Start with… new
It doesn’t make sense as it is but when the Arabic version of the poster says “Start with appetizers” then you definitely know something got lost in translation.
Note: Picture taken at Naif
Jul 23, 2007
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11 Comments, add your own...
1. ananyah | July 23rd, 2007 at 8:40 pm
hahhahaha definately lost in translation!
2. Marzouq | July 23rd, 2007 at 11:24 pm
hahahaha now thats funnyy!
3. Salah Alarbash | July 24th, 2007 at 2:31 am
it only takes few seconds to find out what “moqabalat” is in English, but god forbid if there was some effort taken to get an ad right.
4. Armani Exchanger | July 24th, 2007 at 2:54 am
it was the worst way of inserting the word “new” into an advertisement it is either not in the Arabic version!!!
5. Abdulaziz | July 24th, 2007 at 9:49 am
7raaaaam i think they translated Moqabalat to “Start With” instead of “Starters” or “Appetizers” mesakeen … meaning these are the things you start with …
6. naser m | July 24th, 2007 at 11:17 am
y dont these ppl run a spell checker on word? im sure it will fix this Egyptian style of making a point.
7. Sally | July 24th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Naser, for the English ad, it’s not a spelling problem, it’s lack of vocabulary and basic English knowledge! As far as I know, ‘Start’, ‘with’, and ‘new’ are spelled correctly! And not all Egyptian styles are bad! :)
8. naser m | July 24th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
****REMOVED BY ADMIN. NO RACISM****
9. OB | July 24th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
The traslator got lost…or sucked up by aliens!!
10. Sally | July 25th, 2007 at 11:48 am
:D Naser
11. naser m | July 25th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
sally ba6igich :D
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