Istah!
That's incredibly fun to say.
Hebrew is read left to right too, right?
Right to left.
When I was in Israel, I picked up a bit of Israeli slang. (There were a few Israelis along on the trip, and during the longer bus rides, they'd teach us an Israeli word of the day.) The only two words I remember now are Yalla and Sababa, both of which I'm pretty sure were originally Arabic. (Well, I know Yalla is Arabic. I think Sababa is.)
(Heh. We also learned a word for "chaos," and it was a fun word to say, something like ba'agan, but I can't remember it. I tried looking it up in my Hebrew-Englilsh dictionary, but the only entry for "chaos" is "tohu v'bohu," which, not so helpful. That's the biblical phrase that's translated as "null and void" in the Creation account in Genesis.)
Things can get ugly when there's no finger food!
Actually, I do believe this. But in my own life, American cheese suffices. No need for mulitple boxes of frozen spanikopita.
Thanks, Sail. I didn't remember how it was spelt, once I realised it wasn't, you know, spelt right.
Strega, I think you're doing precisely the right thing for this stage in crush-death.
Finding a new crush can be tricky, but I'm sure it'll be okay when you're ready. Don't rush these things.
He wasn't dating her? He proposed to someone he just knew? Huh.
Uh, who's Shane?
Hebrew is read left to right too, right?
Right to left.
Thanks, Hil. You know what's sad, that's what I meant. I meant, "it's read in the opposite direction of English too, right" (because my whole point was it would be even harder to learn--new letters, new sounds, new words, new rules, and a whole new direction to move my eyes) but did I ask that? No. I tried that thinking thing. Should have known better. I think I even made motions with my head, to make sure I was going in the proper direction.
When I was in Israel, I picked up a bit of Israeli slang. (There were a few Israelis along on the trip, and during the longer bus rides, they'd teach us an Israeli word of the day.) The only two words I remember now are Yalla and Sababa, both of which I'm pretty sure were originally Arabic. (Well, I know Yalla is Arabic. I think Sababa is.)
What do Yalla and Sababa mean?
*You might ask, "So why didn't the fact that he was dating the now-fiancee kill it?" Answer: Because he wasn't dating her. Because he's mad. Which is why I had a crush. Long story.
If you want to tell this story, and are only refraining out of concern that people don't want to know, you should not have that concern. If you don't want to tell the story, you should drink more beer. Or do both.
What do Yalla and Sababa mean?
"Yalla" seems to be a sort of "Hey!" Like, I mostly heard it being used to get someone's attention. (I never heard an actual definition of that one; just heard it being used, a lot, and eventually picked it up and was using it for about a week.)
Sababa means "cool."
Is anyone else watching The Next Food Network Star? I really hope
the cute semi-Jake Gyllenhaal-looking guy can keep getting better. But will they have another fairly bland white guy win? I also hope the obnoxious bald guy goes soon.
Survivor.
Let's see if I can get "I Will Survive" out of my head now. Chances are slim.
I remember a handful of Mahgreb-Arabic words. Some of the ones Fay posted, and "Agi" with a "g" like George. Meaning come here, and used with a hand gesture that looks kinda like our shooing.
My brother went to language school when he joined the Navy right out of high school, and learned Farsi.
Owen's going to the sitter one day a week with out friend's 2 year old son who speaks Farsi (his dad is Iranian). I figure if they grow up together, Owen will at least learn to swear in Farsi.
