Monday, January 21, 2008

Learn "Emirati" in 30 seconds

Faled Tayyib = considered it done

too much = too much traffic! too much food! too much people! too much food! too much expensive...! in Dubai, you only use "Too much" for everything... ask the taxi drivers... they will tell...

khalas = that's the end of it! habis...! sudah...! don't talk about it anymore...!

kabayan po..? = mike nih orang filipino ker...? (tagalog)

aiwa...! = yes...

scenario : ordering food...

me : this is Mustafa cafe...?
cafe : aiwa...!
me : you have chicken rice...?
me : chicken rice? here no chicken rice... Biriyani... mutton biriyani, chicken biriyani, fish biriyani.... very good! too much people like..!
(alamak makan biriyani lagi hari nih... aku dah bengkek dah, tiap2 hari benda yang sama jer...)
me : ok, ok... chicken biriyani ... what time can deliver? i too much hungry alrdy... can deliver fast?
cafe : aiwa... no pbm...
me : how much?
cafe : aiwa...?
me : how much does it cost...?
cafe : aiwa...?
(tak paham2 ker pun mamat nih...?)
me : anybody there can speak English..?
cafe : aiwa...?
(hmmm...!! nih yang teman tak gemo nih...!)
me : what Aiwa, Aiwa...?????.... Mitsubishi lah...!
(me bang the phone, frustrated.... no chicken rice, no biriyani today... later go home I cook myself...!)

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