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Melina's husband: How does he know Arabic?


There was a fleeting reference to Yemen, was there not? From the little Arabic I know, I was able to understand him. Would his Yemini Arabic have been comprehensible to Rifat?

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I think he did work with the Peace Corps over in the Middle East. So he must have known enough to be able to.

My baby sister cries (looks up with head tilted & high pitched voice) day & for something to eat...

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Maybe he used Rosetta stone

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Yeah well that arabic was lame as f*#k...

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So he could be a white knight in the film

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Hello,

No the kind of Arabic he was speaking is the classic Arabic "Fuzha" .. Tis kind of Arabic is used in Magazines, books and newspapers but never used in Arabs daily life.. Plus its so weak Arabic...

Amy Atallah

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he said he was in the peace corp digging toilets in Yemen and even had Jasira squat and said "thats how you would use the toilet in Yemen"

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