That's the biggest stereotype that I hate most. "All Muslims are terrorists" Sure, there are Muslims who ARE terrorists, but there are also Christians, Jews, Atheists, and all sorts of people who are.
I of course agree completely, I may be slightly biased to say that but I think of terrorism as a manifestation of extremism (is this a word? lol), This is, by itself, is a mental illness where someone justifies his/her actions based on twisted beliefs/thoughts, it can be of religious nature or not. I believe that batman movie shooter is a sort of terrorist, who justifies his actions based on extreme thoughts (believes that his is the joker...etc). So the crime is completely unrelated to the country, religion..etc. An extremist can twist any sort of thoughts/facts to his own benefit and doesn't need religion for this.
So damn true. Terrorists can be anyone. I am a muslim and do u guys seriously think I am a terrorist? I don't even know how to hold a gun. We also pray from God to stop this. I feel like crying when I hear it on news channel that people died in a blast etc. If there are bad people in this world then good ones have surely not died.
LIES! you must have taken the obligatory "Suicide bombing 101" course on your first year in the college, haven't you?
@Mamoun and @Samch Guys I am a muslim too. Happy Ramadan to both of you. Are you guys fasting?
Yep, about 16 hours here too, and as @Samch92 said I don't really care about the hunger but the thirst is killing me! it reaches 45 degree here so it's incredibly hot! but drinking water at "Maghrib" (that translates literally to the sunset for non-muslim members to understand, this is the time when we break the fast) seriously seems to be the best moment in your life. It's so cool to feel like water is going all around your body, cooling it off.
What are the most commonly traditional dishes you guys eat in ramadan? what do your prefer the most?
That's the biggest stereotype that I hate most. "All Muslims are terrorists" Sure, there are Muslims who ARE terrorists, but there are also Christians, Jews, Atheists, and all sorts of people who are.
I of course agree completely, I may be slightly biased to say that but I think of terrorism as a manifestation of extremism (is this a word? lol), This is, by itself, is a mental illness where someone justifies his/her actions based on twisted beliefs/thoughts, it can be of religious nature or not. I believe that batman movie shooter is a sort of terrorist, who justifies his actions based on extreme thoughts (believes that his is the joker...etc). So the crime is completely unrelated to the country, religion..etc. An extremist can twist any sort of thoughts/facts to his own benefit and doesn't need religion for this.
So damn true. Terrorists can be anyone. I am a muslim and do u guys seriously think I am a terrorist? I don't even know how to hold a gun. We also pray from God to stop this. I feel like crying when I hear it on news channel that people died in a blast etc. If there are bad people in this world then good ones have surely not died.
LIES! you must have taken the obligatory "Suicide bombing 101" course on your first year in the college, haven't you?
Yeah right. I would die before taking any course like that and Alhamdulillah our teachers are so good. They are always with us to correct us.
@Mamoun and @Samch Guys I am a muslim too. Happy Ramadan to both of you. Are you guys fasting?
Yep, about 16 hours here too, and as @Samch92 said I don't really care about the hunger but the thirst is killing me! it reaches 45 degree here so it's incredibly hot! but drinking water at "Maghrib" (that translates literally to the sunset for non-muslim members to understand, this is the time when we break the fast) seriously seems to be the best moment in your life. It's so cool to feel like water is going all around your body, cooling it off.
What are the most commonly traditional dishes you guys eat in ramadan? what do your prefer the most?
My mom does not let me drink water. She is always telling me to start from dates as that is a Sunah. Our Prophet pbuh always opened his fast with dates so I take them then the whole jug of water. Feels good. Dishes here um we normally start our Iftar with dates then there are dishes like Fruit Chat,Pakoray,fries,chicken,Ras Malai. I don't know if u know about these things but they taste good. What do you guys take?
@Potter35 - I speak Hindi! I am your neighbour. And obviously I understand and speak a bit of Urdu as well, given that they they are so similar.
Ich spreche Deutsch als auch! I understand Sindhi and can understand and speak Punjabi. English... yes of course!
That makes it six!
Wow awesommeee awesomeme. Mil gaya mil gaya. (Hope u understand) i know a bit of Hindi too that is because we guys watch indian movies a lot. You know sindhi? Sindhis are basically the people living in Karachi. Woh tou mujhay bhi nahi atti. Punjabi is spoken in India too so u must know it. Sorry for my excitement I am really glad to find someone who could speak my language.
