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Grreeeettiinnggss Arabic Greetings:

Hi! Salam! ‫ﺳﻼﻡم‬

Good morning! Sabah el kheer ‫ﺻﺑﺎﺡح ﺍاﻟﺧﻳﯾﺭر‬

Good evening! Masaa el kheer ‫ﻣﺳﺎء ﺍاﻟﺧﻳﯾﺭر‬

Welcome! (to greet someone) Marhaban ‫ﻣﺭرﺣﺑﺎ‬

How are you? Kaifa haloka/ haloki ( female) ‫ﻛﻳﯾﻑف ﺣﺎﻟﻙك؟‬

I'm fine, thanks! Ana bekhair, shokran! ‫ﺃأﻧﺎ ﺑﺧﻳﯾﺭر ﺷﻛﺭرﺍا‬

And you? Wa ant? / Wa anti? (female) ‫ﻭو ﺃأﻧﺕت؟‬

Good/ So-So. Jayed/ 'aadee ‫ ﻋﺎﺩدﻱي‬/ ‫ﺟﻳﯾﺩد‬

Thank you (very much)! Shokran (jazeelan) (‫ﺷﻛﺭرﺍا )ﺟﺯزﻳﯾﻼ‬

You're welcome! (for "thank you") Al’afw ‫ﺃأﻟﻌﻔﻭو‬

Hey! Friend! Ahlan sadiqi/ sadiqati! (female) ‫ﺻﺩدﻳﯾﻘﺗﻲ‬/ ‫!ﺃأﻫﮬﮪھﻼ ﺻﺩدﻳﯾﻘﻲ‬

I missed you so much! Eshtaqto elaika/ elaiki (female) katheeran ‫ﺇإﺷﺗﻘﺕت ﺇإﻟﻳﯾﻙك ﻛﺛﻳﯾﺭرﺍا‬

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English Phrases Arabic Phrases

What's new? Maljadeed? ‫ﻣﺎﻟﺟﺩدﻳﯾﺩد؟‬

Nothing much Lashai jadeed ‫ﻻ ﺷﻲء ﺟﺩدﻳﯾﺩد‬

Good night! Tosbeho/ tosbeheena (female) ‘ala khair/ ‫ ﺗﺻﺑﺣﻳﯾﻥن ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻳﯾﺭر‬/‫ﺗﺻﺑﺢ‬

See you later! Araka/ Araki (female) fi ma ba'd ‫ﺃأﺭرﺍاﻙك ﻓﻲ ﻣﺎﺑﻌﺩد‬

Good bye! Ma’a salama ‫ﻣﻊ ﺍاﻟﺳﻼﻣﺔ‬

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I'm lost Ada'tu tareeqi! ‫!ﺃأﺿﻌﺕت ﻁطﺭرﻳﯾﻘﻲ! ﺃأﺿﻌﺕت ﻁطﺭرﻳﯾﻘﻲ‬

Can I help you? Hal beemkani mosa’adatuk? ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل ﺑﺈﻣﻛﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﺳﺎﻋﺩدﺗﻙك؟‬

Can you help me? Hal beemkanek mosa’adati? ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل ﺑﺈﻣﻛﺎﻧﻙك ﻣﺳﺎﻋﺩدﺗﻲ؟‬

Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Ayna ajedu (al merhaad/ assaidaliah)? ‫ ﺍاﻟﺻﻳﯾﺩدﻟﻳﯾﺔ(؟‬/‫ﺃأﻳﯾﻥن ﺃأﺟﺩد )ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺣﺎﺽض‬

imshy ala tool, thumma ‘arrij yaminan/ shimalan

Go straight! then turn left/ right!
‫ ﺷﻣﺎﻻ‬/‫ﺃأﻣﺵش ﻋﻠﻰ ﻁطﻭوﻝل ﺛﻡم ﻋﺭرّ ﺝج ﻳﯾﻣﻳﯾﻧﺎ‬
ٍ !

