2026-08-06 03:12 UTC
@benjamingeer@piaille.fr @Brie@mastodon.social @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io yeah my dad (and every Arab dad for that matter) if he was asked hey can we do X and he responds with inshalllah, you know it won't happen. or at the very least he might not be against it but definitely aint putting any effort to make it happen. or it could be used to say 'yeah sure bud' when asked something impossible just to shut them up.
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@notmyname@mastodon.social 2026-08-06 04:14
@reyjkw@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr @Brie@mastodon.social @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io when I was studying Arabic, I was told “it’s like the Spanish mañana without the sense of urgency”
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@Oggie@woof.group 2026-08-06 04:37
@reyjkw@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr @Brie@mastodon.social @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io Honestly it shares a lot ( in my experience) with 'if the good lord's willing' ( the southern phrase), which is a pretty solid translation anyway!
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@curtosis@lingo.lol 2026-08-06 04:55
@reyjkw@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr @Brie@mastodon.social @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
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@Ribby@masto.colonelkrud.com 2026-08-06 13:32
@reyjkw@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr @Brie@mastodon.social @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io So essentially "we'll see" which usually means no