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take care of you

Arabic translation: خَلِّ بالَك من نفسك

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English term or phrase:take care of you
Arabic translation:خَلِّ بالَك من نفسك
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

07:07 Nov 16, 2001
English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: take care of you
my husband is from Morrocco and he is actuaklly uin his country...Im myself canadian, talk arabic currently...but dont write it well...want to send him a letter today...someone can help me?
mary
خَلِّ بالَك من نفسك
Explanation:
Pronounced: KHALLI BALAK MIN NAFSAK. This is a colloquial Egyptian expression meaning, "take care of yourself." I don't know how your husband will take it.

Some Egyptians prefer KHALLI BALAK ALA NAFSAK, according to the little (unscientific) poll I conducted here at the office.

Fuad
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3خَلِّ بالَك من نفسك
Fuad Yahya
4 +1في رعاية الله - في أمان الله - في حفظ الله
Mona Helal
4Deer Balack Ala Halack
dasheed6
4kun fee re'aayat allah
yacine


  

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خَلِّ بالَك من نفسك


Explanation:
Pronounced: KHALLI BALAK MIN NAFSAK. This is a colloquial Egyptian expression meaning, "take care of yourself." I don't know how your husband will take it.

Some Egyptians prefer KHALLI BALAK ALA NAFSAK, according to the little (unscientific) poll I conducted here at the office.

Fuad

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 7371
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Franke: Fuad is correct; this is the most popular & common colloquial expression (although there may be a variant used in the Maghreb region).
23 mins
agree  Neveen El-Gamal
3 days 4 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
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Deer Balack Ala Halack


Explanation:
Mary: I assume that you mean "Take care of yourself".

Deer: Mind

Balack (first "a" long, second "a" accented.

Ala (first "a" accented, second "a" long)

Halack (first "a" long, second "a" accented): yourself

dasheed6
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Local time: 06:49
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في رعاية الله - في أمان الله - في حفظ الله


Explanation:
All of the above are very common Arabic expression when you're concerned for the safety of a loved one. Pronounced as:
Fi Ri'ayatellah
Fi Amaanellah
Fi HifTHellah

Literally meaning:
May God (Allah) keep you and watch over you.

Also meaning:
May God (Allah) keep you safe.

There is another colloquial Egyptian expression:

خد بالك من نفسك
Khud Balak Min Nafsak
meaning
Take care of yourself.

HTH



Mona Helal
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 401

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agree  AhmedAMS
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kun fee re'aayat allah


Explanation:
other way and there might be others
hth
yacine


yacine
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 51
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