I'm looking for john. Abhatu ‘an John ‫ﺃأﺑﺣﺙث ﻋﻥن ﺟﻭوﻥن‬

One moment please! Lahda men fadlek/ fadleki (female) ‫ﻟﺣﻅظﺔ ﻣﻥن ﻓﺿﻠﻙك‬

Hold on please! (phone) ibqa/ ibqay (female) ala al khat raja'an ‫ ﺃأﺑﻘﻲ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺍاﻟﺧﻁط ﺭرﺟﺎءﺍا‬/‫!ﺇإﺑﻘﻰ‬

How much is this? Kam howa thamanoh? (th as in bath) ‫ﻛﻡم ﻫﮬﮪھﻭو ﺛﻣﻧﻪﮫ؟‬

Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Men fathlek/ fathleki (female) (th as in that) ‫ﻣﻥن ﻓﺿﻠﻙك‬

Excuse me! ( to pass by) Alma'derah ‫ﺍاﻟﻣﻌﺫذﺭرﺓة‬

Come with me! Ta'ala/ ta'alay (female) ma'ee! ‫!ﺗﻌﺎﻝل ﻣﻌﻲ‬

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Hal tatakallamu alloghah alenjleziah/ alarabiah?

Do you speak (English/ Arabic)?
‫ﺍاﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ؟‬/ ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل ﺗﺗﻛﻠﻡم ﺍاﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍاﻹﻧﺟﻠﻳﯾﺯزﻳﯾﺔ‬

Just a little. Qaleelan! ‫!ﻗﻠﻳﯾﻼ‬

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What's your name? Ma esmouk? Ma esmouki? ‫ﻣﺎ ﺇإﺳﻣﻙك؟‬

My name is ... Esmee… ‫ﺇإﺳﻣﻲ‬....

Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… Assayed…/ Assayeda…/ Al anesah ... ‫ ﺍاﻻﻧﺳﺔ‬/‫ﺍاﻟﺳﻳﯾﺩدﺓة‬/ ...‫ﺍاﻟﺳﻳﯾﺩد‬...

Motasharefon/ motasharefatun (f) bema'refatek

Nice to meet you!
‫ ﻣﺗﺷﺭرﻓﺔ ﺑﻣﻌﺭرﻓﺗﻙك‬/ ‫ﻣﺗﺷﺭرﻑف‬

You're very kind! Anta lateef/ Anti lateefa ‫ﺕت ﻟﻁطﻳﯾﻔﺔ‬

ِ ‫!ﺃأﻧﺕت ﻟﻁطﻳﯾﻑف! ﺃأﻧ‬

Where are you from? Men ayna anta/ anti (female)? ‫ﻣﻥن ﺃأﻳﯾﻥن ﺃأﻧﺕت؟‬

I'm from (the U.S/ Morocco) Ana men (amreeka/ almaghrib) ‫ ﺍاﻟﻣﻐﺭرﺏب‬/‫)ﺃأﻧﺎ ﻣﻥن )ﺃأﻣﺭرﻳﯾﻛﺎ‬

I'm (American) Ana (amreeki/ amrekiah (female) ‫ﺃأﻣﺭرﻳﯾﻛﻳﯾﺔ‬/‫ﺃأﻧﺎ ﺃأﻣﺭرﻳﯾﻛﻲ‬

Where do you live? Ayna taskun?/ Ayna taskuneen? (female) ‫ﺃأﻳﯾﻥن ﺗﺳﻛﻥن؟ ﺃأﻳﯾﻥن ﺗﺳﻛﻧﻳﯾﻥن؟‬

A'eesho fel welayat almotaheda/ faransa

I live in (the U.S/ France)
‫ ﻓﺭرﻧﺳﺎ‬/‫ﺃأﻋﻳﯾﺵش ﻓﻲ ﺍاﻟﻭوﻻﻳﯾﺎﺕت ﺍاﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩدﺓة‬

