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Egyptian translator please

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SilverTree18 · 30/11/2025 19:03

Could someone please translate what my mother in law is writing? I think it’s the usual emotional abuse stuff but just wanted to know specifically. Thanks!

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Lookingforthejoy · 30/11/2025 19:04

Can you copy and paste it into google translate or chat GTP?

earlymorningriserzz · 30/11/2025 19:06

ChatGPT so no clue how accurate it is!

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earlymorningriserzz · 30/11/2025 19:08

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GeorgesMarvelousCalpol · 30/11/2025 19:13

I asked ChatGPT too... no idea if correct, but is it what you expect? I wouldn't like it.

Message 1:
“You’ve gotten used to disagreeing a lot, and this is not appropriate and not acceptable at all!”

Message 2:
“I always beg you to think about how I should deal with my mother and your father. Thank you.”

Message 3:
“Today’s Friday sermon was about the great good that comes from showing respect and obedience to God’s commands and to His Messenger, peace be upon him.”

Message 4:
“Thank God everything took the right direction from official authorities, so you don’t worry — no problems will happen afterward.
Especially since the matter is related to building licenses and you know the procedure takes two months.
May God grant you success and protect you.”

Here’s a clear breakdown of tone and implied meaning behind each message as a native-level reading:

Overall Tone
The messages carry a firm, corrective, emotionally pressuring tone, mixed with religious moralizing and parental authority.
The sender is trying to assert control, express disapproval, and remind the recipient of duties and obedience—both culturally and religiously.

There is also an undercurrent of guilt-tripping: invoking parents, religion, and appropriate behavior to pressure the recipient into compliance.

General Interpretation
These messages reflect a common dynamic in some Egyptian family settings:

  • Parents expect obedience and minimal disagreement. Disagreement = disrespect.
  • Religious references are used to reinforce moral authority.
  • There’s a theme of: “I know best, you’re causing problems, correct your behavior.”

The recipient is indirectly being told:
“Stop arguing, stop resisting, you’re making life harder, and you owe compliance—both to family and to God.”

IceIceSlippyIce · 30/11/2025 19:18

The best way to deal with the translation is either screenshot or copy & paste each message in to Google translate - just put the app on your phone. It can deal with photos or text.

BeNoisyFish · 30/11/2025 19:20

I'm Arabic she said you're habitually upsetting me now and that's unacceptable. Please consider how I treat my mother and your dad his parents, thanks.
Then in the 3rd text she says today in Friday's cermon they discussed respecting and appreciating your elders as commanded by Allah and his Prophet peace be upon him.
Then after the missed calls she says like, take careful and professional advice in formal dealings to avoid complications

SilverTree18 · 30/11/2025 19:48

Thank you everyone! Ok sounds like the usual stuff I’m used to. It’s actually what gets sent to my husband most weeks. He doesn’t translate for me anymore cause he doesn’t want me to get upset but I like to know what I’m dealing with.

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SilverTree18 · 30/11/2025 19:48

Thank you everyone! Ok sounds like the usual stuff I’m used to. It’s actually what gets sent to my husband most weeks. He doesn’t translate for me anymore cause he doesn’t want me to get upset but I like to know what I’m dealing with.

Why wouldn't you just paste it into Google translate or similar?? You're not reliant on him translating!

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