Miscellaneous (not lyrics) Arabic <-> English Translations

Originally Posted by Jihan

how to translate "whither" (like literarily for "to where/whereto") or "thither, where [I once lived...]" (as in relative clauses) to proper Fus7a?

Thanks in advance

Ila works perfectly for both Give me a full sentance with whither in it?

Marjo -

- ma 3am be2dir 2e3oud 3al pc cause kitir sa5in
I cant sit on the pc cause its hot

- 3am dalne mla2a7, 3al ta5et
Im always lying down on the bed

- cause 3am ya3emloule obar
Cause they're giving me needles

this in lebanese dialect :

- you dont let me talk to you, you go away without a word
Mabit5alini i7ki ma3ak, bitro7 bidon kalam

- Peace in your heart (when someone is sick)
Salamit albak/albik (m/f)

Originally Posted by VivaPalestina

Marjo -

- ma 3am be2dir 2e3oud 3al pc cause kitir sa5in
I cant sit on the pc cause its hot

- 3am dalne mla2a7, 3al ta5et
Im always lying down on the bed

- cause 3am ya3emloule obar
Cause they're giving me needles

this in lebanese dialect :

- you dont let me talk to you, you go away without a word
Mabit5alini i7ki ma3ak, bitro7 bidon kalam

- Peace in your heart (when someone is sick)
Salamit albak/albik (m/f)

habibiiii thankss u a lott mwhaa

انا ما اخطيت في حقك ولكن الكـلام عتـاب ..اعاتب واحسب بكلامي الا مني حكيت حساب
واذا انت من العتب تزعل علينا وابتصك الباب ...ولا ودى على الفرقا وقلبي داخلـي مرتـاب
واشوف ان الهوى فرقا مواليف وعناد احباب ...وقلبي لو عشق يخلص ولو طالت عليه رقاب
عشقنا والهوى حسرة،مشينا ولاأمـل كـذاب ...عرفت الحب من عمري صغير بالغرام وشاب
صحيح انك نويت تبعد ولكن الهـوى غـلاب ...تحريتك شروق الشمس وشفتك للشروق غياب
بقى لي بالهوى نظرة وتغريبة ودمـع اهـداب ...واناجي باقي حروفي وبألف للفـراق كتـاب
واذا مرتني الذكرى وجرحي بالحشا ما طـاب ...وانا عيب علي اشكي من الدنيا بدون اسبـاب

How to say in Palestinian/gulf/leb/egyptian:

where can i find butter?

or

Do you know if butter can find in supermarket?

What is "funny guy" in Palestinian Arabic?

Originally Posted by kaka

How to say in Palestinian/gulf/leb/egyptian:

where can i find butter?

or

Do you know if butter can find in supermarket?

Palestinian/Lebanese:

wayn fiyi la2i ilzibde?

Ibti3raf/fi iza fiyi la2i ilzibde bil supermarket?

Originally Posted by kaka

What is "funny guy" in Palestinian Arabic?

Shab biyda7ik - Guy that makes you laugh
Damo 5afif - lit light blood, i.e funny
Shab zarif - Cute/Funny guy (mahdoom in lebanese)

Originally Posted by VivaPalestina

Ila works perfectly for both Give me a full sentance with whither in it?

you departet to [the place] where the sun sets early (...stupid sentence, I know ;-)

I know, could say : ila l-makan al-ladhi...fihi

But I want to say it exactely without saying "the place"

...

hope, it is understandable...

Maybe you can use حيث
ith-hab haytho tashroq il shams?

hi everybody plz can u help me for this :

-i said "sa2detni" :s:s??

answers : eno ma fieh elik shi (i cant anything for you???)

so i dont understand

- 3am betsir sawda bel matba5 3endik


thanks in advance

Originally Posted by VivaPalestina

Maybe you can use حيث
ith-hab haytho tashroq il shams?

I don't know, I am not native arabic speaker, but I would understand: I went where the sun sets.

