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za3tar   Jordan   
November, 15, 2007 12:53 PM
Hahaha.
You should see this cartoon. It is exactly about this 'Habbibi' issue. http://www.yout ube.com/watch?v=3SbAQGmO7So (it is by those zan studios guys)
asoom   United States   
November, 15, 2007 1:42 PM
LOL, your post is too late ola, we've already lost the word 'habibi' to this colloquial slang......
Qwaider قويدر   United States   
November, 15, 2007 6:54 PM
Did you hear the story of the old couple?
The guy would always call his old lady "Habeebti" .. "Hayati" ... "3omri"
So the guys asked him, wow. You must love her very much.
So he looks at them and says ... "shhhhhssshhh .... I call her habeebti because I forgot her name"

But still, spreading words like habeebi .. is much nicer on the ear than ... say ... "Walah ... waleh .."
Maioush   United States   
November, 16, 2007 3:42 AM
Well, Ola… some people do abuse the word and use it ONLY when they want something and others use to people they don’t even know (I have no idea why durid la77am croosed my mind while telling ya 3yooni to every single person he talks to)

<blockquote> Words like "Habibi", "Habibti" or "I love you" shouldn't be said every single moment of every single day. To have meaning, they have to come in special occasion, when you feel that you want to say it, need to say it. Saying "I love you" 10 times in one phone call doesn't mean you love that person more. At least save some of this for the times of need! It could work like magic</blockquote>

allow me to disagree with you on this one, the more you say it, the more you feel it, saying it 10 time, doesn’t mean you love that person more, but it’s a way of expressing your feelings, it’s ok to say it even 100 times, you would still feel the love when you hear it or say it, when someone tells you they he loves you a million times and you can still feel the passion in that person it feels great, saving the word will not make it sound better, it never will, why would I call the person I love “habibi” only on occasions? Does that mean that I can only love him on occasion?? No no no , I disagree on that, I wanna love every day, every hour, every minute, even every second, I want him to know that, there is nothing wrong with that … and I assure you, people don’t get sick of the word IF you really mean it.
ola   Jordan   
November, 16, 2007 10:59 AM
Za3tar: LOL@ the video!!

Asoom: Let's call it a deperate attempt to save the word :D

Quaider: lol yeah I now that one! Waleh and wala are no options of course...

Maioush: When I said occasions I didn't mean dates, aniversaries etc. I meant it like, a special amosphere, you could say it everyday but with an occassion... not to turn it into a mere cliche
Haytham   Jordan   
November, 16, 2007 7:40 PM
thanks you fo the info habibti
Hani Obaid   Jordan   
November, 17, 2007 1:07 AM
Funny maioush mentioned using it for people you don't even know. The British do the same thing.

*You hail a cab in London*
Driver: Where to, Luv ?
You: Harrods
Driver: Right, off we go, Luv !

Aaargh!

Gardenia
November, 17, 2007 1:13 PM
I think you should say it when you really feel it.

 
 
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