Tag: Arabic

[Dog barking. Lady looks this way.]Lady: Are you Indian or Muslim?1: Indians are Muslims. [smile]2: Pakistan.Lady: Oh okay. You live here?1: No just walking.Lady: Don't mind the dog barking. He's like Read more [...]...

[Saw his name tag] 1. Umar (like OO-Mar) 2. Yes. 1. OO-Mar. [smile] 1. Got to say it the Arabic way....

Algebra, Alcohol, Lemon, Ghoul, Magazine, Checkmate, Racket, Barrio. 8 Common Words from Arabic Read more [...]...

1. Yo bro, how do you say work in Arabic? 2. Amal 1. Amal? or A'mal? 2. A'mal is plural. 1. Oh like A'mal, like your deeds? So it works for that too? 2. Yeah, multiple meanings...but the same kinda Read more [...]...

1. Kaifak? [smile] 2. Good bro, you? 1. Not bad. Where you from? 2. Lebanon. 1. Oh yeah? 2. You? 1. Pakistan. 2. Ah, Pakistan. But you know Arabic? 1. Shoeh shoeh [smile]. Ana Muslim. [smile] There's Read more [...]...

[Somewhere hot] 1. You from India? 2. Yeah, you? 1. Pakistan. 2. Oh yeah. Where? 1. Punjabi aan ussi 2. You're Punjabi? 1. Yeah. 2. How? 1. 60% of Pakistan is Punjabi. 2. Really? 1. Yeah man. 2. I didn't Read more [...]...

The older gentleman was certainly learned. "What does Bis Mil mean?" It was interesting because the man was a Sikh...yet knew some things about Islam. He could even read Urdu. I tested him when I showed Read more [...]...