Also, in our dialogue today in a desperate attempt to introduce some humor into what little we can say, I said (pardon my hilarious attempt at transliteration), “Fi haqibati, hoonak daftar, wa’kitab, wa’qalam, wa’djerida, wa’sinjab.” And my professor didn’t even blink. Booo. It was supposed to be funny. Or at least amusing. Or at least alarming.
I know what La’ means! Yay me!
Also, in our dialogue today in a desperate attempt to introduce some humor into what little we can say, I said (pardon my hilarious attempt at transliteration), “Fi haqibati, hoonak daftar, wa’kitab, wa’qalam, wa’djerida, wa’sinjab.” And my professor didn’t even blink. Booo. It was supposed to be funny. Or at least amusing. Or at least alarming.
I don’t get it. What does La mean? Is the quote supposed to be funny?
la means no
You should put that on a t-shirt.
date rape prevention shirt in the Middle East?
Yes. For multilinguals.