Lost in Literal

🇸🇦 Arabic, taken literally

نقول طور يقولوا احلبوه

ne'ool tor ye'oolu e7labooh · naʾūl tōr yiʾūlū iḥlibū

Literally

We say bull, they say milk it

What it really means

We are talking past each other.

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Arabic, taken literally

القرد في عين أمه غزالThe monkey is a gazelle in its mother's eyesاللي يتلسع من الشوربة ينفخ في الزباديThe one who was burned by soup blows on yogurtإذا كان حبيبك عسل ما تلحسوش كلهEven if your beloved is honey, don't lick it allاحترنا يا قرعة من وين بدنا نبوسكOh bald one, we don't know where to kiss youطب الجرة ع تمّا بتطلع البنت لإمّاIf you overturn the jar, the daughter comes out like her motherيد واحدة لا تصفّقOne hand cannot clap