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egyptfind
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Hi there!

I am studiying arabic (first level) and I have my speech/oral exam on monday...I just forgot how to say:

-"small,huge,nice and ugly" (referring to a city or a town, for example...)

-"Housewife"...in the sentence "my mother is a housewife..." Specially the endings of that Idafa;-)

Your help is so so appreciated, as soon as i see it written i will remember how my teacher told us;-)

Thanx a lot!!!!


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quote:
Originally posted by egyptfind:
Hi there!

I am studiying arabic (first level) and I have my speech/oral exam on monday...I just forgot how to say:

-"small,huge,nice and ugly" (referring to a city or a town, for example...)

-"Housewife"...in the sentence "my mother is a housewife..." Specially the endings of that Idafa;-)

Your help is so so appreciated, as soon as i see it written i will remember how my teacher told us;-)

Thanx a lot!!!!


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Hello Egyptfind,

A- smal (sagheer) - Huge (dakhm) - Ugly (qabeeh)- Nice (lateef)

B - housewife (rabatBayt) or (rabatManzel)

Good Luck

Ahmed
(Arabic Private Tutor) http://arabic-private-tutor.faithweb.com


[This message has been edited by ah_farrag (edited 09 June 2005).]


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Shukran!!!

And how do you end thay rabat bayt? I mean...Rabatun beiti??(sorry for the spelling but i am studiying standard arabic, with those vocalic endings;-)


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Originally posted by ah_farrag:
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Hello Egyptfind,

A- smal (sagheer) - Huge (dakhm) - Ugly (qabeeh)- Nice (lateef)

B - housewife (rabatBayt) or (rabatManzel)

Good Luck

Ahmed
(Arabic Private Tutor) http://arabic-private-tutor.faithweb.com


[This message has been edited by ah_farrag (edited 09 June 2005).]



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Hi
Dont mention it.
You mean how would you say the phrase according to vowel marks....
Let's have an example
Ex: My mother is a housewife.
In Arabic (Modern Standerd)it would be
{Ummy Rabat(O) Bayte(N) }
The 1st word is ended by KASRAH
The 2nd is ended by DAMAH
The 3rd is ended by KASRAH with TASHDEED

Good Luck
Ahmed

[This message has been edited by ah_farrag (edited 09 June 2005).]


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Hi ...

and what means "malak" ???



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shukran "again"!!! useful hints!
quote:
Originally posted by ah_farrag:
Hi
Dont mention it.
You mean how would you say the phrase according to vowel marks....
Let's have an example
Ex: My mother is a housewife.
In Arabic (Modern Standerd)it would be
{Ummy Rabat(O) Bayte(N) }
The 1st word is ended by KASRAH
The 2nd is ended by DAMAH
The 3rd is ended by KASRAH with TASHDEED

Good Luck
Ahmed

[This message has been edited by ah_farrag (edited 09 June 2005).]



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quote:
Originally posted by FunnyGirl:
Hi ...

and what means "malak" ???


Hi FunnyGirl
It seems like someone calls you (Enti Malak)
I guess......
It means you are an angel

G Luck
Ahmed.


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Hey, i want to write to my bf some nice words, so can someone help me.
I want to help me how to spell and write:"you mean life for me, and you are my precious gift"Thnks for help

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quote:
Originally posted by egyro2005:
Hey, i want to write to my bf some nice words, so can someone help me.
I want to help me how to spell and write:"you mean life for me, and you are my precious gift"Thnks for help

*enta leya hayaty we enta aghla hedeyyah*


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Thanks for help, i just sent it to him and wait his reaction
quote:
Originally posted by philosopher:
*enta leya hayaty we enta aghla hedeyyah*


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quote:
Originally posted by egyro2005:
Thanks for help, i just sent it to him and wait his reaction

hey, again plz if someone could help me to write another messages to my egyptian bf, i want to make him happy because i could speak his language.
i want to know how i cant write to him: i dont know if you love me so much how i love you.You are my angel"Thanks for help


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quote:
Originally posted by ah_farrag:
Hi FunnyGirl
It seems like someone calls you (Enti Malak)
I guess......
It means you are an angel


But why wouldn't he use the female form?


