6 Iraqi words and phrases that are impossible to translate to English

We asked four Iraqis to translate six different words and phrases from Arabic to English.
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[@PandoraKyss]

Also, I really sort of want Mohammad's laugh as my ring tone.

[@basilkhaled6888]

He’s the reason I watch their videos lmao

[@monopolyrecords1927]

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[@SA-oq5lz]

والله مافي شعب أعظم من الشعب العراقي

[@SA-oq5lz]

@Ibrahim Alasadi دا علم السودان ياخ

[@user-vq2st3eq9q]

عاشو اخواننا السودان

[@Twenty4_af]

@@user-vq2st3eq9q Saddami mar min hunaa 🇸🇴

[@user-vq2st3eq9q]

@@Twenty4_af عاشت الصومال 🇸🇴❤🇮🇶

[@maryamryadh8391]

هلوو طلعت كلها عراقية😂😂💔

[@batterib]

Hey, Iraqi here :) Here's a quick run-thru of what the terms typically mean: ~ Shawarit beek: Jinx on you ~ Shaku Maku?: What's up, nothing? (follow-up: Maku shi: nothing's up) ~ Taah Hadhak: May you be down on your luck (basically) ~ Saarat Zahma: It's become busy/ an inconvenience (can be used either sarcastically and apologetically) ~ Klawchi (one of my favorite words): trickster ~ Umidaak/Uhumidaak: term used to emphasize someone's stupidity/idiocy in front of their face (that's honestly the best way i can translate it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) Hope this helped, ya Jogeh :) Feemalah

[@knockingmaster2174]

Shaku maku is like what’s crackin lackin

[@alia9590]

I just found your channel and I'm loving the videos, especially hearing the Iraqi accent!! It's making me prouuuuddd 🇮🇶 ❤️

[@user-nn1sx4xp6o]

Where u from

[@user-sg9tm1dq5z]

@@user-nn1sx4xp6o lol she also from IRAQ you gotta speak English

[@user-sg9tm1dq5z]

@@user-nn1sx4xp6o I mean learn

[@honeyeuphrates]

Include iraqi girlss as well next time

[@lamiah5604]

Maybe he does not have Iraqi female friends..

[@naugtyameric1309]

@Evonne Fareed what?

[@donaamay925]

Why dont you start a content that includes that :)

[@wixing2604]

@Evonne Fareed he doesn't live in iraq IG so maybe he only knew these Iraqi people y r u being rude?, we don't have these stuff in iraq

[@monopolyrecords1927]

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[@mmd-dh4ef]

بعد روحي | After my soul

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

Oh my goodness! I love Mohammed's laugh and personality! He is so funny!

[@CEZNAFERNANDEZ]

Shaku maku maku shi, mafeeni shi .mashi al kashi, al kashi mashi🤣 I've learned these from my Iraqi neighbor and I don't even speak Arabic

[@thebosslady7920]

Wowww that's cool😶😶

[@xxbabysharkxx7168]

🤣🤣🤣

[@m7mdazzawy42]

that's lit for non arabic speaker can pull it off like that 😐😂😂😂😂

[@wesamal_iraqi1100]

Your neighbor is klawchi

[@yaqeenq7908]

This is great I am from Iraq, Shlong Shakbaraj, Shko Mako

[@PandoraKyss]

I'm a white Euromutt from Philly and I absolutely love this channel.

[@KulanaArab]

Much love!

[@mustafaalkhafajy9357]

Straight out this is the funniest thing I've seen in a long long time.....Aashat Eidek: May your hand live :)

[@KulanaArab]

Mustafa Alkhafajy shukran habibi, w 3adhat ideek, would you like to see a part two?

[@mustafaalkhafajy9357]

Kulana Arab, yesss I’d love to see part 2 and 3 hahaha

[@alicomando1195]

Only politics seperate humanity from each other hi from Kurdistan.

[@yassiral-ghaib3787]

This channel is beautiful, thank you guys, am learning more about my culture

[@KulanaArab]

Yassir Al-Ghaib much love bro, appreciate your support!