Did you like it here? Hal istamta'ta bewaqtika/ bewaqtiki (f) huna? ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل ﺍاﺳﺗﻣﺗﻌﺕت ﺑﻭوﻗﺗﻙك ﻫﮬﮪھﻧﺎ؟‬

Morocco is a wonderful country Al maghrib baladun jameel! ‫!ﺍاﻟﻣﻐﺭرﺏب ﺑﻠﺩد ﺟﻣﻳﯾﻝل‬

What do you do for a living? Ma mehnatuk? Mehnatuki (female) ‫ﻣﺎ ﻣﻬﮭﻧﺗﻙك؟‬

I work as a (translator/ businessman) A'mal ka(motarjim/ rajul a'maal) ‫ ﻛﺭرﺟﻝل ﺃأﻋﻣﺎﻝل‬/‫ﺃأﻋﻣﻝل ﻛﻣﺗﺭرﺟﻡم‬

I like Arabic Ohibbu allughah al arabia ‫ﺃأﺣﺏب ﺍاﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍاﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ‬

I've been learning Arabic for 1 month adrusu allughah al arabia mundu shahr ‫ﺃأﺩدﺭرﺱس ﺍاﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍاﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ ﻣﻧﺫذ ﺷﻬﮭﺭر‬

Oh! That's good! Hada shay'un Jameel ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﺫذﺍا ﺷﻲء ﺟﻣﻳﯾﻝل‬

How old are you? Kam howa umruk? umroki (female) ‫ﻛﻡم ﻫﮬﮪھﻭو ﻋﻣﺭرﻙك؟‬

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

I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.
‫ ﺛﻼﺛﻳﯾﻥن( ﺳﻧﺔ‬/‫ﻋﻣﺭرﻱي )ﻋﺷﺭرﻳﯾﻥن‬

I have to go Yajebu an athhaba al aan! (th as in that) ‫ﻳﯾﺟﺏب ﺃأﻥن ﺍاﺫذﻫﮬﮪھﺏب ﺍاﻵﻥن‬

I will be right back! Sa arje’o halan ‫ﺳﺄﺭرﺟﻊ ﺣﺎﻻ‬

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Good luck! Bettawfeeq ‫!ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻭوﻓﻳﯾﻕق‬

Happy birthday! Eid meelad sa'eed! ‫ﻋﻳﯾﺩد ﻣﻳﯾﻼﺩد ﺳﻌﻳﯾﺩد‬

Happy new year! Sana sa'eedah! ‫ﺳﻧﺔ ﺳﻌﻳﯾﺩدﺓة‬

Merry Christmas! A'yaad meelad Saeedah ‫!ﺃأﻋﻳﯾﺎﺩد ﻣﻳﯾﻼﺩد ﺳﻌﻳﯾﺩد‬

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Happy Eid Eid mobarak! ‫!ﻋﻳﯾﺩد ﻣﺑﺎﺭرﻙك‬

Happy Ramadan Ramadan mobarak! ‫ﺭرﻣﺿﺎﻥن ﻣﺑﺎﺭرﻙك‬

Congratulations! Mabrook! ‫!ﻣﺑﺭرﻭوﻙك‬

Enjoy! (for meals...) Shahia tayebah! ‫ﺷﻬﮭﻳﯾﺔ ﻁطﻳﯾﺑﺔ‬

I'd like to visit Iraq one day Arghabu bezeyarat al iraq. ‫ﺃأﺭرﻏﺏب ﺑﺯزﻳﯾﺎﺭرﺓة ﺍاﻟﻌﺭرﺍاﻕق‬

