Add one word/phrase at a time.


wakha = ok

What are the rules here Bosco? Post a word related to the word perviously posted or just a random word?

Wésh bik?
What is wrong with you?

Random... just share what you know. I figure limit it to one word/phrase so others can contribute.

O ok I see.... well if there is no buyers, I have more to contribute

ohiboka- (love you?)

In Maroc it may be slightly different, but there core is the same 'Hebk' ... in Algerie and Tunezia it is N'hebk.... (and my personal favourite: N'mout Eliik /I will die for you...that is BIG TIME love right there)

Now can anyone say "Do you love me?'

Egyptien words taking off...while Dardja is in limboooooooooo....

Moroccans usually say "tanmout alik" or "kanmout alik" for I will die for you (first syllable depends on the region).

Bessahtek = to your health (said after a bath/shower/haircut, etc)

reply is Allah yehtek saha

Ana farhana = I'm happy
Hta ana = me too!

waloo = nothing

boussnee = kiss me
hadi boussa = give me a kiss

Wooooooooohoooooooooot one more post and we have a hot topic
Noura: IN Algerie, they say Sa'ahdek (instead of Bessahtek) but basically the same. Reply would be Lei Siilmik.

Also if someone does something for you, instead of thank you or chukran, it's Saha

Sahbi-my friend
Sidi- honour given to old respected men, meaning my master ( Allah alliik ya Sidi )

kidair? (male)
kidaira? (female)

How are you?

Chebba - beautiful female or Chebin/Cheb male

Two other ways to say "you're welcome"

la shukran ala wajib - literally, don't thank me for my duty
blajmil -- literally, without honor

tanbghik - I love you

Ra'ah ca'ayex - He is relaxing (add a for female)

zhouzh - two

Yaejebni -I like him
Yaejebna- I like her

tehella frasek - take care of yourself

And my fav, I thought at first my husband was telling me 'fk you'
Faqo - I know what you are up to

ooops cannot edit again.... anywho
Beautiful women are also refered to as gazelles or gezza

Cheb/chebba also is used for young woman/man

you can say ghazal to a man too "l'ghazal dyali" my gazelle

I'iwa be'da - Stop exagerating... be serious

aji!!!! (come here)

How do you say 'This is going to be the Valentine's day from hell'

seer fehalek ~or~ b3d mnee = go away/leave me alone

ana bamout fik = Im dying for you, to a man
ana bamout fiki = for a woman

ana afta kidouka = I miss you, to a man
ana afta kidouki = to a woman

ana bahibak kitir = I love you so much, to a man
ana bahbaki kitir = to a woman

Now if you drop the "kitir" and add "kadalik", it means I love you too!

Limah

I was thinking the same thing Henia. I have some things I wanted to mail to my husband for Valentine's Day. He said just bring them with me when I go next month. It made a lot of sense I guess. We'll be doing the usual, webcam, MSN, voice clips, any thing we can think of...... after he gets off work.


Limah

saba al khayr! = good morning

safi (okay, cool, alright, sure, great, etc....)

bazaf (a lot)

schwiya (little)

Laila Sa3ida - Good night
Ahlam Sa3ida - Sweet dreams

khoya = my brother (men say this to non-related male acquaintances)
walida = mother walidati = my mother
walid = father walidi = my father

Ana majnoona bik (female = I'm crazy for you
Ana majnoon biki (male)

Ta Ana = Me too

Fahmtini = Do you understand?

Ana bghit = I want
Ana bghit nemshi = I want to go
Ana bghit nbusek = I want to kiss you (for those romantic ones, unlike me )

To change "I want" to other actions, put an "n" in front of the standard verb form

i.e.

shri = buy

Ana bghit nshri = I want to buy

(gh = ghayn غ)

ana ghadi nemchi daba - I'm gonna go now

Bakya feddar? = Still at home?

carrie, ask simo how to say "can you dig it?"

Wakha!

ana tayer liya = I am upset

shkoon??? (like answering a phone, who's there?)

muy (mama)
mook (someone else's mama)

malek? (male)= what's wrong?
maleki? (female)
.... achnou andek chi mouchkil? or kain chi mouchkil andek? = is there a problem w/ you?

hmaq = crazy
tanhmaq alik/kanhmaq alik - i am crazy for you

you said you were upset, i asked what's wrong w/ you.... are you saying you're crazy? crazy for me?

Anti hmaqa = you are crazy

mashi moushkil - no problem

bessah = really????

shoof-fiya = look at me
sma'liyah = forgive me


~Kiyah~

kif-kif = same-same... like when something is alike, or in ordering - you'll have the same as your friend, or same as yesterday...etc

ana 3eeana = I am tired (female)
ana 3aeen (eye-ee-en) (male)

wallah... (really)

wallahi - really, I swear, by God - the version as I know it