Im not sure if this just an Egyptian thing or if its common in other places but this is one way to call somebody cute (ya Bata!). but how? Small funerary statuette placed in tombs to perform labour for the dead person in the afterlife. If you do a simple google translation, it will be translated to Age, however it doesnt give the same deep implication. However, the religion of Islam came to destroy all these habits, and most people do not practice what they preach. There are lots of nice Egyptian girls, but if you can't live a normal life with one they're not worth it. My nearest experience is a relationship with an egyptian man( Tarik Yusuf/ Tarik U-suf), I'm from Colombia, we had been talking for almost a year, everything started in linkedin, as he wanted to be in contact with me and I did not see any problem as he has the same career than me and has similar professional intertest. you are talking bout girl never touched by any man before (for eastern communities its a big value). and their problems become yours too. First things first, lets learn how to say the word love and I love you in the most basic and common form. I have since lived extensively in both Egypt and the states, back and forth. For those of you that have found someone that is worth keeping, I encourage you to stand up for yourself. I am glad things are working out for yougood luck with your next adventure :) Shahd. Egyptian marriages are very hard if you are in love with the woman and her family has control. The Cairo population is as modern as any major city in the states. I love you as much the sea Then I love you as much the moon. Lesson learned: Being in a relationship with someone who doesnt speak your language really teaches you a lot about properly expressing yourself in their tongue. Schatz (treasure) You don't have to go to the end of the rainbow to find it, because "Schatz" is by far the most common German term of endearment. so it's necessary for every person how want to marry there. That would be equivalent to committing suicide. I am working hard to get a scholarship to study abroad in a more open minded society . I'm a Muslim Egyptian Girl, and I can't agree less with wt u said cz its all true! cheers. A Selected Timeline of Terms of Endearment sweetheart 1290 This combination of sweet ("lovely, charming, delightful") c. 1290 and heart (as the seat of the emotions) was originally written as. but in my opinion it wasn't going to work out anyways,I am an Egyptian girl so I know :D. Wow, Donovan, you really understood the Egyptian culture. but i still respect my religion! You'll find this word in gardens and parks, because it's usually the beginning half of a flower's name in Malay. My boyfriend is from Egypt. Hi Donovan , i'm an Egyptian girl who doesn't LOVE gold & doesn't care about Shabka :), i thought a lot about dating foreign guys , because Egyptian culture & most of Egyptian men are really annoying , until one day i had the chance to go in a couple of dates with an American & he was annoying too :) , so i guess it is about the person himself , not just the culture. I didn't meet directly her parents, but both we know to be in the same place. Ive placed them in a table for you so that you can check them easily and briefly whenever you feel the want to. It's a term of endearment. Men harassing is on a date? but she denied to stay until December cuz she had a boyfriend and she's just broken up with him and i want to try sth with her but i dont know cuz her father has a lot of power even she is scared and she was suppossed to marry her exbroyfriend and dont know ?? He mentions every other tradition except this one? Lesson learned: Even in a country like Egypt where religion and family are number 1, possessions and status can still be a huge factor. Cast this magical spell for one evening only. True we are very strict with our religious beliefs and with good reason so premartial relations are non negotiable to a " good woman from a good family" , bnt nas y3ni .. People arent materialistic but i dare you to find a girl who's willing to sacrifice her status for any guy while that's philosophically romantic it's rarely seen in REAL life .. Everything about privacy and marrying an entire family is true though .. You dont just pick a girl or a guy for that matter , you pick a family because as family goes here they're usually very close .. This is just BRILLIANT! A late nighties classic pop song is Amarin by Amr Diab. n btw i dated a german n an english guy b4, both sex n religion were the only obstacles, although i was totally convinced with there opinion tht sex is important b4 marraige as they discovered tht most of the divorces in egypt r bcz of sex! I said Id write about it eventually and here it is; forbidden love between a Middle Eastern girl with no English and a bloke from Australia learning Arabic, as well as the important lessons learned from the whole experience. Also are Lebanese parents like Egyptian parents? It will also cover the different ways you can name your feelings towards your