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- "عَفْواً يا عُمَر."
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579
Yes, but ahlan wasahlan is used for "welcome" as in "You are welcome to my house. "3afwan" is used for "You are welcome" as a response to "thank you".
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So, both excuse me and you are welcome ( giving answer for thanks ) are correct? The hint is just "excuse me" and it accepts this answer, however the key words mode does not provide "excuse me" option, only "you are welcome".
I learned that 3afwan means "never mind" in the sense of "is wasnt that important what i did for you". Like " de nada" in portuguese or "de rien" in french.
For "you're welcome" there is another translation, anybody knows?!
On another thread someone says it comes from a sort of forgiveness - so you could be asking for forgiveness (sorry /excuse me) or giving forgiveness (de nada/you’re welcome).
That absolutely makes no sense. If it means "excuse me" the correct solution can't be "you're welcome".
- 579
Those are not choices in the drop down. Just like in a dictionary, the drop down shows the different meanings of a word, you have to choose the correct one for the situation.
yaa would translate to 'O', so this sentence would translate to 'You're welcome, O Umar'
- 579
Because Omar just said "Thank you" and you are responding "You're welcome". We only use the word "welcome" by its self when we are welcoming someone to a location.
They don’t.
You’re right, عفوا does not mean “welcome” to my home.
The “You’re welcome” used in the answer is the polite thing you say in response when someone says “thank you”.
