paula.pop Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 So we can impress Mika with our skills when we meet him:naughty: I would love to know how to say stuff like 'Hi!' and 'Love you' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebanese_girl Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 hey i'm from lebanon ok lets start with the easy things: 1. i love you mika : bahebbak ktiir ya mika prononciation:ba: like bambi he:like hello bbak:like back in "ktiir" the i are not pronounced y... it's like the i in ibiza. ya is just ike it's writen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebanese_girl Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 now how to say hello: in lebanon we just say hi but the lebanese word for hello is "marhaba" pronunciation: mar:like mary ha:like haha (the a aren't pronounced ay, just a u know like aaaa) ba :like balloon if u want to learn other words just tell me wich ones.take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Marhaba LG! You can whistle for the other phrase - I don't know you well enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violet_sky Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 *scribbles bahebbak ktiir ya mika on a post it and fixes it on the monitor* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sou Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Ktir bhebak ya Mika...bhebak ktir ya Mika... (doesn't make a difference LG, sa7?) This might sound crazy, but just the other day I was recording a few Lebanese phrases for Tia to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 hey i'm from lebanon ok lets start with the easy things: 1. i love you mika : bahebbak ktiir ya mika prononciation:ba: like bambi he:like hello bbak:like back in "ktiir" the i are not pronounced y... it's like the i in ibiza. ya is just ike it's writen. Thanks for that - I hope I remember it if I ever meet him - but I will probably be so spell-bound I will find it hard to speak in English!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamette Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Is there somebody who has already spoken with Mika in Arab language? If it's the case, does he speak Arab as well as French? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sou Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Is there somebody who has already spoken with Mika in Arab language? If it's the case, does he speak Arab as well as French? Lana86 asked him if he could speak Arabic when she saw him in Toronto, and he replied with 'shway', which means 'a little'. So I don't think he's as fluent in Arabic as we'd like him to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violet_sky Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Lana86 asked him if he could speak Arabic when she saw him in Toronto, and he replied with 'shway', which means 'a little'. So I don't think he's as fluent in Arabic as we'd like him to be ROFL, I'm sure if you asked him if he spoke English or French he would say the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamette Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He also says that he can't speak french very well. I'm french and i can tell you that his french is almost perfect. Few mistakes and a little accent whereas he doesn't live in France. Forgive for my english. I'm not Mika! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamette Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Forgive me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennis_Beauty Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Girls! I study Arabic and I knew nothing bout phrases Sou and Lebanese Girl wrote:thumbdown: Though it's quite understandable, cause we study the classic variant, which nobody speaks:boxed: Seems quite useless, doesn't it? Well, in my understanding "hi" is "salam" and "how are things" is "kaifa halika (if you ask a guy)/"kaifa haliki" (for girl) and I love you is "Uhibbuka" (addressing a guy) "Uhibukki" (addressing a girl) - that's almost what they write on MacDonalds paper glasses in arabic for "I'm Lovin' It":biggrin2: Hey, Sou & Lebanese Girl! Is anything from my knowledge true?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebanese_girl Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Girls! I study Arabic and I knew nothing bout phrases Sou and Lebanese Girl wrote:thumbdown: Though it's quite understandable, cause we study the classic variant, which nobody speaks:boxed: Seems quite useless, doesn't it? Well, in my understanding "hi" is "salam" and "how are things" is "kaifa halika (if you ask a guy)/"kaifa haliki" (for girl) and I love you is "Uhibbuka" (addressing a guy) "Uhibukki" (addressing a girl) - that's almost what they write on MacDonalds paper glasses in arabic for "I'm Lovin' It":biggrin2: Hey, Sou & Lebanese Girl! Is anything from my knowledge true?! here ur speaking the old arabic, the arabic u read in books and stuff but if u go in lebanon talking that way 2 people they'll tease u a bit. but everything u said is correct... just isntead of sayin uhibbuki we say bhebbik and i haven't heard the word salam for ages now... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sou Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Girls! I study Arabic and I knew nothing bout phrases Sou and Lebanese Girl wrote:thumbdown: Though it's quite understandable, cause we study the classic variant, which nobody speaks:boxed: Seems quite useless, doesn't it? Well, in my understanding "hi" is "salam" and "how are things" is "kaifa halika (if you ask a guy)/"kaifa haliki" (for girl) and I love you is "Uhibbuka" (addressing a guy) "Uhibukki" (addressing a girl) - that's almost what they write on MacDonalds paper glasses in arabic for "I'm Lovin' It":biggrin2: Hey, Sou & Lebanese Girl! Is anything from my knowledge true?! Classical Arabic! May God be with you! hehe It's hard, but so far you're doing greattt! On the McDonalds paper glasses they write 'Ana Aheboh', which literally means 'I love him', but it also used to say 'I love it'. Hope that made sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamette Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 And you say "salam alaykoum"? I have the impression that is often used in my country. Inch'allah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubitus Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Girls! I study Arabic and I knew nothing bout phrases Sou and Lebanese Girl wrote:thumbdown: Though it's quite understandable, cause we study the classic variant, which nobody speaks:boxed: Seems quite useless, doesn't it? Well, in my understanding "hi" is "salam" and "how are things" is "kaifa halika (if you ask a guy)/"kaifa haliki" (for girl) and I love you is "Uhibbuka" (addressing a guy) "Uhibukki" (addressing a girl) - that's almost what they write on MacDonalds paper glasses in arabic for "I'm Lovin' It":biggrin2: Hey, Sou & Lebanese Girl! Is anything from my knowledge true?! Well as lebanese girl and sou said...that's the old arabic...the arabic spoken on the news...written in litterature etc....but not usualy spoken by lebanese but i'm sure Mika can understand it too , if he can understand "schway" the lebanese form of arabic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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