the meaning of some kuwaiti words
some of you are new in kuwait .. and maybe many of you know arabic words

but kuwaiti Tone has some difference
let's start with some basics
hi = gowwa
how are you = eshloonik
i've just arrived = tawny wesalt
becareful = drbalek
are you kidding me = men sejek ?
i'm new here = ana yedeed ehnee
i didn't get it( didn't understand) = mafahamt
supermarket = jam-eya
that what remember now ..
i will update this every time i being here .. and i'll be happy if you asked

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Can you maybe put in brakes the way of how to pronounce the words?)
you can spell it exactly as it's written .. and some you should press like when we say "Innocent" we press on "N" we do not say it "Inocent" with light "n"
so when you say "gowwa" you should press on "W"聽 and not saying "gowa" with one "w"
so it is speel like this : gow-wa
i hope that was clear for you
updates :
the airport = el mataar
my bag = jantetee
my wallet = pokee
my husband = zoojee

Maybe some necessary Words
When some of you facing harassment childish.
go away = emshi or eglob wayhek or ethlef (it is my best word)
shame on you = ma testahi or estah ala wayhek
I am just Joking but we do use these words daily with Those guys .
I think it is better if we teach them how to pronounce the arabic latters so they can speek kuwaiti Tone fluently.
Thank you a geen sis.
I think it is better if we teach them how to pronounce the arabic latters so they can speek kuwaiti Tone fluently.
it's hard to teach it here .. it should be face to face 
it needs some train
.. who want to learn?
i know .. but those words i mentioned can be used everyday

i see that you are from kuwait .. so you can bee helpful if you like to

regardes
Hungry = joaan & joaanah (for female)
Headache = suda-a





This is what I feeling now.
1- Mobarak alekom elshahar = I hope it is a blessing month for you. (in the early days it is the best time to say it)
2- Taqabal allah ta-atkom = May Allah accept your religious worship. ( after Sunset- Iftar )
This is what i can think of, there are many word but the Arabic Language have many Letters you should now how pronounce it first.
Thank you,,,

right kuwaiti girl
and for your knowledge ... shouting and spelling bad words is forbidden as long as i'm fasting
so when someone do that you should reminde him that " are you fasting? it's forbidden to shout "
anyway if anyone shout on me in ramadan i should say " allahoma inne sa-em "
"embarak aleakom elshahar" can be said any time in ramadan " good bless your this month"
at the middle of ramadan .. 13th & 14th & 15th you'll see "gergea-aan"
i like this tradition .. children wear a spicial clothes and go out side to have chocolate from the neighborhood .. it's just like halloween
the girls wear like this



and the boys >>>

they sing alot of traditional songs .. you can check them on youtube here
indeed kuwaiti girl prepared you son saqer for that

i wish i cud help........i dont speak arabic !
still trying to learn !

how long you've been here? any way you can learn anything you want from here .. you just ask for dear

but i think learning in this way cud be more confusing and complicated as i dont know how to pronounce them !!!!!

roro .. you joined the club now .. just attend the class here
and i pronoun it as much as i can .. just follow the spelling and you can do it :d
updates :
i missed you : eshtagt-lech

shame on you : 3eab aleak

my kids : eyalee
my mother : ommy
my fathar : oboy
my brother : okhoy
my sister : ekhty

woooow thts a great聽 idea of learning ! but unfortunately people in kuwait are not so friendly,mostly i think are racist !!!!!! :p sry again but its true !!!!
well it will be great if i cud find some arabic speaking people at some place near my home and have a word with them !!!
hope they dont say tht (shaatabii = what do u want ????)聽 聽am i right CHOCO !
I think it's a bit difficult to know the real pronunciation of these words.
You know how I learned Spanish? I used to live near a store where Mexicans were working in Arizona, every time I went to the store I they would teach me a few words and phrases. A year later I was literally just walking in the store and speaking to them in Espanol only, lol and whenever I saw Latinos in the street, I would make small talk to test my Spanish.
Conclusion: you should find yourself somebody at a store you go to frequently or a restaurant to teach you slowly.
once i was in a video store in ghalia & alia
there was american woman next to me with her two kids .. she talking in english .. then when she talked to her kids she was talking in arabic .. i was just like " wow" .. so i asked her
hi , you know arabic very well and i think you are not arabian right?
she said yes .. my husband is kuwaiti 
holdcardsdown , yes it is hard to pronun these words .. but with time they will know well .. i know filipinos guy " woking at mc donald " abu hulaifa ..after noon .. guys you can go and check how he talk .. i like talking to him .. in arabic with time he was pronuned the word just like me
so once you know it you can practice
and you know Spanish in a year?? that's good .. i know some words and trying to know more .. you would be felpfull to me hehehe 
but as roro said .. it's difficult to find some one friendly to teach you arabic words unless you know him or her " in work maybe " .. or you are lucky :p
and roro .. when he said to you ( shtaabii? ) you tell him : ( salamtic = never mind just forget it ) :p
roro do you know how i teach my self english ? " i was less than "D" in school with english ...so i started watching english movies and tried to talk to american people ... i was like "LOST" btween them when they talk .. but as holdcardsdown said .. it becomes better with time ... so i'm still learning from you guys
don't give up .. it's good to know what people says ... and amazing when you sock some one聽 by replaying in his language 
I think I can help you.
I have聽 many friends are learning the arabic language, particularly the Kuwaiti dialect聽 they are from India, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh, and even the Arabs from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco does not know some Kuwaitis words so are you interested to be my student.
choco-muchacha dear,
How about starting an educational project to help Foreigners who are interested in learning the Kuwaiti dialect.
On the other hand they can teach us some of there dialect.
i think聽 thts a gr8 idea ! i will be delighted if i cud learn arabis from a kuwaiti !!!!
thnnxxx for the offer
Marina

