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Charmed: Chris' Identity is Discovered {~Chapter 5~}
Summary: The Phoenix Clan is after Chris, and the sisters are trying to help. But there are many questions that they need answering. How long can Chris keep his identity a secret? [Before Chris-Crossed]
Characters: Charmed Ones, Bianca, Chris, Leo
Pairing: No Pairing
Warnings: Angst, Heartbreak
Word Count: 666
Masterlist
Chris is lying on the couch in the living room. Piper is by his side holding a rag to his wound.
“How did this happen?”
“I don’t really know. I was just walking around, and I heard something behind me. So I turned around, but the next thing I know, I am clutching my side.”
“So you don’t know what it is? An energy ball? Fireball?” Piper asked.
“No. I don’t have an idea. I’m sorry Piper, I wish I could help more,” Piper smiles at him, then looks down.
“I am gonna get some water, okay?”
“Okay.” Chris agreed. Piper stood up and made her way into the kitchen. Paige and Phoebe were standing in the kitchen talking. Piper was shocked.
“It’s not like someone's life is on the line. Why don’t we all sit and chat!” Piper says sarcastically.
“We are worried Piper.” Phoebe said. “There is something that Paige has said which is making me question Chris.”
“What do you mean? What about Chris?” Piper asks. She turns towards Paige.
“White lighters heal themselves. They can heal everything on their bodies, unless it’s a dark lighters arrow. And it’s not. He isn’t a white lighter. Or not a whole one, anyway.”
“He’s lied to us.” Phoebe says. “Again.” She adds.
“We need to heal him. And then we will ask our questions. And he will answer them.” Piper says, after much thought.
“Okay.” Phoebe and Paige agree. Eventually, Leo orbs into the living room and heals Chris.
“How did this happen?” Leo asks.
“I’m not sure. I didn’t see the demon.”
“Are you so sure it was a demon? After all that, Phoenix is still after you.”
“I hadn’t even thought of that. God, I’m an idiot.” Chris muttered.
“I’m glad we agree on one thing. Chris, we have a lot of questions for you.” Piper says.
“Questions? What questions?” Chris asks.
“Piper what’s going on?” Leo asks his ex-wife.
“Leo, you don’t live in this house anymore. And we aren’t together anymore. It really is none of your business. So can you just go? Anyway, the second we start talking you will be called away again. Just go.”
“Is this because I couldn’t see Wyatt?”
“Of course it is. He was looking forward to seeing you. But you let him down. This isn’t the first time you have done this to him. And I am not going to let you do it again.” Piper snapped. Leo looked at Piper, seeing her anger, he knew he had to go. Let them both calm down and rearrange their thoughts. Leo orbs away to the heavens. Keen to move on from that uncomfortable situation of seeing his parents argue, he asks the girls a question.
“What questions?”
“Why didn’t you heal yourself? All white lighters can unless it’s a dark lighter arrow. And it wasn’t. So…?”
Oh crap. Umm…what the hell do I say!? “Well, I don’t know what it was. It could have been something not seen before…?” Chris lied. He has never been able to heal himself. But do the girls know?
“Stop lying to us.” Phoebe said.
“You’re not a white lighter, are you?” Paige asked.
“Of course I am! You have seen me orb!” Chris cries, in the hopes that they will drop the subject. He cannot slip up.
“Chris. I am trying to be nice here, but that isn't easy to do when you are obviously lying to us.” Piper says, trying to keep her temper under control. Chris doesn’t want to lie, but he can’t tell the truth. So he doesn’t say anything.
“Tell us.” Phoebe says.
“I can’t. If you want me to tell the truth, I can’t do that. At least not now. I don’t want to lie, but I can’t tell the truth.”
“Chris, I am gonna give you one more chance to tell us what is going on.”
“I can’t. I’m sorry.”
“Well, I’m sorry, but we are sick of this. I’m calling the Elders.”
