Miscellaneous (not lyrics) Arabic <-> English Translations

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    fayoori said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by ams298 View Post
    in iraqi ,when we say fidwa , theres 2 using of it :
    1. we use it as the word : please , for eg: fidwa la t3ofni wa7di = please don't leave me alone
    2. also can be use as for the sake of ... for eg: fidwa li 3eounj el 7lween = for the sake of your beautiful eyes
    under a few pics ive seen comments like 'lek fidwaaa.. ur too cute'..

    how would that be translated thn? :S
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    fedwa here is the same in the second example that ams gave you

    (for the sake of you )

    but here its like a flirting like you said : you rock girl or something like that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maviii View Post
    here you go (shirinmogh)

    she was in trouble, go to bed
    kan 3enda mashkal , ro7 nam

    I am going to do my best
    ra7 7awel a3mal juhde lel a7san

    she wasnt there because she felt a littlr sick.
    ma kanat hnak l2enna 7assat enna shway mareeda

    he's ready to leave immediately.
    hweh jahiz ta yezhar hala2

    she didnt consider it.
    ma la7azet

    she is lucky to have such a good car.
    7azza 7elo enh 3enda sayarra 7elweh hek

    watch a different program
    et6ala3 3a barnamej tani

    they have different opinios about it
    3endon aara2 mekhtelfeh 3anno

    she didnt understand all the jokes.
    hay ma btefham kel el maze7 we nokat


    she left before the performance was over..
    zahret abel ma yekhlas el 3ard


    its just an avarage restaurant.
    hweh mat3am mabo she bs mo hal ad

    the doctor told her to drink a lot of water
    7akala el doctor enh teshrab mayeh kteer

    she/i/they were/was surprised to see the snow.
    hyeh/ana/hwleh /henneh / kano metfaj2een ennon shafo talj

    look who is talking!
    shof men 3am ye7ke !
    shof men ele 3am ye7ke

    are u teasing me ?!
    3am t7awel t3asebne o tseerne ?

    i cant believe my eyes!
    manni msad2a 3yone

    who is ringing the bell
    men le 3amma yeren el jaras

    he will drive me to home
    ra7 ywaslne 3al bet

    he will pick me up.
    ra7 yeje yakhedne

    he will see me off from the airport.
    7ayshofne mnel ma6ar

    he didnt count his money carefully
    hayda ma bye3ref kef ye3ed msareeh mnee7

    im of course sorry that you left.
    akeed ana met2asfeh enk ro7t

    she went without saying goodbye
    ra7et bdoon ma twadde3


    i cut my finger when i was preparing the food.
    jara7t esba3e wana 3am 7adder akel

    the program was cancelled.
    barnameje eltagha

    we invited you for the fair organisation.
    ra7 ne3zemak la teje munazameh

    i will be glad to help,and being beside you.
    besharefne asa3dak o akoon 7addak

    she stood up and left the lecture.
    2amat zaharet o tel3at mnel mu7adarah

    the prices depends on quality of the material.
    el se3er bwa22ef 3ala jodet el maddeh

    dont waste/loose ur time.
    ma tdaye3 wa2tak

    the shuttle was launched yesterday.
    el makkok entala2 mbare7

    many uninvited guests will come.
    kteer nas malon ma3zoomen ra7 yejo

    i had a long wait in the post office.
    ra7 an6or kteer be maktab el bareed

    the pool can be used by students for free.
    el berkeh bye2dar el 6ullab yestakhdemoha be balash o bla msare

    He and his wife they are fine.
    hweh o marto mnaa7

    this is the hottest summer he can remember.
    hayde a7ma sayfeyeh hweh betzarra

    im not feeling like to eat.
    ma 3a bali akol

    i have no appettite.
    ma feye


    he probably wont arrive untill the work is finished.
    ma azon enh yezhar abel ma yekhallis el sheghel

    i wonder u,what u r doing,if u wake up or not
    3m fakker ya tara sho 3am te3mol, fe2et wela ba3dak


    he can show them how to do the work.
    hweh bewarjeyon keef yeshteghlo

    u could inform me instead of informing ur friend.
    feyo yekhaberne o ykhabber rfee2ak

    i had a snack to eat before i left home.
    akalet abel ma ezhar mnel bayt

    how will you handle the house works oh my little daughter!
    kef baddek tet7ammali sheghel el bayt ya bente el zgheereh

    i shall prepare the dinner table before it becomes late.
    lazim a7adder sefret el akel abel ma yet2akhar el wa2t

    do u need help?
    baddek msa3adeh

    what didi u do yesterday?
    sho 3melt mbar7a

    what u are going to do today,later?
    shu ra7 te3mal/te3mali el yom, o ba3deha

    where are you going?
    wayn ray7a /raye7


    how was the trip?
    keef kanet el re7leh

    how was your day?
    keef kan yawmak(m)
    keef kan yawmek (f)

    how was your vacation?
    keef kanat 3e6letek ?

