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Welcome to my personal website...I'm making this simple as possible. The photos should be the primary
media as I tell my story and even my friends' way of life in the so-called The Kingdom.
I developed tips also for OFWs esp the first-timers and those who plan
to work here.
Riyadh is my second home and everyday, as I learn its culture, language,
people and even the change of weather (extreme heat and extreme cold), I
slowly yet surely become one with it.
Well, I'll no longer bore you with words, just click the links above and
learn about Saudi Arabia through the eye of my digital camera and also
my friends'. Every click is history created...every second counts.
Shukran! (Salamat! Thanks!)
George M. Pontino Jr.
email: buhaysaudi@yahoo.com
NOTE:
This website, so long I'm in KSA, will become a place
where you will not only find pictures but also Arabic tutorials
(check at the right side and below)
and someday illustrated Overseas Worker 101 Survival Tips based
from own experiences. Plus I want to share my music and I'll
be glad if you share these original songs to your friends too. :)
For you greetings email
georgepontinojr@gmail.com or buhaysaudi@yahoo.com
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Learn Arabic for your
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LEARN SOME "EVERYDAY ARABIC
WORDS" SPOKEN HERE IN SAUDI ARABIA.
1. Mafi Mushkila - No Problem (A very popular expression in the
Arab World
so don't forget this)
Mafi can mean No or Nothing or Not
(Hindi o Wala) Ex. Mafi Heina
(Not Here) or Mafi Kwais (Not Good) o
2. Fi Mushkila - There's Problem
Fi can mean Have or Available or existing (Meron /
Nandito) Ex. Fi Malum (I Know) or Fi Shokol
(Have Work) or Fi Foloos (Have Money)
3. Mafi Mujod/Fi Mujod - Not Here/It's Here
4. Salam (Used in greetings, shorter for Salam Malaykum meaning
peace be unto you!)
Just answer back "Salam" also
5. Miya Miya - 100% or Complete (Note: Miya is 100)
An expression used to praise a "perfect" job or
output
6. Soweya - Little; Soweya Soweya (Gradually or Little by Little)
Soweya Sora (Little/Small Photo) while Soweya
Soweya means you do it gradually like Ana Adres Arabi
Soweya Soweya (I Study Arabic Little by Little)
More Basic yet helpful Arabic Vocabularies
(February 12 update)
1. Open - Eftah ( Eftah Hada Folder - Open this Folder)
* Hada=This
2. Close - Saker (Saker Hada Maktab - Close this Office)
3. Kam - How much/How many (Kam Foloos - How much Money?) *Foloos=Money
When you go to the Souk (Market): Kam Hada Samak? = How Much is
(the/this) fish? * Samak=Fish
or simply point the fish and say "Kam Hada? or "Kam?"
4. When you go to a clinic for medical or when you apply for your
company I.D.:
Inta/Inti Fi 2x2 Sora? - (You) Have 2x2 Photo(s)? * Inta
(You for Males), Inti (You for Females), Fi (Have) and
Sora (Photo)
5. Inta/Inti Filipini? (Are you Filipino?) Nationalities usually
ends in "I" thus Filipini
6. Gib is an Arab word which was taken from the English word
Give. It also means Give (Why B? Coz there's no V in Arabic language) /
Manhak is the Arabic term for Give but Gib is already acceptable
and very popular among Arabs and expats.
7. Ashra (10) - Remember this coz you need this to tell the
taxicab driver you want to go to a certain place for 10 riyals even in
reality it could reach 15 or 20 riyals. Don't go inside the taxi yet
when you ask for "discount". Make sure the driver agrees with your price
which is Ashra before you go inside the cab.
More Arabic tutorials
click here
To be updated 3 times a week (so go back for more)
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Check out for more words and illustrated tips soon...
Surival tips for first time OFWs or people who's planning to work in KSA
(Riyadh) will be developed soon.
Any greetings? Send photos and text to
buhaysaudi@yahoo.com |
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