Help in translation

siminona · 02-26-2007, 06:22 AM

Hi, everyone. I'm currently trying to learn a few Arabic phrases for some friends. I was hoping you can help me out.

I hope you'll forgive such basic questions from me, but I was wondering how to say "I love you" in Arabic, both to a man and a woman.

And is there a way for me to type Arabic characters in my computer? Can I just copy and paste?

Thanks for all your help. This is such a great forum. =)

Asminha · 02-26-2007, 12:10 PM

Basic questions are FORBIDDEN here!

It's a place for fluent people in Arabic!

--

Jokes aside, feel free to ask any questions you have in mind, we are here to help

. We all here learn new languages too, so we know how it feels like to be eager to know a tiny detail that everyone else already speaking the language seems to know.

For "I love you", it's written as: أحبك
You read it as "ohibboka" said to a man, and "ohibboki" said to a woman. The h here is different than the English h and it's a letter that is specific to the Arabic language.

You can copy and paste this word somewhere that supports Arabic, otherwise it'll be messed up.
And to type online - if you don't have Arabic installed in your computer- you can use links such as:
clavier arabe en ligne LEXILOGOS >>
Or:
http://www.zeitun-eg.org/keyb.htm

See you around.

siminona · 02-26-2007, 01:30 PM

Thanks so much for your reply, Asminha. That's very helpful. But I was wondering, I saw this Arabic word online: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/4...0efb879a_o.jpg

Someone told me it's supposed to mean "I love you" in Arabic, but it looks different from the word you wrote. Which version is right or preferrable?

sierpe · 02-26-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by siminona

Thanks so much for your reply, Asminha. That's very helpful. But I was wondering, I saw this Arabic word online: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/4...0efb879a_o.jpg

Someone told me it's supposed to mean "I love you" in Arabic, but it looks different from the word you wrote. Which version is right or preferrable?

أنا بحبك = ana bhibbak ( said to a man), ana bhibbik ( said to a woman)

yes it means " I love you ", but it's in dialect ( egyptian, libanese )

Asma give you a sentence in classical arabic

siminona · 02-27-2007, 01:48 AM

Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it. =)

02-26-2007, 06:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
siminona Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 siminona is an unknown character at this point	Help in translation Hi, everyone. I'm currently trying to learn a few Arabic phrases for some friends. I was hoping you can help me out. I hope you'll forgive such basic questions from me, but I was wondering how to say "I love you" in Arabic, both to a man and a woman. And is there a way for me to type Arabic characters in my computer? Can I just copy and paste? Thanks for all your help. This is such a great forum. =)
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02-26-2007, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Asminha Administrator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,795 Blog Entries: 1 Asminha is just really nice Asminha is just really nice	Basic questions are FORBIDDEN here! It's a place for fluent people in Arabic! -- Jokes aside, feel free to ask any questions you have in mind, we are here to help . We all here learn new languages too, so we know how it feels like to be eager to know a tiny detail that everyone else already speaking the language seems to know. For "I love you", it's written as: أحبك You read it as "ohibboka" said to a man, and "ohibboki" said to a woman. The h here is different than the English h and it's a letter that is specific to the Arabic language. You can copy and paste this word somewhere that supports Arabic, otherwise it'll be messed up. And to type online - if you don't have Arabic installed in your computer- you can use links such as: clavier arabe en ligne LEXILOGOS >> Or: http://www.zeitun-eg.org/keyb.htm See you around. __________________ Speak Moroccan - Parlez marocain Moroccan Vocabulary - Vocabulaire Marocain
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02-26-2007, 01:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
siminona Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 siminona is an unknown character at this point	Thanks so much for your reply, Asminha. That's very helpful. But I was wondering, I saw this Arabic word online: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/4...0efb879a_o.jpg Someone told me it's supposed to mean "I love you" in Arabic, but it looks different from the word you wrote. Which version is right or preferrable?
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siminona Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 siminona is an unknown character at this point	Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it. =)
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