Charmed: Chris' Identity is Discovered {~Chapter 4~}
Summary: The Phoenix Clan is after Chris, and the sisters are trying to help. But there are many questions that they need answering. How long can Chris keep his identity a secret? [Before Chris-Crossed]
Characters: Charmed Ones, Bianca, Chris, Leo
Pairing: No Pairing
Warnings: Angst, Heartbreak
Word Count: 514
Masterlist
“Hey, I am so sorry I left Piper. Something happened with the article.” Phoebe said as she entered the attic. “Hi handsome!” She kissed Wyatt’s head, as he was playing in his playpen.
“It’s fine, don't worry about it.” Piper responded.
“Where’s Chris”
“He went to the Underworld to see if he could find out any information. But normally he is only around 20 minutes. But, it has been nearly 2 hours. I am getting worried…” Piper admits.
“I’m sure Chris will be fine. He always is. But, if you are worried, can we summon him?” Phoebe suggests.
“No. Not yet. I am probably just worrying too much. I will give him one more hour.”
“Anyway, any more progress?”
“Not really. But the thing is they haven’t come today, so I think we are due some Phoenix anytime soon. So I am going to put Wyatt in the Magical School, so he is safe.”
“Good thinking. I will make some potions.”
{~2 Hours later~}
“Right, that's it!” Piper declares.
“What? What’s wrong?” Paige asks.
“I have given Chris an hour longer than I was. And we haven’t seen him. I am getting worried.”
“I’ll get the book.” Phoebe gets up from the couch in the living rooms and disappears into the attic to retrieve the Book of Shadows.
“I have never seen you this worried about Chris before.” Paige says. Piper looks hurt.
“I care about Chris.”
“Of course you do! I am not saying you don’t. I just mean, I haven’t seen you react this way.” Paige says, defending herself.
“It’s just, well. Chris talked to me earlier today, and revealed some personal stuff about himself. And it kinda gave me an insight into why he is the way he is. So I guess, I am a little more protective.”
“Well, what did he say?” Paige asked.
“His mother died when he was young, and he was there. He said he called for the elders, but they were too late and he asked the elders why they didn’t come. And apparently they said they didn’t realize it was important. So, I just sympathize with him more.”
“Woah.”
“Tell me about it.” Piper commented. Phoebe appeared with the book in her hands.
“Hey Pheebs, Chris–”
“I heard.” Phoebe says, interrupting her sister. Phoebe put the book on the table. And opened it to the summoning spell.
“Come on then, let’s do this.” Phoebe continued. They stood and chanted the spell. Together. As the power of three. As the Charmed Ones. Suddenly a body appeared in a whirl of blue and white sisters raised towards him. Chris was sweating, and clutching at his right-side. Blood.
“Paige can you rob and go get Leo, or any Elder please.”
“Sure.” Paige said. And immediately she was gone.
“Phoebe, get the first aid kit,” Piper exclaimed. Without saying anything, Phoebe rushed to the bathroom upstairs.
“Chris.” Piper cooed. Chris’ eyes were screwed shut, as if he were in immense pain. “Chris, it’s gonna be okay. Leo is coming. He will heal you.”
“Leo won’t come. He never does.”
Charmed: Chris' Identity is Discovered {~Chapter 2~}
Summary: The Phoenix Clan is after Chris, and the sisters are trying to help. But there are many questions that they need answering. How long can Chris keep his identity a secret? [Before Chris-Crossed]
Characters: Charmed Ones, Bianca, Chris, Leo
Pairing: No Pairing
Warnings: Angst, Heartbreak
Word Count: 482
Masterlist
Piper rolled her eyes. Then shrugged.
"So Chris, pissed off any assassins lately?" She asked, with a smile on her face. This wasn't fair, she shouldn't have to raise Wyatt alone and Leo just left at a moment's notice.
"Not as far as I know." He said, he opened his mouth to say more but the loud annoying noise of a phone rang through the attic. People rolled her eyes, dug her phone from her pocket, and answered the call.
"Hello?... Elise, this was my day off...Really?...I will be there as soon as I can...goodbye." Phoebe snapped the phone shut and rolled her eyes.
