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August 8, 2010 @ 5:00 pm | 10 comments

Lost in Arabinglish translation

By: Mona
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I speak Arabic, I speak English, but I do not dare communicate with the world using any of them at a half ass level.

Speaking of languages, I don’t go around to Spanish blogs sharing my half ass commentary in a language I hardly speak. Oh, that goes for those Arabs that come here or email me with their really bad English expecting me to understand it. Speak to me in Arabic! I am an immigrant too!

Unfortunately, it is not only the communication of a language that you seldom speak or write; no my humble online friends! The worse thing is having someone who didn’t understand what you wrote end up commenting in a very angry tone regarding something you never said! NEVER SAID!

Here it goes:

I say: I do not like people.

Arabs translate it to: You do not like Arabs!

I say: I think Arabs need to change some bad habits.

Arabs translate it to: Why are you bad mouthing Arab?

I say: I am tired of Arabs here talking shit behind people’s back.

Arabs translate it to: This is how we communicate and get to know each other in our small communities in this part of the world.

!@#!#$!%#

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  1. Meyrick Kirby
    August 8th, 2010 at 18:00 | #1
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    Oh, that goes for those Arabs that come here or email me with their really bad English expecting me to understand it. Speak to me in Arabic! I am an immigrant too!

    I their defence, perhaps they see you as a friendly person who will help them improve their English.

    I am tired of Arabs here talking shit behind people’s back.

    I’m afraid Arabs don’t have a monoploy there!

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  2. Jazzy
    August 8th, 2010 at 18:07 | #2
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    oh i’m guilty of half arabic half english lol or i will try and make an english word into arabic or put some sort of accent on it. As far as the last one is concerned

    This is how we communicate and get to know each other in our small communities in this part of the world.

    it’s a funny/sad concept

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  3. Mona
    August 8th, 2010 at 20:01 | #3
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    @Meyrick Kirby
    I can barely improve my English, never mind trying to help someone else!

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  4. Mona
    August 8th, 2010 at 20:03 | #4
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    @Jazzy
    We all speak both languages un-winningly, but we are fluent in both! We don’t speak without thinking or use completely different ideas to express a thought in both languages.

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  5. Charlie
    August 8th, 2010 at 20:42 | #5
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    i am canadain n my english sucks anyways haha but i am learning arabic :)

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  6. Meyrick Kirby
    August 8th, 2010 at 22:36 | #6
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    monoploy

    Well, it would appear I need to improve my English as well … and I am English :sad:

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  7. MnarviDZ
    August 9th, 2010 at 00:34 | #7
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    Do you really think the translations in the examples you gave above would’ve been different had you written your sentences in Arabic?

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  8. mais
    August 9th, 2010 at 01:20 | #8
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    Hi charlie Ive missed you, have u gotten married yet?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1301297/Ill-wing-Kookaburra-chick-strikes-unlikely-friendship-tiny-duckling.html Happy Monday x x

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  9. Charlie
    August 9th, 2010 at 18:04 | #9
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    @mais
    hey mais …u r sweet :) its funny u ask that lol nope but i am in egypt now n we got engaged Thank God :) )))))))…

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  10. LaJibara
    August 12th, 2010 at 18:44 | #10
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    I can relate…I am originally from Puerto Rico. You can comment in my blog in Spanish…I will comment on your with the few little Arabic words I know. I am a student of Middle Eastern dance and love all those songs. So, I want to know what they mean, and I am trying to learn a bit of Arabic on my own. Would you forgive me? :)

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