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Published: July 24, 2008, 08:58

Let’s go to the zoo

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English: Let’s go to the zoo

Arabic: Enrooh le hadiqat el haywanat


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Published: July 17, 2008, 08:59

Don’t eat so much

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English: Don’t eat so much

Arabic: La takill wayid


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Published: July 10, 2008, 08:50

How’s the weather today?

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English: How’s the weather today?
 
Arabic: Chaif el jaw el yum?
 
Hindi: Aaj mausam kaisa hai?
 
Filipino: Mumusta ang lagay ng panahon ngayon?


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Published: July 10, 2008, 08:50

Let’s have tea

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English: Let’s have tea

Arabic: Nishrab chai


Lingo Bingo
Speaking English will get you far in the UAE, but some of these languages will help you along even more. Each week we translate English phrases into Hindi, Arabic and Filipino.

july entries

Let’s go to the zoo>

Don’t eat so much>

How’s the weather today?>

Let’s have tea>

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Was Noddy racist?

Yes - the golliwogs were always unacceptable

Yes, but it wasn't normal in those days

No, we're too politically correct these days