"Well, I'd love to stay but duty calls."
"I thought it was your day off," Paige commented.
"So did I," She stood up. "Right, you three, keep me posted. Bye!" She left the attic, shutting the door behind her.
"And then there were three..." Paige muttered. "But, hey, we don't need Pheebs." But, once again, a phone rang. And Paige recognized the number.
"Guys, it's Richard. I have to go. I'm so sorry. Keep me updated." She answered the call. "Hey Richard...I know...I'm on my way..." She left the attic, once more shutting it behind her.
"And then there were 2," Piper muttered, echoing her sister's words. Chris was suddenly full of anger. How dare they? Leo, Phoebe, and Paige. Leave her with all this, it isn't like she has a child to raise and a club to run. This isn't fair.
"Why don't you go have a nap, Piper?" Chris said. Piper looked up away from the Book and up at Chris.
"What? Does it look like I need one?" She said sarcastically. He smiled.
"No, it looks like you have earned it. I'll look after Wyatt and look through the book. This is my burden to bear, not yours. Anyway, we can just wait for Phoebe and Paige. It isn't fair, you are doing this on your own." He said, truthfully. Piper smiled at Chris.
“You know, I might just take you up on that.” Piper smiled. “You sure?” Chris nodded. “Okay.” Piper approached the door, and quickly kissed her son on the head.
“Be good with Chris, okay baby?” Wyatt cooed. She smiled at her son. And then she too left the attic.
He walked over to the book, looking at the entry again. His hands delicately traced the outline of the image of the birthmark. He shut his eyes, as he began to recognize the familiar feeling of tears welling up inside him.
“I miss you…” He muttered to the pages. This is stupid, she can’t even hear me. He quickly blinked away his tears and began to think why the Phoenix Clan was after him. One thought popped into his head. No. It can’t be. He's 23 in the future. It can’t be him. It can’t be Wyatt...
Charmed: Chris' Identity is Discovered {~Chapter 1~}
Summary: The Phoenix Clan is after Chris, and the sisters are trying to help. But there are many questions that they need answering. How long can Chris keep his identity a secret? [Before Chris-Crossed]
Characters: Charmed Ones, Bianca, Chris, Leo
Pairing: No Pairing
Warnings: Angst, Heartbreak
Word Count: 757
Masterlist
'Chris!' He scoffed as he heard the familiar noise of his family, no, his charges calling him. He groaned and orbed to the Halliwell manor. He landed in the attic and saw Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Leo in the room. Baby Wyatt was also playing with his toys in the playpen by the door.
"Hey." He said, using a neutral expression.
"Hey, Chris," Phoebe said with a smile on her face. He smiled back at her warm expression.
"Chris, have you ever heard of this..." Paige glanced down at the book, "Phoenix?" She asked, getting straight to the point. She always liked that about his Aunt. No messing around, just getting straight to the matter at hand.
Oh god. "No." He lied. "Why do you ask?" He said, curiosity getting the better of him. The three sisters looked at one another. He frowned.
"Has something happened? Are they after you? Wyatt?" Chris said, his voice rising in pitch and volume with every word. He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder, he quickly turned and saw Leo. Damn, I forgot he was here. But, hey, it wasn't the first time and it won't be the last.
"Don't worry Chris, they aren't after the girls, Wyatt," He started. "Or me for that matter." He added bitterly remembering that Chris had not taken the time to worry about him.
"Well, then why have you called me?" He asked, a little irritated as he had better things to be doing than sitting around here chatting about useless crap. Once again they all looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"For heaven's sake! What is it?" Chris said, his mouth forming a hard line.
"They are after you," Piper said, boldly. Before Chris could react, Piper explained further. "Look, they are a group of witch assassins, with demon-like powers. Energy balls, shimmering, the works. But don't worry about this Chris. We will stop them before they have even had the chance." Piper finished, with a confident look on her face.
Chris smiled at his mother, always protecting others before herself.
