAE too, i think i heard it, they say G. Dont know how in damam, but Gasiim and whole najd they say also G instead of Q.

oh how could i forget 'al-layla'!

Man i love sudani dialect!

'thaa shinu?'

'thaa galam jadeed'
hhh where did you learn it?

[Umm Ahmed]

"Esh" means rice in the UAE , but "Esh" means "what" in some countries.

[gag order]

how do i say in arabic: 'may a thousand viruses infect your keyboard'


can we have an arabic cursing thread?

[Yousef al Khattab]

Asalam Aleikoum wr wb

This dua is for Internet Haganah:
in Shami
Allah ya3tikom alf virus 3ala alkibort ta3kom

in Moroccon
Allah ya3tikoum aalif virus 3la alkibortz dyalkom

This Dua and ending is for the Muslims that read this,

Hayakoum Allah :D
Akhokoum Fillah Yousef al-Khattab
http://www.al-buruj.com

[Yousef al Khattab]

enaharda, yes al-nahar da. it is like dilwaqti دلوقت it comes from ده الوقت "this is the time". In Sudan we say "al-layla" for today. The opposite.
Also in Sudan we say "Juwa" (barra=outside) it is not something special saudi. Also the Qaaf spoken as G is in Sudan, Iraq, whole Khaleej and i think in Libya. In other Countries like Shaam and Masr they even dont spell the Qaaf. what is really annoying in khaleej if they speak the Kaaf like Jim. ahtschi latsch hatschi. hhhhhhhhhh
Quiz:
Who knows what the word "khaashuga" and "timin" means?

i hate that accent! in beit hanina (al quds)they also are cho cho trains. i remember 2 guys discussing on the bus tam'een ruchab!

[gag order]

some more that need translating into slang:



may your monitor greet you with the blue screen of death

may your monitor greet you with the darkness the like of which has not been seen before

may your modem dial a 1000 premium rate numbers

may your hard drive be afflicted with the bugs of a 1000 pc's

may your inbox be afflicted with the spam of a 1000 thieves

may a 1000 emails be upon you

may your mouse litter your desktop with a 1000 droppings

may your call to customer services be routed to india - a 1000 times

may your speakers turn into ears and listen to what you were listening too

[Iqra]

some more that need translating into slang:
may your monitor greet you with the blue screen of death
may your monitor greet you with the darkness the like of which has not been seen before
may your modem dial a 1000 premium rate numbers
may your hard drive be afflicted with the bugs of a 1000 pc's
may your inbox be afflicted with the spam of a 1000 thieves
may a 1000 emails be upon you
may your mouse litter your desktop with a 1000 droppings
may your call to customer services be routed to india - a 1000 times
may your speakers turn into ears and listen to what you were listening too

Assalamu alaikum,

are these sweet words for your beloved morbius? :)

[gag order]

may his keyboard betray him and type that which he did not write

[Abuz Zubair]

some more that need translating into slang:



may your monitor greet you with the blue screen of death

may your monitor greet you with the darkness the like of which has not been seen before

may your modem dial a 1000 premium rate numbers

may your hard drive be afflicted with the bugs of a 1000 pc's

may your inbox be afflicted with the spam of a 1000 thieves

may a 1000 emails be upon you

may your mouse litter your desktop with a 1000 droppings

may your call to customer services be routed to india - a 1000 times

may your speakers turn into ears and listen to what you were listening too
hilarious! Blue screen of death! I remember those... haven't encountered them for a while!

[Umm]

What does khalajaat mean? It is in the interview with the wife of Shaheed Yusuf Hawwash rahimahullah.

In `eed-ul-fitr he sent to me saying: "`Eed would come to the sahaabah, and the honourable of them had been martyred, the loved of them had been lost, and they would have been tested in their spouses, parents and children. But all of this would not dampen the happiness of `eed in their souls. In fact this was the real meaning of `eed, effort, work, and sacrifice. So we, with what we are in, are the most rightful of people to celebrate `eed, and the most real in our happiness for what Allah has given us, and for our knowing Him. And to have thankfulness to Allah for it, on this great day. We now taste this deen, and feel it, and we find it in our khalajaat [someone help - don't know his one], fresh and soft just like the day it was revealed, alive and beating in our hearts and our blood mixing with it."

http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1043

[Yasir]

What does khalajaat mean?Emotions/Sentiments?

