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|"'''salam alikom"''' is used between friends or family members. It has an egyptian arabic connotation. ย | |"'''salam alikom"''' is used between friends or family members. It has an egyptian arabic connotation. ย | ||
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|salฤm: general greeting | |||
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|We can always say "'''salฤm'''" (it's like saying "Hi" in English). | |||
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ู ุงูุณูููุงู
ู ููุฑูุญูู
ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | |ููุนูููููููู
ู ุงูุณูููุงู
ู ููุฑูุญูู
ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | ||
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|marแธฅaba:ย general greeting | |marแธฅaba:ย general greeting | ||
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| | |You can useย ''marhaba''ย as a friendly, casual greeting, commonly used in most Arabic countries. It can be used in both a formal and informal context. | ||
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|ahlan wa sahlan: welcome greeting | |ahlan wa sahlan: welcome greeting | ||
|ุฃููููุงู ููุณููููุงู | |ุฃููููุงู ููุณููููุงู | ||
| | |Arabs love to give visitors a warm welcome to their home or work place. ''Note: this is different to โyouโre welcomeโ, the phrase youโd use in response to someone thanking you'' | ||
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|formal way to say hello in Arabic that is used often in Gulf countries. It means may God give you a long life. | |||
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Revision as of 23:45, 15 January 2022
๐ค Standard Arabic Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Standard Arabic learners! ๐
Do you want to learn how to say โHelloโ in Standard Arabic?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youโre planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Standard Arabic, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Letโs get started! ๐ค
Greetings
English | Standard Arabic | Comment |
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assalฤm aleikom: general greeting | ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู | "assalฤm aleikom" is formal, academic and sometimes with a religious connotation. |
Salam Alikom | ุณูุงู ุนูููู | "salam alikom" is used between friends or family members. It has an egyptian arabic connotation. |
salฤm: general greeting | ุณูููุงู | We can always say "salฤm" (it's like saying "Hi" in English). |
wa aleikom assalฤm: reply to ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู | ููุนูููููููู ู ุงูุณูููุงู ู | |
wa aleikom assalฤm wa raแธฅmatullฤhi: reply to ุงุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู | ููุนูููููููู ู ุงูุณูููุงู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู | |
wa aleikom assalฤm wa raแธฅmatullฤhi wa barakฤtuhu: reply to ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู | ููุนูููููููู ู ุงูุณูููุงู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | |
assalฤm aleikom wa raแธฅmatullฤh: general greeting | ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู | |
wa aleikom assalฤm wa raแธฅmatullฤhi: reply toุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู | ููุนูููููููู ู ุงูุณูููุงู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู | |
wa aleikom assalฤm wa raแธฅmatullฤhi wa barakฤtuhu: reply to ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู | ููุนูููููููู ู ุงูุณูููุงู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | |
assalฤm aleikom wa raแธฅmatullฤh wa barakฤtuhu: general greeting | ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | |
wa aleikom assalฤm wa raแธฅmatullฤh wa barakฤtuhu: reply to ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | ููุนูููููููู ู ุงูุณูููุงู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูุงุชูู | |
wa aleikom: reply to ุณูุงู | ููุนูููููููู ู | |
marแธฅaba: general greeting | ู ูุฑูุญูุจูุงู | 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. |
marแธฅaban: general greeting | ู ูุฑูุญูุจูุง | |
ahlan: informal greeting | ุฃููููุงู | |
แนฃabฤh al-khayr: morning greeting | ุตูุจูุงูุญู ุงููุฎูููุฑู | |
แนฃabฤh an-nuur: reply to ุตูุจูุงูุญู ุงููุฎูููุฑู | ุตูุจูุงูุญู ุงูููุฑ | |
im แนฃabฤแธฅan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ู ุตูุจูุงูุญูุง | |
imta แนฃabฤแธฅan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ูุชู ุตูุจูุงูุญูุง | |
imฤซ แนฃabฤแธฅan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ููู ุตูุจูุงูุญูุง | |
imti แนฃabฤแธฅan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ูุชู ุตูุจูุงูุญูุง | |
masฤ al-khayr: afternoon greeting | ู ูุณูุงูุกู ุงููุฎูููุฑู | |
masฤ an-nลซr: reply to ู ูุณูุงูุกู ุงููุฎูููุฑู | ู ุณุงุก ุงูููุฑ | |
im masฤ'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ู ู ูุณูุงูุกู | |
imta masฤ'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ูุชู ู ูุณูุงูุกู | |
imฤซ masฤ'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ููู ู ูุณูุงูุกู | |
imti masฤ'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic | ุนูู ูุชู ู ูุณูุงูุกู | |
tuแนฃbiแธฅ alฤ-khayrin: nighttime greeting spoken to a man | ุชูุตูุจูุญู ุนููููู ุฎูููุฑู | |
tuแนฃbiแธฅฤn alฤ-khayrin: nighttime greeting spoken to a woman | ุชูุตูุจูุญููููู ุนููููู ุฎูููุฑู | |
laylatan hฤni'a: nighttime greeting | ููููุฉู ููุงูููุฆูุฉู | |
kaif alhal: how are you? | ฺฉููููู ูฑููุญูุงูุ | |
alhamdulillah: reply to ฺฉููููู ูฑููุญูุงู | ุงููุญูู ูุฏู ููููููู | |
kaifa haluk: how are you? spoken to a man | ูููููู ุญูุงูููููุ | |
kaifa haluki: how are you? spoken to a woman | ูููููู ุญูุงูููููุ | |
kaifa halkum: how are you? spoken to a group | ูููููู ุญูุงูููู ุ | |
ana bikhayrin: reply to ูููููู ุญูุงููููู and ูููููู ุญูุงููููู | ุฃูููุงู ุจูุฎูููุฑู | |
ana bikhayrin shukran: reply to ูููููู ุญูุงููููู and ูููููู ุญูุงููููู | ุฃูููุงู ุจูุฎูููุฑู ุ ุดูููุฑูุง | |
shukran: thank you | ุดูููุฑูุง | |
shukran jazilan: thank you very much | ุดูููุฑูุง ุฌุฒููุง | |
ahlan wa sahlan: welcome greeting | ุฃููููุงู ููุณููููุงู | Arabs love to give visitors a warm welcome to their home or work place. Note: this is different to โyouโre welcomeโ, the phrase youโd use in response to someone thanking you |
ahlan bek: reply to ุฃููููุงู ููุณููููุงู spoken to a man | ุฃููููุงู ุจููู | |
ahlan beki: reply to ุฃููููุงู ููุณููููุงู spoken to a woman | ุฃููููุงู ุจูู | |
Hayak allaah | ุญูููุงู ุงููู | 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
Learn Modern Standard Arabic: How to Say and Write 'Hello'
Arabic in 3 Minutes - How to Greet People in Arabic
Top 10 Modern Standard Arabic MSA (Fusha) Phrases
Sources
- https://polyglotclub.com/language/standard-arabic/question/36363
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRKyWY_c-I
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WapYi3-j0xk