Showing posts with label rhetorical question. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhetorical question. Show all posts
guul shinuu?
According to Urban Dictionary, guul shinuu? is the ideal question to build anticipation, only to then completely undermine it by following up with something boring.
Akram is meditatively deboning some lamb at 7am in his butcher's shop. His wife Umm Khaalid, 47 years of age, stomps in and in her high-pitched way says,"buu khaalid, guul shinuu?"
"haaa?"
"GUUL SHINUU!" she says a hundred decibels higher.
"shinuu?"
" ya aall-ah, guul!"
Losing his patience he says, "wallah maadrii, yaa umm khaalid?"
"You good-for-nothing, yaa kirh-ik!"
Akram: "inzayn...so guul-ay, what is it?"
"maabii aguul-ik khalaa9! The moment's lost." With a flick of her diamanté-studded shaylah, Umm Khaalid stomps out.
Her husband rhythmically cuts the chunks of lamb with precise swishes of the knife, contemplating the option of marrying a second wife for what seems like the millionth time.
Arabic
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Pronounced?
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English
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قول شنو؟
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guul shinuu?
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Guess what? (>m)
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قولي شنو؟
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guulay shinuu?
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Guess what? (>f)
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قولوا شنو؟
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guulaw shinuu?
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Guess what? (>pl)
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بو خالد
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buu khaalid
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father of Khaalid
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آم خالد
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umm khaalid
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mother of Khaalid
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شيلة
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shaylah
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Veil
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إنزين...
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inzayn…
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Okay so…
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يا آم خالد
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yaa umm khaalid
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dearest Umm Khaalid
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يا كرهك!
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yaa kirh-ik!
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How I hate you! (>m)
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مابي اقولك خلاص!
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maabii aguul-ik khalaa9!
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I don’t want to tell you anymore! (>m)
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ولله مادري
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wallah maadrii
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I really don’t know
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shakuu?
This contracted phrase comes from shinuu akuu, which literally means 'what is there.'
How and when could you use the word shakuu? A good example might be when someone's nose is finding its way a little too far into your business and you'd like to set the record straight (without causing physical harm).
To ensure you're aiming the phrase at the right person, make eye contact (good start) and use the appropriate pronoun. If your bugbear is a guy, begin by saying inta; if a girl, intay or if a group intaw. Then finish off with: shakuu!
If this all seems waayid sahl, you can up the stakes by accompanying your holler with a hand gesture. Press fingers to thumb, then twist hand and release, mithil rasmat al-yawm.
How and when could you use the word shakuu? A good example might be when someone's nose is finding its way a little too far into your business and you'd like to set the record straight (without causing physical harm).
To ensure you're aiming the phrase at the right person, make eye contact (good start) and use the appropriate pronoun. If your bugbear is a guy, begin by saying inta; if a girl, intay or if a group intaw. Then finish off with: shakuu!
If this all seems waayid sahl, you can up the stakes by accompanying your holler with a hand gesture. Press fingers to thumb, then twist hand and release, mithil rasmat al-yawm.
| Arabic | Pronounced? | English |
أنت شكو!
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inta shakuu! | What’s it to you? (>m) |
أنتي شكو!
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intay shakuu! | What’s it to you? (>f) |
أنتوا شكو!
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intaw shakuu! | What’s it to you? (>pl) |
وايد سهل
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waayid sahl |
very easy
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| مثل رسمة اليوم | mithil rasmat al-yawm | like in today's drawing |