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How do I say...?

peterfarringtonpeterfarrington
edited December 1969 in Random Issues
I have a friend who is a nurse in the US. She is Orthodox.

She has a patient who is a Copt, and who doesn't speak much/any English, though he understands some.

She wants to be able to say...

I am praying for you

or something similar, in Arabic. Can anyone transliterate it into pronounceable English characters for me.

Thanks

Father Peter

Comments

  • John_S2000John_S2000
    Hello Father Peter,

    I am praying for you,

    'ana ossally men agglik' (the I in agglik is pronounced as a short English e)

    Please pray for me.
    GBU
  • mabsootamabsoota
    ana asallu leek (with the stress on 'sall' in asallu)
    for a man and
    ana asallu leekee (with the stress on 'leek' in leekee)
    for a woman.
    she can also say
    ana masihiyya (all the double letters you just pronounce a bit longer than the single letters, the stress is on 'hiyy')
    which means i am a Christian
    or ana orthodox (you can guess this one!)
  • mabsootamabsoota
    john's arabic is of course better  ;)
    mine gets understood and is a bit simplified.
    thanks, john
  • John_S2000John_S2000
    not really  :)

    I just noticed that the patient is a 'he'
    so to say it right...

    I am praying for you,
    'ana ossally men agglak' (an a instead of the i mentioned above, sorry)

    Your Arabic is good mabsoota  :)

    Please pray for me.
    GBU
  • Godislove_Godislove_
    Hi Father Peter,

    Ana ba saleel ek, rubena ma-akee.
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