"Thank you, Piper," Chris said, but then he frowned when he realized something. "Hang on, how do you know they were after me in the first place?" He asked.
Phoebe opened her mouth to explain, but Leo beat her to it.
"They came here, Chris, to the manor. Looking for you." Leo said, with a small amount of worry. Chris found this slightly awkward. Oh finally starting to care. Only 22 years later
"I got a bruise and a small cut out of the deal but I'm fine. Leo healed me." Piper said, with a smile. Why is she smiling?
"You were hurt, why didn't you call me?" Chris whined.
"Firstly, Chris, you can't heal. And secondly, the witches were after you. It isn't the smartest thing to do is to just hand you over to them, as their next snack!" Piper exclaimed.
He looked down, knowing full well that she was right.
"Well, thank you," Chris said, a little reluctantly. "But wait, if they are after me. I can't be near you guys. I don't want you to get hurt because of me." He said.
Phoebe smiled. "Chris, we are the Charmed Ones. It's kinda what we do. You know, protect the innocent. That just so happens to be our Whitelighter."
He frowned and moved towards the Book of Shadows.
"Can I look at that entry?" He asked, no one in particular in the room.
"Sure." Paige moved out of the way, so he could see the entry and the birthmark he had seen on multiple occasions. He frowned slightly. Bianca. God, she would be like 5/6 years old now.
"I need to find out why these people are after me. It says here they never stop until they have killed or captured their bounty." He claimed he didn't even need to look in the book for that. He already knew full well, their M.O.
The three girls nodded in unison. Leo heard a jingle and looked up. Piper's whole body instantly sagged. Leo looked at Piper.
"You said, you would spend time with Wyatt today," Piper said, with irritation.
"No, Piper. I said I would try. I'm sorry but I really need to go." He looked around at Chris. "Good luck, and try to keep me updated." He added.
"Sure," Chris replied. Why would he care?
Leo looked once more adoringly at his son and wife. No. His ex-wife. And orbed up to the heavens.
to be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting
e.e. cummings
the most beautiful words in the english language
ineffable — indescribable, unspeakable
eudaemonia — the state of consummate happiness
sumptuous — extremely costly, luxurious, magnificent
nadir — the lowest point (of something abstract)
lassitude —tiredness, lack of energy
scintilla — a spark or a trace of something
aurora — the dawn
quintessential — perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing
renaissance — revival
bodacious — remarkable, admirable
ebullience — the quality of excitement and enthusiasm
Paixão Eterna
Perante o mundo eu falo o meu amor,
o grande sentimento que tenho por você,
a mais pura de todas as minhas paixões,
uma chama que queima em meu peito,
o fogo eterno do meu afeto.
English:
Eternal passion
Before the world I speak my love,
the great feeling I have for you,
the purest of all my passions,
a flame that burns in my chest,
the eternal fire of my affection.
O sangue vermelho da rosa branca
Uma tarde nos jardins, mais especificamente em um campo das mais belas rosas brancas, eu estou com você, e quase uma imagem inreal, a atmosfera é melancolia e fria, de repente nós nos olhamos então vejo a sua alma, eu sei quem você é , sei o fato que você pode ser perigoso, mas por algum motivo eu não ligo, pois o meu coração bate por você. Então nós nos abraçamos e de repente sinto uma dor em meu pescoço,o meu sangue começa a fluir e a correr pelo meu corpo até manchar as rosas com ele.
English:The red blood of the white rose
An afternoon in the gardens, more specifically in a field of the most beautiful white roses, I am with you, and almost an image inreal, the atmosphere is melancholy and cold, suddenly we look at you then I see your soul, I know who you are I know the fact that you can be dangerous, but for some reason I do not care, because my heart beats for you. Then we embrace and suddenly I feel a pain in my neck, my blood begins to flow and to run through my body to stain the roses with it.