[Umm]

Could be. Is that a guess?

[Yasir]

Could be. Is that a guess?(خالجة) is an emotion/sentiment... (خوالج ، خالجات) are possible plurals.

[ibn Kamal]

"Esh" means rice in the UAE , but "Esh" means "what" in some countries.
yes ايش the saudis say that to "what". But i think in UAE it is written with ع, i could be wrong. In Sudan and Egypt 3aysh is another word for "bread", literally 3aysh means "life". One brother once told me that because in egypt and sudan they eat bread to everything it is called "3aysh" y3ane because they live from eating bread and in khaleej it is rice what they eat all the time, so they call it "3aysh". Dont know how true it is but makes sense hehe

[Umm Ahmed]

Yes thats true , I would say anna 3aysh henee , ( I live here)

[Umm]

(خالجة) is an emotion/sentiment... (خوالج ، خالجات) are possible plurals.

Jazakullah khairan. That makes sense. Is that Egyptian slang? I asked an Algerian sister ages ago who has studied fushah for years and she said she had never heard of it.

[gag order]

is the word

"waria"

arabic or somali slang ?

[Abu Faaris As-Sumalee]

yep im claiming that.

wariya' وريع


so what does bendoo mean?

[gag order]

is 'yalla yalla' slang?

[Friendly fire]

so what does bendoo mean?[/QUOTE]


LOL - I hear u say dat 2much...Its pein-du (which basically means a person who is like a villager in urdu)

[Abu Faaris As-Sumalee]

hahaa

Masha Allah, an explanation from Mr.bendoo himself.

how you doing bruv? tikei ?

[Friendly fire]

now u gta tell me what 'wariya ka-ley' means

[hearandobey]

how to say "a lot" in different dialects:

iraqi: huwaai
syrian: kteer
kuwaiti: waaid
tunisian: barsha

fusha: katheer

how to say right now:

iraqi: hessa
syrian: hallaa'
egyptian: dil-wa'ti
gulf: al-7een /d7een

fusha: al-aan

[hearandobey]

btw, what did "mistaanis" mean again?!

[Umm Ahmed]

btw, what did "mistaanis" mean again?!

Joyful for the man in this instance.

[Um Abdullah M.]

how to say "a lot" in different dialects:

iraqi: huwaai
syrian: kteer
kuwaiti: waaid
tunisian: barsha

fusha: katheer

Libyan: Tripoli = halba
Benghazi = wajid

Saudi = wajid (not sure if it is different in hijaz than in najd)


how to say right now:

iraqi: hessa
syrian: hallaa'
egyptian: dil-wa'ti
gulf: al-7een /d7een

fusha: al-aan

Libyan = tawwa

[WM]

*sigh*

Most Arabs can't speak Arabic :D

[Abu Maryam PK]

Bismillah
Dont ask for translation


اسم انا كومار عتيق اخو انا والله صديق
بابا انا شيب كبير ماما انا مريض كتير
اخو انا كلوو صغير مافي فلوس انا فقير
عشرة سنة شغل هنا مافي شوف اهلي انا
ممكن موت انا هنا فكر مشغوول تعبان انا



تنين سنة مافي فلوس كفيل كلام بعدين يشووف
والله حرام ولازم فلوس مسلم انا مافي هندووس
لازم سفر رمضان انا انا مافي حيووان
لازم انا رووح بلاد سوي زواج جيب ولاد
كفيل كلام هذا بلد مافي زواج مافي ولـد
انت شغل هنا حمار مفهوم كلام يا كومار
كفيل انا كرشوو كبير ممكن ياكل لحم خنزير



انا كرشوو كتير صغير لو نفختوو والله يطير
جيت بلاد شعر كتير شعر اسوود سمسم حرير
دالحين انا شعر كلوو يطير مافي صغير مافي كبير
سكن انا غرف صغير مافي مكيف مافي سرير

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[Abu Maryam PK]

السعودي: ليش أنت سويت جنجال مع صديق

- الهندي الأول: هو ما في كويس سيم سيم شيطان.. قرقر كتير سيم سيم حرمة

- الهندي الثاني: الله معلوم كل شيء.. أنا كلام ما في خلي كلو شغل بكره.. لازم خلص شغل

اليوم علشان أنت يرتاح.. هو كلام أنت ما في مخ، أنت مخ خراب

[Abu Maryam PK]

Extremely readable. The new language, ladies and gentlemen: Al-Saimawiyyah:
http://www.srqa3h.com/vb/t1720.html#post18249

[WM]

I'm not going to rhyme the translation...

