Arabic Words for Saturday

osamabawab
By osamabawab

Good Morning

Today many of us are tired coz of the weekend plans; some went to the beach, others went for shopping, so let’s learn some Arabic words related to weekend activities

Bahr = Sea = بحر

Shate’ = Beach = شاطئ

Tasawooq = Shopping = تسوّق

Mshy = Walking = مشي

Naom = Sleeping = نوم

Have a great time!

By anonymous• 30 May 2011 12:01
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anonymous

Thanks for clearing up the booza - boosa thing. lol

suhail shaker to answer your question, yes i practise my arabic everyday. I have 3 books. 1 for quickly writing in what i have learned, another with pages full of words and phrases in category. e.g. colours, shapes, sentences, things around the house. and another which i write just in arabic in, this 3rd book is great because i really have to concentrate on what i have written and it really helps with knowing how to correctly pronounce the word. e.g kha or k.

Keep the words coming.

By osamabawab• 29 May 2011 14:22
osamabawab

rEzyz: but "okhrus" is rude word and it means "shut-up", so i prefer to use "oskut" only or "Tawakaf an alkalam" = "stop talking"

By rEzyz• 29 May 2011 14:08
rEzyz

in place of oskut, one more word common is 'okhrus' which also means - stop talking or shut your mouth.

By Suhail Shaker• 29 May 2011 14:04
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Suhail Shaker

Is anybody memorizing these words or writing them down? Are you trying to practice them with others?

One more confusing thing is that you will find differences between Formal Arabic and colloquial Arabic. Also, you will find differences in the colloquial Arabic depending on the region, country, etc. Just like American English, Australian English, Caribbean English, etc.

Next to far eastern languages, I think that Arabic is one of the hardest languages to learn. Do not get me wrong, I as a native speaker love it. I find it very powerful and eloquent. Once you get into it, your ears get trained to spot a grammatical mistake. You will know if something doesn't sound right. It sort of rhymes.

Unfortunately, many government officials and TV hosts make stupid grammatical mistakes when they speak formal Arabic. Pathetic, to say the least.

Keep up the good work.

By Rizks• 29 May 2011 13:58
Rizks

can u both tell me where is Arabic in ur comments ? :(

U hi-jack-a$-s.....:)

By Milky_BarKid• 29 May 2011 13:56
Milky_BarKid

Why are you working in the Gym I thought you worked at the farm?..:P

By DaRuDe• 29 May 2011 13:54
DaRuDe

lol the single ribs ar getting better and bigger after doing heavy work at gym :D

By Milky_BarKid• 29 May 2011 13:53
Milky_BarKid

Wolfie I will give you a ehtedan al duob when we meet and crack all of your single ribs!

By Rizks• 29 May 2011 13:43
Rizks

MB how about samBOOSA ? :)

By DaRuDe• 29 May 2011 13:39
DaRuDe

yea sure me feet will give your bum 10 boosa when we MEEEEEET :D

By dota• 29 May 2011 13:39
dota

can i boosa u? sounds great =)

By DaRuDe• 29 May 2011 13:38
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DaRuDe

ehtedan al duob :D

By Milky_BarKid• 29 May 2011 13:37
Milky_BarKid

Will I get a free Boosa if I buy a booza?

By Rizks• 29 May 2011 13:36
Rizks

i want 5Kgs of boosa ! :(

By anonymous• 29 May 2011 13:33
anonymous

Well Al- hug mal bear.

By Milky_BarKid• 29 May 2011 13:31
Milky_BarKid

and what about a Bear Hug?

By DaRuDe• 29 May 2011 13:29
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DaRuDe

Ehtazen or ehtaden

By Milky_BarKid• 29 May 2011 13:27
Milky_BarKid

Arabic word for a Hug?

By osamabawab• 29 May 2011 13:18
Rating: 3/5
osamabawab

yes Qbianc, Darude is right, Boosa = Kiss

By DaRuDe• 29 May 2011 11:50
DaRuDe

thats boosa

By anonymous• 29 May 2011 11:46
anonymous

Osama, u said above booza is ice cream in arabic (local).

I thought booza was kiss in arabic?. I dont want to get in trouble by asking the shop assistand for a kiss. LOL

By osamabawab• 22 May 2011 07:46
osamabawab

Thanks to you all for your interest.

Saxon1: Ma howa Esmok? = What is your name?

Ghazalz: yes u r right - uskut = stop talking

Fatimah: Booza = ice cream (local)

Muthallajat = ice cream (formal)

By lukaret• 21 May 2011 20:43
lukaret

thanks.. keep posting more arabic words... it help us alot

By saxon1• 21 May 2011 20:30
saxon1

what is your name - mahismukah. Are my right?

By ghazalz• 21 May 2011 20:18
ghazalz

Silent;

Khamosh- uskut (verb)

Khamosh- Sukoot (noun)

Am I right?

By ozziebee• 21 May 2011 18:34
Rating: 5/5
ozziebee

thank you! I'll be coming to Doha in a few months and this will come in handy. I find the best way of learning a new language is to get to know people and make mistakes. I have lived in SE Asia (Vietnam and Thailand) for 2.5 years and it has served me well...

By FathimaH• 21 May 2011 18:12
FathimaH

Greatly appreciate all your efforts...shukran! What's ice cream in Arabic?

By osamabawab• 21 May 2011 17:14
osamabawab

Shanawaz: what is "khamooooosh.."!?

By shanawazk• 21 May 2011 11:56
shanawazk

what is the arabic word for khamooooosh......

By techieanit• 21 May 2011 11:55
Rating: 3/5
techieanit

Sadeeeq Osama,

You are really doing a great job .. helping the people around to learn basic arabic words.

I totally support your idea to post arabic words everyday..

Go ahead Rafeeq.....

ANIT

By osamabawab• 21 May 2011 11:48
Rating: 3/5
osamabawab

in Arabic there is no "one word" for weekend but it is:

nehayat al-esboo' = weekend = نهاية الأسبوع

By ghazalz• 21 May 2011 11:43
ghazalz

What is weekend in Arabic?

By ghazalz• 21 May 2011 11:34
ghazalz

Naom = Sleeping = نوم

Ana ohibbu naom likulli weekend :)

By bubblymom• 21 May 2011 11:30
Rating: 2/5
bubblymom

I hope there's a LIKE button in QL just like in FB. :p

By just1s• 21 May 2011 11:25
just1s

Osama,

That is really a bright idea.

Kindly do it.

Thanks.

By hms• 21 May 2011 11:08
Rating: 3/5
hms

Osama,

By saptakalran• 21 May 2011 11:01
Rating: 3/5
saptakalran

Thanq osama

By anonymous• 21 May 2011 11:00
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Thanks Osama.

Please add 5 letters to existing post every day so it can form a good dictionary.

I want 1 to 20 number in Arabic

By Qatar33590939• 21 May 2011 10:55
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Qatar33590939

Tanks Dear

By osamabawab• 21 May 2011 10:22
osamabawab

just1s: I have an Idea, I will post 5 letters every day along with the normal daily words, what do you think?

By just1s• 21 May 2011 10:15
just1s

Thanks Osama.

So when are planning to post

Arabic Alphabet?

Have a great to you also.

By engr_612• 21 May 2011 10:02
Rating: 2/5
engr_612

Thanks osama

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