Amico mio in your language (2 Viewers)

[Tifoso]

OK, how do you say "my friend" in your language?

Please post it like this

American English: my friend (*really, Lou?* )

Italian:---addressing a
male: amico mio
female: amica mia


Your turn

 

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[Amash]

Bosnian
male: moj prijatelju
female: moja prijateljice

 

[K10]

Jamaican

Wha gwan bredren

 

[Amash]

@K10 i suposse that is slang

 

[JCK]

++ [ originally posted by K10 ] ++
Jamaican

Wha gwan bredren

wha gwan or wah gwan? I guess it was a typo, right?

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Jeeks ] ++


wha gwan or wah gwan? I guess it was a typo, right?

Doesn't that just say What's going on, brethren?

 

[Amash]

++ [ originally posted by Tifoso Lou ] ++



Doesn't that just say What's going on, brethren?

Why r u asking if u know that

 

[JCK]

++ [ originally posted by Tifoso Lou ] ++



Doesn't that just say What's going on, brethren?

I think so too, I know that the phrase wah gwan is used a lot on reggae songs.

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Amash ] ++


Why r u asking if u know that

He did say it meant amico mio, moj jarane.

I thought it could just be a coincidence.

 

[Amash]

++ [ originally posted by Tifoso Lou ] ++


He did say it meant amico mio, moj jarane.

I thought it could just be a coincidence.

It doesen't matter I was just kiddin'

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Amash ] ++


It doesen't matter I was just kiddin'

:redface:

Sorry.:down:

 

[K10]

++ [ originally posted by Jeeks ] ++


wha gwan or wah gwan? I guess it was a typo, right?

Either way works.

It depends where from the Caribbean you are from.


Wha gwan as opposed to wah gwan is used more.

 

[K10]

one from Trinidad is

wuz de scene?

 

[3pac]

in california teenage speak its "broooo"

 

[Chxta]

In Wafi (Nigeria's 'official' language): Ma gai
In Igbo (my mother tongue, spoken in Eastern Nigeria): Oyi mu
In Yoruba (spoken in Western Nigeria): Aburo mi
In Hausa (spoken in Northern Nigeria): Aboki

 

[Dan]

Mein Eichel

Meine Eichel

 

[Juve_Kosova]

Okay..

Danish = Min Ven..

Albanian = Shoki Im..

 

[djleli]

in maltese:
male: sihbi
female: habiba

 

[Amash]

++ [ originally posted by djleli ] ++
in maltese:
male: sihbi
female: habiba

that habiba is from arabic language I think it means dear person

 

[Mr. Gol]

Dutch

to male: mijn vriend

But it's really incredibly rare to hear that used. And the female version doesn't even exist!