Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 22, 2021 16:55
2 yrs ago
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Arabic term
United Kingdom
MA French and Arabic Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English
نفسي
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Telecom(munications)
Text messages
Text message:
عارف ي بيبي نفسي في شنو
I don't know what نفسي means in this context.
It's Sudanese dialect.
عارف ي بيبي نفسي في شنو
I don't know what نفسي means in this context.
It's Sudanese dialect.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | I want |
Mohammed Megahed
|
| 5 | I desire / I long for |
Assem AlKhallouf
|
Change log
May 22, 2021 21:06: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Proposed translations
+5
2 mins
Mohammed Megahed
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
English-Arabic Translator and Subtitler
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
I want
The translation would be: "Baby, you know what I want?"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Youssef Chabat
33 mins
|
| agree |
Mai Saleh
48 mins
|
| agree |
Arabic & More
1 hr
|
| agree |
Saeed Najmi
2 hrs
|
| agree |
Angie Halloum
19 hrs
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
35 mins
Assem AlKhallouf
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
MA, PhD, NAATI, APTS.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Jordanian, Palestinian, UAE, Iraqi, Lebanese, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Saudi , Yemeni) , English (Variants: UK, US, British, Scottish)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
I desire / I long for
نفسي = myself
نفسي في شنو = myself in what (myself interested in what / myself longs for what)
نفسي في شنو = myself in what (myself interested in what / myself longs for what)
Discussion
عارف ... نفسي: it might mean I know myself or I know what I want
يا بيبي: Oh baby, I know myself
شنو: what
So, why don't you post enough context since I've said this to you many times. It'll only help you render a good translation ...