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🤗 Sudanese Arabic Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Sudanese Arabic learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Sudanese Arabic?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Sudanese Arabic, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Sudanese Arabic |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Salām 'alēkun |
| general greeting | Assalām 'alēkun |
| reply to Salām 'alēkun and Assalām 'alēkun | Wa alēkun messalam |
| reply to Salām 'alēkun and Assalām 'alēkun | Salām wa arrahma |
| general greeting | Salām 'alēk |
| morning greeting | Sabāh alkhēr |
| reply to Sabāh alkhēr | Sabāh annūr |
| afternoon greeting | Masā alkhēr |
| reply to Masā alkhēr | Masā annūr |
| how are you? spoken to a man | Izayak? |
| how are you? spoken to a woman | Izayik? |
| how are you? spoken to a group of people | Izayakum? |
| how are you? spoken to a man | Kēf ḥālak? |
| reply to Kēf ḥālak | Kuwais |
| how are you? spoken to a woman | Kēf ḥālik? |
| reply to Kēf ḥālik | Kuwaisa |
| how are you? spoken to a group of people | Kēf ḥālkun? |
| reply to Kēf ḥālkun | Kuwaisēn |
| how are you? | Kēfinnak? |
| how are you? spoken to a man | Inta šadid? |
| how are you? spoken to a man | Inti šadida? |
| reply to Inta šadid and Inti šadida | Alhamdo lillaah |
| how are you? in the Kabābīsh dialect | Intū ṭaiyibīn? |
| what is the news? in the Misīrīya dialect | Mā thābirnī? |
| how are you? informal | Akhbaar kum? |
| how are you? informal | Elhassel šenu? |
| how are you? informal | Khabar šenu? |
| welcome greeting | Marḥab ḥabābak |
| welcome greeting | Ḥabābak ḥabābak |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Sudanese Arabic lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
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