How well does your SO speak and use your language?

[ya falaha! 0]

Jodo...I agree, the b, p thing is def. an Egyptian trait. Also, Mo pronounces th as zh...instead of *that* it's *zhat*. I say *whatever* and *anyways* A LOT. I also say *kinda* instead of kind of. He has adopted this. He's so funny when he says whateverrrr and any-wayyyysss. The other day we were talking and he says...habibity forgive me but...you're kinda betchy. LOL!!!! He said, are you angry? I was dying. I told him, no, it's so funny coming from you.

[JODO 2]

Jodo...I agree, the b, p thing is def. an Egyptian trait. Also, Mo pronounces th as zh...instead of *that* it's *zhat*. I say *whatever* and *anyways* A LOT. I also say *kinda* instead of kind of. He has adopted this. He's so funny when he says whateverrrr and any-wayyyysss. The other day we were talking and he says...habibity forgive me but...you're kinda betchy. LOL!!!! He said, are you angry? I was dying. I told him, no, it's so funny coming from you.

[*JG* 2]

my fiance spoke VERY little english when we first met. luckily i took 4 years of french in school so we could communicate that way in the beginning. for years i kicked myself in the butt for learning french instead of spanish. now i see my reason why ...years later! destiny i guess ....

also it helped with him teaching me some arabic. i seem to pick it up pretty fast! but over time my fiance practiced more english and has been taking ESL classes in morocco and its GREATLY improved. i can't wait until he gets here and can be immersed in it and see how much more it improves. however, his grammar is pretty bad. definitely need to work on that but hey, my oldest brother is american and his grammar is bad as well! lol

Andre speaks and writes english perfectly. And, I, in turn, can read and understand Patois.

[LaL 418]

Jodo...I agree, the b, p thing is def. an Egyptian trait. Also, Mo pronounces th as zh...instead of *that* it's *zhat*. I say *whatever* and *anyways* A LOT. I also say *kinda* instead of kind of. He has adopted this. He's so funny when he says whateverrrr and any-wayyyysss. The other day we were talking and he says...habibity forgive me but...you're kinda betchy. LOL!!!! He said, are you angry? I was dying. I told him, no, it's so funny coming from you.

LMAO @ kinda betchy

My *brozer's* name is the only thing he has every completely butchered - SETH. My arabic is extremely sad though, they always just laugh at me, and I have completely given up trying to pronounce Ghada.

[ya falaha! 0]

brozer....sounds like Mo.

[Henia 11]

Esalaams/Hello

My husband speaks English very well, amoung other languages. His vocab is medium to somewhat limited...totally textbook. They seem to learn alot here from the MBC channels dubbed films/shows machAllah...

Since knowing my husband he has gotten much much better...also I have been forced to learn Dardje to speak with his family...and living here now...comes in handy.

French also a common language for us has come in handy for words we both cannot explain in English. Remember ENglish is not even my native language...LOL soooooooooo I think we are doing ok!

my fiance spoke VERY little english when we first met. luckily i took 4 years of french in school so we could communicate that way in the beginning. for years i kicked myself in the butt for learning french instead of spanish. now i see my reason why ...years later! destiny i guess ....

also it helped with him teaching me some arabic. i seem to pick it up pretty fast! but over time my fiance practiced more english and has been taking ESL classes in morocco and its GREATLY improved. i can't wait until he gets here and can be immersed in it and see how much more it improves. however, his grammar is pretty bad. definitely need to work on that but hey, my oldest brother is american and his grammar is bad as well! lol

Andre speaks and writes english perfectly. And, I, in turn, can read and understand Patois.

Sorry to sound ignorant...but is Patois what they speak in Jamaica?

[Nasturtium 500]

My husband had decent conversational skills when we met from working with Americans for so many years.. that being said there was a lot he didn't always understand from me but he asked and we went over it, circumlocuting as necessary. I can see that his English has improved, and I would rate him as medium at this point. He has good enough English that you always know what he is trying to say-- but as far as what he actually says half the time.. LOL.

[noura 0]

My husband's english is quite good... he speaks, reads, and writes it very well. He understands *everything* most of the time (unless people are speaking quickly). He had been to USA 4x before moving here (on business). His accent is definitely there, but I think everyone understands what he says. He stumbles on words occasionally, but nothing major. I just love it tho when he says "Let" instead of "leave" - "*Let* the dishes there honey, I'll get them" or "I *let* this article for you to read". Sooooooooooo cute!

