Forwarded message: >From vanhoose Sat Oct 16 19:09:20 1993 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 93 19:09:19 -0400 From: Todd E. Van Hoosear <vanhoose> To: todd Subject: Essential ArabicDate: Wed, 16 Jun 93 15:43:37 -0400 From: Todd E. Van Hoosear <todd> To: todd Subject: Essential Arabic
Newsgroups: rec.humor Path: msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hpuerca.atl.hp.com!prh From: prh@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (Phil Haseltine) Subject: Learn Arabic Sender: news@hpuerca.atl.hp.com ( News admin) Message-ID: <C8q4z5.665@hpuerca.atl.hp.com> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 17:09:05 GMT Organization: Hewlett-Packard NARC Atlanta Lines: 46
USEFUL PHRASES TO KNOW WHEN TRAVELLING IN MOSLEM AREAS:
AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOTFAN.
- Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun.
FEKR GABUL CRADAN DAVAT PAEH GUSH DIVAR.
- I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie on the floor with my arms above my head and my legs apart.
SHOMAEH FEKR TAMOMEH OEH GOFTEH BANDE.
- I agree with everything you have ever said or thought in your life.
AUTO ARREREGH DAVATEMAN MANO SEPAHEH HAST.
- It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of your car.
FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMARA JEBEHKESHVAREHMAN.
- If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages I will glady reciprocate by betraying my country in public.
KHREL JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEH AMERIKAHEY.
- I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies travelling as reporters.
BALLI, BALLI, BALLI !
- Whatever you say!
MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLEIEH, GHORBAN.
- The red blindfold will be lovely, excellency.
TIEKH NUNEH OB KHRELEH BEZORG VA KHRUBE BOYAST INO BEGERAM.
- The water-soaked bread crumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have your recipe.