I keep passing this car on my way to the supermarket and wondering what the non-English text on the sign says. I'm based in London, UK, so the language could be almost anything. (To my non-expert eye, the script looks more Arabic than Urdu, but since I'm not at even survival level in any non-European language, I can't even be sure of that ( Read more... )

I'm working on a zine about vegan cuisine from the Mid East/Maghreb & want to include a short section of phrases useful for folks traveling in the regions. If anyone would be able to help out with translations into the following languages (both in the relevant script & an approximate representation in Latin script would be fantastic), I'd be so, so ( Read more... )

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Might we build a list of music recommendations for language learners needing to tune their ear? (Or is this considered against the rules?) I might also be a good idea if it were bookmarked and we can direct all queries to this post. And I can edit the post so that all suggestions are kept in the entry, and more readable.

And we could also do the ( Read more... )

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My friend wrote this, would someone like to tell me what it means?
It's in Farsi.

سلام من فارسی هالفت نمی زنم

I saw this on a Persian* friend's Facebook:


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I'm looking for thought provoking, trippy, bizarre, ancient, or in any kind of way interesting Arabic or Persian quotes (or even just words) to etch into a poster of an elaborately decorated "middle eastern" looking woman, the point of which will be to make people ask "...but what does the writing mean?" and subsequently encourage them to ( Read more... )

Partly sunny, 5C (3C ( Read more... )