Kalamantina Conversations

November 9, 2008 at 1:43 pm · Filed under Roba

Me: Want a kalamantina?

Lina: No thanks, I already have one, look.

Me: But the ones I have are better, they’re so green and sour.

Lina: I don’t like sour fruits.

Me: I don’t like sweet fruits, I feel like they are “Fatekh”

Lina: Fatekh? What’s Fatekh? Ahhh… you mean tafekh.

Me: No, fatekh. Eish tafekh hay.
Ok. Let’s ask around the office.

Lina: Who? Aseel? She can’t speak for shit.

Me: Ok, we’ll ask the internet. Fatekh willa tafekh?






  • http://pandimasbox.wordpress.com Verbal Alchemy

    shu mafroud ykun ma3naha? :mal5oom:
    i never heard of both words :???:

  • Mesh

    As i used to say i think Aseel is Right :P El jom3a el Jay means the one that is coming , but most clearly , if its Wednesday or Thursday one should say ba3ed bokra or bokra , el jom3a el jay means the one that is coming if you say it from SAT-TUE that precede the friday, anyway even if someone said el jom3a el jay when its Thursday you better be sure by asking : bokra ? specially if its a critical thing.

    About Fatekh and Tafekh , i feel from the pronounciaton that Tafekh is more expressive for that situation and more appropriate , Fatekh remindes me of israeli soldiers 3al jeser (yalla khabibi).

    its like when you say “2orneh men 2oran” or ” Shelteh men Shelat” with both means the pieces that froms the Sofa/Couch back side.

    how about this one : (IF in english) : Balki ? or Barki ? , i say Barki :$

  • Mesh

    sholli IF yen3an tasteel i ment “MAYBE” = balki or barki ?

  • Rami

    I love green and sour fruits, sweet fruits are fatkha

  • H

    never heard of both words :S

  • http://odai.totalh.com/ Odai

    It’s Fatekh, not Tafekh!!

  • Comment Leaver

    I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who has never heard of these two words before! What do they mean?!

  • Noura

    Never heard of both words!! To add to your list “Matakeh” or “Makateh”? “kut” ot “Tuk” ?!

  • http://www.khobbeizeh.com/ mohammad

    Fatekh :)

  • Basem

    hehhe crap !!! i bet we are -and by we are i mean (Dallal’s)- the only ones who use these wired complicated meaningless mostala7at ,, the question is was he a NabOlsi the guy who came up with the mostala7 ?! 0-o

  • http://blog.haniobaid.com Hani Obaid

    If you find out update please!

  • http://www.omernos.com omar

    this is your 2nd record for winning an Arabic challenge Ruba!
    (remember the “Allaty/Allawaaty”?) – I think it’s Fatekh…

  • http://4r4rr غزة

    r

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