ايام زمان اللى امان
English translation: Oh the good old days
| 21:53 Jan 14, 2009 |
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| 5 +1 | Oh The secure / safe old days! |
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| 3 +2 | Oh the good old days |
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| 3 | In the past when it was safe |
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In the past when it was safe Explanation: In the past it used to be safe. Maybe? |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Oh The secure / safe old days! Explanation: * |
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23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2Oh the good old days Explanation: Although the question context isn't quite clear, the Arabic phrase means something like "Oh the good old days". I think by اللي the answerer meant to write لاللي (lalalli) or maybe he meant it to be "alalli" rather than "elli". ايام زمان = the past, "the days of yore" :-) لا للي امان = an expression often found in very very old songs from the 1920s or so, I believe it is of Turkish origin. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2009-01-14 22:28:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- وكانت المطربة وسيلة تغنى للحب والهوى والغرام، وكانت الأميرة نازلى تنظر إلى سعد زغلول بطرفى عينيها وتهمس قائلة: أمان يا للى أمان! ... www.egypty.com/miscellaneous-details.aspx?miscellaneous=886 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-15 00:47:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Nadia may well be on the right track!! The lack of context (not blaming you, but context is scant) and the unclear expression makes it hard to be sure. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-15 00:50:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (sorry for the added notes) My only issue with Nadia's (and Terjumaan's) answer is that, even in colloquial Arabic, saying أيام زمان اللي أمان to mean "the past which was safe" would be a bit unusual. You'd expect sth like أيام زمان اللي كانت أمان instead. |
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