Dude we should just change the words for gender to be more Greek because andros and gyne sound so much cooler than male and female, just saying HUGE missed opportunity from the creators behind English
One thing I noticed while watching squid games is that 001 makes a pun about Gi-hun's last name in episode 5 that's like "un-SEONG hero" so I wondered if they used a different pun cause it wouldn't really translate well if they used the same pun in Korean so I changed the language and the joke in Korean was that Seong is the literal word for last name in Korean "성" so that was a really cool thing they did
Yesterday, the Israeli occupation bombed the European Hospital in Gaza, killing more than 50 martyrs. The occupation army will bomb Al-Shifa Hospital, as happened yesterday with the Gaza European Hospital after it was informed of the immediate evacuation in preparation for bombing it!!! What is happening to us is beyond human comprehension. Plz, every donation u send me will expedite our exit from Gaza and my treatment. Plz🙏 donate and don't ignore us. Plz donate.
🚨The moment the occupation bombed the European Hospital🏥 yard in Khan Yunis yesterday...
Dibuje varias cosas gei en la semana 💖 Al sukistrukis de Vladimir y al chavorruco de Sergio. Me gusto mucho el stylo de Alan Ituriel en Villainous y hasta les hice una historia a estos dos pero we, weee, is fucking impossible me conformo cloroformo con intentar imitar semejante arte. ❤👀🤦♂️
a chubby bruce wayne in a tight suit?
Boy, I'm sorry I haven't answered you for so long, I had to go away for some issues related to my mental health, however I will answer you, I would hate to leave your request unanswered.
A rainy night was routine in Gotham as well as crime, these two in fact went along with each other like clockwork, with this declared once again the bat signal would appear in the clear city sky, the difference this time was-... ¿Where was the bat?, he didn't seem to have arrived in the area of the case yet, in fact, there was no trace of him, had something happened to the iconic knight of the night, well... While in fact he was fine, in another part of Gotham he was having another very important fight, not against crime, but against a common Kevlar suit and his Bat-belt, the reason why he was not present despite the Bat-signal was that he was having big problems with his usual suit, it had not shrunk, rather the knight of the night had become bigger, thought Bruce Wayne while trying to put on that suit arduously while panting and getting a little dizzy by so much effort.
"F-fuck... This damn suit fit me perfectly a week ago, ¿I'm too fat?".
Wayne gasped feeling his cheeks redden slightly from all the effort to make the suit fit him and from a mixture of hunger and embarrassment in his stomach, not long ago Bruce had started taking some breaks from the whole justice thing, breaks where he occasionally indulged in overeating, this had no doubt taken its toll on the bat's body, who had gone from strong, chiseled abs to a prominent, soft chubby belly, even his marked and manly tight legs had become thick and sturdy legs, definitely trying to put on that tight kevlar suit would be torture with all that increasing softness, constantly pinching, bruising or hurting a little the slight rolls of fat he was developing on the sides of his belly, this one sighed plaintively and picked up his phone with the intention of calling robin, trying to fit into that small suit being so big wasn't the best possible idea, maybe he would have to adjust a bit more in the future or try to lose weight.
"Ufff ngh~... I think I'll rest today too".
Wahh!! I want to see that version of so-Chan~🤩😁 tsudere vampire~~~
Ousaka Sougo: i7 School Rabbit Chat Part 4
Tsumugi: Sogo-san, good work! You were friendly with Tamaki-san at today’s filming! I felt comfortable seeing you two being friendly.
Sougo: Manager, good work. Sorry about always making you worry… Even though I tried to do well…
T: Today you seemed so friendly didn’t you! What happened?
S: It seems he liked the tsundere vampire.
T: I see!
S: I don’t know what he liked but he requested to do it once more countless times. Thanks to that, he was in a good mood.
T: I don’t know if he liked the tsun part or the dere part, but you made one step advance in you guys’ relationship!
S: It feels like he was just interesting but… It would be nice if it’s that.
T: I think it’s surely that!
T: What kind of relationship do you normally have with Tamaki-kun?
