In some places they say "sir" -- sounds like sear -- to mean go.
right
but "sir" in the classical arabic means exactly "walk"
Clary wrote:Merry Andrew wrote:Useful phrases, Clary --
Sabah el-khair good morning
mesa el-khair good afternoon/evening
ma el-salama goodbye
min fadhlek please
shukren thank you
esefen excuse me
and the most important one: titekellem inglazy, do you speak English?
Thank you, Andrei. I will note them. Alas, foreign travellers don't always meet the people they would be interested to talk to. How about 'No, I don't want to buy a ****** carpet!"?
carpet in arabic and espicially egyptian is segada