[@Yllas-kd5te]

Love this, do more content on Iraqi culture it’s super fun to watch :)

[@cmcfaddin]

Such wonderful energy, thank you for creating interesting and lighthearted content.

[@edalik9620]

طيح سعدك🇱🇾 = طاح حظك 🇮🇶 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@monopolyrecords1927]

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[@tryingmybest7659]

Am loving this channel ❤️I just found out about it yesterday

[@staknumber7249]

Ayy this channel needs to pop ak !common my guy is underrated af

[@zakariaabbioui6479]

thanks you for sharing !

[@Auws]

Jheeeze looking forward to this channel

[@KulanaArab]

Thank you, appreciate the support!

[@staknumber7249]

Common iraqi jokes always bangs lol

[@ayahfarhan9413]

4:37 so I’m guessing it’s kind of like how kuwaiti people say “malat 3alaych” & move their hands like that 😂😂😂😂

[@mr.rocket5835]

Ayah Farhan exactly lol

[@chubbychaserjr.7246]

Ha ha ha!!!... Mohammed's laugh is sooo infectious! Couldn't stop laughing along all throughout the vid!... Anybody knows his IG or FB please? Just for research purposes... LOLS!... 😅

[@shammurad6101]

Umidaak one had me cackling

[@staknumber7249]

Lol unidaak uno hahaha

[@monopolyrecords1927]

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[@donaamay925]

I'm going to start Nick naming my family members these 😂 they don't speak or understand or won't even know what I'm saying.

[@mdheartsuju]

Klawchi is like swindler

[@staknumber7249]

Gaemer Elf it means dodgy more times !

[@hessaa1712]

Oh I never know

[@jimboslic2049]

Yeh or scoundrel. Some one dodgy and not trustworthy

[@7164227]

in kuwait we say kalakchi it means lier

[@maryamryadh8391]

5:27 طفت الكهرباء😂😂😂💔

[@thinkaboutmedia2801]

How would have change iraqi language to English

[@lazyraccoonn]

LOL this had me cracking up so much. Everything is so freakin true and these dudes explained the words/phrases in the best way possible hahaha XD

[@axeldara4200]

Great video! Just one thing though, Sarat Zahmeh actually means something along the lines of "We put you out" or "we have inconvenienced you", sometimes you say zahamnak instead. Funny thing is I hear it used sarcastically like if someone does the bare minimum work/chore then you sarcastically say SARAT ZAHMEH(!) Like well done or don't do me any favours because it's something you should have done anyway/you did your job.

[@rowanaldean]

min wara khashmek - from behind your nose 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@chantaln6843]

Fascinating!

[@thea-lister5210]

Taah hathak means your luck fell

[@Bodom92]

The Ummidak with the hand gesture was hilarious hahaha

[@Lulujuicebox69]

Lmaoooooo ‏نعيماً😂😂😂😂 that’s hard to explain too

[@nahidhkurdi6740]

Be blessed.

[@basemrab3028]

Shaku Maku is like "what's up?" or "what's crackin'?"

[@ishouldprobablyberevising1441]

Please do a part 2 of this 😂

[@sprinklechats963]

Not the light turning off at 5:20 it really gave the Iraqi aspect

[@ghanimalfadli2353]

Min a’yni- from my eye

[@norsabah1402]

حلوه الفكره a good Idiea

[@Rookaya2126]

As an Iraqi Australian I cannot even translate this either it’s really funny

[@maryamryadh8391]

Umidaak When you raise the palm of your hand and point in front of this person

[@mutawifnomad9248]

Do Jordanian lahjah as well....ahh i miss those place

[@worldofsinbadl696]

Loving this video صارت زحمة 😂

[@maryamryadh8391]

احب هاي الاغنية😂💔 I ❤️this sing

[@user-sx4jr2xo3j]

منور حمزه الغالي

[@miriamchmielowiec245]

"When you're very hospital" :D :D :D :D :D by the way, what's the title of the song in the background?