    kiss my cousins from me
    bawsee araybeene 3anne

    something new with you?
    fe she jdeed sar ma3ek

    i am going to call you later
    ra7 7akeke ba3den

    i am studing in a university for 5 years and a half
    ana 3am edors be jam3a mn she khams sneen o nos

    really beautiful shirt
    jd blozeh 7elweh

    beatiful hear cut
    asset sha3ar 7elwh kteer

    really nice food
    akel kteer zaki

    my best friend
    a3az rfee2 ele (m)
    a3az rfee2a ele (f)

    she help me alot
    kteer btsa3edne (f)
    kteer bsa3edne (m)

    i can't drive a car
    ma feye soo2 seyyara

    i don't have time
    ma 3endi wa2t

    baby
    baby

    smart ( for female and for male )
    zakeyeh (f)
    zaki (m)

    call me when u get home
    7akene lamman tesal el bayt (m)
    7akeene lamman tesali el bayt (f)

    embassy
    safara

    happy new year
    kel saneh wento be kher
    or
    yen3ad 3alekon bel saneh el jdeedeh

    my sister
    ekhte

    my brother
    akhi

    my cousin
    eben 3ammi (m) from father side
    eben khali (m) from mother side
    eben 3amte(m) from dad side

    bent 3amme (f) from dad side
    bent khali (f) from mom side
    bent 3amte (f) from dad side

    it's too cold
    kteer brd

    it's too hot
    kteer 7ar (shoob)


    it's reining
    3am teshte

    all my life i live in....
    kel 7ayate 3esht be...


    a month,a week,summer,winter,spring,automn
    shahar , osboo3, saif, sheta , rabee3, khareef

    a weekend
    3e6leh nehayet el osboo3

    befor
    abel

    gold
    dahab

    silver
    feddah

    expensive
    ghali

    cheap
    rkhees

    all the time
    kol elwa2t

    i am going to wait for u (m and f)
    ra7 an6orak (m)
    ra7 an6orek (f)

    i was waiting for u to call me (m and f)
    kent na6ra t7akeene

    i am going to take a shower
    ray7a a3mel shower

    i am going to fly tonight
    ra7 6eer el layleh

    i can't wait
    ma feye on6or

    I am worry about them
    2al2aneh 3aleyon


    open the window
    efta7 el shebbak

    turn on,turn off
    6affe , sha33el

    he,she don't speak about it
    hweh,heyh ma be7ko 3an hayda el shee

    don't forget about it
    ma tensa

    we are allways together
    e7na dayman sawa

    some day
    she yom

    when we will go out? (f and m)
    mata ra7 nezhar

    i use to...
    t3awdt

    conversation
    m7adaseh

    ivitation
    3azeemeh

    weeding
    7aflet 3ers

    i want to invite you to come at my home (for m and f)
    bdi a3zemek la teje 3a bayte

    where have you been ?
    wayn kente (f)
    wayn kenet (m)

    long time no see !
    men zaman ma 3annak

    i don't understand what you mean
    ma fehet 3lek

    what did you do last night
    shu 3mlt mbare7 3asheyeh


    what will you do next night
    shu ra7 te3mal 3asheyeh

    you are luckily
    enta ma7zooz (m)
    ente ma7zooza(f)

    why do you look me like that
    leh 3amma te6ala3 fene hek

    i am reading a book
    3a e2ra ktaab

    she went home yesterday
    rej3at mbare7 bel layl

    they will come soon.
    ra7 yerja3o kman shwai

    this is my home
    hayda bayte

    this is not her car
    hayde mnna seyarte

    is this your favourite song ?
    hay hehe el ghenneyeh yalli bet7ebba

    I have a cat
    3ende bsayneh

    right now he is staying in beirut
    hala2 howeh a3ed be beirut

    do they have a house?
    3endon bayt ?

    it takes 2 hours to go to beirut
    bedda she sa3ten la beirut (elmasafeh)

    it takes 5 minutes preparing my presentation
    byakhod khams d2aye2 el ba7s taba3i


