| Lost In Translation |
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| From Sanaa, Yemen | |
| Monday, September 29, 2008 | |
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Knew the Egyptian Arabic I'd learned would be somewhat different from Yemeni Arabic... but it's really different! Quickly discovered the Egyptian "Ok" means "No" in Yemen. Wonder how many people I offended with that one... But just found out that instead of saying "One", I've been saying "Lonely". So I've been ordering "a lonely tea" & the like. But at least they understood what I meant~ Even more hilarious, what I thought was "I'm hot"... was actually me saying "I'm horny"!!! Wow! Coulda gotten in big trouble with that one!! Tags: Yemen |
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