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
English Phrases
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 =
