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Tuesday, 17th of April 2018, 3:05:15 UTC
6:01:15
loke
For you ELS attendees, here's the latest screenshot:
6:01:19
loke
https://functional.cafe/@loke/99873244860035743
14:27:40
loke
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bj2doS1ZygSH61Nt1
14:42:29
oleo
err, don't you think it's too early for climu-akbar ?
14:46:24
smokeink
he's just making fun of 'allahu akbar'
14:47:19
loke
I guess that's one of the new words in Arabic people generally know. (there is no "u" in the word though)
14:48:37
smokeink
so you really know arabic ?
14:49:09
loke
RIght now, I have to ask my arabic-speaking colleagues.
14:49:12
smokeink
people generally "know" the word "Allah" but they can't pronounce that "h"
14:49:40
smokeink
the H sounds in Arabic are different than the English H
14:49:45
loke
They can just say "god" though.
14:50:05
loke
Allah is just the Arabic word for "god"
14:52:18
loke
I do travel to Lebanon with some regularity, and even though pretty much everybody speaks French and English there, Arabic is sitll the official language, and it would be fun to know enough to order food at a restaurant at least. :-)
14:52:33
smokeink
Arabic is fun to learn :)
14:52:46
loke
smokeink: Do you speak any o fit?
14:53:18
loke
I'm actually mostly looking to learn how to write it, because arabic calligraphy is amazing.
14:54:35
smokeink
I've learned a bit in the past
14:54:59
smokeink
I understand the letters and I can pronounce it correctly
14:55:19
loke
smokeink: That's pretty cool.
14:55:20
smokeink
but I've been busy learning other stuff so I didn't practice it these years
14:55:37
smokeink
it's actually easy to get the letters
14:55:52
loke
smokeink: Yeah, a colleague was showing me.
14:56:19
smokeink
there's also a guy on youtube that teaches them really well. I learned from a friend as well
14:59:23
TMA
the -u is sort of there and it isn't (in classical arabic 'twas there (unless in pause), but the dialects mostly lost it)
15:01:33
loke
TMA: I see. DO you know which dialects still have it?
Tuesday, 17th of April 2018, 15:05:15 UTC