Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

شنو طوالي كده

English translation:

So what just directly

Added to glossary by Mai Saleh
May 21, 2021 11:39
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Arabic term

شنو طوالي كده

Arabic to English Art/Literary Telecom(munications) Text messages
This is the start of a text conversation. I think it means 'so what are you doing?'
Change log

May 21, 2021 20:45: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

May 30, 2021 19:32: Mai Saleh Created KOG entry

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So what just directly

It means to do or say something directly without any intro
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So, just like that?

So, is it that fast?
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What have you been up to (all this time)?

If it is at the beginning of the conversation, I guess this makes sense. It also makes sense if it is just before the exchanges in the previous question.
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What led you to say [start with] this directly?

شنو = what is?
طوالي = directly, surprisingly, unexpectedly
كده = as such
(Colloquial Sudanese)
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