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The Sanʽani Arabic is an Arabic dialect spoken in Yemen.
Here are some polite phrase to use when your first meet someone:
| Arabic | English |
| ‘ismi (name). Maa ‘ismak? | My name is…, what is yours? (talking to a male) |
| min ‘ayn ‘ant? | Where are you from? (masc., sing.) |
| ‘ana min al-‘amrika | I am from America |
| kayf ant? | How are you? (masc., sing.) |
| kayf anti? | How are you? (fem., sing.) |
| bi-khayr | Good, alright |
| naahi, w-‘ant? | Fine, and you? (masc., sing.) |
| naahiya, w-‘anti? | Fine, and you? (fem., sing.) |
| ‘ant | You (masc., sing.) |
| ‘anti | You (fem., sing.) |
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