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a little bird told me

Arabic translation: قالت لي العصفورة

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English term or phrase:a little bird told me
Arabic translation:قالت لي العصفورة
Entered by: zkt

13:58 Feb 8, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a little bird told me
traduction vers l'arbe et si c'est possible une explication ; est ce que c'est un "idiomatic expression or proverb" ?
abdou19
قالت لي العصفورة
Explanation:
This version is really used a lot in colloquial Arabic in Lebanon.
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zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 20:53
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merçi zkt
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10قالت لي العصفورة
zkt
5أخبرتني العصفورة
Camille Abou Jamra
5أخبرني او قال لي العصفور الأخضر
amky


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
أخبرتني العصفورة


Explanation:
it is an expression meaning xxxx told me a secret...

Camille Abou Jamra
Lebanon
Local time: 20:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
قالت لي العصفورة


Explanation:
This version is really used a lot in colloquial Arabic in Lebanon.


zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 20:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
merçi zkt

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahmadwadan.com: أينعم...وفي مصر نقول: "العصفورة قالتلي"
14 mins
  -> Thank you Ahmad
agree  Doaa El Seify
19 mins
  -> Thank you Doaa
agree  Mona Helal: بالمصري: العصفورة قالت لي - I seem to be repeating what Ahmad said, but his entry wasn't there when I posted mine. This confirms the point I suppose :))
19 mins
  -> Thank you Mona
agree  Aljobury
23 mins
  -> Thank you Aljobury
agree  Alexander Yeltsov
54 mins
  -> THank you Alexander
agree  Marcelle Nassif
59 mins
  -> Thank you Marcelle
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
1 hr
  -> Thank you Mohsin
agree  Ghada Samir: العصفورة، قالت لي
2 hrs
  -> Thank you ghada
agree  Abdul Aziz Dammad: Yes, that's it.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Abdulaziz
agree  Neamaat Shehatah
14 days
  -> thank you
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
أخبرني او قال لي العصفور الأخضر


Explanation:
،اي ان الأخبار تاتي بواسطة العصفور الأخضر
العصفور الاخضر من قبل قال هيريح اعصابه وهيرجع وفى الانتظار

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Note added at 59 mins (2008-02-08 14:57:34 GMT)
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العصفور الأخضر=العصفور الأخضر الصغير (ربما يكون عصفور الحبlove bird(

Example sentence(s):
  • قال لي العصفور الأخضر انك ستاتي لزيارتي اليوم لذا انا في انتطارك

    Reference: http://www.arabicdream.com/forums/index.php?s=a5cd59aa2a218f...
    Reference: http://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&tab=wm&zx=1s646qr1459gd#i...
amky
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 20:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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