Bahasa Arabnya Saya Novels & Stories

His eyes instead saw a familiar woman. Unexpectedly, Araf spoke fluent Arabic. And it turns out that the official Lebanese language is indeed Arabic. Only some of its citizens use English and French. Araf gallantly ordered food. He wanted to ask Edgar what to call. But when Araf looked to the side, Edgar wasn't there. ***

I looked at Sayidati and turned toward her to explain. “Young Laís...” I placed my hand on my chest and smiled at her. “My name is Hassan, and I’m not from here. I’m from Sudan, an Arab country.” She stared at me expectantly, still waiting for an explanation of why I called her mother that. “Sayidati means Madame in my language,” I said, noticing a smile spreading across her face. I could see how much she lit up at my clarification. It was clear how protective they were of my Sayidati, and I knew that if, at some point, we became official, I’d have my hands full with these children.

I tell them more about my family and myself. “So, you speak Lebanese?” a girl named Bonnie asks me and I can’t help but laugh a little at her question. “Sorry, but Lebanese isn’t a language. It’s a nationality; however, I do speak Arabic.” I explain to her and she nods. “Excuse my ignorance.” She laughed a little. “I know you probably get asked to do this a lot, but can you say something in Arabic right now?” the third girl, Ella, requests. I stay silent for a bit, trying to think about something to say. “Shaklek helw ktir el youm,” I tell her.

He stopped short to observe what I was cleaning, and from the look in his eyes, he knew more about this than I did. I was tempted to ask him, and I gave in to the temptation. He wasn’t as intimidating as Edric. “What language is this?” I started with, not trying to sound suspicious. “Aramaic,” he said simply. “Oh.” I didn’t know what that was. He must have seen my face, because he let out an exhale and buttressed. “Ancient language that originated from the ancient civilization of Syria.” “Oh…” I still didn’t know what he was talking about.