S: As you know, we don’t get along much… Since Tamaki-kun is a unique and independent person, maybe he thinks stiff people like me are uninteresting and boring. I wish I could do something that he would like.
S: Not only for everyone, but also for Tamaki-kun, I’m thinking of learning a better way to have contact. So recently, I bought a book called “How to contact with adolescents” and read it.
T: You are hard-working, Sogo-san. That’s makes them basically different…
S: I even use post-it to check it, if it does help…
A m y
W i n e h o u s e
If I ever become an English teacher, I'm going to start one class by asking, "Who has never read or written a fanfic and is proud of that?" And then after a few people raise their hands, I'm going to say, "After today, that will change." Then I will give them an assignment of writing fanfic and posting it on AO3. Whoever gets the most kudos gets extra credit.
i was doing a mock gcse and did a story based off of wwdits in my creative writing question and my english teacher said i write like terry pratchett and it just proves to me that our good shadows is a perfect combination 🫡
sección. Savias que...
habrá como mínimo 3 curiosidades .
there will be at least 3 curiosities.
Español
sabias que: Tom es una variante de Tomás o Thomas (Hebreo) Que significa “El hermano gemelo”. ( raro... no tengo mas que decir) (almenos según lo que conseguí encontrar.)
sabias que: Harry (teutón) significa “Caudillo militar, con su ejercito domina el territorio”.( simplemente curioso)
sabias que: Hermione es una variante de Herminda (griego) que significa “La que anuncia”. (algo adecuando, no les parece?)
sabias que: Ronald (teutón) “inteligente con poder divino. poderoso al extremo”. (algo que es, a mi opinión, algo irónico).
English
Did you know that: Tom is a variant of Thomas or Thomas (Hebrew) Which means "The twin brother". (weird ... I have nothing more to say) (at least according to what I managed to find.)
Did you know that: Harry (Teuton) means "Military leader, with his army he dominates the territory." (just curious)
Did you know: Hermione is a variant of Herminda (Greek) that means "The one who announces". (something suitable, don't you think?)
Did you know: Ronald (Teuton) “intelligent with divine power. powerful to the extreme ”. (something that is, in my opinion, somewhat ironic).
Learn Japanese with me #1
Today is september 11, 2022
Let’s begin with numbers. I won’t use any kana for a time, we’ll introduce them later at a slow pace.
1. The single numbers
1 = ichi
2 = ni
3 = san
4 = yon (shi)
5 = go
6 = roku
7 = nana (shichi)
8 = hachi
9 = kyuu (ku)
10 = juu
The words in parentheses are alternative names for those numbers. Sometimes those names are evaded due to the fact that they’re pronounciations for other words regarded as unlucky words, like shi which is the same sound for death and ku which is the same sound for suffering.
2. The teens
These are very simple to work with, and the dynamics to build them are pretty much the same as those of roman numerals. What we do is that we take juu -10- and right after it we place a single number, like this:
11 = juu ichi
12 = juu ni
13 = juu san
14 = juu yon
15 = juu go
16 = juu roku
17 = juu nana
18 = juu hachi
19 = juu kyuu
3. The tens
For these numbers we take a very similar approach to the previous ones, just inverting the order. Like this:
20 = ni juu
30 = san juu
40 = yon juu
50 = go juu
60 = roku juu
70 = nana juu
80 = hachi juu
90 = kyuu juu
4. The hundreds
For 100 we use hyaku, and in order to make bigger numbers from it we just use it in a similar fashion to juu, with some exceptions:
200 = ni hyaku
300 = sanbyaku
400 = yon hyaku
500 = go hyaku
600 = roppyaku
700 = nana hyaku
800 = happyaku
900 = kyu hyaku
5. The thousands
For 1000 we say sen or issen. To build the multiple integers of 1000 we put the name of the integer before sen, with some exceptions:
2000 = ni sen
3000 = san zen
4000 = yon sen
5000 = go sen
6000 = roku sen
7000 = nana sen
8000 = hassen
9000 = kyuu sen
So now, we can build any integer number from 0 to 9999:
46 = yon juu roku
357 = san byaku go juu nana
7569 = nana sen go hyaku roku juu kyuu
Notice how the name looks like we are adding 7000 + 500 + 60 + 9.