Say hi to John for me Sallem ‘ala John men ajlee ‫ﺳﻠﱢﻡم ﻋﻠﻰ )ﺟﻭوﻥن( ﻣﻥن ﺃأﺟﻠﻲ‬

Bless you (when sneezing) Rahimaka Allah ‫ﺭرﺣﻣﻙك ﷲ‬

Good night and sweet dreams! Laila sa'eda wa ahlaam ladida ‫!ﻟﻳﯾﻠﺔ ﺳﻌﻳﯾﺩدﺓة ﻭو ﺃأﺣﻼﻡم ﻟﺫذﻳﯾﺫذﺓة‬

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I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) ‘Afwan! !‫ﻋﻔﻭوﺍا‬

Sorry (for a mistake) Aasef! !‫ﺃأﺳﻑف‬

No Problem! La moshkelah ‫ﻻﻣﺷﻛﻠﺔ‬

Can You Say It Again? A’ed men fadlek!/ A’eedi men fadleki (fem) ‫ﺃأﻋﺩد ﻣﻥن ﻓﺿﻠﻙك‬

Can You Speak Slowly? Takalam bebot’ men fadlek/ fadleki (fem) ‫ﺗﻛﻠﻡم ﺑﺑﻁطء ﻣﻥن ﻓﺿﻠﻙك‬

Oktobha men fadlek/ Oktobiha men fadleki (fem)

Write It Down Please!
‫ ﺃأﻛﺗﺑﻳﯾﻬﮭﺎ ﻣﻥن ﻓﺿﻠﻙك‬/ !‫!ﺃأﻛﺗﺑﻬﮭﺎ ﻣﻥن ﻓﺿﻠﻙك‬

I Don't Understand! La afham! !‫ﻻ ﺃأﻓﻬﮭﻡم‬

I Don't Know! La a’ref! !‫ﻵ ﺃأﻋﺭرﻑف‬

I Have No Idea. La adri! ‫ﻻﺃأﺩدﺭرﻱي‬

What's That Called In Arabic? Ma esmoho bel arabiah? ‫ﻣﺎ ﺃأﺳﻣﻪﮫ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ؟‬

What Does "gato" Mean In English? Mada ta'ni kalemat "qit" bel inglizia? ‫ﻣﺎﺫذﺍا ﺗﻌﻧﻲ ﻛﻠﻣﺔ "ﻗﻁط" ﺑﺎﻻﻧﺟﻠﻳﯾﺯزﻳﯾﺔ؟‬

How Do You Say "Please" In Arabic? Kaifa taqoulu kalimat "please" bel arabia? ‫ﻛﻳﯾﻑف ﺗﻘﻭوﻝل ﻛﻠﻣﺔ "ﺑﻠﻳﯾﺯز" ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ؟‬

What Is This? Ma hatha (th as in that) ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﮬﮪھﺫذﺍا؟‬

My Arabic is bad. Lughati al arabic laisat kama yajib ‫ﻟﻐﺗﻲ ﺍاﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ ﻟﻳﯾﺳﺕت ﻛﻣﺎ ﻳﯾﺟﺏب‬

I need to practice my Arabic Ahtaaju an atadarraba 'ala al arabia! ‫ﺍاﺣﺗﺎﺝج ﺍاﻥن ﺍاﺗﺩدﺭرﺏب ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍاﻟﻌﺭرﺑﻳﯾﺔ‬

Don't worry! La taqlaq! La taqlaqi (fem) !‫ ﻻ ﺗﻘﻠﻘﻲ‬/‫ﻻﺗﻘﻠﻕق‬

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Good/ Bad/ So-So. Jayed/ saye'/ 'adee ‫ ﻋﺎﺩدﻱي‬/ ‫ ﺳﻲء‬/ ‫ﺟﻳﯾﺩد‬

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Big/ Small Kabeer/ Sagheer ‫ ﺻﻐﻳﯾﺭر‬/ ‫ﻛﺑﻳﯾﺭر‬

