Arabic Phrases

English Phrases

Arabic Phrases

English Greetings

Arabic Greetings:

Hi!

Salam!

Good morning!

Sabah el kheer

Good evening!

Masaa el kheer

Welcome! (to greet

someone)

Marhaban

How are you?

Kaifa haloka/ haloki ( female)

I'm fine, thanks!

Ana bekhair, shokran!

And you?

Wa ant? / Wa anti? (female)

Good/ So-So.

Jayed/ 'aadee /

Thank you (very much)!

Shokran (jazeelan) ( )

You're welcome! (for "thank

Alafw
you")
Hey! Friend!

Ahlan sadiqi/ sadiqati! (female) / !

I missed you so much!

Eshtaqto elaika/ elaiki (female) katheeran

What's new?

Maljadeed?

Nothing much

Lashai jadeed

Good night!

Tosbeho/ tosbeheena (female) ala khair/ /

See you later!

Araka/ Araki (female) fi ma ba'd

Good bye!

Maa salama

Asking for Help and

Directions

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Arabic Phrases

I'm lost

Ada'tu tareeqi!

! !

Can I help you?

Hal beemkani mosaadatuk?

Can you help me?

Hal beemkanek mosaadati?

Where is the (bathroom/

pharmacy)?

Ayna ajedu (al merhaad/ assaidaliah)? (/ )

Go straight! then turn left/

right!

imshy ala tool, thumma arrij yaminan/ shimalan

/!

I'm looking for john.

Abhatu an John

One moment please!

Lahda men fadlek/ fadleki (female)

Hold on please! (phone)

ibqa/ ibqay (female) ala al khat raja'an /!

How much is this?

Kam howa thamanoh? (th as in bath)

Excuse me ...! (to ask for

something)

Men fathlek/ fathleki (female) (th as in that)

Excuse me! ( to pass by)

Alma'derah

Come with me!

Ta'ala/ ta'alay (female) ma'ee! !

How to Introduce Yourself

Do you speak (English/

Arabic)?

Hal tatakallamu alloghah alenjleziah/

alarabiah?
/

Just a little.

Qaleelan! !

What's your name?

Ma esmouk? Ma esmouki?

My name is ...

Esmee ....

Mr.../ Mrs./ Miss

Assayed/ Assayeda/ Al anesah ...

...

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//...
Nice to meet you!

Motasharefon/ motasharefatun (f) bema'refatek

/

You're very kind!

Anta lateef/ Anti lateefa ! !

Where are you from?

Men ayna anta/ anti (female)?

I'm from (the U.S/ Morocco)

Ana men (amreeka/ almaghrib)

(

I'm (American)

Ana (amreeki/ amrekiah (female)

/

Where do you live?

Ayna taskun?/ Ayna taskuneen? (female)

I live in (the U.S/ France)

A'eesho fel welayat almotaheda/ faransa

/

Did you like it here?

Hal istamta'ta bewaqtika/ bewaqtiki (f)

huna?

Morocco is a wonderful
country

Al maghrib baladun jameel! !

What do you do for a living?

Ma mehnatuk? Mehnatuki (female)

I work as a (translator/
businessman)

A'mal ka(motarjim/ rajul a'maal)

I like Arabic

Ohibbu allughah al arabia

/ )

I've been learning Arabic for 1 adrusu allughah al arabia mundu shahr
month

Oh! That's good!

Hada shay'un Jameel

How old are you?

Kam howa umruk? umroki (female)

Umri ( 'eshreen/ thalatheen) sanah (th as in

I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. bath)
( / )

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I have to go

Yajebu an athhaba al aan! (th as in that)

I will be right back!

Sa arjeo halan

Wish Someone Something

Good luck!

Bettawfeeq !

Happy birthday!

Eid meelad sa'eed!

Happy new year!

Sana sa'eedah!

Merry Christmas!

A'yaad meelad Saeedah !

Happy Eid

Eid mobarak! !

Happy Ramadan

Ramadan mobarak!

Congratulations!

Mabrook! !

Enjoy! (for meals...)

Shahia tayebah!

I'd like to visit Iraq one day

Arghabu bezeyarat al iraq.

Say hi to John for me

Sallem ala John men ajlee )(

Bless you (when sneezing)

Rahimaka Allah

Good night and sweet

dreams!

Laila sa'eda wa ahlaam ladida

!

Solving a Misunderstanding
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear
something)

Afwan! !

Sorry (for a mistake)

Aasef! !

No Problem!

La moshkelah

Can You Say It Again?

Aed men fadlek!/ Aeedi men fadleki (fem)

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Can You Speak Slowly?

Takalam bebot men fadlek/ fadleki (fem)

Write It Down Please!

Oktobha men fadlek/ Oktobiha men fadleki

(fem)
/ !!

I Don't Understand!

La afham! !

I Don't Know!

La aref! !

I Have No Idea.

La adri!

What's That Called In Arabic? Ma esmoho bel arabiah?

What Does "gato" Mean In
English?

Mada ta'ni kalemat "qit" bel inglizia?

""

How Do You Say "Please" In

Arabic?

Kaifa taqoulu kalimat "please" bel arabia?

""

What Is This?

Ma hatha (th as in that)

My Arabic is bad.

Lughati al arabic laisat kama yajib

I need to practice my Arabic

Ahtaaju an atadarraba 'ala al arabia!

Don't worry!

La taqlaq! La taqlaqi (fem) ! /

Arabic Expressions and

Words
Good/ Bad/ So-So.