LOL your excitement is very much justified. Relax. I know Sindhi because my maternal side of the family was originally based in Sindh. My grandfather came to Lucknow (you must have heard of lucknow) in 1942, 5 years before the partition, and we settled here. )
To phir achha hi hai na... hum log hindi mein baat kar sakte hain yahan par bhi. Aapne aakhri kaun si hindi movie dekhi vaise? Pasand aayi ya nahi?
@Potter35 - I speak Hindi! I am your neighbour. And obviously I understand and speak a bit of Urdu as well, given that they they are so similar.
Ich spreche Deutsch als auch! I understand Sindhi and can understand and speak Punjabi. English... yes of course!
That makes it six!
Wow awesommeee awesomeme. Mil gaya mil gaya. (Hope u understand) i know a bit of Hindi too that is because we guys watch indian movies a lot. You know sindhi? Sindhis are basically the people living in Karachi. Woh tou mujhay bhi nahi atti. Punjabi is spoken in India too so u must know it. Sorry for my excitement I am really glad to find someone who could speak my language.
LOL your excitement is very much justified. Relax. I know Sindhi because my maternal side of the family was originally based in Sindh. My grandfather came to Lucknow (you must have heard of lucknow) in 1942, 5 years before the partition, and we settled here. )
To phir achha hi hai na... hum log hindi mein baat kar sakte hain yahan par bhi. Aapne aakhri kaun si hindi movie dekhi vaise? Pasand aayi ya nahi?
Haha yes I know. It was really hard to find an Indian or Pakistani here. Oh same is with my family. My grandfather lived in India but he came to Pakistan when It was made so we all are settled here and no problem I know about every city of India.
Haan yeh buhat achi baat hai finally koi mil gaya. Mainay Cocktail dekhi hai last movie. Achi movie thi, Sahi thi actually. per sorry but nothing beats hollywood. Pakistan main buhat FAZOOOOL movies banti hain.
@Potter35 - I speak Hindi! I am your neighbour. And obviously I understand and speak a bit of Urdu as well, given that they they are so similar.
Ich spreche Deutsch als auch! I understand Sindhi and can understand and speak Punjabi. English... yes of course!
That makes it six!
Wow awesommeee awesomeme. Mil gaya mil gaya. (Hope u understand) i know a bit of Hindi too that is because we guys watch indian movies a lot. You know sindhi? Sindhis are basically the people living in Karachi. Woh tou mujhay bhi nahi atti. Punjabi is spoken in India too so u must know it. Sorry for my excitement I am really glad to find someone who could speak my language.
LOL your excitement is very much justified. Relax. I know Sindhi because my maternal side of the family was originally based in Sindh. My grandfather came to Lucknow (you must have heard of lucknow) in 1942, 5 years before the partition, and we settled here. )
To phir achha hi hai na... hum log hindi mein baat kar sakte hain yahan par bhi. Aapne aakhri kaun si hindi movie dekhi vaise? Pasand aayi ya nahi?
Haha. Abhi says It is a good thing we can talk in our language here too and he has asked me that which indian movie have I seen last time and did I like it? It is simple. Hindi/Urdu is fun.
My main source of learning comes from Arabic for Dummies. Just kidding. I learned how to write the script using many different websites, and I use AfD to learn a lot of the vocabulary.
My main source of learning comes from Arabic for Dummies. Just kidding. I learned how to write the script using many different websites, and I use AfD to learn a lot of the vocabulary.
I am sure I can not manage this with school. YOU CLEVER BOY! )
Sure, that would be great. If you guys have any question you can ask me anytime. I'm really happy about how you want to learn Arabic.
Let's try a little test: how to say how are you in Arabic?
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
lol at the "englishized"-Arabic you can certainly imagine someone saying that and sounding like he is speaking Arabic. Anyway, to say how are you in Arabic is "Kayf halak?" kayf=كيف=how and halak=حالك=can be literally be translated to "your state". Pretty easy, right?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
lol at the "englishized"-Arabic you can certainly imagine someone saying that and sounding like he is speaking Arabic. Anyway, to say how are you in Arabic is "Kayf halak?" kayf=كيف=how and halak=حالك=can be literally be translated to "your state". Pretty easy, right?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
Hahaha I am seriously gonna speak my Englishized Arabic when I go to Saudia Arab next year. ) Oooo,this is interesting. Thanks.
