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The most unique thing about Gulf slang is the pronunciation of the letter qaf ق , as it is pronounced (g) . This letter is pronounced something else in most of Arab slangs, maybe it is pronounced as it is only in The Maghreb countries as I know. I can't help you much about the expressions used in the dialect as I am not Gulf native.

Quote: Originally Posted by Idris What are those disgusting rubbery four-footed green patches on the wall called in the areas of Najd (particularly in Riyadh)? ظاطور، وجمعه ظواطير وبعض المناطق يسمونه بعرصي (b u 3ru9i)

C'est "la prononciation". " La prononciation est [le] son contenu dans [les] lettres, et ça veut dire qu'il faut que la parole soit [chose] entendue, et puis ni l'écrire ni faire des gestes ne sont pas appelés "parole"." Just my attempt at practicing French which I haven't used in years .

It is a quasi-phrase that contains some components more than a word but yet doesn't form a complete meaningful sentence.

Quote: Originally Posted by Muwahid Hello dear sirs, and madams, My question is regarding the use of Kaana in the present tense, for example in the sentence يجب أن تكون طبيب جيد - You must be a good doctor (correct me if the sentence is wrong), is this a case where the present tense MUST be used, or could I also say something like ...

Quote: Hello my name is Saoussen also spelled Sawsan, I am half Tunisian half Moroccan so they spelled it in french. I was wondering is the origin of my name also hebrew (shashana) Thank you. I don't think the origin of the name is Hebrew, Sawsan (from what I've gleaned here) is cognate with Shoshanah. So it's a case of the name being Semitic, and ...

Yes ! موجـود ! . موجُود =(simply) exist; exist with or w/o self will . متواجد =coexist; exist by self will, (some times) exist with plenty and ease.

Here is my attempt: مات بموضع يقال له سويس على مسافة ثلاث مراحل من مصر قبل أن يصل إليها. نعوذ بالله من سوء الخاتمة He died at a place called سويس * at a distance of 3-stages / 3 days journey from Egypt (and before he could reach it - but this part needn't be translated as what is said earlier makes it clear ). We seek refuge in God from a sorry / bad end! ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Muwahid Hello, I'm practicing some basic verbal sentences, and I want to know if I'm saying this the right way? هل قررت ماذا تريد تفعل؟ Have you decided on what you want to do? I'm basically just confused of the ماذا part whether it's correct or not, and what's the most natural way of saying this...

I read in a grammar book, that عندي can't be used for something you cannot separate, so عندي أخي isn't correct. My question is would Liya be the correct usage? As in لي أخي or something else? Also colloquially what's common usage to describe ownership?

Hello, I wonder if the answer below is correct grammatically : Question : " ما سبب الزيارة ؟ " Answer : " سبب الزيارة ال دراسة " I think that we should not put the definite article (in red), what do you think ?

التفكير أمر مألوف لدى الناس يمارسه كثير منهم، ومع ذلك فهو من أكثر المفاهيم غموضاً وأشدِّها استعصاءً على التعريف I took the above sentence from an article, and I wish to rewrite it so that it becomes more simplified and more understandable, without letting it lose it's meaning. This is my attempt: إن التفكير أمر معروف عند الناس، فكثير منهم يمارسونه، غير أنه من المفاهيم الغامضة التي...

It is a quasi-phrase that contains some components more than a word but yet doesn't form a complete meaningful sentence.

Here is my attempt: مات بموضع يقال له سويس على مسافة ثلاث مراحل من مصر قبل أن يصل إليها. نعوذ بالله من سوء الخاتمة He died at a place called سويس * at a distance of 3-stages / 3 days journey from Egypt (and before he could reach it - but this part needn't be translated as what is said earlier makes it clear ). We seek refuge in God from a sorry / bad end! ...

amm, the name is wrong.. Hinah wa ranah = here behind us

Ah! An "old" word! تحبّش ta7abbasha = to be assembled / collected together. This is explained in the statement that follows: أي تجمع بعضها إلى بعض [Also, 7abbasha حبّش = to collect / gather people together.]

Hi, I can only speak of the Egyptian dialect. Here we use the prefixe indicating the future حـ H : حتذاكر حتنجح = you'll study, you'll succeed. I think the past is also used ذاكرت حتنجح if you studied you'll succed But let's wait for more opinions.

Hello! Quote: Originally Posted by commandante لتضع بين يديكم خدمات شاملة تلبّي كافة احتياجاتكم؛ ولتـنـفتح أمامكم ( سبلاً ) عديدة لمستقبل مشرق مليء بالنجاحات It should be سبلٌ, because it is the subject of the verb and not the object. وَلِتَنْفَتِحَ أَمامَكُم سُبُلٌ عَديدةٌ لِمُسْتَقْبَلٍ مُشْرِقٍ مَ...

Hello! Quote: Originally Posted by Drummere The phrase I am asking about is: يسلمك الذاهبون للموت I would prefer a detailed, word-by-word explanation [...] It is the Arabic translation of the famous Latin phrase of the gladiators: Morituri te salutant. Word by word the arabic sentence means "Those ...

Please try like that: . دع =leave, put, add . يريبك =(what) doubts you . لا يريبك =(what) doesn't doubt you Did it make sense?