[@mariareginaibeng6707]

you guys cute when laughing🤩

[@ral7521]

Hahaha I love these kind of videos, our Iraqi lahja is hot

[@zaynabalhussaini8529]

ططوه .. قز القرط ..فلك طرك ..دربونه .. جمار.. هذه بعض الكلمات ترجموها ههههه ..👏👏

[@KulanaArab]

هههههه شكرا لك

[@mmd-dh4ef]

اصعب شي قز القرط😂😂💔

[@hessaa1712]

ما فهمت شي ههه

[@nahidhkurdi6740]

دربونة alley جمار kernel و اعتذر عن ترجمة الباقيات للصعوبة البالغة. 😁

[@maryamryadh8391]

ﮩلُـِـِِـِِِـِِـِـوُ ‘ نورت آنـِِـِـي آنـِِـِـي عراقية

[@shammurad6101]

Noooo I’m dying

[@KulanaArab]

Haha, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimboslic2049]

Dont die please🤣

[@buzzlightyear1010]

I swear I saw the dude at 0:31 in a video about this American dude who visited Saudi arabic

[@youngaj3012]

Klowchi means cheeky :DD

[@bella-yn6oy]

4:06 nooo it comes from the standered arabic همُ دهاكَ means ( be lost in you sorrows ) or (you may be drown in your worries)or somethin like that 😂

[@Gerryji]

This made me laugh sooo much 😂😂😂

[@KulanaArab]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!

[@orlandobillups3087]

@@KulanaArab what the name of the songs

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

So you could translate sawarit beek as "serves you right"?

[@honeyeuphrates]

5:29 ntefet el khreba 😂😂😂

[@basmah28]

Hilarious! loved it. Whats the background song?

[@maryamryadh8391]

هاي ماادري شنو نظرتكم علينة احنة العراقيين لذلك طلعت هاذا الفيديو تره احنا ناس مثقفين والله 😂😂💔

[@KA-47-A]

Is cool

[@osamaattallah6956]

sarat zahma is used sarcastically mostly haha. i barely heard anyone use it sincerely. its used when someone is too stingy

[@maryamryadh8391]

4:10 nooo لااا😂💔

[@maryamryadh8391]

No, it has become a saart zahma which means, for example, when you ask someone to bring you a cup of water and bring you a saart والله بعد مااكدر افسر اكثر من هيج😂💔

[@Claroscur0Astral]

cool

[@laurad2744]

laughing out out at this video 🤣

[@scarletred518]

Cud u tell me if “Baqila” is an Iraqi word & what does it mean..plz

[@user-hh5fs1oy5y]

اشتركت بقناتكم😎🇮🇶

[@analee9367]

Omadak is “coulda had a V8”

[@mohammadfaris8712]

هلو من العراق

[@fxdedflwer5118]

Instead of ta hathak, I say taya ha la hathak lol

[@a.al0151]

Shakkoo makkkoooo 😂😂

[@imposter-982]

my friend arabs are not like latinos. arabs are arabs. dont talk about other people. we arabs can come in all skin tones. white to brown. olive too.

[@fatmajamal3802]

Omg someone plzz tell me how I Can find the intro song

[@alicomando1195]

خال يا خال

[@alicomando1195]

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[@fatmajamal3802]

Ali Comando thank u very much

[@mbnick_]

what’s the song you used in this video?

[@masakiejji]

خالة ويا خالة

[@masakiejji]

Copy it

[@3BDALR7MANxF]

آغاتي و هوايه

[@iraqieagle77]

Trying to relearn arabic and since I'm Iraqi i decided to search up slang to see if i knew 🤣🤣

[@maryamryadh8391]

Ima iraqi that not funny 😒 هاي ماادري شنو نظرتكم علينة احنة العراقيين لذلك طلعت هاذا الفيديو تره احنا ناس مثقفين والله 😂😂💔

[@BadmanAK03]

🤣🤣❤️

[@iamgratefula5313]

this video is hilarious.

[@amirzeidan4692]

Song name?

