Miscellaneous (not lyrics) Arabic <-> English Translations - Page 7

najla · 07-14-2009, 12:02 PM

hello everybody! Is this correct? U become(...) : enta betseer(...)

and how to say this in Lebanese: Why ur so excited about it? Is there anything else that u are thinking about?

thanks in advance

josephpausini · 07-14-2009, 12:12 PM

I believe you can say:

Leh hal 2ad metf2el? fi shi teny 3am tfaker fih?

Rhonda9080 · 07-14-2009, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daydream

you'd like it without numbers? if so, here you go:
Shu fi baynatna
Oyounek helween
Aam eghra' eb bahr oyounek
lazem fahmek ino nahna mnelba' lebaad
ya habibti sara'teeli albi mnee
ya habibti enti eli

Yes! Thank you so much! I am working with American editors/readers, so it has to be simple for them, but I don't want to throw any Arabic readers with poor grammar or the wrong dialect. The main character in this book is a Lebanese American who goes back to Lebanon during the 1980s civil war. For once, I hope for an Arabic hero--not anti-hero. THIS you provided is just the sort of translation I was looking for!
Shukran!

najla · 07-14-2009, 12:21 PM

thank u Joseph

Rhonda9080 · 07-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Ok--I just tried this out in the scene. It works! Arabic is such a beautiful language!
I'm still kind of having trouble with the whole "You're so hot/sexy" part
Would he say to her,
ya habibti, Enti hatir… motheer... (?)

selenity · 07-14-2009, 12:41 PM

Hi! Can anybody translate this:

rule number one fel 2este2bal......ESCAPE when u should ESCAPE "el nas de ma3andehash tafahom wla eh....y5rbet el relatives"

Thank you!!

Zahra2008 · 07-14-2009, 02:53 PM

in this part, what letters are behind the "*" ...

We Lamma Lamaset Dmou3ha Khaddoh … 7*** Beeha We Bass Leeha
and when she touched his tears , he was gone...he will still think of her and he will stay only for her

Oriee · 07-14-2009, 03:24 PM

@Zahra: a double s

Zahra2008 · 07-14-2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oriee

@Zahra: a double s

I imagine that .. thanxs dear Oriee!

marjo1988 · 07-14-2009, 04:36 PM

hi everybody plz i need a translation in lebanese dialect :

happy birthday, for you and your sister, i wish to be with you, but my heart is with you...i wish to be in august to see you, because i miss you. and don't say its "false", i enough have pain.

thanks in advance

Daydream · 07-14-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marjo1988

hi everybody plz i need a translation in lebanese dialect :

happy birthday, for you and your sister, i wish to be with you, but my heart is with you...i wish to be in august to see you, because i miss you. and don't say its "false", i enough have pain.

thanks in advance

Kel 3am w ente w ekhtak ebkhair, ya reit feni koun ma3kon laken albi ma3kon... baddee shoufak b August l2eno sht2telak. la t2eli ino hayde "kezbe" bykfeeni waja3

Daydream · 07-14-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by selenity

Hi! Can anybody translate this:

rule number one fel 2este2bal......ESCAPE when u should ESCAPE "el nas de ma3andehash tafahom wla eh....y5rbet el relatives"

Thank you!!

rule number one in reception....ESCAPE when you should ESCAPE "these kinds of people don't have any understanding or what?.... damn relatives"

Daydream · 07-14-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhonda9080

Ok--I just tried this out in the scene. It works! Arabic is such a beautiful language!
I'm still kind of having trouble with the whole "You're so hot/sexy" part
Would he say to her,
ya habibti, Enti hatir… motheer... (?)

I'd go with "ya habibti enti khateera.. mahdoume.."

you need the "KH" together to make the word mean "dangerous" without it.. the term "hatir" wouldn't be understood as an arabic term.. and mahdoume is cute/adorable/attractive.. if that term doesn't sit well with you let me know

Daydream · 07-14-2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by najla

Is this correct? U become(...) : enta betseer(...)

yes it is

selenity · 07-14-2009, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daydream

rule number one in reception....ESCAPE when you should ESCAPE "these kinds of people don't have any understanding or what?.... damn relatives"

Thank you, dear Daydream!!

Rhonda9080 · 07-14-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daydream

I'd go with "ya habibti enti khateera.. mahdoume.."

you need the "KH" together to make the word mean "dangerous" without it.. the term "hatir" wouldn't be understood as an arabic term.. and mahdoume is cute/adorable/attractive.. if that term doesn't sit well with you let me know

This is completely what I was looking for! I really can't thank you enough! I am a lady too--so don't take this wrong, but I wish I could send you a dozen roses! I've lost contact with as lot of my pali/Lebanese sources and so I was kind of stuck. The American editors and proof-readers will not be able to spot errors like this for me with the Arabic.
Bless you!

marjo1988 · 07-15-2009, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daydream

Kel 3am w ente w ekhtak ebkhair, ya reit feni koun ma3kon laken albi ma3kon... baddee shoufak b August l2eno sht2telak. la t2eli ino hayde "kezbe" bykfeeni waja3

thanks ktir but I want to say, that I wish to be with "him" and that my heart is with "him", not in both.

merci la elik daydream

LHL · 07-15-2009, 09:15 AM

Hope everyone is fine.

What I would like to know is that how many dialects are there in Syria and do they differ much?

Jihan · 07-15-2009, 10:06 AM

How to say: (I see) all the longing that you carry.

with جميع or with كل?

Oriee · 07-15-2009, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LHL

Hope everyone is fine.

What I would like to know is that how many dialects are there in Syria and do they differ much?

why would you trouble yourself with this... in fact each dialect have have many branches if I can call them. but in the same country if you talked with any dialect you'll be understood.

what I know: shami, 7imsi, dorzi..

In fact maybe each city has its dialect (a single dialect has many dialects that falls under it with slight change)

Oriee · 07-15-2009, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jihan

How to say: (I see) all the longing that you carry.

with جميع or with كل?

both are correct...
but كل is preferred according to your sentence

LOUIE · 07-15-2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LHL

Hope everyone is fine.

What I would like to know is that how many dialects are there in Syria and do they differ much?

ooooooof who knows ? maybe 100's it depends on the city / village location but basic shami is understood everywhere in the country, but understanding the other accent is a bit of a hassle.

kaka · 07-15-2009, 09:50 PM

what is this means?

انتي تقربيلنا

Daydream · 07-15-2009, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaka

what is this means?

انتي تقربيلنا

Are you related to us?

marjo1988 · 07-16-2009, 03:50 AM

hi everybody plz help me for a translation of this sentence in lebanese dialect :

- i look forward to being in august to see you

thanksss ktirr in advance

Oriee · 07-16-2009, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LHL

Oriee Thank you for the correction.

If you can provide the english tresla (the phrases that i posted) as well would be great, because I might read some words wrong without the harakat. # 126

(expl- Fus7a = الفصحى)

Once agian thanks.

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