A little bit of Arabic

Hello,


I did not really do anything today worth blogging about. Because of this, I wanted to write about different Arabic phrases I have learned during the trip. I always enjoy learning the phrases because it reveals elements of the culture as well. I will write in Arabic and English. The Arabic is exclusively for Kelsey and Kate. For everyone else, just notice how beautiful Arabic is. I will also distinguish whether or not the phrase is written in Fusha or Jordanian Colloquial.

Also there will be some poetry thrown in the bunch. It is beautiful.

Fusha

أعطني حباً أعطك حبا

إنسان مجبول على الحب

Women are molded from love

لا توجل عمل اليوم إلى القد

Do not postpone the work of today until tomorrow

لا تصدّق كلّ ما يقالُ

Don't believe everything that is said to you

لا تخافي من المجهول

Do not be afraid of the unknown

إذا كان التكلم من فضة فالسكوت من ذهب

If talking is from silver, silence is from gold

لا جديد تحت الشمس

Nothing new under the Sun

لاخلاق تصنع الرجال

Morals make the man

ما أضيق القيش لولا فسحة الامل

How narrow life is without hope

الحاجة أم الاختراع

Necessity is the mother of invention

من لا يخطئ لا يفعل شيءاً

He who does not make a mistake does nothing (I wrote this on the top of my Fusha exam...hehe)

الوقاية خير من العلاج

Prevention is better than medicine

Now a poem

انا الهيب و قادتي المطر فمتى ساستعر؟

.و أنا يسيف الحرف أنتحر 

.عاش الهيب

.و يسقط...يسقط المطر

I am the flame and my leaders are the rain. So when will I be ignited and when will I kill myself by writing to live. Long life the flame. The rain falls...and falls...
(about lack of freedom of speech)

Jordanian Colloquial

العين العمرة

Red eyes (Angry)

على خشمي

On my head (My pleasure)

ورجية العين الحمرة 

I'll show you when I'm angry

الفرد في عين امه غزال

A monkey is a gazelle in the eyes of his mother (a loser looks good to his mother)

فارس أحلامك

Knight of dreams (Prince Charming)

يسلوا أيديك

God save your hand  (an express for saying thank you. God save your hand for doing this for me and preserve you to do this again)

إيده طويلة

long hands (thief)

لسانك طويل

Long tonue (gossiper)

كلة من إيدك

It's all from your hand (It's all your fault)

اطلو من راسي

leave my head (leave me alone)

سكر تمك

Shut your tongue (Shut up)

من عيوني

from my eyes (I'll do this for you)

حط إيدك في مي باردة

put your hand in cold water (chill out)

قلبه كبير

he has a big heart (generous)

عصفول في الأيد أحسن من عشرة على الشحرة
a bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush
حليك دغري
get to the point
عصفورين لحجز
two birds, one stone
عبيك رابعة
eyes keep moving (shifty person)
لسنك هول
Sweet talker (sweet tongue)
دماعن سكر
I can't think
ذيل الكلب اعوج
the tail of the dog is not straight

Random thought: I wonder if the MEIS department remembers who I am still. Kind of starting to worry that I will be forgotten since I have been away too long :(. The thought of this possibility makes me very very sad. 

Talk to you later,
Natalie