>A thousand thanks to the ones who helped me with my Arabic problem. It
>seems that the man in my film says "nif", "foum" and Farid (the name of the
>servant), Farit and Farid sound exactly the same when pronounced by a Finn.
>Everything crystal clear, at last!
>
>Have a nice weekend
>Madeleine
>
>P.S. The things you can learn on a list like this! I always thought that
>Yacine was a woman!!!
>
>
>>"Nif" is the dialectal version of "anf" in a lot of arabic countries.
>>"Foum" is the dialectal version of "fem"
>>As far as "farit" is concerned, I am quite sure it is NOT a proper name.
>>The closest name I know is "farid".
hi Madeleine,
The last time I worked in Finland (in Tampere to be precise), I could not
know, in advance, who was a man and who was a woman if I did not see the
person itself.
The conclusion is : nobody is perfect.
Take care and see you soon.
Yacine.
