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I am a game designer working as a tech support in Iraq. I believe that learning a language is like obtaining a new perspective and a new way of thinking. It enriches one's character and broadens one's horizon. I am looking for people to exchange lingual and cultural information with.
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  • Answered
    The expression "tidy box" is used here as a figure of speech to indicate an orderly arrangement. Proving the previous statement would allow the speakers (assumed to be lawyers/law enforcement agents) to finish the case in a tidy manner. That is what I understand from this.
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    July 15, 2015
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    Arabic MSA " fusha" is the base of all dialects, though some dialects deviate significantly from it (like the Iraqi dialect for example). The dialect closest to MSA is, in my opinion, the Levant dialect "shami".
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    June 20, 2015
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  • Answered
    (في) is used to indicate the existence of an entity within a defined container. The container can be spatial (box, house, neighborhood, country, solar system or even universe) temporal (second, hour, day, week or even a century) or imaginary (dream, idea, mind, science, category or even speech). (ب) is used to indicate the cause of an effect (in the meaning of "by the use of", "by the effect of" or "by the assistance of"). EX: في يدي فرشاة In my hand a brush بيدي اكتب With my hand I write
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    June 20, 2015
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    How accurate is my translation of (Akatsuki no Kuruma)? I love this song, but the lyrics translation I found felt off; so I decided to try translating it as accurately as possible. Link to song: https://soundcloud.com/japan4ever/gundam-seed-akatsuki-no-kuruma Link to translation and explanation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z5eFNzP90lhhU2cT4ukO-UY5QCFLQc2s2-BGJWQigOo/edit?usp=sharing I want to know if I misunderstood the meaning or mistranslated something.
    June 20, 2015
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  • Answered
    It depends on what you wish to do with it. -If you want to read Arabic literature then you want to learn MSA Arabic. -If you want to communicate with Arabic speaking people, you can do that with MSA, but learning the accent of the desired country is better and faster. -If you want access to Arabic culture then you are better off starting with MSA then moving to any accent you want (that would be very easy once you learn MSA).
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    May 10, 2015
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  • Corrected

    This is a very good translation, though there are few inaccuracies here and there.

    A piece of info: this is the Egyptian spoken dialect and it deviates from the original Arabic significantly. The dialect of Syria (Levant) is much closer to the original.

     

    ومش معقول
    And how can this be?

    This is not a question, it is usually used as an exclamation with the meaning of (unbelievable) or (incomprehensible). (مش) means (not) while (معقول) means (comprehensible).

     

    هيبقى كل واحد مننا فى سكه
    That each of us will be on a different path

    (هيبقى) means (will stay) and is used by the Egyptians as a reference to a state, temporary or otherwise. Also, this isn't wrong, (different) is implied and not stated.
    The line is thus translated as: Each one of us will be on a path.

     

    غريب الحال وده إحساس علينا جديد
    A very strange condition, a bizzare feeling, unfamiliar to us
    (غريب الحال) was used instead of (الحال غريب). This is a switch on the position of the initiator (المبتدأ) and the informative (الخبر) components of the sentence to emphasis the informative.

    The sentence is thus translated as: Strange, this condition and this is a feeling new to us.

     

    وأقولك إيه ..
    What shall I say?

    You forgot the (and) ;). The (لك) in (اقولك), which is supposed to be (اقول لك), means (to you).

    The Egyptians use this phrase to initiate a conversation rather than ask a question, much like the "I tell you what, let's go do something" of English.

    Thus: I tell you what...

     

    طريق الكره أخرته إيه ..
    Where does the path of hatred lead us

    (اخرته) means (its end). The sentence translates to: The path of hate, what is its end?

     

    مابينا شيطان ..
    Satan has divided us

    Unlike in the English language, (شيطان) means (one who strayed) and is not a strict reference to the fallen angle (ابليس) unless the definitive (ال) is prefixed to it. (a devil) is a more accurate translation.

     

    أملنا يا وطن خلصان ..

    Our hope, in you our country, has ran out

    (يا) is a tool of calling. (وطن) means (homeland) while (بلد) means (country).

    The sentence is translated as: Our hope, oh homeland, has ran out.

    Your translation would only be correct if (فيك) meaning (in you) was in the sentence.

     

    شعور إنك قادر فى لحظة تظلمنى
    The feeling that you were able to, in a second, wrong me

    While (قادر) is in the past tense, (انك) is an indicative of a state of being.

    Thus it translates into (you are capable) rather than (you were able).

     

    تنام مرتاح وانا منك دموعى تزيد
    You sleep in peace, whilst your infliction causes me endless hurt..

    (سلام) means (peace) while (مرتاح) means (comfortable). (دموعي تزيد) means (my tears increase).

     

    وليه بإيدك تخلى فى كل عيله شهيد
    And with your own hands be the cause of a martyr in every family…

    This is correct, but inaccurate. (تخلي) can translate, according to the Egyptian use, as (place). The sentence is thus: And why with your hands place a martyr in every family?

     

    معاك ع الحلوه والمره بقالنا سنين
    Through thick and thin we have been for years

    (معاك) means (with you). (ع) is short for (على) and means (on) but can mean (through) here. (الحلوة) means (sweetness) while (المرة) means (bitterness).

    Thus: With you, through sweetness and bitterness, we've been for years.

     

    مودينا طريقنا لفين
    Where is this path leading us?

    This should be (our path) rather than (this path).

     

    يا خوفى علينا من بكره وإمتى نفوق
    I fear the moment when tomorrow comes and we realise (what we’ve done)
    This should be: I fear for us from tomorrow. And when will we wake up?

     

    Best regards.

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    May 10, 2015
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  • Commented

    We= نحن

    They= هم

    برجى تصحيح المقالة

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    April 29, 2015
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