| The Arabic language is spoken by over 200 million people in almost 22 countries. Arabic speakers are mainly concentrated in the Middle East in an area expanding from the Arabian Gulf to the Atlantic Ocean; moreover, there are almost 3 million Arabic speakers living in the United States and Canada. Arabic is the Language of Quran, the Holy Book of Islam, so it is the language number one in almost all Islamic countries. It was adopted by the United Nations as one of its six official languages. The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters and each letter has rules for pronunciation. Almost all letters could be spelled in English; however, there are some letter that only exist in the Arabic language and have very special pronunciation like the KH, GH, and ‘AIN.
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Hello
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Ahlan wa sahlan |
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Good bye
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Salam |
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Good Morning
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Sahab el-kheir |
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Good Evening
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Masaa el-kheir |
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Good Night
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Tisbah ala kheir |
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Peace be with you
(a frequently occurring greeting) |
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Salam alekum |
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And upon you be peace
(the standard reply) |
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Wa alekum es salam |
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How are you?
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Izayak(m) Izayek (f) |
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Fine
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Kiwayess (m)/ Kiwayessa (f)/ Kiwayessin (g) Ilhamdoulilah (The standard reply) |
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My name is …..
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Ismi ….. |
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What’s your name?
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Ismak (m)/Ismek (f) eih? |
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Welcome
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Ahlan wa sahlan |
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Standard reply to a male
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Ahlan bik |
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Standard reply to a female
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Ahlan biki |
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Yes
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Aiwa |
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No
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La |
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Thankyou
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Shukran |
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Thank you very much
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Shukran Gidann |
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No Thankyou
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La shukran |
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Pardon/Excuse me
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Afwan or ahlan |
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Sorry
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Assif |
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You are welcome
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Al-affu / ‘afuann |
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Please
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Min fadlak (m)/ fadlek (f)/ fadlokoum (g) |
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I don’t speak Arabic
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Ma batkalemsh Arabi |
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Do you speak English?
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Bititkalimy Englizee? |
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I don’t understand
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Mish fahiim (m)/ fahma (f) |
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I understand
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Ana fahim/ fahma |
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I mean
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Ana Assdi/ Yaani |
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Enough/stop
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Bass |
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Don’t
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Balashs | |
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Thanks god
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Il-hamdouLilah |
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God willing
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Insha’allah |
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Ok/fine
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Mashy |
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No problem
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Mish Mushkilla |
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Again
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Tany/ Kaman |
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Not bad
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Mish batal |
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Impossible
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Mish momken |
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Also
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Bardo |
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Non sense
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Kalam Fady |
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Exactly
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Bilzabt |
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Bit by bit
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Shiwaya shiwaya |
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Connection
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Wasta |
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Go away
(said to children who are bothering you) |
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Imshi |
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In the taxi or on the street/General Directions
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I want to go to ..
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Ayez (m) Ayza(f) arouh .. |
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..Right
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..Yemun |
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..Left
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..Shemal |
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..North
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..Shamal |
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..South
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..Gamoub |
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..East
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..Sharq |
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..West
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..Gharb |
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..Straight ahead
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..Doughri/alatoul |
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..Stop
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..Oaf |
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..Here |
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..Hena |
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..There
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..Henak |
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Where?
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Fein? |
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What?
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Naam |
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Wait
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Istana (m) Istani (f) |
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Next to
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Gamb |
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Across, in front
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Uddam |
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Facing
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fil-wish |
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Behind
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wara |
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Before
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‘abl |
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After
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ba’d |
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Near
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‘urayyib min |
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Far from
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ba’iid ‘an |
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Corner
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nasya |
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This corner
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in-nasya di |
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Go slowly
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bi-shweesh |
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Go quickly
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bi-sur’a |
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In the Shop
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Please
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Min tadlak |
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Can I see this?
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Momken ashout da? |
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How much is this/ that….?
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Bikam da….? |
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I don’t want this.
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Mish avez (m) avza (f) da. |
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It costs too much.
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Da ghali awi. |
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Cheap
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Rekhis |
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Do you have…?
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Fi andak …..? |
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Money
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Felous |
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My last word
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Aakhir Kalaam |
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Congratulations
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Mabrouk |