    I want to know your opinion
    baddi a3ref shu awlak aw shu ra2yak

    thanks for your help
    merci 3alal msa3adeh

    I need to tell him/her now.
    lazim khabro hala2 (m)
    lazim khaberha hala2 (f)

    Which one did you chose?
    ayya wa7deh ekhtarte (f)
    ayya wa7deh ekhtart (m)


    I am so nervous
    kteer m3assabeh ana (f)
    ana kteer m3assab (m)


    I found a way to get out of it.
    la2et 7al ta etla3 menna

    i just wanted to know, there is nothing
    bs 7abet a3ref , mafi she

    That was simple
    kayen she baseet

    Stay here.
    dallak hawn

    Where is the phone.
    wayn el telefoon

    Its not there.
    mush hoon

    Found it
    la2eeh

    Keep in touch
    khallek 3a etesal (m)
    khalleke 3ala etesal (f)

    Did you get that?
    fhemta ?
    fhemteha ?

    You have to be dedicated.
    lazim tkoon mab3oot

    No one can make you happy.
    ma 7adan bye2dar ykhaleek fer7an

    You are moving back?
    3am terja3

    Life here can not be that bad..
    el 7ayah hon mala kteer say2a

    What is the homework?
    shu el wajeb ele 3alek/3aleke

    The homework was to ...
    el wajeb enu ..

    read and write.
    kera2a o ketabeh

    solve math problems.
    7el mshkal el reyadeyyat

    I left my glasses at home.
    nseet 3waynate bel bayt

    I left my keys at home
    tarakt mfatee7e bel bayt

    I have the book you need at home
    3endi el ktaab yale bddak eyah bel bayt

    I have to go to work but I will call you back
    lazim roo7 kammel sheghli ..b7akek ba3den

    I am too busy, maybe later.
    ana kteer mashghooleh ,, momken ba3den

    I see you.
    bshofak (m)
    bshofek (f)

    You past right in front of me.

    Very rude on your behalf
    kteer asweh mnnek

    This is the best way to deal with this problem.
    hayda a7san 7al la ne7el hal mashkal

    Next one.
    el she el tani

    Battery.
    ba6areyeh

    Is it okay?
    mnee7 hek ?

    Are you okay?
    enta mnee7 ?(m)

    ente mnee7a ?(f)

    Old is not bad but new is better.
    el2adeem manno 3a6el bs el jdeed a7san

    The value will go down after time.
    el 2eemeh betnzel b3d be wa2t

    You (dont) have to covince me.
    ??? (what is covince?


    Thats a deal.
    hayda etefaa2

    do you think its okay?
    betzon enh mnee7 ?

    Go online and goggle it.
    efta7 el net o dawwer o ba3besh


    They are proccessing my application.
    be3meloli ma3alajat ta6be2eyeh
    u can also say : be3melo proseccing in my applications

    Citizenship.
    elmowa6aneh

    Greecard.
    green card
    elkart el akhdar

    Visa.
    visa or ta2sherah


    I have an american passport.
    3endi jawaz safar amreeke


    Keep taking I am listening.
    feek tkammel 3m besma3ak

    You have to look at me.
    lazim tet6la3 feye

    My accent is obvious.
    lahejte wad7a

    You sound funny.
    sheklak nekatje o mazzee7


    What do you expect ?
    sho btetwa2a3

    I (dont) like how it sounds.
    mo 3ajbne hal she

    They are both really skinny/fat
    tnenaton jd n7af/smaan

    He/she is really skinny/fat.
    howeh /heyeh kteer n7eefeh/n7eef..smeeneh/smeen

    You are really skinny/fat.
    enta jd n7eef(m)/n7eefeh(f)..smeen(m)/smeeneh(F)

    Through out history humans have always been selfish.
    teb3an lel tareekh el bashareyh (el ensan)
    tool 3omron ananeyeen
    el ensan anani

    Very late.
    kteer met2akher

    i stayed at home, we didnt celebrate
    dallet bel bayt , ma e7tafalna

    I/you/he/she have to stop stressing things so much.
    ana/enta/hweh/heyeh lazim yeba6el yekabber el omoor o ye3teeha zyadeh


    Stop accusing people.
    bekfe tettehem elnas

    Sound effects.
    ta2seerat sawteyeh

    Cough
    s3leh ...su3al ..a77ah

    I wish I had a camera right now.
    betmana law 3endi camera hala2

    You can sing, you have pretty voice
    feek tghane, 3endak sawt 7elo

    That was embarrising
    kan kteer mu7rej

    I feel i can be myself around you.
    b7es ene feyeh koon ana 3a tabe3te wana ma3ak...
    what dialect is this?
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    fayoori said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maviii View Post
    welcome dear anytime ..

    but la samaht is arabic word so syrian use it too and can understand it as well
    but in general they use ..
    eza betreed
    eza betreede

    when they want to ask for something
    but law samaht is right too ..


