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Chkoun entina?

English translation: Who are you?

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Arabic term or phrase:Chkoun entina?
English translation:Who are you?
Entered by: vitaminBcomplex

09:06 Jan 24, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: Chkoun entina?
Thami and Nelson again… under majoun… and Nelson is babbling suddenly loud, to which Thami opens his eyes and says, “Chkoun entina? My friend, I’m as hashish as much as you.”

Perhaps it’s, what’s the matter with you?
vitaminBcomplex
Local time: 19:09
Who are you?
Explanation:
Simply!
Selected response from:

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 18:09
Grading comment
thanx, yasser
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Who do you think you are?
Mona Helal
4 +2Who are you?
Yasser El Helw


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Who do you think you are?


Explanation:
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-01-24 09:22:37 GMT)
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If I'm reading correctly - do you know the dialect?

Mona Helal
Local time: 02:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kifahl
17 mins
  -> thank you Kifah
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
16 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Neamaat Shehatah
2 days 16 hrs
  -> thank you
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Who are you?


Explanation:
Simply!

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 18:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanx, yasser

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  paleozon: Exactly (It's a Northern Morocco dialect)
13 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Neamaat Shehatah
2 days 15 hrs
  -> Thank you Hervana
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