beloved ones. I have this list of "My dearest Heart," "Dearest Mine," "my love," "my dear," "my darling," "my pet" that I need to quote in my academic paper (the Japanese author is listing possible pet names [1] that his Japanese friend could use to speak with his new wife plus the ones he himself uses for his fiance), but when I tried looking up Japanese translations for them, I only found a few . also if it happens that I visit Australia and have a bad experience with a bunch of people this doesn't really mean that all the Australian Society are like them. yet, the poorer the families are, the more (relative here) they will ask. If I thought a woman in Egypt is treated like a child, in India she is treated like a prized piece of livestock. I feel very proud that we stuck things through and did things our way. I am German, but I was married 17 years to a South Italian woman. It requires the mummified body for its survival. now in egypt our generation live some western relationship but in fact our respect as men goes to the girl that maintain the bounries. I do not mean liberal in sense of an easing in moral and religious standards. :@. I feel like our love for each other has been a vehicle for breaking down cultural barriers that often stand in the way of young couples in love. I met a Moroccan girl online, we fell in love & now I want to marry her,But first I need to take the permission of her father for that.Problem is,I live in dubai & all this have to be done on telephone.Any suggestions on how would I approach to her father? If she was a Muslim, then that would've been a whole other crisis. It seems like minds are set to think that the Arab world is all narrow-minded and all marriage are a freakin business deal. Bully 16. This custom exists in the United States, Asia, India, the Middle East, and all over the world. its need a lot of effort and money to do it . It's really discouraging. You can also use it with 7abib to mean love of my life. I'm Arab and Muslim not from Egypt but my bF is we have baby and not married . Hes really sweet/funny! And that's why the number of Egyptian men getting married to foreigner women, even from other Arab countries such as Morocco and Syria, has been skyrocketing in recent years. It is the duty of the scholar or imam performing the marriage to read that verse and also inquire not from the woman because that would be inappropriate, rather from the man and to remind him of what Allah said in His book, which is to marry a chaste woman, whether Muslim or non-Muslim. Mi tesoro (my treasure) is often used in the same context as "my darling" or "honey" in English. I do not think i will ever get over this , i think of it everyday and have tears, thank you , Aurelia. These terms are for others' brother/sister, relatively young men . I worry that I am working very hard everyday while he is in Algeria contributing nothing. Of course, my bf did not know this was expected, and simply didn't know why they "hated" him so much. What makes a great difference though is the social background. It can be taken as really rude if you say it to a girl who doesnt have a playful nature or the right sense of humor. I hope the best for you next time ,Egyptian or not . Both of these people do not necessarily need to be described as Assal or Sokkar in a romantic context. I had to make a serious choice then and there, without even knowing this girl properly, about whether or not I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. Hi Donovan, Thank you for sharing! It really hit home with me as an Egyptian. Arabic Terms of Endearment Habibi (m.) / Habibti (f.) "My love." Hayati "My life." Ya amar "Moon" in the Egyptian dialect. Just as awful that your parents just criticized you and did not really support you much. P.S: The lovey-dovey parts.. yeah, lame!! We now know that while first cousin marriages were not uncommon, anything closer was as unacceptable then as . ). Atheism and agnosticism arent really understood and certainly not respected in most parts of the Middle East. You're right about the materialistic aspect, but I will also say that it works the same way the Western world does: new money is flashy, while old money would likely appreciate things and play down their luck (for fear of the evil eye, etc). I'm gonna be honest religion is a big thing, i don't think it should be but unfortunately that's how our country is. I was born in Egypt from European decents father Greek mother French dont look Egyptian but speak it quite fluently, came to Australia when i was 20 went back in 2007 my roots are still there! sarcophagus: A large stone container that held a mummy's coffin. She plays sport, goes on trips, make choices in life. Trust me, you'd be suprised how much the egyptian teenagers and millenials have sex and hookupsi'm telling you..A LOT. he had to sell his laptop to fly across the Atlantic Ocean to come see me! My friends who were married in their early and mid-twenties are now in their mid-thirties and divorced or miserable in their marriages. It is amazing how you could describe the Egyptian "marriage business" that we, poor Egyptian guys, suffer from ! It changed my life. I know this post is old but hopefully I'll still get some replies and some positive feedback. Meeting my wifes childhood friends and families reinforced this over and over. I have a blog about Cairo myself :D Have a great day! As well as vida and cielito, another term of endearment that you may hear in Spanish is tesoro, which literally translates to "treasure" in English. It makes me feel disgusted to be honest. I'm just curious, not a pervert.. bitganini (): Youre driving me crazy. It was never forced, nor was I looked at as a lesser person. 