Ana Behibek

English translation: I love you

07:00 Jul 23, 2000

Arabic to English translations [PRO]

Arabic term or phrase: Ana Behibek

I have no clue. A friend e-mailed me and I tring to find out what it means without asking him. He said all these words mean the same thing.
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Debbie

English translation:I love you

Explanation:
Debbie dear,

The guy is trying to tell U, very simply, in several languages, "I love U." if he knew German, he would have said, Ich libidich....or whatever." If the poor guy knew Finnish, he would have written to you what my Finnish wife has been telling me for 30 years: mina rakkastan sinua -or something like that.

If you love the guy (!!!), write him back: Ana bahibbak kaman (I luv U 2).

Good luck, Deb. I luv U 2.

Gus

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Ghassan Ghosn
Local time: 07:40

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Summary of answers provided

na +2

I love you

Ghassan Ghosn

na +1

I love you

Abdulkareem Shamdeen

I love You

George Michael

I love you

Laura Gentili

I love you

sktrans

I love you

Mona Helal

"I love you" (Syrian/Palestinian/Eastern Med dialect)

Stephen Franke

I love you

sahagm

Message to Debbie

Ghassan Ghosn

i love you

Omnia Abdelgani

I love you

Adnane Ettayebi

Answers

24 mins

I love You

Explanation:
The words are arabic with modern dilect and from a man to woman.
So Debb here you have it.
George Michael

George Michael

26 mins

I love you

Explanation:
Ana behibek means I love you, said by a male to a female. In Semithic languages, like Arabic, Hebrew, etc., the verb suffix changes according to the gender.

Laura Gentili
Italy
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of:

Italian

29 mins peer agreement (net): +2

I love you

Ghassan Ghosn
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 4

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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

I love you

Explanation:
This phrase means "I love you". It is usually said to a female. It is not a standard Arabic. It looks like Egyptian or Syrian dialect. If you are talking to a man,then you will say: "Ana Behibak". Good luck

Abdulkareem Shamdeen
Local time: 21:40
Native speaker of:

Kurdish,

Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 8

8 hrs

I love you

Explanation:
Common Arabic expression used between parents and children, lovers, etc..

No need for web site. It is as common in Arabic as "I love you" is in English. Good luck with your friend!

sktrans
Local time: 00:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in pair: 389

10 hrs

I love you

Explanation:
This term means "I love you" if the person being addressed is a female.

Mona Helal
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in pair: 565

15 hrs

"I love you" (Syrian/Palestinian/Eastern Med dialect)

Explanation:
Greetings.

As others have mentioned, the phrase means "I love you." The construction is that of what a male says to a female.

The "b-" prefix market is typical of Syrian / Palestinian / "Eastern Mediterranean" colloquial dialect.

HTH.

Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 21:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 240

21 hrs

I love you

Explanation:
Dear Debbie

I just wanted to add that it can be directed BOTH from a man to a woman or from a woman to a woman. It just menas I love you.

Take care,
Sahag Mahrejian

Yes Kezi ge Sirem (It means I love you in Armenian)

sahagm
Local time: 07:40

10 days

Message to Debbie

Explanation:
Hi Deb,

You seek (free) help. EIGHT people rush to oblige. You disappear, or disregard. Why?

Gus

Ghassan Ghosn
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 4

248 days

i love you

Explanation:
this "ana behibek" is composed of two words "ana" which is the subject pronoun of "i" and "behibek" is the word "love you". the object is a femal. so the subject is a male. if the person who is saying the word is a femal it would be "ana behibak"

native arabic speaker. email : [email protected]

Omnia Abdelgani
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 92

305 days

I love you

Explanation:
Ana: I
Behebak: Love you, from "hob", meaning "love". In litterary Arabic, this would be "Ana Ouhibbouk", if it is addressed to a man, or "Ana Ouhibbouki", if addressed to a woman. From the transcription, I can tell that the person who wrote this from the Middle East, and most probably Lebanon or Syria. I hope this helps.

Adnane Ettayebi
Local time: 00:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French

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