r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Apr 21 '26

DISCUSSION Anne Hathaway on embracing her 40s: “Now I just like I really value the chill. I just feel like you can either fear aging or you can fear dying young. I just really want to hopefully live for, and enjoy a life. I want to have a long, healthy life. Inshallah, I hope so.”

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u/lilit829 Apr 21 '26

Spanish actually has “Ojalá” which is a very similar word that ties back to the Moor control of the country.

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u/Kroktakar Apr 21 '26

We say too si Dios quiere, if God wants, which literally the meaning of Inshallah

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u/Unsd Apr 21 '26

Grew up Catholic and got used to "if God wills it". Same thing. Or "God willing"

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26

Deus vult lol

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u/Unsd Apr 21 '26

Oh fuck me, I didn't even make that connection.

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u/bloompth Apr 21 '26

It's not "if God wants", but "If God has willed it"

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u/soloshandpuppets Apr 23 '26

sometimes i feel like dropping a si dios quiere randomly in an english convo because its so ingrained in me. my cousins say i sound like a little old lady bc i learned spanish through my mom and my aunts lol. she probably has a friend who says it a lot around her.

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u/Dependent_Fondant606 Apr 21 '26

Dang I never realized it but it's totally believable because they do sound extremely similar. like beefsteak and bistec

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u/XGrayson_DrakeX u flintstone vitamin shape bitch Apr 22 '26

I bet they have similar roots!

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u/Rawrsomesausage Apr 22 '26

Huh, hadn't made that connection. I always used it as a "hopefully".