Mashallah?

[Mos]

Re: Mashallah?

This is first time I'm hearing that Armenians use that word. Never heard it from hayastancis.

[ara87]

Re: Mashallah?

Of course b/c it's a regional thing. Armeians from Arbaic speaking countries are bound to pick up on it. There's nothing wrong with using the phrases either, even Christian Arabs use these phrases and refer to God by "Allah."

I'm sure Hayastancis have some Russian phrases they might use, just like Barskahyes, might have some Farsi phrases they use, etc.


on a side note, when I was a child the term "Mashallah" always made me think of marshmallows

[KanadaHye]

Re: Mashallah?

This is first time I'm hearing that Armenians use that word. Never heard it from hayastancis.

We use it for things like when you see a baby has grown since the last you saw it. Arabs use it as well... pretty sure anyone that was in the Ottoman yolk used it.

[Mos]

Re: Mashallah?

I'm sure Hayastancis have some Russian phrases they might use, just like Barskahyes, might have some Farsi phrases they use, etc.

We use Russian words often, even when saying hello (privet), prosto (simply), vapshe (hard to translate this one, a bit like 'entirely'), when saying goodbye (baca), and there are a bunch of words that at least in common conversation the russian equivalent is used, as the armenian equivalent, though correct, sounds rather archaic or on the street will sound like you're trying to impress somebody. I can say that conversational Armenian has been successfully infiltrated by Russian.

[Federate]

Re: Mashallah?

It's a celebration b!tches, mashallah. Bolsahyes use it. Like if I see a girl with a nice rack, I say mashallah!

We use it for things like when you see a baby has grown since the last you saw it. Arabs use it as well... pretty sure anyone that was in the Ottoman yolk used it.

Bingo for both

[CilicianArch]

Re: Mashallah?

asdavadz bahe is the closest to mashallah