Noura

ps, my arabic leaves much to be desired, but I'm working on it... it's definitely better than my french, tho

[mybackpages 0]

my fiance spoke VERY little english when we first met. luckily i took 4 years of french in school so we could communicate that way in the beginning. for years i kicked myself in the butt for learning french instead of spanish. now i see my reason why ...years later! destiny i guess ....

also it helped with him teaching me some arabic. i seem to pick it up pretty fast! but over time my fiance practiced more english and has been taking ESL classes in morocco and its GREATLY improved. i can't wait until he gets here and can be immersed in it and see how much more it improves. however, his grammar is pretty bad. definitely need to work on that but hey, my oldest brother is american and his grammar is bad as well! lol

Andre speaks and writes english perfectly. And, I, in turn, can read and understand Patois.

where did you learn Patois? It's not a common language. You must have had the chance to live in jamaica? Lucky you! did you pick it up before you knew your fiance or after? sorry curious

[mybackpages 0]

I just love it tho when he says "Let" instead of "leave" - "*Let* the dishes there honey, I'll get them" or "I *let* this article for you to read". Sooooooooooo cute!

I like two things : "Remember me tomorrow" instead of Remind me tomorrow

and "did you close the door?" closed means lock not close.

[deemabrouk 0]

Jodo...I agree, the b, p thing is def. an Egyptian trait. Also, Mo pronounces th as zh...instead of *that* it's *zhat*. I say *whatever* and *anyways* A LOT. I also say *kinda* instead of kind of. He has adopted this. He's so funny when he says whateverrrr and any-wayyyysss. The other day we were talking and he says...habibity forgive me but...you're kinda betchy. LOL!!!! He said, are you angry? I was dying. I told him, no, it's so funny coming from you.

HAHAHAHA.. that is SOoo my husband.. He is like "Dee what is the Whatever you say all the time?! This means you dont respect my words??"" and I reply... "NO No hayati... I'm just grew up in the 80's.. This is just what people call Valley girl talk.. "

haha.. or I get "Dee..Stop talking to me like I am a American.. I dont know these words"

Edited April 11, 2007 by deemabrouk

[Jenn! 918]

I just love it tho when he says "Let" instead of "leave" - "*Let* the dishes there honey, I'll get them" or "I *let* this article for you to read". Sooooooooooo cute!

Oh, that's funny! Wadi says the exact opposite - "Leave me help you." I thought it was confusion because let and leave are the same word in Italian. It must be that way in Arabic too...

[ya falaha! 0]

LOL...American.

Mo and I were discussing something in which we had very differing opinions that were obviously due to our differing cultures and upbringing. He says, oh Kareema you and your American ideas. Uh well I'm American.

Although Mo likes the whatever and anyways it does get to him sometimes. Like your husband, he occasionally accuses me of dismissing him or not respecting his "words" when I use the whatever or anyways.

Jodo...I agree, the b, p thing is def. an Egyptian trait. Also, Mo pronounces th as zh...instead of *that* it's *zhat*. I say *whatever* and *anyways* A LOT. I also say *kinda* instead of kind of. He has adopted this. He's so funny when he says whateverrrr and any-wayyyysss. The other day we were talking and he says...habibity forgive me but...you're kinda betchy. LOL!!!! He said, are you angry? I was dying. I told him, no, it's so funny coming from you.

HAHAHAHA.. that is SOoo my husband.. He is like "Dee what is the Whatever you say all the time?! This means you dont respect my words??"" and I reply... "NO No hayati... I'm just grew up in the 80's.. This is just what people call Valley girl talk.. "

haha.. or I get "Dee..Stop talking to me like I am a American.. I dont know these words"

[LaL 418]

dont the guys have a point about the use of whateverr and anyywayyys in response to something they have said?

[jade2004 0]

Same here. He taught himself and does VERY good...even better than some of his family members that have been in the states for years. He asked me to teach him more...but I am like---you know everything...more than me I think..hehe...the only problem he has is prounouncing words with p's and b's..other than that...I was in shock!