choco-muchacha wrote:I think it's a bit difficult to know the real pronunciation of these words.
You know how I learned Spanish? I used to live near a store where Mexicans were working in Arizona, every time I went to the store I they would teach me a few words and phrases. A year later I was literally just walking in the store and speaking to them in Espanol only, lol and whenever I saw Latinos in the street, I would make small talk to test my Spanish.
Conclusion: you should find yourself somebody at a store you go to frequently or a restaurant to teach you slowly.
once i was in a video store in ghalia & alia
there was american woman next to me with her two kids .. she talking in english .. then when she talked to her kids she was talking in arabic .. i was just like " wow" .. so i asked her
hi , you know arabic very well and i think you are not arabian right?
she said yes .. my husband is kuwaiti
holdcardsdown , yes it is hard to pronun these words .. but with time they will know well .. i know filipinos guy " woking at mc donald " abu hulaifa ..after noon .. guys you can go and check how he talk .. i like talking to him .. in arabic with time he was pronuned the word just like me
so once you know it you can practice
and you know Spanish in a year?? that's good .. i know some words and trying to know more .. you would be felpfull to me hehehe
but as roro said .. it's difficult to find some one friendly to teach you arabic words unless you know him or her " in work maybe " .. or you are lucky :p
and roro .. when he said to you ( shtaabii? ) you tell him : ( salamtic = never mind just forget it ) :p
roro do you know how i teach my self english ? " i was less than "D" in school with english ...so i started watching english movies and tried to talk to american people ... i was like "LOST" btween them when they talk .. but as holdcardsdown said .. it becomes better with time ... so i'm still learning from you guys
don't give up .. it's good to know what people says ... and amazing when you sock some one聽 by replaying in his language
choco-muchacha wrote:roro
i know .. but those words i mentioned can be used everyday
i see that you are from kuwait .. so you can bee helpful if you like to
regardes
choco,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,do u remember this friend
tai1017 wrote:muchacha = I am assuming u know the meaning of muchacha?聽 I hope u do, It is spanish for female, but not all spanish speaking countries use it?聽 so how did u hear of this words? you can even spell it right? or it is an arabic word?
i can spell it right cause a latin classmate who told me about it 
it's not arabian word
roro911 wrote:@kuwaiti girl
i think thts a gr8 idea ! i will be delighted if i cud learn arabis from a kuwaiti !!!!
roro,
[large]When I was at Kuwait university I had so many friends from different parts of the world , they came to Kuwait to study Arabic language & specially Kuwaiti accent.
In Kuwait university there聮s a department called [color=#000]Language centre you can learn Arabic,Spanish,French and other languages over there + they are givin a good courses t the one who wana study and learn Kuwaiti accent..
If u are interested you can visit the centre and ask about Dr.Khloud al-Saleh or Dr.Liyla Al-Othman for more clarification.
Believe me it聮s worth..
Ciao.[/large][/color]
thnnxxx for the offer

i guess i can help u learning some kuwaiti words... just let me know what words u would like to know and learn it for your daily communication !

nice to meet u all... waiting for replies !

ya sure freeeee no charge聽


Please dont stop....i kept reading it and learn from it. Mashkoooor wa jazakAllah khairan. I wanna learn kuwaiti dialect i know very little....so please write more expressions

Though once I came to Kuwait these words i didn't know and they are used a lot mainly by taxi drivers and people everyday. So here they are:
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽-聽 聽 聽Sida (Si-da) : means straight
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽-聽 聽 聽Bakala : very small supermarket
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽- Foq-Tahit (the h is spelled as h in arabic): u turn
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽- tcham (t-sham): how much
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽- Shtabi (sh-ta-bi): what do u want/need.
I'll post what ever crosses my mind as well later on!
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