I’m gonna leave it here, today. Hope you may find this useful, and I’ll see you soon :3
がんばってね！
Study French with me #1
... and English, too XD 'cause my native language is actually Spanish, but I think that studying a 3rd language in my 2nd language might be more interesting... I'm probably wrong, I hope I'm not, let's cross fingers dXD (that just looks like an XD with a cap).
Today is septembre 10, 2022
It's been a lot of time since my last French class, so I'm retaking it on my own now. Today, I practiced the pronunciation of the "most frequent" syllables, and I also started studying the definite article le, la, and l'.
So, here is what I read today:
The definitive article in French has a gender, which must match the gender of its noun. I don't remember if there are any gender neutral words in French, but the book I'm studying from kind of suggests that all words in French are either femenine or masculine... please correct me on that if we're wrong. Anyways, here are some examples of femenine nouns:
la banque (the bank)
la boutique (the store or shop)
la femme (the woman, wife)
la jeune fille (the girl)
la langue (the language)
la voiture (the car)
Next, we have masculine nouns:
le chat (the cat)
le chien (the dog)
le cours (the class or course)
le frére (the brother)
le garçon (the boy)
le livre (the book)
It seems like all femenine nouns end in -e, however this is not a general rule. There are femenine words that do not end in -e, for instance think of l’infant (the child) which can stand for a boy or a girl, notice too that distraction (amusement) is also femenine -it goes with la- and yet it doesn’t end in -e, then we also have la fleur (the flower), la fourmi (the ant), la radio (the radio), and many more.
So, yeah... guessing the gender of a noun in French can be hard.
Now, in regards to the shorter form of the definite article l’, we use it when our noun starts with a vowel or with mute h so that we pronounce the whole thing together. Two straight forward examples are l´emploi (the job) and l’homme (the man)... which ends in -e but is masculine...
Alright, I think that’s enough for this post already... I don’t want to make too long entries.
Me after learning some students have to read and study “The Sign of Four” (my favourite Sherlock Holmes story) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (my favourite author) for their English class in school
Me after learning some students have to read and study “The Sign of Four” (my favourite Sherlock Holmes Story) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (my favourite author) for their English class in school
Toi & moi by Zaho & Mok Saib [lyrics and full english translation]
In many of the lyrics you can find on the internet, the arabic part of this song is translated as literal gibberish or erased. I was so outraged that i translated it myself ('cause i wanted to know what it said too). Please don't hesitate to correct me, although i guess nobody is gonna see this, but now i know it's out there at least.
why am i doing this i am nothing more than a poor fanfic author lol the audacity to tranlsate from arab without knowing the lenguage too. anyway.
Toi & Moi
You and me
VERSE
Raconte-moi, c'est vrai ou pas?
Tell me, is it true or not?
Notre histoire est finie, bébé, à cause de moi
Our story is over, baby, because of me
J'suis resté ici, ne m'en veux pas
I stayed here, don't blame me
J'ai du mal à accepter vu qu'j'serai loin de toi
I can't take it* since I'll be away from you
Note: [I find it hard to accept] since I'll be away from you
T'es rentrée dans ma vie, ouh-ouh
You came into my life, whoo-hoo
T'as comblé le vide, yeah
You filled the void, yeah
Tu m'as fait que rêver, nan
You only made me dream, nah
Bébé والفتك c'est vrai
Baby you're lethal, it's true
PRE-CHORUS
Ah ouais, ah ouais
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Ma belle, j'voulais juste prendre ta main et m'envoler
My love*, I just wanted to take your hand and fly away
Note: (it says "ma belle", which would mean "my beautiful").
T'as oublié
You forgot
Que j't'ai jamais abandonnée et tu le sais
That I never left you and you know it
CHORUS
عمري ولي، علاش رانا نديروا هكدا؟
My life, why are we doing this?