[@asalahmed2313]

خالة يا خالة

[@geil340]

I guess lots of ppl know what عدب سز means although its kind of hard to translate

[@xnicksomox]

It means like “without shame”? Or “without punishment”? Usually my parents say that if I said something bad or sexual or something

[@a.al0151]

🙏🙌ammadak 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nahidhkurdi6740]

كلاوجي is as close to "crook" as I care to think.

[@oscarjames1145]

Isn't Kalawchy means like Crafty

[@AlBasrawi98]

1:04 this dude looks like me lmao, we really have very diverse but repetitive genes

[@dude926]

Where are you from

[@rafigassel]

Shlonak, meaning 'whats up'. Also here in Israel we will say naal dinak or naal rabak, which means 'cursed is your faith' or 'cursed is you God', just like a way to say 'oh crap' when something upsetting happens. I heard this is Iraqi but not used anymore. Modern Arabic curses are more dirty, we use those as well.

[@Allinda.]

Naal dinak and naal rabak it's the exact same in Arabic Naal is like cursed, rabak mean your God and dinak mean you're religion or faith

[@rafigassel]

@@Allinda. I think it should be 'in al dinak' but people just say naal dinak. Do people use this phrase where you are from?

[@Allinda.]

Rafi Gassel it's enal or in Iraq sometimes they say it naal , Arabs say it with ع, Enعl the letter is not exist in English, Yes they say it where I'm from Arab countries in general say it, but it's not a good sentence only teenager say it with each other sometimes or when they fight. Because it's disrespectful to the people's faith and to God

[@Allinda.]

Rafi Gassel Enal or naal it comes from the Arabic word elan mean curse

[@rafigassel]

@@Allinda. that's interesting. I know the word elan, as in 'elan il yahud in nasser il Islam', I didn't know it was related to enal. My wife's family is from Iraq, so the say naal dinak, if one of the kids throws a ball over the fence or spills food on the floor. We also have ع in our language, pronounced ayin, looks like ע in Hebrew.

[@middleeast5542]

Shaku maku =whats up there Killautchi =sneaky Tah hadhack =you have bad luck

[@edalik9620]

I love Mohammed and his laugh !! lol

[@makeupforeverimmortal4828]

Some phrases are similar to khaleeji.. umdaak is similar to our maalet 3aleek 😂

[@orlandobillups3087]

what is the name of the first song

[@thebosslady7920]

Khala Ya khala

[@orlandobillups3087]

@@thebosslady7920 thank you

[@sabahabdulameer9874]

Shawert beek , is literally mean the karma.

[@maryamryadh8391]

4:52 No they understand

[@maryamryadh8391]

خالة ويا خالة ماالومج لو شما حجيتي😂😂💔

[@ambition7793]

Muhammad just laughing!

[@ivankholodov8924]

Hey dude shaku maku actually supposed to be sh aku sh maku which would mean what's there what's not there which kind of makes sense to be translated to what's happening

[@xnicksomox]

Exactly super easy one. Sh’ ako - what’s there, sh’ mako - what isn’t there Similar to Levantines using: Shu fi ma fi

[@orlandobillups3087]

What is the first song

[@tbaker7749]

Khala ya khala

[@orlandobillups3087]

@@tbaker7749 thank you

[@programmertwo]

شنو يعني (لك او لج )و كذلك( الدنية مكلوبة)

[@joshuavirgen2456]

Mota=Ice cream.

[@jimboslic2049]

🤣🤣🤣 best one. Or don dirma! Like its some italian mafia ice cream😂😭😂

[@ShakirahIbaad]

I thought klowchi means cheeky lol

[@xnicksomox]

It’s more like a clever trickster

[@mdheartsuju]

How do you translate گبارة

[@maryamryadh8391]

😂😂💔 ياربي شلون يلفظون كلمات😂💔

[@codelinker6318]

Shaku maku = شكو ماكو = How is it going? Taah hathak = طاح حظك = I hope you waste your luck. Saarat zahma = صارت زحمة = I've bothered you (I understand it as 'Sorry for bothering you') Klowchi = كلاوجي = Twister (GB) Umidaak = امداك = Screw you _________ The first one is just an alien term I don't even use it