Comments on: Every Language We Learn, We Become One More Person http://yazanbadran.com/blog/2009/11/every-language-we-learn-we-become-one-more-person/ With Sake, nothing tastes better than Olives. But you would have to be a Levantine living in Japan to know that. Fri, 18 May 2012 11:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ana Sourie http://yazanbadran.com/blog/2009/11/every-language-we-learn-we-become-one-more-person/comment-page-1/#comment-16106 Ana Sourie Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:43:57 +0000 http://yazanbadran.com/blog/?p=850#comment-16106 Knowledge is power my friend. Happy new year. Knowledge is power my friend. Happy new year.

]]> By: Pearl http://yazanbadran.com/blog/2009/11/every-language-we-learn-we-become-one-more-person/comment-page-1/#comment-14616 Pearl Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:44:53 +0000 http://yazanbadran.com/blog/?p=850#comment-14616 I've read your musings on and off since I 'met' abufares' and mariyah's spaces. You're such a pleasure to read ya Yazan. Relaxing, rational...and i'm tempted to try this olives and sake combination :op thank you for reading my words and i look forward to continuing to read yours... I’ve read your musings on and off since I ‘met’ abufares’ and mariyah’s spaces. You’re such a pleasure to read ya Yazan. Relaxing, rational…and i’m tempted to try this olives and sake combination :op

thank you for reading my words and i look forward to continuing to read yours…

]]> By: hhoihoi http://yazanbadran.com/blog/2009/11/every-language-we-learn-we-become-one-more-person/comment-page-1/#comment-12974 hhoihoi Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:08:33 +0000 http://yazanbadran.com/blog/?p=850#comment-12974 Japanese word are very similar with sumerian, Aramaic in Siria and hebrew... http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29205&page=3 Japanese word are very similar with sumerian, Aramaic in Siria and hebrew…
http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29205&page=3

]]> By: abufares http://yazanbadran.com/blog/2009/11/every-language-we-learn-we-become-one-more-person/comment-page-1/#comment-12708 abufares Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:42:43 +0000 http://yazanbadran.com/blog/?p=850#comment-12708 When passion for words transcends the mother tongue we reach a layer of realization that was hidden behind a veil of inscience. I mulled that Russian expression over and over in my head after it spoke directly to my heart. Indeed “How many summers! How many winters!” a man in Hayam must endure before he embraces his beloved. She, whom he calls: Hayati, Eyouni, Rohi, Albi and Omri. How could one, not familiar with the nuisances and subtleties of Arabic, conceive that she is his Hayat and Omr and that he's not repeating himself? Love, cherish, adore and worship are such precious words in English. Sure they have close equivalents in other languages but the silky continuum they provide is such a cozy blanket to wrap around two weary lovers embattled by longing. Consider how beautiful "Making Love" is and how artificial and cold it becomes when translated into Arabic. I, too, have to agree with Abu Abu Fares :-) When passion for words transcends the mother tongue we reach a layer of realization that was hidden behind a veil of inscience.
I mulled that Russian expression over and over in my head after it spoke directly to my heart. Indeed “How many summers! How many winters!” a man in Hayam must endure before he embraces his beloved. She, whom he calls: Hayati, Eyouni, Rohi, Albi and Omri.
How could one, not familiar with the nuisances and subtleties of Arabic, conceive that she is his Hayat and Omr and that he’s not repeating himself?
Love, cherish, adore and worship are such precious words in English. Sure they have close equivalents in other languages but the silky continuum they provide is such a cozy blanket to wrap around two weary lovers embattled by longing.
Consider how beautiful “Making Love” is and how artificial and cold it becomes when translated into Arabic.
I, too, have to agree with Abu Abu Fares :-)

]]> By: Posh http://yazanbadran.com/blog/2009/11/every-language-we-learn-we-become-one-more-person/comment-page-1/#comment-12698 Posh Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:11:04 +0000 http://yazanbadran.com/blog/?p=850#comment-12698 I often wonder about language, expressions, etymologies... From a historian's point of view, philology plays a significant role in understanding profound aspects of societies and communities, and their histories. Language/dialects are more telling than one could imagine. I agree about Hayam. I love the name Hayman, it's derivative. I enjoyed reading this :) I often wonder about language, expressions, etymologies… From a historian’s point of view, philology plays a significant role in understanding profound aspects of societies and communities, and their histories. Language/dialects are more telling than one could imagine.

I agree about Hayam. I love the name Hayman, it’s derivative.

I enjoyed reading this :)

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