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
lol at the "englishized"-Arabic you can certainly imagine someone saying that and sounding like he is speaking Arabic. Anyway, to say how are you in Arabic is "Kayf halak?" kayf=كيف=how and halak=حالك=can be literally be translated to "your state". Pretty easy, right?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
lol at the "englishized"-Arabic you can certainly imagine someone saying that and sounding like he is speaking Arabic. Anyway, to say how are you in Arabic is "Kayf halak?" kayf=كيف=how and halak=حالك=can be literally be translated to "your state". Pretty easy, right?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
lol at the "englishized"-Arabic you can certainly imagine someone saying that and sounding like he is speaking Arabic. Anyway, to say how are you in Arabic is "Kayf halak?" kayf=كيف=how and halak=حالك=can be literally be translated to "your state". Pretty easy, right?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
In Spanish we have two ways to say it. The formal (speaking to strangers or elders) - Como esta usted? The informal (to friends/ family/people our age) - Como estas?
Ahh Thank God someone is finally teaching us. Ummm I don't really know. You tell how to say how are u in Arabic? Perhaps Howwaa arreeyaa youuuaah? Buhaahaaaha
lol at the "englishized"-Arabic you can certainly imagine someone saying that and sounding like he is speaking Arabic. Anyway, to say how are you in Arabic is "Kayf halak?" kayf=كيف=how and halak=حالك=can be literally be translated to "your state". Pretty easy, right?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
In Spanish we have two ways to say it. The formal (speaking to strangers or elders) - Como esta usted? The informal (to friends/ family/people our age) - Como estas?
Hahah so cool. What does the formal one means? Any changes?
Hard part about Arabic is, you have different prefixes and suffixes for different people (male singular, female singular, female plural, male plural...)
Hard part about Arabic is, you have different prefixes and suffixes for different people (male singular, female singular, female plural, male plural...)
Hard part about Arabic is, you have different prefixes and suffixes for different people (male singular, female singular, female plural, male plural...)
Like French
Yeah, if there is something in common between Arabic and French, it would be this. I find French complicated because of this too.
In Spanish we have two ways to say it. The formal (speaking to strangers or elders) - Como esta usted? The informal (to friends/ family/people our age) - Como estas?
That's nice, seems easy to pronounce, thanks! What does "usted" stand for though?
Hard part about Arabic is, you have different prefixes and suffixes for different people (male singular, female singular, female plural, male plural...)
Like French
Yeah, if there is something in common between Arabic and French, it would be this. I find French complicated because of this too.
In Spanish we have two ways to say it. The formal (speaking to strangers or elders) - Como esta usted? The informal (to friends/ family/people our age) - Como estas?
That's nice, seems easy to pronounce, thanks! What does "usted" stand for though?
"Usted"is the formal way to say "you". (Like when you talk to elders [though not necessarily your parents] or strangers)
"Tu" is the informal way to say "you" (Like when we talk to people our age, family or friends)
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What are the most commonly traditional dishes you guys eat in ramadan? what do your prefer the most?
Dishes here um we normally start our Iftar with dates then there are dishes like Fruit Chat,Pakoray,fries,chicken,Ras Malai. I don't know if u know about these things but they taste good. What do you guys take?
LOL your excitement is very much justified. Relax. I know Sindhi because my maternal side of the family was originally based in Sindh.
To phir achha hi hai na... hum log hindi mein baat kar sakte hain yahan par bhi. Aapne aakhri kaun si hindi movie dekhi vaise? Pasand aayi ya nahi?
Oh same is with my family. My grandfather lived in India but he came to Pakistan when It was made so we all are settled here and no problem I know about every city of India.
Haan yeh buhat achi baat hai finally koi mil gaya. Mainay Cocktail dekhi hai last movie. Achi movie thi, Sahi thi actually.
It is simple. Hindi/Urdu is fun.
I hope that's right. lolol.
I hope that's right. lolol.
Correct:) but which site do you use to translates english to Arabic?
Well, for the I use the book Arabic for Dummies for things like grammar, vocab, etc.
But I used this site: http://danielschereck.com/wp2002arabia/wp-arabicalphabet.htm to learn how to write it.
Let's try a little test: how to say how are you in Arabic?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
Hahaha I am seriously gonna speak my Englishized Arabic when I go to Saudia Arab next year.
Oooo,this is interesting. Thanks.
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
In Lebanese we only say 'Kifak'
they are for sure interesting but difficult.
Now for the other members here, how can you say "How are you?" in your native language?
In Spanish we have two ways to say it.
The formal (speaking to strangers or elders) - Como esta usted?
The informal (to friends/ family/people our age) - Como estas?
The formal (speaking to strangers or elders) - Como esta usted?
The informal (to friends/ family/people our age) - Como estas?
Hahah so cool. What does the formal one means? Any changes?
That's nice, seems easy to pronounce, thanks!
"Tu" is the informal way to say "you" (Like when we talk to people our age, family or friends)
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