Today/ Now Alyawm/ Al aan ‫ ﺍاﻵﻥن‬/ ‫ﺍاﻟﻳﯾﻭوﻡم‬

Tomorrow/ Yesterday Ghadan/ Albareha ‫ ﺍاﻟﺑﺎﺭرﺣﺔ‬/ ‫ ﺍاﻟﺑﺎﺭرﺣﺔ ﻏﺩدﺍا‬/ ‫ﻏﺩدﺍا‬

Yes/ No Na’am/ Laa ‫ ﻻ‬/ ‫ﻧﻌﻡم‬

Here you go! (when giving something) Khod! !‫ﺧﺩد‬

Do you like it? Hal a’jabak? Hal a’jabaki? (female) ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل ﺃأﻋﺟﺑﻙك؟‬

I really like it! A’jabani haqqan! ‫ﺃأﻋﺟﺑﻧﻲ ﺣﻘﺎ‬

I'm hungry/ thirsty. Ana jae’/ ana ‘atshaan ‫ ﺃأﻧﺎ ﻋﻁطﺷﺎﻥن‬/‫ﺃأﻧﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﻊ‬

In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. Sabahan/ masa’an/ laylan ‫ ﻟﻳﯾﻼ‬/‫ ﻣﺳﺎءﺍا‬/‫ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ‬

This/ That. Here/There Hatha/ thalek. Huna/ hunaak (th as in that) ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﻧﺎﻙك‬/‫ ﻫﮬﮪھﻧﺎ‬.‫ﺫذﻟﻙك‬/ ‫ﻫﮬﮪھﺫذﺍا‬

Me/ You. Him/ Her. Ana/ anta/ anti (you female). Houwa/ Hiya ‫ ﻫﮬﮪھﻲ‬/‫ ﻫﮬﮪھﻭو‬.‫ ﺃأﻧﺕت‬/‫ﺃأﻧﺎ‬

Really! Haqqan !‫ﺣﻘﺎ‬

Look! Onzor / Onzori (female) !‫ﺃأﻧﻅظﺭر! ﺃأﻧﻅظﺭرﻱي‬

Hurry up! Asre'/ Asre'ee (female) !‫ﺃأﺳﺭرﻉع! ﺃأﺳﺭرﻋﻲ‬

What? Where? Matha? Ayn? (th as in that) ‫ﻣﺎﺫذﺍا؟ ﺃأﻳﯾﻥن؟ ﻣﺎﺫذﺍا؟ ﺃأﻳﯾﻥن؟‬

What time is it? kam essa'a? ‫ﻛﻡم ﺍاﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ؟‬

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

It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.
‫ ﺇإﻧﻬﮭﺎ ﺍاﻟﺳﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻭو ﺍاﻟﻧﺻﻑف ﻣﺳﺎءﺍا‬.‫ﺇإﻧﻬﮭﺎ ﺍاﻟﻌﺎﺷﺭرﺓة‬

Give me this! A'teni hatheh! (th as in that) !‫ﺃأﻋﻁطﻧﻲ ﻫﮬﮪھﺫذﻩه‬

I love you! Uhibbok/ uhibboki (female) ‫ﺃأﺣﺑﻙك‬

I feel sick. ana mareed. .‫ﺃأﻧﺎ ﻣﺭرﻳﯾﺽض‬

I need a doctor ahtaju tabeeban! !‫ﺃأﺣﺗﺎﺝج ﻁطﺑﻳﯾﺑﺎ‬

One, Two, Three wahed, ithnaan, thalatha (th as in think). ‫ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ‬,‫ ﺇإﺛﻧﺎﻥن‬,‫ﻭوﺍاﺣﺩد‬

Four, Five, Six arba'a, khamsa, sitta ‫ ﺳﺗﺔ‬,‫ ﺧﻣﺳﺔ‬,‫ﺃأﺭرﺑﻌﺔ‬

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

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
‫ ﻋﺷﺭرﺓة‬,‫ ﺗﺳﻌﺔ‬,‫ ﺛﻣﺎﻧﻳﯾﺔ‬,‫ﺳﺑﻌﺔ‬

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.
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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".

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