    And no am not Syrian .. are you ?
    My roots are, yes
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maviii View Post
    fedwa here is the same in the second example that ams gave you

    (for the sake of you )

    but here its like a flirting like you said : you rock girl or something like that
    Ahh.. i dont understand the iraqi dialect too much unfortunately thank u though
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    Quote Originally Posted by noona View Post
    there's a couple of things you could say:

    * kul 3am winta b alf 5eer ya 7abeebi
    every year and you are ok my love

    *kul sana winta 6ayeb ya 7abeebi
    this is another way of saying the first one, in arabic we have two ways of saying year: 3aam and sana..

    you could also say :sana 7ilwa ya jameel .. which means a sweet and good year to come o beautiful..
    hey noor.. doeant that mean have a great year? i always used 3eid milad sa3eed for happy bday :S
    im not sure.. jus a question!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fayoori View Post
    hey noor.. doeant that mean have a great year? i always used 3eid milad sa3eed for happy bday :S
    im not sure.. jus a question!
    i forgot that one!!
    but i generally say kul 3aam winta b5eer when its a birthday!!

    hmmm....
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    and winti for a girl yes? i used 2 just say inta.. and thn one day ht guy i was talkinabt. ahem.. he was like u cant say tht 2 agirl!!! lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by fayoori View Post
    and winti for a girl yes? i used 2 just say inta.. and thn one day ht guy i was talkinabt. ahem.. he was like u cant say tht 2 agirl!!! lol
    yup.. winti is for a girl..

    ur going to have to tell me about the ahem ahem someday.. i really want to know about ahem ahem......but not on here obviously
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    Quote Originally Posted by noona View Post
    yup.. winti is for a girl..

    ur going to have to tell me about the ahem ahem someday.. i really want to know about ahem ahem......but not on here obviously
    sure i can PM u my msn if u like..
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    Quote Originally Posted by fayoori View Post
    sure i can PM u my msn if u like..
    cool.. i'll pm u too!
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    alrighty.. xx
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    ams298 said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by fayoori View Post
    Ahh.. i dont understand the iraqi dialect too much unfortunately thank u though
    ok , maviii explained to you ..i hope you understood .. in the sentence that you gave (lek fidwa u r so cute ) is exactly what maviii said ..
    ok if you dont understand iraqi well , in lebanese dialect they say : t2brni تقبرني ...
    i hope now you got the point
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    hii everybody plz help me for this tanslation:

    - walaw ya bou zouz 2e3ed 7ad angy w fi heik re2asat ma bade 2eskar ba3erfak mezwe2

    thans ktirr in advance
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    and this sentence plzzzzzz

    - sokran wla?
    - la2 7acha
    - wadeh ano kenet ktir we3e
    - ma tkhef 3layee mekel w mech cheyef min fi waraye

    thanksss in advance
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    dont worry (abo zouz) im setting near angy and there is belly dancers around
    but i won`t get drunk i know you are kind .
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    Maviii said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by marjo1988 View Post
    and this sentence plzzzzzz

    - ma tkhef 3layee mekel w mech cheyef min fi waraye

    thanks in advance
    dont worry about me .i just eat too much and dont see whos behind me
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    Quote Originally Posted by ams298 View Post
    ok , maviii explained to you ..i hope you understood .. in the sentence that you gave (lek fidwa u r so cute ) is exactly what maviii said ..
    ok if you dont understand iraqi well , in lebanese dialect they say : t2brni تقبرني ...
    i hope now you got the point
    :| no i understood.. thank you are u iraqi? im trying to understand arabic properly both in the modern dialect and syrian..

    x
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    Quote Originally Posted by marjo1988 View Post
    and this sentence plzzzzzz

    - sokran wla?
    are you drunk ?

    - la2 7acha
    no way

    - wadeh ano kenet ktir we3e
    its to clear how much u were awake!

    - ma tkhef 3layee mekel w mech cheyef min fi waraye
    why dont u hold on me i eat too much and cant see whos behind me

    thanksss in advance
    thats it
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    thankssss really thanksss

    and thats, w bass :P

    - ya 7aram 3ala lzelm heik de8eri byoskaro
    - chou beha lwa2fe
    Last edited by marjo1988; 01-05-2009 at 01:57 PM.