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Today I had my first (Egyptian) Arabic lesson with my Sudanese tutor. It is one other girl and me...language learning bliss! I will meet with the tutor 1.5 hours twice per week for a pretty penny, though I feel as if I will get more than my money's worth. This is my fourth language to learn formally...and I am fluent in none! (I consider Moroccan Arabic (Darija) a separate entity from Egyptian Arabic- - they are that different)
Things I learned today:
Aywa "Yes" (Sounds like Iowa, sort of)
La-a "No"
Mish mit gawiza "I am not married" (GO FIGURE :)
Ana mandish floos "I don't have money"
Ana min Texas "I am from Texas"
Ma salama "Bye bye!"
Kefiyah! "Enough!!"
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5 comments:
Ferris can teach you how to say "the sky is blue."
So for your upcoming bday...what are the plans??
oh, there are no plans. but you get a gold star for your remembrance of the day-of-all-days.
Imagine the sentence you could construct with all of your new phrases!
"Yes, I am from Texas. No, I don't have money. No, I am not married... Enough!! Bye bye
Now if you can learn "No, Texans don't ride horses to work" they'll know everything important about you :P
Emily! Im SOO excited to hear about all your adventures. Really, its gonna be unbelievable...such a blessing! Keeping you in the prayers already. And YAY for learning Arabic! All the best to you, Habibi!
abby: yeah no kidding about the horse thing. i encountered that in morocco and even in DC!!
amber: THANKS SO MUCH!! i've been praying for you as well! i love reading your adventures and musings on your blog- - such a great way to stay connected and know how to be lifting you up.
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