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"وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْسَّلام! كَيْفَك اَلْيَوْم يا مُحَمَّد؟"
Translation:And upon you be peace! How are you today, Mohamed?
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"And upon you be peace" sounds weird, shouldn't it be "and peace be upon you too" or similar?
It said i was correct for translating thr sentence into "Peace be upon you" so theres really no difference tbh, unless you want each word in its proper place then its "and upon you be peace"
You are right my friend. Actually he is responding someone who had said him-- Salam alaikum--( peace be upon you) So he continues -- and peace be upon you. He starts with vaa which means and
Personally, I find the translation of السلام عليكم وعليكم السلام as "Peace be upon you / and upon you be peace" a bit clunky and literal. The phrase is used with the frequency of "hello / and hello to you too" in English, and I would accept that as a translation from one of my students.
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Try saying "and upon you, peace"! You don't need "be" in this situation. I don't object to the translation, I just object to being told I am wrong for using English well.
Whoever translated this was not proficient in English. Duo needs to up his game.
peace be upon you, how is your day muhammad?
the 'wa' doesnt mean to be translated 'and'
(And upon you be peace) is literal translation but the correct translation is wellcome Am native Arabic
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Yes. "Peace be upon you too" flows better in English as a reply than "And upon you be peace". But as long as we remember Duolingo wants the literal translation, we'll know what to do next time.
