Correct pronunciation of Qatar

mba8m
By mba8m

I know this is an inane question and has probably been asked before, but I've heard four different ways to pronounce Qatar and would like to know which one is correct: Is it like "cutter", "gutter", "ka-tarr", "kotter", or like Horshack always said "Kott-air".

I appreciate any clarification, as I'm moving out there soon with my wife and infant son. Very excited!

By killerbee_qa• 24 Aug 2006 13:37
Rating: 4/5
killerbee_qa

think it's the equivalent to `swear to God'

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 09:21
bullsshake

must be peppered with shards of glass then!lol!

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 09:15
Rating: 2/5
getinandstayin

Thats not venom... its diced carrots and sweetcorn

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 09:14
bullsshake

ur comment on ciao is so graphic, ur venom cracked my screen.

*gets more glue*

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 09:08
bullsshake

maybe he doesnt have time to smell the flo...err..glue:)

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 09:08
getinandstayin

pet peeves

Khali walli

Inshallah (means "god willing" but you can take it as no)

Chow (italian Ciao. So bloody pretentious i wanna vomit)

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 09:06
bullsshake

thats reassuring to hear giasi, i kinda like breaking things apart n putting them back together with glue...now i kno why ppl say i smile inappropriately..hmmm

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 09:06
getinandstayin

I didnt want to get too technical DG... i thought synthesise was too much this early in the morning. Plus i have to think of some of our short memory members , you listening fish?

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 09:04
bullsshake

do you have any arabic words that kinda grate to you when u hear it? word yallah gives me a bad feeling, it just does

By dohagirl• 24 Aug 2006 09:03
dohagirl

Digest? I thought you sniffed glue.

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 09:00
getinandstayin

Bullsshake

As much as you can digest

By dohagirl• 24 Aug 2006 08:59
dohagirl

Wallah teacher I didn't do anything! I hated that.

Wallah what did I do!

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 08:57
getinandstayin

e46M3

Have you always been this cynical or did you take a course ? :P

By e46M3• 24 Aug 2006 08:55
Rating: 3/5
e46M3

Wallah I didn't say that (I did)

Wallah I called you (I didn't)

and so on and so forth

By dohagirl• 24 Aug 2006 08:55
dohagirl

J'ai besoin d'une boisson rigide :P

By e46M3• 24 Aug 2006 08:54
e46M3

You can try the bread in the exhaust pipe trick

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 08:52
bullsshake

if i answer that, this site might get banned in doha!lol! jkkkk!

do they have glue in qatar, giasi?lol:P

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 08:50
getinandstayin

je needez un stiffez drenk tout sweet :P

By dohagirl• 24 Aug 2006 08:47
dohagirl

Seriously how can French give you palpitations. "j'ai deteste le Francais." at least French Canadian. They sound like they got something stuck up their nose. :P

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 08:45
getinandstayin

Palpitations? i think thats enough glue for today :P

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 08:43
bullsshake

that's kewl to know, thanks. it was giving me palpitations thought it was supposedly french.

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 08:38
Rating: 2/5
getinandstayin

The literal translation is "and (by) Allah".

Used as an exclamation...eg Wallah?? its simiar to the englsih Really?? or No Way!!!

In its pur form, its meaning is "i swear"..eg... Wallah, i didnt say that!

Maybe someone like e43M3 has more to add. Hes our resident expert on these things :)

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 08:22
bullsshake

i couldnt help it giasi...such pretty colors!:P...while im at it, is there an arabic word "wallah" and what does it mean? ive seen it enough around here, but im not sure if it's for the french word "voila" ..anyone?

next...glue.

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 08:13
getinandstayin

Didnt understand your question bullsshake... have you been sniffing lighter fuel again :P

By bullsshake• 24 Aug 2006 07:54
bullsshake

is it common for ppl there to ask "guestions"? or say "king and gueen"? just curious

By getinandstayin• 24 Aug 2006 07:42
getinandstayin

I think "gattar" is closer with the 'TT' sound similar to that in "bottle"

However, different arabic dialects may differ slightly.

By e46M3• 24 Aug 2006 07:01
Rating: 3/5
e46M3

Probably "cutter".

But make sure you enunciate and don't swallow the "tt"s.

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