Arabic/Basic Phrases
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[edit] Basic phrases:
- *شُكْراً
- sħukrân
- Syllable breakdown: sħuk-ran
- Thank You
- مِنْ فَضْلِك
- min fadžli-ka
- Syllable breakdown: min-fadž-lik
- If you please
- أرْجُوك
- arjuu-ka
- Syllable breakdown: ar-juuk
- Please /I'm begging you
- *أهلاً
- Syllable breakdown: eh-lân
- Welcome/hello
- *لا
- laa
- No
- *نَعَم
- Syllable breakdown: na-rħam
- Yes also used as a question, when someone calls another person's name.
- يَسَار
- Syllable breakdown: ya-saar
- left i.e. The direction: left.
- Syllable breakdown: ya-miin
- right i.e. The direction right (opposite of left).
[edit] How are you, Meeting and greeting people.
- *الّسَلامُ عَلِيْكُم
- as salaamu alaikum
- Syllable breakdown:as-sa-laa-mu a-lai-kum
- أَس سَ لا مُ عَ لَي كُم
- May Peace be with you Islamic Religious origins and a very common greeting.
- *وَعَلَيْكُم الّسَلام
- wa alaikumu èl salaamu
- Syllable breakdown: wa-a-lai-ku-mus-sa-laam
- And may peace be with you. It is the response to the above phrase.
- كَم عُمْرك؟
- kam am-ri-ka
- Syllable breakdown: kam-am-rik
- How old are you?
- *تَشَرَّفْنَا
- tasħarrafnaa
- Syllable breakdown:ta-sħar-raf-naa
- We are honoured used to mean "it was an honour to meet you"
- *مَعَ الّسَلامَة
- ma asalama
- Syllable breakdown:ma-as-sa-laa-mah
- Take care.
- *وَداعاً
- wadaaân
- Syllable breakdown:wa-daa-`an
- Bye
- مِن أي دَولَة أنت؟
- min ayyi daulatiń anta?
- Syllable breakdown: min-ay-yi-dau-la-tin-ant
- What country are you from?
- مِن أين أنت؟
- min aina anta?
- Syllable breakdown: min-ai-na-ant
- Where are you from?
- *إلى الْلِقَاء
:ilaà el liqaa'i
- Syllable breakdown: i-lal-li-qaa'
- See you.
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- رَائِع
- raa'irħ
- Syllable breakdown: raa-irħ
- Awesome! OR Splendid!
- *هَيَّا
- hayyaa
- Syllable breakdown: hay-ya
- Come on."
- هَيَّا بِنَا
- hayyaa bi-naa
- Syllable breakdown: hay-ya-bi-naa
- Let's do this
- لِنَذْهَب
- li nadħhab
- Syllable breakdown: li-nadħ-hab
- Let's go
- *حَسَناً
- hžasanân
- Syllable breakdown: ha-sa-nan
- ok
- *مَرْحَباً
- marhžabân
- Syllable breakdown: mar-ha-baa
- Welcome
- *أجَل
- ajal
- Syllable breakdown: a-jal
- Yes// Certainly
Never used to answer someone calling another's name. Often used when agreeing with someone.
- ألَيسَ كَذلِك؟
- a laisa ka-dħaalika?
- Syllable breakdown: a-lai-sa-ka-dhaa-lik
- right? This right is not the opposite of "left". This is an example of a negative question.
- *بَلى
- balaà
- Syllable breakdown: ba-laa
- Yes, sometimes interpereted as a stronger yes. It is used in answering a negative question, because any other Arabic "yes" word would translate as "no" in English.
example:
- *كَلا
- kallaa
- Sylable breakdown: kal-laa
- Ney/No way
- مَا الأمْر ؟
- ma el amr
- Syllable breakdown: mal-amr
- What is it? When "it" is not a tangible object.
- "amr" is sometimes translated as "affair"
- *مَا اسْمُك ؟
- maa esmu-ka
- Syllable breakdown: mas-muk
- What is your name?
- أسْمِي ــــ
- esmiî <<NAME>>
- Syllable breakdown: as-mii
- My name is ...
- *جَيِّد
- jayyid
- Syllable breakdown: jay-yid
- Good
- كَيْفَ حَالُك ؟
- kaifa hžaalu-ka
- Syllable breakdown: kay-fa-haa-luk
- How are you? (informal)
- *بِخَير
- bi kħairiń
- Syllable breakdown: bi-khair
- Good
- (For the how are you questions only)
[edit] Other useful phrases
- أين الْـحَمَّام ؟
- aina al-hamaam
- Syllable breakdown: ai-nal-ham-maam
- Where is the washroom?
- أين الْـمَطَار ؟
- aina al-mataar
- Syllable breakdown: ai-nal-ma-taar
- Where is the airport?
- أين الْـفُنْدُق ؟
- aina al-funduq
- Syllable breakdown: ai-nal-fun-duq
- Where is the hotel?
- أنا أُحِبُ هذِهِ الْـمَدِينَة
- ana uhibbu haadhihi al-madeenäh
- a-na-u-hib-bu-haa-dhi-hil-ma-dee-nah
- I love this city.
