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Bint Okaasan: November 2010
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Will you marry me? My meimei is having her katb kitab this weekend. It's also been a long time since I last translated a song so this is dedicated to her (being her favorite). Baraka Allahu lakoma wa baraka 3alaykoma wa jama3 baynakoma! في كلام لما بيتقال بيغير كل حياتنا معاه. Will you marry me?
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Bint Okaasan: December 2010
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Tuesday, December 21, 2010. A Story from Hungary. I came across this book ( International Stories for Children. This is the first story in the book, Katika. Just click on the picture to move to the next page. First, the MSA version. I tried to read without an Egyptian accent, but slipped a few times with the jeem. Sounded a...
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Bint Okaasan: Hold your siege - حاصر حصارك
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Sunday, October 30, 2011. Hold your siege - حاصر حصارك. It's been a long time since I last posted here. It's a combination of not having time or not feeling like writing / translating anything. I hope to get back on track, so will post the translation for one of Hamza Namira. حاصر حصارك . انتصارك بكرة جاي. Minda Haraki Atma...
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Bint Okaasan: Heading for Tahrir July 8th
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Heading for Tahrir July 8th. Disclaimer: I haven't been following the news very closely lately, so I may be misunderstanding something/s. But to me, when all put together, it's just plain fishy, and it stinks.). We want purification for real, a trial for real, a government for real. Hmmm, sort of, but...
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Bint Okaasan: The Voice of Freedom
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Friday, February 11, 2011. The Voice of Freedom. Soooooooooo happy for Egypt's liberation. May tomorrow be better, may Egypt be the best country ever! Will just translate this song to celebrate. نزلت وقلت أنا مش راجع. I went out and said I’m not returning. وكتبت بدمي في كل شارع. And wrote with my blood in every street.
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Bint Okaasan: My Home - عنواني
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Tuesday, June 7, 2011. My Home - عنواني. Something is coming up, so insyAllah I'll have more time on my hands to work on language learning projects. For now, this is a song that was recently released by Zap Tharwat. قالوا لي في صغري في صِبايا. They told me in my childhood, my youth. فداها شهيد هي الغاية. ده ظلم سنين عمى عيني.
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Bint Okaasan: June 2011
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Tuesday, June 7, 2011. My Home - عنواني. Something is coming up, so insyAllah I'll have more time on my hands to work on language learning projects. For now, this is a song that was recently released by Zap Tharwat. قالوا لي في صغري في صِبايا. They told me in my childhood, my youth. فداها شهيد هي الغاية. ده ظلم سنين عمى عيني.
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Bint Okaasan: March 2011
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Friday, March 25, 2011. I dream ♪. Need to look more at the bright side. The revolution helped us get over our fears, let them not come back and take over our lives. This song is inspired by Egy2020. Sung by ZAP Tharwat. Naturally it's in Egyptian Arabic. Congratulations the birth of the generation. With the brush and colors.
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Bint Okaasan: December 2011
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An Egyptian proverb says, "What/who you know is better than what/who you don't know." To me it's, "What you don't know is better than what you know, or at least is more interesting.". Wednesday, December 14, 2011. في فترة ما قبل الثورة وصلت لمرحلة إن الأخبار كلها زي بعضها، وبطلت أقرأ جرايد. كنت بس ببص في الجرنال كنوع من الروتين، وأقف عند مقالة أو اتنين للرأي وبس. أثناء وبعد الثورة بقيت حاسة إني لازم أتابع وأعرف اللي بيحصل حواليا، بس دلوقت اتخنأت من الجرايد. من كام يوم شوفت. 1548; ومتفائلة بيهم. أنا باشتغ...
