ch'andek

English translation: what do you wnt to say? إش عندك

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Arabic term or phrase:ch'andek
English translation:what do you wnt to say? إش عندك
Entered by: Sayed Moustafa talawy

11:25 Dec 13, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: ch'andek
the man is trying to talk the girl - who's pretending not to be a native arabic speaker - into speaking arabic
"Ch'andek. What's the matter with you? What are you trying to do? Are you ashamed of being a Moslem?"
vitaminBcomplex
Local time: 18:16
what do you wnt to say? إش عندك
Explanation:
إش عندك

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sorry
want

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also works as
Are you ashamed of something?
Selected response from:

Sayed Moustafa talawy
Local time: 17:16
Grading comment
thanx, esp. the arabics are of great help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1what do you wnt to say? إش عندك
Sayed Moustafa talawy
5What do have?
amky
5What do you have?
amky


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what do you wnt to say? إش عندك


Explanation:
إش عندك

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-12-13 11:29:56 GMT)
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sorry
want

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-12-13 11:31:51 GMT)
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also works as
Are you ashamed of something?

Sayed Moustafa talawy
Local time: 17:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
thanx, esp. the arabics are of great help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghadeer (X)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
What do have?


Explanation:
It is asked in arrbic to enquire about information or about things.

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What do you have?

Example sentence(s):
  • What information do you have? or What have you got?

    protrans
amky
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 18:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
What do you have?


Explanation:
this is a correction.

amky
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 18:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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