Arabic/Meeting people
Here is a virtual talk between two people. Imagine that there is a visitor called Mark coming from a forign country to visit his friend Ahmed. They are at the airport, and meeting for the first time. Mark has learnt Arabic (but not very well) and wants to talk to Ahmed in Arabic. This is what they say:
Conversation with vowels indicated[edit | edit source]
Mark: مارْك: أَهْلاً
Ahmed: أَحْمَد: أَهْلاً مارْك, كـَيْفَ حَالـُكَ؟
Mark: مارْك: أَنَا بـِخـَيـْرٍ, شـُكـْراً, وَأَنْتَ؟
Ahmed: أَحْمَد:أَنَا بـِخـَيْرٍ أَيْضاً
Mark: مارْك: مَنْ هؤُلاءِ؟
Ahmed: اَحْمَد:هَذِهِ عَائِلـَتـِي, هَذا أَخِيْ إِيْمن وَ هذِهِ أُخْتِيْ جـِهَاد,
Mark: مارْك: تَشَرَّفْنَا
Jihad: جِهاد: شـُكـْراً, وَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا ً
Ahmed: أَحْمَد:هَيـّابـِنَا نَذْهَب إِلَى أَلْمَنْزِلِ
Mark: مارْك: هَيـّا بـِنَا
Conversation[edit | edit source]
Mark: مارك: اهلاً
Mark:mark: ah-lan
Mark: Hello.
Ahmed: احمد: أهلاً مارك, كيف حالك؟
aHmad: ah-lan maark, kay-fa Haa-luk
Ahmed: Hi, Mark, how are you?
Mark: مارك: انا بخير, شكراً, وانت؟
maark: a-na-bi-khair-shuk-ran, wa-ant?
Mark: I'm fine, thanks, and you?
Ahmed: احمد:انا بخير ايضاً
aHmad: a-na-bi-khair-ai-Dan
Ahmed: I'm fine too.
Mark: مارك: من هؤلاء؟
maark: man-haa-u-laa'
Mark: Who are these people?
Ahmed: احمد:هذه عائلتي, هذا اخي ايمن و هذه اختي جهاد
aHmad: haa-dhi-hi-`aa-i-la-tee, haa-dha-a-khee-ee-maan-wa-haa-dhi-hi-ukh-tee-ji-haad
Ahmed: This is my family. This is my brother Ayman and my sister Jihad.
Mark: مارك: تشرفنا
maark: ta-shar-raf-na
Mark: Nice to meet you.
Jihad: جهاد: شكراً, ونحن ايضا
shuk-ran-wa-naH-nu-ai-Dan
Jihad: Thanks, nice to meet you too.
Ahmed: احمد:هيابنا نذهب الى المنزل
aHmad: hay-ya bi-naa-nadh-ha-bu-i-lal-man-zil
Ahmed: Let's go home.
Mark: مارك: هيا بنا
maark: hay-ya-bi-naa
Mark: OK, let's go.
Translation[edit | edit source]
Mark: Hello.
Ahmed: Hi, Mark, how are you?
Mark: I'm fine, thanks, and you?
Ahmed: I'm fine too.
Mark: Who are these people?
Ahmed: This is my family. This is my brother Ayman and my sister Jihad.
Mark: Nice to meet you.
Jihad: Thanks, nice to meet you too.
Ahmed: Let's go home.
Mark: OK, let's go.
Translation (literally)[edit | edit source]
Mark: Hello
Ahmed: Hello Mark, how (is) condition-your?
Mark: I (am) with-fine, thanks, and you?
Ahmed: I (am) fine too
Mark: Who (are) those?
Ahmed: This (is) family-my, this (is) brother-my Ayman and this (is) sister-my Jihad.
Mark: We are honored
Jihad: Thanks, and we too.
Ahmed: Let's go to the house.
Mark: come_on with-us MEANING let's go