Introduction
A speaker can use the conjunction على ما with verbs that mean 'to think' to express that they are not totally confident in what they are saying.
A speaker can use the conjunction على ما with verbs that mean 'to think' to express that they are not totally confident in what they are saying.
Example 1
صلاح: هو حضرتك مش عندك حصة |
| Salah: Umm, sir don't you have a class? Zakaria: yeah, history class Salah: History? From what I remember you are a teacher of math and French until we get a French teacher. (الناظر) |
Example 2
أنا على ما أعتقد بقى الحل بتاع الورم ده تلج كتير. ارموا تلج كتير في وشها هتبقى زي الفل |
| From what I remember the solution for this tumor is a lot of ice. Throw a bunch of ice in her face and she will be great.
(يوم مالوش لازمة) |
Example 3
اول واحد قابلناه ده عسكري يعتبر او حاجة على ما اظن. طفيناه انا واحمد وسيبناه |
| The first person that we came across was a like a soldier or something from what I remember. We put him out*, Ahmed and I, and then we left him.
(اخر النهار مع تامر أمين) |
Example 4
شنو: استاذ وليد استاذ وليد معلش سؤال يعني بس كده يعني هو يعني ايه تواصل؟ |
| Shinu: Professor Waleed, Professor Waleed excuse me, just a question. What does 'tawasul' mean? Waleed: Look Shinu, from what I remember it is when someone calls you a lot on your cell phone and talks to you for a long. (جوز ماما) |
Example 5
بيومي: طب قول لي تلات عيوب |
| Bayumi: OK tell me three weaknesses. Karam: From what I recall I get angry quickly... (بيومي أفندي) |