What does this Egyptian Arabic song mean in English?
Listen to the song
here.
Thanks! : )
posted by thatgirl1985
on Nov 2, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm curious to what
this sign says and I don't even know whether it's Arabic or Persian. It was posted among hipsterish events posters on a busy Montreal street. Anyone?
posted by zadcat
on Apr 1, 2012 -
1 answer
My dear Egyptian friend calls me "Yah Soosah" and "Yah Habibti." What does this mean? I'm pretty sure these are terms of endearment, but what do they mean? She said "yah soosah" is an old Egyptian word. Help me figure out the meaning of my new pet names. Thank you!!! : )
posted by thatgirl1985
on Mar 26, 2012 -
13 answers
What language is this? The two things I remember sounded like "nazoor sun" and "sollaar sun" for how are you and fine thanks, or similar. The guy who taught me speaks several languages including Farsi, Arabic, Azerji and Turkish, but googling hasn't worked for me. What was he teaching me? I'd like to learn some phrases in that language to surprise him with next time I see him.
posted by Chrysalis
on Feb 21, 2011 -
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All this revolution stuff is making me curious about this whole middle east and north africa place I hear so much about. So much so I'm half thinking of learning Arabic, or at least trying and failing. Oh God's of Mefi which dialect should I go for? Whats easiest to learn or most understood by most people: Egyptian, Classical,Standard, Gulf, Syrian, Maghreb or waa?
posted by Damienmce
on Feb 16, 2011 -
16 answers
In Arabic, what are the words for mirroring, mirrored, mirror (the verb "to mirror" rather than the noun, if they differ), and if possible mirrorer ("one who mirrors")? I'm most looking for the transliteration but I'd also love to see the Arabic script.
posted by kalapierson
on Nov 18, 2010 -
7 answers
I want to learn arabic and live in los angeles. Already graduated college but need some kind of class / structured lessons because I wont learn it on my own time. Any good resources?
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posted by outsider
on Jul 12, 2010 -
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What are some good online and offline resources for learning Arabic as a beginner? At this point I'm really just trying to focus on learning the characters and script and it would be great to find some online exercises or a good workbook to start with (I'm trying to learn Levantine Arabic).
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posted by minicloud
on May 19, 2010 -
8 answers
What's going on grammatically in the opening verse of the Quran, which uses a sound masculine plural for the word "worlds"?
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posted by Biru
on Apr 9, 2010 -
10 answers
I'm building a basic phrase list that I will learn for countries that I visit. What are your most useful travel phrases?
I'm also looking for anything that would be useful specifically for Egyptian Arabic.
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posted by Alison
on Nov 30, 2009 -
14 answers
Arabic, but not MSA: Do you know of a decent one-week crash course in Egyptian colloquial in Cairo or Alexandria?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 2, 2009 -
3 answers
I'm kicking around a concept for a theoretical piece I hope to work on in the near future, dealing with the way "femininity" and the "female" category are conceived of linguistically. Help me find some empirical data!
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posted by parkbench
on Mar 24, 2009 -
24 answers
Basic Arabic help with mim, jim, haa, etc. combined with other letters at the beginning of words.
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posted by proj
on Mar 2, 2009 -
6 answers
Does anyone around here have any experience with the online classes offered by Arab Academy? General quality and transferability of credits are my main concerns.
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posted by pullayup
on Sep 29, 2008 -
2 answers
Foreign language "bibles" (superlative, comprehensive language resources) for language-learning lovers?
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posted by zeek321
on Apr 3, 2008 -
10 answers
I need to prepare some labels with seven different languages printed in their own written language.
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posted by tellurian
on Feb 24, 2008 -
9 answers
Yet another Arabic question. A lot of people have mentioned that I should make a point to watch Arabic tv to immerse myself more in the language. I don't have cable, though. Are there are any good spoken-Arabic (subtitled) movies you know of that I might be able to get on Netflix? (Bonus points if any are in modern Egyptian.) Otherwise, does anyone know of anyone who rents Arabic dubbed/subtitled dvds in the Bay area?
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posted by miss lynnster
on May 1, 2007 -
6 answers
Polyglotfilter: Okay, so I am trying to learn Arabic. Sometimes I hit big, ginormous walls with it, but I'm determined to not give up. Just the lack of a
good dictionary is frustrating. So... any helpful tips?
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posted by miss lynnster
on Apr 23, 2007 -
16 answers
I'm about halfway through my first year of college-level Modern Standard Arabic, and would love it if someone experienced in Arabic instruction/linguistics in general could make some suggestions for materials with which I can supplement my textbook. Bonus question if you live in or around Chicago! Look inside!
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posted by pullayup
on Feb 9, 2006 -
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LanguageFilter: Any Arabic speakers here? I'm trying to decipher an Arabic phrase: "Baashake ya halo." I might have spelled it wrong, but I know it's not a common Arabic phrase so much as it is slang. Any ideas?
posted by symphonik
on Dec 12, 2004 -
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