Bismillah
Dont ask for translation


اسم انا كومار عتيق اخو انا والله صديق
بابا انا شيب كبير ماما انا مريض كتير

Dad, I'm a big man (adult), Mum, I'm very ill

اخو انا كلوو صغير مافي فلوس انا فقير

Bro, I'm 'kluww' [?] small, I don't have any money and am poor

عشرة سنة شغل هنا مافي شوف اهلي انا

I've been working here for ten years and haven't been able to see (visit) my family

ممكن موت انا هنا فكر مشغوول تعبان انا

I might die here, there's a lot on my mind and I'm tired

تنين سنة مافي فلوس كفيل كلام بعدين يشووف

I haven't had money for eight years, enough talking, we'll see what happens (later) [?]

والله حرام ولازم فلوس مسلم انا مافي هندووس

W'Allah it's haram [next part is un-grammatical so hard to transl.] and Muslims should have money [?] I'm not a Hindu

لازم سفر رمضان انا انا مافي حيووان

I should be allowed to travel (holiday, presumably) during Ramadan, I'm not an animal

لازم انا رووح بلاد سوي زواج جيب ولاد

I should go to a country [?], get married and have kids [this is very shami btw]

كفيل كلام هذا بلد مافي زواج مافي ولـد

Enough talk! This country has no marriage or children [?]

انت شغل هنا حمار مفهوم كلام يا كومار

You work here as a donkey (works), Kumar [Now I get it :D ]

كفيل انا كرشوو كبير ممكن ياكل لحم خنزير

[Wait...Kafeel is a name?]



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[WM]

Yes- that translation was terrible but this is great practice :D

[Abu Maryam PK]

اسم انا كومار عتيق اخو انا والله صديق
بابا انا شيب كبير ماما انا مريض كتير
My name is Atieeq Kumar,
Brother I am, By Allah, sadeeq(indian worker)
My Dad is very old, Mum is very ill

اخو انا كلوو صغير مافي فلوس انا فقير

All my brothers are small, I don't have any money and am broke

عشرة سنة شغل هنا مافي شوف اهلي انا

I've been working here for ten years and haven't been able to see (visit) my family

ممكن موت انا هنا فكر مشغوول تعبان انا

I might die here, there's a lot on my mind and I'm tired

تنين سنة مافي فلوس كفيل كلام بعدين يشووف

I haven't been paid for two years, kafeel [boss] we'll se later

والله حرام ولازم فلوس مسلم انا مافي هندووس

W'Allah it's haram. Gimme my money. Me a Muslims , not a Hindu

لازم سفر رمضان انا انا مافي حيووان

I should be allowed to travel.during Ramadan, I'm am me, not an animal

لازم انا رووح بلاد سوي زواج جيب ولاد

I should go to my country, get married and have kids

كفيل كلام هذا بلد مافي زواج مافي ولـد

Kafeel said In This country no marriage, no children

انت شغل هنا حمار مفهوم كلام يا كومار

You work here ,donkey , undestand Kumar?

كفيل انا كرشوو كبير ممكن ياكل لحم خنزير

Kafil of mine is big eater, he can eat a pig



انا كرشوو كتير صغير لو نفختوو والله يطير
I eat small very little morsels , if there was nothing i would fly
جيت بلاد شعر كتير شعر اسوود سمسم حرير
when i came here, i have many black hair, same same silk

دالحين انا شعر كلوو يطير مافي صغير مافي كبير
and now...all are gone, no big no small hair
سكن انا غرف صغير مافي مكيف مافي سرير
my camp has small rooms, no A/C no bed
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[Abu Maryam PK]

Yes- that translation was terrible but this is great practice
no beig deal. it's all slang of the worse type/

[Abuz Zubair]

LOL! This was hilarious!!

[Abu Maryam PK]

LOL! This was hilarious!!
it isn't quite made-up is it?

[Um Abdullah M.]

LOL! This was hilarious!!

I second that !

[Fajr]

Subhanallah that was so funny!