47:52. I am dating an Egyptian man too. A term of endearment, you'd usually call someone such as your significant other a sweetheart, but it also works for any loved one like a friend or a relative. When used in a vocative way (ya 3omri), its just a short way of calling someone your everything. I married my husband after dating online for one month! Funerary jars containing organs removed from the mummy. ^^, Well ,iam an Egyptian and live in usa I had an Egyptian girl friend but I could not meet her ,loved her very much but could only meet me at the hospital whenever she brought her mother to me then I left to usa and got a PhDs and opened a clinic try iced desparetly to see wher she is gave up married a candian and have a wonderful son physician but still want to know where is my first love exits in Egypt.i agree dating in Egypt is tough Name is Hanna. Go for independent and older women. I think you just fell in love with people whom are extremely poor, and believe that money will support their daughter if divorce or anything happened; you must look at it from their perspective. I was fortunate that I had these people to back me up. Now, this may differ for others but in my situation I was told to dress nice, come to their home and sit down for a lengthy interview about myself, my plans and my intentions with the mans daughter. This is an interesting one and can give you an idea about how the concept of beauty is understood in Arabic even when it comes to the same exact word describing a man or a woman. Sitting with her is nice. So I guess this is another example of a level of endearment. His family thinks every single American is rich. That was that but what I really wanted to ask was that I met this Iraqi girl at work and I fell in love with her. I am very sorry for the it ended up with and wishing you best of luck, you gotta join us here in Hong Kong you might have a new life, thanks for these honest and clear explanations :). I really love how you narrowed it down to bits and pieces with such accuracy like youre an actual citizen. Im talking about the language of the streets. They thought that was pretty funny Also, once they asked me if I would ever date a Muslim guy. We are ultimately united under the promise of utmost care for one another. or u must buy a flay in their country i think it is a rip off, I'm egyptian =D and 100% sure that her family was after you for just money sorry but its true if she's really into you she would never let you and you left all the classy places in egypt and went for cairo REALLLLY its like arezona in us I guess more worse , next time come in 6 october city go for cairo runners play tennis go to alex or red sea don't wast your time in egypt have fun. You really get to see for yourself if it's about love and commitment orlust. In what sense can we then expect the children to be brought up on the faith? dear, expensive, costly. The moon is often used as a symbol of beauty. Take a look at my other site: TalkInArabic.com. Translucent, usually white, form of gypsum carved into ornaments and pots. By the wayif memory servesI'm still waiting to hear more about the girlfriend that almost got stuck in Turkey. Mi rey / Mi reina . They contained all the required passwords and spells for use in the underworld. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden (of bliss) and forgiveness, and makes His Signs clear to mankind: That they may celebrate His praise.} A material made of layers of gummed linen or papyrus or plaster used to make mummy masks and coffins. I bought my girlfriend the dibla but never made it as far as the khaatim. So when you said there is no privacy in egypt and that religion is very important, does this mean that you didn't even hug/kiss or touch her at all? I guess u only picked the wrong choice of yours.. Hello, Donovan! Term(s) of Endearment. Here in USA people are materialistic too they judged you based on what brand name are you wearing, which car you drive, Etc I really think it's disrupted world, sadly! Believe mate, you are so lucky.. Hello my baby. Also I wanted to ask you were you were living in Cairo and why you were wearing a "Galabeya" ? In fact, Spanish and Hungarian cultures are very much alike, I'd have never thought that so that's maybe one of the reasons things are working out nicely now. My wife immediately made sure (she loves pointing out how unworldly I am!