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'''learn a few basic words and phrases in Arabic''' | '''learn a few basic words and phrases in Arabic''' | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 9 December 2016
learn a few basic words and phrases in Arabic
Greetings
- Hello or Welcome/Márhaba, ahlan
- (reply)/áhlayn
- Greetings/As-salám aláykum (peace be with you)
- (reply)/Waláykum as-salám (and to you peace)
- Good morning/Sabáh al-kháyr
- (reply)/Sabáh an-núr (a morning of light)
- Good evening/Misá al-kháyr
- (reply)/Misá an núr
- Goodnight/Tisbáh al-kháyr (wake up well)
- (reply)/Wa ínta min áhlu (and you are from His people)
- Goodbye/Máa Saláma
- How are you?/Káyf hálak? (to a man)/Káyf hálik? (to a woman)
- Fine, thank you/Zayn, al-hámdu, li-la
- Please/Min fádlak (to a man)/Min fádlik (to a woman)
- Thank you/Shúkran
- Thanks be to God/Al-hámdu li-llá
- God willing (hopefully)/Inshá allá
- Yes/Náam or áiwa
- No/La
Useful phrases
- What is your name?/Shú ismak? (to a man)/Shú ismik? (to a woman)
- My name is…/Ismi…
- Where are you from?/Min wáyn inta? (for a man)/Min wáyn inti? (for a woman)
- I am from: England/ána min Ingíltra
- the United States/ána min Amérika
- Australia/ána min Ustrália
- I have 1/2/3 children/Andi walad/waladun/thalatha awlaad
- How do you say . . . in Arabic?/Chayf tegool . . . bil’arabi?
- May I take your photo?/Mumkin sura, min fádlak? (to a female: Mumkin sura, min fádlik?)
- Do you speak English?/Btíhki inglízi?/Teh ki ingleezi?
- I speak English/Bíhki inglízi
- I do not speak Arabic/Ma bíhki árabi
- I do not understand/Ma báfham
- Repeat, once more/Kamán márra
- Do you have…?/ándkum…?
- Is there any…?/Fí…?
- There isn’t any…/Ma fí…
- Never mind/Ma’alésh
- It is forbidden…/Mamnú’a
- What is this?/Shú hádha?
- I want/Uríd
- I like/ana bhib
- I don’t like/Ana ma bhib
- I do not want/Mauríd
- Hurry up/Yalla/bi súra’a
- Slow down/Shwáyya
- Go away!/Imshi!
- What time is it?/Adáysh as-sáa?/kam as-sáa?
- How long, how many hours?/Kam sáa?
- You’re welcome/Afwan
- OK/Tayib/N’zain/Kwayyis
- Not OK/Mish kwayyis
- Come in/After you/Tafdal
- Excuse me/Afwan/lau samaht
- Sorry/Afwan/Muta’assif
- Can I…?/It is possible?/Mumkin?
- I don’t know/Mabaraf
- No problem/Ma fi mushkila
- Perhaps/Mumkin
- Not possible/Mish mumkin
- What time is it?/Kam as saa?
- How much?/Bikaim?
- How many?/Cham?
- What?/Shu?
- What is this?/Shu hadha?
- I’m ill/Ana mareed
Vocabulary
General
- embassy/safára
- post office/máktab al-baríd
- stamps/tawábi’a
- bank/bank
- hotel/otél/fúnduq
- room/ghurfah
- museum/máthaf
- hospital/mustashfa
- doctor/doktor
- chemist/saydaliyeh
- police/shurta/boulees
- ticket/tádhkara
- passport/jiwáz as-sáfar
- good/kuwáys
- not good, bad/mish kuways
- open/maftúh
- closed/musákkar/múghlik
- old/kadeem
- new/jadeed
- big/kabeer
- small/saghir
- beautiful/zayn
- hot/haar
- cold/bareed
- open/maftuh
- shut/mughlag
Eating out/drinking
- restaurant/máta’am
- breakfast/futour
- lunch/ghadaa
- dinner/ashaa
- food/ákl
- fish/simich
- meat/láhm
- chicken/dijaj
- mutton/ghanam
- milk/halíb
- cheese/jabne
- butter/zibdeh
- eggs/bayd
- bread/khúbz
- salad/saláta
- honey/‘asl
- yoghurt/laban
- jam/murabbeh
- dates/balah
- olives/zatoon
- delicious/ladhidh
- coffee/káhwa
- tea/shay
- beer/beera
- cup/finján
- with sugar/bi súkkar
- without sugar/bidún súkkar
- mineral water/mái ma’adaniya
- glass/gelaas
- bottle/zajaja/botel
- I don’t eat meat/Ana ma bakul laham
- I am a vegetarian/ána nabbáti (for a man)/nabbátiya (for a woman)
- Enough, thanks/Bas, shukran
- the bill/al-hisáb
Getting around
- Where…?/Wáyn…?
- How far is it to…?/Kam kiloometre ila…?
- downtown/wást al bálad
- street/shária
- car/sayára
- taxi/táxi
- shared taxi/servís
- bus/bas
- aeroplane/tayára
- airport/matár
- petrol, super/benzín
- diesel/maazout
- to/íla
- from/min
- in/fi
- right/yamín
- left/yassar
- straight/gida
- here/hina
- there/hunak
- near/gareeb
- far/ba’eed
- town/madina
- city/madinat
- north/shimaal
- south/janub
- east/sharq
- west/gharb
Days and numbers
- today/al yoom
- tomorrow/bokhra
- yesterday/ams
- early/mbach’ir/badri
- late/mit’akhir
- day/yoom
- might/layl
- Monday/yoom al ithnayn
- Tuesday/yoom ath thalatha
- Wednesday/yoom al araba’a
- Thursday/yoom al khamees
- Friday/yoom al jum’a
- Saturday/yoom as sabt
- Sunday/yoom al had
- zero/sifir
- one/wáhid
- two/ithnayn
- three/taláta
- four/árba’a
- five/khámsa
- six/sítta
- seven/sába’a
- eight/tamánia
- nine/tísa’a
- ten/áshara
- eleven/hidáshar
- twelve/itnáshar
- twenty/áishreen
- twenty-one/wáhid wa áishreen
- twenty-two/ithnayn wa áishreen
- thirty/thalatheen
- forty/arba’een
- fifty/khamseen
- sixty/sitteen
- seventy/saba’een
- eighty/thimaneen
- ninety/tis’een
- one hundred/maya
- one hundred and fifty/may wa khamseen
- two hundred/mayatayn
- three hundred/thaltamaya
- four hundred/rab’amaya
- five hundred/khamsamaya
- six hundred/sittamaya
- seven hundred/sabamaya
- eight hundred/tamnamaya
- nine hundred/tissamaya
- one thousand/alf
Shopping
- market/souk
- shop/dukkán
- money/fulús
- no money/mish fulús
- cheap/rakhís
- expensive (very)/gháli (jídan)
- too expensive/ktir gháli
- receipt, invoice/fatúra, wásl
- How much does it cost?/Adáysh?/Bikaim?
- I like this/Buhíbb hádha
- I do not like this/Ma buhíbb hádha