والله حرام ولازم فلوس مسلم انا مافي هندووس
لازم سفر رمضان انا انا مافي حيووان

جيت بلاد شعر كتير شعر اسوود سمسم حرير
دالحين انا شعر كلوو يطير مافي صغير مافي كبير

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[Yasir]

it isn't quite made-up is it?It’d be amusing if it wasn’t quite so true in places…

[Abu Dawud]

As-salamu 'alaikum,

North African "wazzup?":

Moroccan:
Kirâk?
or
Kidair?
or
Kirak-kidair?

Algerian:
Wash-râk?

how to say "a lot" in different dialects:

iraqi: huwaai
syrian: kteer
kuwaiti: waaid
tunisian: barsha

fusha: katheer

Moroccan: Ktîr or bezâf

how to say right now:

iraqi: hessa
syrian: hallaa'
egyptian: dil-wa'ti
gulf: al-7een /d7een

fusha: al-aan

Moroccan: Drouk

[izzi]

As-salamu 'alaikum,

North African "wazzup?":

Moroccan:
Kirâk?
or
Kidair?
or
Kirak-kidair?

Algerian:
Wash-râk?



Moroccan: Ktîr or bezâf



Moroccan: Drouk


in moroccan it's dabba,...

dabba means now...

[Abu Dawud]

in moroccan it's dabba,...

dabba means now...

Yes "dâba" is Moroccan too. In North-East Morocco they use "drouk" mostly.

[izzi]

Yes "dâba" is Moroccan too. In North-East Morocco they use "drouk" mostly.

yeah i didn't know that

i said it to my family and they understood it hahaha

i was like...subhanALLAH i didnt know that hehe

wassalaam

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

Hayakallah isnt Slang its Foshah.

[Dawn]

how do i say in arabic - watzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuup!

Waish !!!!

[Abu wakee]

Waish !!!!

Mukhbaaaar!

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

how do i say in arabic - watzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuup!

3aamil ey
Zayyak
Shlonak

[Dawn]

keefak !!!

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

keefak !!!

Its a Slang thread!! One more violation and you will be banned!

[Dawn]

Its a Slang thread!! One more violation and you will be banned!


keefak is slang for how are you...

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

lol, maybe you learned that in Siberia but Keyfak isnt slang as Kayf means how in Foshah and the K stand for you , so it means How you, or How are you as we would say it!

[hearandobey]

lol, maybe you learned that in Siberia but Keyfak isnt slang as Kayf means how in Foshah and the K stand for you , so it means How you, or How are you as we would say it!

sorry bro but it IS slang.

[abbccdd]

I like the non-verbal "no" that Saudis do.

It's an audible tut coupled with a quick dismissive head shake. Or, if they're really averse to something you might get around 5 of them in quick succession.

A lot of people do that here in the UK, not the 5 headshakes in quick succession though usually just one or two...

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

"Slang is the use of highly words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language."

So you want to say that Kayfak isn't considered standard in Arabic, do you people even know Arabic, not a few words or sentences but the language as a whole?

[hearandobey]

"Slang is the use of highly words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language."

So you want to say that Kayfak isn't considered standard in Arabic, do you people even know Arabic, not a few words or sentences but the language as a whole?

what? arabic is my native language, what are you on about? you can't say "kayfak"? that means "how you?" it is NOT fusha, ask everyone else here that know arabic.

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

I know Arabic to and lets see, and you shouldnt translate into English cause there is no "is" in Arabic:

أحمد مريض

or is this also slang to cause it says "Ahmed sick".

[hearandobey]

oh dear... how about we get some of the other arabic speakers to come here and ask their thoughts? maybe if you get abuz zubair, yasir, abu ma'mar or someone else?

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

Dont talk so condesending to me woman, besides shoudnt you be cooking somewhere?

[Dawn]

it is slang where i come from. if it means something else in your language then am not aware of it.

[Dawn]

sorry bro but it IS slang.

jzakAllah khair.

[hearandobey]

Dont talk so condesending to me woman, besides shoudnt you be cooking somewhere?

try to have some respect please and don't call me "woman". you're the one that clearly hasn't understood things, as you're connecting the example of "ahmed (is) sick" with "keefak".

and i've done the cooking already, thank you very much.

[Dawn]

Dont talk so condesending to me woman, besides shoudnt you be cooking somewhere?


brother, you don't have to be mean. and btw its spelled condescending.

[Abu Bakr as-Somali]

I'm not English speaking person (as first or even 2nd language) now I'm asking Slang means العامية right?