كنا بيخير، العدو اللي جا بيناتنا
We were fine, an enemy came between us
ما زال l’amour معاك نتي، c’est pas fini
Still, (my) love is with you, it's not over
Que toi et moi, on s’barre de là
For you and I, we’re getting out of here
عمري ولي، علاش رانا نديروا هكدا؟
My life, why are we doing this?
كنا بيخير، العدو اللي جا بيناتنا
We were fine, an enemy came between us
ما زال l’amour معاك نتي، c’est pas fini
Still, (my) love is with you, it's not over
Que toi et moi, on s’barre de là
For you and I, we’re getting out of here
VERSE
Est-ce que c'est vrai tout c'qu'on m'a dit?
Is it true what I've heard?
À c'qu'il paraît, tu aurais même refait ta vie
They say you've even remade your life
Dis-moi qu'c'est faux, qu'j'me fais des films
Tell me it's not true, I'm raving
On était beaux mais ils nous ont jetés la عين
We were beautiful but they threw us the evil eye*
Note: the evil eye, عَيْن (ʕayn) often signifies what is regarded as the injurious and damaging supernatural effects of jealousy and envy.
À l'amour, à la vie, ha-yah
To love, to life, ha-yah
On s'était promis, ha-yah
We promised each other, ha-yah
J'ai le cœur déchiré, haya-yah
I'm heartbroken, haya-yah
Ai qu'mes yeux pour pleurer, ha-yah
I can only cry now*, ha-ya
Notes: [I've only got my eyes to cry with], ha-yah
PRE-CHORUS
Ah ouais, ah ouais
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Ma belle, j'voulais juste prendre ta main et m'envoler
My love*, I just wanted to take your hand and fly away
T'as oublié
You forgot
Que j't'ai jamais abandonnée et tu le sais
That I never left you and you know it
CHORUS
عمري ولي، علاش رانا نديروا هكدا؟
My life, why are we doing this?
كنا بيخير، العدو اللي جا بيناتنا
We were fine, an enemy came between us
ما زال l’amour معاك نتي، c’est pas fini
Still, (my) love is with you, it's not over
Que toi et moi, on s’barre de là
For you and I, we’re getting out of here
عمري ولي، علاش رانا نديروا هكدا؟
My life, why are we doing this?
كنا بيخير، العدو اللي جا بيناتنا
We were fine, (until) an enemy came between us
ما زال l’amour معاك نتي، c’est pas fini
Still, (my) love is with you, it's not over
Que toi et moi, on s’barre de là
For you and I, we’re getting out of here
OUTRO
ولي ليا، ولي ليا، راني مغبون
Oh my God, oh my God, I hurt*
Note: مغبون can mean aggrieved, sad, sick, tired, pained.
ولي ليا، ولي ليا، ما جاني نوم
Oh my God, oh my God, I didn't get any sleep
ولي ليا، ولي ليا، راني مغبون
Oh my God, oh my God, I hurt
Que toi et moi, on s'barre de là
You and I, we’re getting out of here
Notes: "Que toi et moi" literally means "that you and I". The "que" can mean many things depending on context, so it's translated differently on the outro.
ولي ليا، ولي ليا، راني مغبون
Oh my God, oh my God, I hurt
ولي ليا، ولي ليا، راني مغبون
Oh my God, oh my God, I hurt
Que toi et moi, on s'barre de là...
You and I, we’re getting out of here...
this is the song
(the acoustic is better, just sayin)
A process I’m still stuck in
Missing you makes me feel weak
You shouldn’t miss someone who broke you
Someone who took advantage of your kindness
Someone who made you feel worthless, still does
Someone who treats you like an option
Someone who does not care if they hurt you
Someone who never thinks twice
Someone like you
But I still do
Learning to be alone again is a process I’m still stuck in
But deep down I know
Missing you is better than being mistreated by you
So fuck missing someone like you
~ excerpts of me moving on ~