That is understandable, but doesn't sound proper to me, even in English. :/

I need something that indicates both direction and place, or something..., don't know exactly how to explain.

as if I say ila l-makani al-ladhi tashriqu fihi sh-shamsu...which is pretty laborious...

what about things like sawba, sha6tra, na7wa / na7iyata...?

or can I say: ila ma الام ...? but as relative adverb...maybe ila 7aythu...which is also quite ponderous...

what a braintwister...sorry

ذهبت حيث تشرق الشمس
I went where the sun rises

إلى المكان الذي تشرق فيه الشمس
To the place that the sun rises

to shorten it maybe:
مكان شروق الشمس
The place of the sun rise

Using the words you suggested:

ذهبت صوبا/شطرا/نحو/ شروق الشمس
I went towards the sun rise

Or: ذهبت صوبا/شطرا/نحو/ مكان شروق الشمس
I went towards the place the sun rises

Take your pic!! I think all of them make perfect sense, and there is no need for the long winded version

Marjo sweetie -

eno ma fieh elik shi
That I cant tell you anything

sa2detni
You caught me
Not sure what you were trying to say?
Sa3detni is you helped me, maybe it was a typo?

3am betsir sawda bel matba5 3endik
Its becoming black in your kitchen
No idea what this convo is trying to say

Hey there, I would like to أدلي بلدلوي أنا أيضا (add sth.)

For إلامَ, this is a question form, that means only used in asking questions cases, it means to what, where, and I think it's shortened from إلى ماذا. So if you want to ask what are you looking at? you'll say إلامَ تنظر؟ in the elongated form إلى ماذا تنظر؟

For حيث I feel it gives the meaning of place with no direction. It can be used as:
ذهبت حيث تشرق/ تغرب الشمس أو
ذهبت حيث مشرق/ مغرب الشمس (mashriq/ ma3'reb is اسم مكان a place name 'I hope you know اسم المكان')

sawba, sha6tra, na7wa
They are all alike, with addition of direcion (it's good that you mentioned them because they didn't come to my mind )
You'll use them as
ذهبت صوب مشرق/ مغرب الشمس
ذهبت شطر مشرق/ مغرب الشمس
ذهبت نحو مشرق/ مغرب الشمس
ذهبت ناحية شروق/ غروب الشمس with preference of using the other 3 forms.

Thank you Arwa Can you do mine now please?

Originally Posted by VivaPalestina

Marjo sweetie -

eno ma fieh elik shi
That I cant tell you anything

sa2detni
You caught me
Not sure what you were trying to say?
Sa3detni is you helped me, maybe it was a typo?

3am betsir sawda bel matba5 3endik
Its becoming black in your kitchen
No idea what this convo is trying to say

habibiii VivaPalestina

actually, i said sad2tni (trust me) yes, maybe it was a typo hehe

but i said exactely "ma fi hadan hadde sad2tni"

he said me "eno ma fieh elik shi "

thats why i dont understand the sence of this sentence, he dont trust me?? or what?

Originally Posted by marjo1988

habibiii VivaPalestina

actually, i said sad2tni (trust me) yes, maybe it was a typo hehe

but i said exactely "ma fi hadan hadde sad2tni"

he said me "eno ma fieh elik shi "

thats why i dont understand the sence of this sentence, he dont trust me?? or what?

ma fi hadan hadde sad2tni
There no one near me, do you believe me

Trust me is sadi2ni (lit translates as believe me)

Maybe its leno ma fieh elik shi
Because I cant tell you anything,

I think he's trying to say he cant tell you anything if there is someone near you

Originally Posted by VivaPalestina

ma fi hadan hadde sad2tni
There no one near me, do you believe me

Trust me is sadi2ni (lit translates as believe me)

Maybe its leno ma fieh elik shi
Because I cant tell you anything,

I think he's trying to say he cant tell you anything if there is someone near you

loll but i said "there is no one" !! khalass no matter
thankss sweety for ur help mwhaaa TC

Lol let the poor guy double check before he says something dangerous

Hmmmm now Im curious what he wanted to say....