Editing Language/Standard-arabic/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

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Hi Standard Arabic learners! 😃


Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Standard 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 Standard Arabic, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.


Let’s get started! 🤗

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==Greetings==

Let's start with the simplest.
You might already know how to say "hello" in Arabic, but did you know that there are different ways to say it?

===Say "hi"===

When Yasmine meets her friend Jamila at the Sunday market, she usually says to him:

* "Salam o alekoume" (السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ)

She could also have said to him:

* "Salam" (سَّلام)
* "Sabah el hére" (صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ)
If a person says "salam o alekoume" or "salam", you will have to answer him or her by saying:

* "O alekoume salam" (وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ)


Otherwise if this person told you "sabah el hére" (صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ), you can answer him the same words.
===say his/her first name===

Jamila was accompanied by a friend, Fatima. Yasmine asks him his first name:

* "Ké ysmitlèke?"

* Another way to ask it would be "ké semèke Allah?".

Fatima responds as follows:

* "Ysmitlé Fatima".
===Welcome===

Yasmine had invited her friend Jamila for lunch. Arrived at home, Yasmine welcomes her:

* "Marhababeke"

If there was more than one person, they would have said "marhababékome".

Then she asks him:

* "Ke rake daira?"

Note that she would have said "ké rake daïre?" if she had spoken to a boy.

Jamila replies:

* "Rané labes el hamdoulilahe chokrane"
===Goodbye===
Then as they like to talk a lot, they talked until the evening before saying "goodbye".

By the way, "goodbye" translates to

* "Bslema"

Practice with these few marks of politeness in Arabic. These are often the most important words in a conversation.

===Table: Other greetings===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''English'''
!'''Standard Arabic'''
!'''Comment'''
|-

|assalām aleikom: general greeting
|السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
|Formal, academic and sometimes with a religious connotation.
|-
|Salam Alikom
|سلام عليكم
|Used between friends or family members. It has an egyptian arabic connotation. 
|-

|salām: general greeting
|سَّلام
|We can always say '''salām''' (it's like saying "Hi" in English).
|-

|wa aleikom assalām: reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ
|
|-

|wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi:  reply to االسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
|
|-

|wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu:  reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه
|
|-

|assalām aleikom wa raḥmatullāh: general greeting
|السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
|
|-

|wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi:  reply toالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
|
|-

|wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu:  reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه
|
|-

|assalām aleikom wa raḥmatullāh wa barakātuhu: general greeting ([https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-arabic/Peace+be+upon+you Peace be upon you])
|السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه
|
|-

|wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāh wa barakātuhu: reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه ([https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-arabic/Peace+be+upon+you Peace be upon you]) 
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه
|
|-

|wa aleikom: reply to سلام
|وَعَلَيْكُمُ
|
|-

|marḥaba: general greeting
|مَرْحَبًاً
|You can use '''marhaba''' as a friendly, casual greeting, commonly used in most Arabic countries. It can be used in both a formal and informal context.
|-

|marḥaban: general greeting
|مَرْحَبًا
|
|-

|ahlan: informal greeting ([https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-arabic/Welcome Welcome])
|أَهْلاً
|اهلا has two usages:
* first and most common is when someone does you a favour and you say thank you' they reply with ahlan' (أهلاً) meaning you are welcome but it's only used in delegate speech (ameya عامية).
* the second usage for أهلا is to welcome someone it literally means welcome (to my house ..) it is accompanied with the word (سهلا) you'll see it a lot أهلا وسهلا to warmly welcome someone
|-

|ṣabāh al-khayr: morning greeting (good morning)
|صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ
|
|-

|ṣabāh an-nuur: reply to صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ
|صَبَاْحُ النور
|
|-

|im ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمْ صَبَاْحًا
|
|-

|imta ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمْتَ صَبَاْحًا
|
|-

|imī ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمِيْ صَبَاْحًا
|
|-

|imti ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمْتِ صَبَاْحًا
|
|-

|masā al-khayr: afternoon greeting (good afternoon)
|مَسَاْءُ الْخَيْرِ
|
|-

|masā an-nūr: reply to مَسَاْءُ الْخَيْرِ
|مساء النور
|
|-

|im masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic ([https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-arabic/Good+night Good night])
|عِمْ مَسَاْءً
|
|-

|imta masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمْتَ مَسَاْءً
|
|-

|imī masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمِيْ مَسَاْءً
|
|-

|imti masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
|عِمْتِ مَسَاْءً
|
|-

|tuṣbiḥ alā-khayrin: nighttime greeting spoken to a man
|تُصْبِحُ عَلَىْ خَيْرٍ
|
|-

|tuṣbiḥēn alā-khayrin: nighttime greeting spoken to a woman
|تُصْبِحِيْنَ عَلَىْ خَيْرٍ
|
|-

|laylatan hāni'a: nighttime greeting
|ليلَةً هَاْنِئَةً
|
|-

|kaif alhal: how are you?
|کَيْفَ ٱلْحَال؟
|
|-

|alhamdulillah: reply to کَيْفَ ٱلْحَال   
|الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
|
|-

|kaifa haluk: how are you? spoken to a man
|كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ؟
|
|-

|kaifa haluki: how are you? spoken to a woman
|كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ؟
|
|-

|kaifa halkum: how are you? spoken to a group
|كَيْفَ حَاْلكم؟
|
|-

|ana bikhayrin: reply to كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ and  كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ
|أَنَاْ بِخَيْرٍ
|
|-

|ana bikhayrin shukran: reply to كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ and  كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ
|أَنَاْ بِخَيْرٍ ، شُكْرًا
|
|-

|shukran: thank you
|شُكْرًا
|
|-

|shukran jazilan: thank you very much
|شُكْرًا جزيلا
|
|-

|ahlan wa sahlan: welcome greeting
|أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً
|Arabs love to give visitors a warm welcome to their home or work place. ''Note: this is different to “you’re welcome”, the phrase you’d use in response to someone thanking you''
|-

|ahlan bek: reply to أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً spoken to a man
|أَهْلاً بيكِ
|
|-

|ahlan beki: reply to أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً spoken to a woman
|أَهْلاً بيك
|
|-
|Hayak allaah
|حيَّاك الله
|Formal way to say hello in Arabic that is used often in Gulf countries. It means may God give you a long life.
|}

==Videos==
===Learn Standard Arabic: Greetings Based on times of the day===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRKyWY_c-I</youtube>
===Learn Modern Standard Arabic: How to Say and Write 'Hello'===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WapYi3-j0xk</youtube>
===Arabic in 3 Minutes - How to Greet People in Arabic===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEApCv1bIeg</youtube>
===Top 10 Modern Standard Arabic MSA (Fusha) Phrases===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgyQ0g5fME</youtube>


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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRKyWY_c-I
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WapYi3-j0xk
* https://www.arabe-gratuit.fr/cours_se_presenter.php

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