- هَل تَتَحَدَّث الأنجليزية ؟
- hal tatahaddeth al enjlizieh
- Syllable breakdown: hal-ta-ta-Had-di-thal-in-ji-lee-zee-a)
- Do you speak english?
- The pronoun you (أنت) wasn't written because it can be understood from the sentence. So, if you want to say Do you speak english, then you'll say "تتحدث أنت الأنجليزية؟ " (tatahaddeth anti al enjlizieh).
- The question word hal (هل) is like "est-ce que" ("is it [true] that") in French but you inverted the subject and verb after it, but then removed the subject as it can be understood from the sentence so you can translate the above phrase in French literally like "Est-ce que parles anglais?" ("Is it that [you] speak English?"), but it gives the same meaning as "Est-ce que tu parles anglais?" ("Is it that you speak English?")
- هَل تَتَحَدَّثِين الأنجليزية ؟
- hal tatahaddethiina al enjiliiziyyäh
- Syllable breakdown: hal-ta-ta-Had-di-thee-na-al-in-ji-lee-zee
- Do you speak english? When talking to a female.
- هَل تَشْرَبَ الّشَاي ؟
- hal tashraba al-shaay?
- Syllable breakdown: hal-tash-ra-bash shaay
- Do you drink tea? When talking to a male.
- مِن أي دَوْلَةٍ أنت؟
- min ayyi daulatiń anta?
- Syllable breakdown: min-ay-yi-dau-la-tin-ant
- What country are you from?
- هَل تَشْرَبِينَ الّشَاي ؟
- Words alone: hal tashrabiina al-shaay?
- Syllable breakdown: hal-tash-ra-bee-nash-shaay?
- Do you drink tea? When talking to a female.
- هَل تَأكُلَ الْلَحَم ؟
- Words alone: hal ta'kul al-laham
- Syllable breakdown:hal-ta'-ku-lal-la-ham? '=glottal stop does not equal 3 ع
- Do you (guy) eat meat? When talking to a male.
- هَل تَأكُلُونَ الْلَحَم ؟
- Words alone: hal ta'kuluun al-laham?
- Spoken fluently: hal-ta'-ku-lunal-la-ham?
- Do you (guys) eat meat? When talking to a group that has some males.
- هَل تَأكُلِينَ الْلَحَم ؟
- hal-ta'-ku-lee-nal-la-ham?
- Do you (girl) eat meat? When talking to a female.
Talking about yourself
- لا آكُلُ الْلَحَم
- laa aakulu al-laham
- Sylable breakdown: laa-aa-ku-lul-la-Ham
- I don't eat meat
- لا آكُلُ لَحَمِ الْخنْزِير
- laa aakulu laham al-khunzeer
- Sylable breakdown: laa-aa-ku-lu-la-Ham-al-khun-zeer
- I don't eat pork
- لا أشْرَبُ الّشَاي
- laa ashrabu al-shaay
- Sylable breakdown: laa-ash-ra-bul-shay
- I don't drink tea
- أرِيدُ أن آكُل
- ureedu an aakul
- Sylable breakdown: u-ree-du-an-aa-kul
- I want to eat.
- أرِيدُ أن آكُل الْخُبْز
- ureedu an aakul al-khubz
- Sylable breakdown: u-ree-du-an-aa-ku-lal-khubz
- I want to eat bread.
- أنا أسْتَطِيعُ أن أتَكَلَّمَ الْلُغَةُ الإنجليزية
- ana astatii`u an atakallama al-lughatu al-injileeziyah
- Sylable breakdown: a-na-as-ta-tii-`u-an-a-ta-kal-la-mal-lu-gha-tul-in-gi-lee-zee
- I can speak English.
- Arabic الْعَرَبِيّة (al-ara'beeya)
- Hello مَرْحَبَا (mar'Haba)
- Good-bye إلى الْلِقَاء (ila-lli'qa')
- Please مِن فَضْلَك (min 'fad/lak)
- Thank you شُكْراً ('Shukran)
- That one ذلِكَ ('Dalika)
- How much? كَمْ؟ (kam)
- English الإنجليزيّة /alʔinʤliˈzeeya/ (formal),/alʔinkliˈzeeya/ (colloquial)
- Yes نَعَم ('na-am)
- No لا (la:)
- Where's the bathroom? أين الْحَمَّام؟ (aina-ham'ma:m)
- What is your name? ما اسْمُك؟ ('ma 'ismuk)
- Goodbye مَعَ الّسَلامَة (ma-a ssa'lama)
- I don't know لا أعَرِف (laa a`rif)
- I don't understand لا أفَهَم (laa afham)
- I don't remember لا أتَذَكَّر (laa atadhakkar)
- Welcome أهلاً وَسَهْلاً بِكُم (ahlan wa sahlan bikum)
- I am sick أنا مَرِيض (ana marid)
- Hello الّسَلام عَلَيكُم (assalaamu `alaikum)
- Hello (response), how are you? وَعَلَيكُم الّسَلام! كَيف الْحَال؟ (wa-`alaikum al-salaam. kaifa al-haal)
- Fine(Thank to god), and you? بِخَير(الْحَمْدُ لله),وَأنْت؟ (bikhair, alhamdu lillaahi. wa anta)