Jayed/ saye'/ 'adee / /

Big/ Small

Kabeer/ Sagheer /

Today/ Now

Alyawm/ Al aan /

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

Ghadan/ Albareha / /

Yes/ No

Naam/ Laa /

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Here you go! (when giving
something)

Khod! !

Do you like it?

Hal ajabak? Hal ajabaki? (female)

I really like it!

Ajabani haqqan!

I'm hungry/ thirsty.

Ana jae/ ana atshaan /

In The Morning/ Evening/ At

Night.

Sabahan/ masaan/ laylan / /

This/ That. Here/There

Hatha/ thalek. Huna/ hunaak (th as in

that) / ./

Me/ You. Him/ Her.

Ana/ anta/ anti (you female). Houwa/ Hiya

/ .

Really!

Haqqan !

Look!

Onzor / Onzori (female) !!

Hurry up!

Asre'/ Asre'ee (female) !!

What? Where?

Matha? Ayn? (th as in that)

What time is it?

kam essa'a?

It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.

Enaha al 'ashera. Ennaha assaabe'a wa nesf.

.

Give me this!

A'teni hatheh! (th as in that) !

I love you!

Uhibbok/ uhibboki (female)

I feel sick.

ana mareed. .

I need a doctor

ahtaju tabeeban! !

One, Two, Three

wahed, ithnaan, thalatha (th as in think).

,

Four, Five, Six

arba'a, khamsa, sitta , ,

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Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

sab'a, thamania (th as in think), tis'a, 'ashara.

, , ,

You may have noticed the tick () in some places, it is the equivalent of a soundless a
or a brief stop, which is the closest sound to a letter which only exist in Arabic.
The th is sometimes pronounced as th of that and sometimes as th of think, I
usually state how you should pronounce it.
In Arabic there are two types of "h", the sharp h and the regular "h", the sharp one is
hard to pronounce for many foreigner however a person can be understood even the
sharp "h" is pronounced as a regular "h".

Are you travelling to the Arab world?

Pronunciation
A: as in 'had'
E: as in 'bet'
I: as in 'hit'
O: as in 'hot'
U: as in 'put'

Basics
I: ana
You (sg): inta/inti (m/f)
He: huwa
She: hiya

We: nahnu
You (pl): untum/inti (m/f)
They: uhum

Greetings
Hello: as-salam alaykum
Hello (response): wa alaykum e-salam
Goodbye (person leaving): ma'a salama
Goodbye (person staying): alla ysalmak
Good morning: sabaH ala-kheir
Good afternoon: masa' al-kheir
Good night: tisbaH ala-kheir
Welcome: ahlan wa sahlan OR marHaba

Basics
Yes: aiwa/na'am
No: la
Maybe: mumkin
Please: min fadhlik
Thank you: shukran
You're welcome: afwan

Excuse me: lo tismaH

OK: tayib
No problem: mafi mushkila

Small talk
How are you?: kef Halak?
Fine thanks: zein al-Hamdulillah
What's your name?: shismak?
My name is?: ismi ?
I understand: ana fahim
I don't understand: la afham
I speak?: ana atakallam ?
Do you speak?: titkallam ??
English: inglizi
French: fransawi
German: almani
I don't speak Arabic: ma-atakallam arabi

Getting Around
Where is (the)??: wein (al-) ??
Airport: al-matar

Bus stop: mokaf al-bas

Bus station: maHattat al-bas
Taxi stand: maHattat tax
Bus: bas
Car: sayyara
Horse: Hsan
Camel: jamal
Taxi: tax
Directions
Address: onwan
Street: shari'
Number: raqam
City: madina
Here: hni
There: hnak
Next to: yam
Opposite: gbal/mgabel
Behind: wara
To: min

Signs

Entry: dukhol
Exit: khuruj
Toilets (men): Hammam lirrijal
Toilets (women): Hammam linnisa'a
Hospital: mustashfa
Police: shurta

Days
Monday: yom al-idhnayn
Tuesday: yom al-dhaladh
Wednesday: yom al-arba'
Thursday: yom al-khamis
Friday: yom al-jama'a
Saturday: yom as-sabt
Sunday: yom al-Had

Numbers
Zero: sifr
One: waHid

Two: idhnin
Three: dhladha
Four: arba'a
Five: khamsa
Six: sitta
Seven: sab'a
Eight: dhimania
Nine: tis'a
Ten: ashra

"Hello"

"Peace be with you." (formal)

"Peace"

"Please to meet you." (literally: "Honored to meet you."--as

spoken to a female)

"Please to meet you." (literally: "Honored to meet you."--as

spoken to a male)

"How are you?" (as spoken to a female)

"How are you?" (as spoken to a male)

"Goodbye" (literally: "May you go with safety.")

"Goodbye" (informal)

"Give my greetings to your family." (as spoken to a

female)

"Give my greetings to your family." (as spoken to a

male)

"May God be with you." (as spoken to a female)

"May God be with you." (as spoken to a male)

Dialogue at the shoe shop

In this post, I present a short dialogue of a situation at the shop, buying shoes
(). It should be noted that the word shoes in English is plural, while the
Arabic word ( )is singular.
. :
. :
.38 :
. .. :
. . :
. :
. . :

Salma: Good evening!

The seller: Good evening!
Salma: Can I try the brown shoes, size 38 please?
The seller: One moment . Here you are!
Salma: Thank you. The shoes are suitable. How much is it please?
The seller: one hundred pounds.
Salma: Here you are! Thank you!

Other useful words:

Blouse =
Trousers =
Shirt =
Skirt =
Too long =
Too short =
Too wide =
Too tight =
How much =
Please =
Here you are =