8 ARABIC SAYINGS THAT HAVE HILARIOUS “LITERAL” TRANSLATIONS
The below colloquial expressions are sure to come up in most everyday Arabic conversations. The literal translations will make you laugh out loud, but you’ve got to read on to know how each one is used. 1. من عيوني Transliteration: min ouyou-ni Literal Translation: “from my eyes” Dialect: all Arabic dialects When someone asks you for a favor […]
10 EMIRATI WORDS YOU’LL HEAR (IN ALMOST) EVERY CONVERSATION

Marhaba is the simplest form of greeting that’s used across all the Arabic speaking countries. Yeah, you’ve heard it and if you’re living or have lived in the Middle East then you surely know it (and possibly use it too!). In the Emirati dialect, the word el-saa’ is added after marhaba making it marhaba el-saa’, which […]