Language/Standard-arabic/Vocabulary/Basic-Words-and-Phrases
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