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quote:
Originally posted by egyro2005:

i want to know how i cant write to him: i dont know if you love me so much how i love you.You are my angel"Thanks for help

yeeeeaaaauuukkkk!!!!!!
Just tell him.... ana andee felouz keteer!! he will love you forever!!

[This message has been edited by Samia (edited 12 June 2005).]


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quote:
Originally posted by Dalia:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ah_farrag:
[b] Hi FunnyGirl
It seems like someone calls you (Enti Malak)
I guess......
It means you are an angel


But why wouldn't he use the female form?

[/B][/QUOTE]

Hi Mr. Expert
I think you have a so long nose....
Robin


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Samia please translate ana andee felouz keteer. Thanks!


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quote:
Originally posted by egyro2005:
hey, again plz if someone could help me to write another messages to my egyptian bf, i want to make him happy because i could speak his language.
i want to know how i cant write to him: i dont know if you love me so much how i love you.You are my angel"Thanks for help

Be careful, since he got already once upset with you because you are chatting with other guys on the net....... he could have another chance to be jealous and question where you have all this vocabulary from.


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quote:
Originally posted by Samia:
yeeeeaaaauuukkkk!!!!!!
Just tell him.... ana andee felouz keteer!! he will love you forever!!

[This message has been edited by Samia (edited 12 June 2005).]



Come on, Samia, be nice. Karla already had once problems before with her boyfriend because someone translated her beautiful words into something bad - and it hit her hard.


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quote:
Originally posted by karla:
Samia please translate ana andee felouz keteer. Thanks!


hi Karla,
The Exact translation
for ana andy felous keteer
I have lots of money ( but the idea of saying this to a woman)
is I am broke and I want to marry you to spend your money on my girlfreind


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LOL.Thanks for explanation freeman



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quote:
Originally posted by r_wood:
Hi Mr. Expert
I think you have a so long nose....
Robin


I don't get your comment - my question was serious. I noticed that some people always address me in the male form, my bauwab always does it, for example, and I'd really like to know the reason for that.


FYI - it's "such a long nose".



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quote:
Originally posted by Dalia:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by r_wood:
[b] Hi Mr. Expert
I think you have a so long nose....
Robin


I don't get your comment - my question was serious. I noticed that some people always address me in the male form, my bauwab always does it, for example, and I'd really like to know the reason for that.


FYI - it's "such a long nose".

[/B][/QUOTE]

have you ever asked your self why he addressed to you in a male format


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quote:
Originally posted by freeman:
have you ever asked your self why he addressed to you in a male format

LOL ... I was sure someone would make that kind of comment. But I can assure noone would ever mistake me for a man.

On a serious note - someone told me that whenever a khawaga shows up in an Egyptian movie or on TV he / she usually speaks very bad Arabic and only knows the male form of words, thus many people assume that's the way to address a foreigner. That's a reasonable explanation but I'm wondering if there are any other reasons ...


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quote:
Originally posted by Dalia:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by freeman:
[b] have you ever asked your self why he addressed to you in a male format


LOL ... I was sure someone would make that kind of comment. But I can assure noone would ever mistake me for a man.

On a serious note - someone told me that whenever a khawaga shows up in an Egyptian movie or on TV he / she usually speaks very bad Arabic and only knows the male form of words, thus many people assume that's the way to address a foreigner. That's a reasonable explanation but I'm wondering if there are any other reasons ...

[/B][/QUOTE]

Addressing a woman in the male form happen in Egypt specially in love talk, flirting and songs as for male form with forigners, I guess some Egyptians may find male form will be easier to understand. In Egyptian movie usually the western women speak in female form even to men, and this has some truth between those who can't make the distinction ,they address both women and men in the same way they are addressed by a


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My god what a mess!!!
That's why arabic seems so difficult for me???
I wanted to go to any arabis speaking cuntry to learn good the language, which are your preferenes referring to hearing and learning a the most stantard arabic (I amb an spanish native speaker...;-)


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