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A collection of useful phrases in Modern Standard Arabic. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: m = said by men, f = said by women, >m = said to men, >f = said to women.
| English | (Arabic) العربية |
|---|---|
| Welcome | (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً |
| Hello | (as-salām 'alaykum) السلام عليكم rsp - (wa 'alaykum as-salām) و عليكم السلام inf - (marḥaban) مرحبا on phone - ('āllō) آلو |
| How are you? | (f. kayfa ḥālik / m. kayfa ḥālak) كيف حالك؟ |
| Long time no see | (lam naraka mundhu muddah) لم نرك منذ مدة |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
(mā ismak/ik?) ما اسمك؟ |
| (... ismee) ... اسمي | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
(f. min ayn anti / m. min ayn anta?) من أين أنت؟ |
| (Anā min ...) أنا من ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | m (motasharefon bema'refatek) متشرف بمعرفتك f (motasharefatun bema'refatek) متشرفة بمعرفتك |
| Good morning | (ṣabāḥul kẖayr) صباح الخير |
| Good afternoon/evening | (masā' al-khayr) مساء الخير |
| Good night | (tuṣbiḥ 'alā khayr)
تصبح على خير (laylah sa'īdah) ليلة سعيدة |
| Goodbye | (ilā al-liqā') إلى اللقاء (ma'a as-salāmah) مع السلامة |
| Good luck | (bit-tawfīq) بالتوفيق! |
| Have a nice day | اتمنى لك يوما طيبا |
| Bon appetit | (bil-hanā' wa ash-shifā')
بالهناء والشفاء /
بالهنا والشفا may you have your meal with gladness and health |
| Bon voyage | happy journey
(riḥlah saʿīdah)
رحلة سعيدة successful journey (riḥlah muwaffaqah) رحلة موفق |
| I understand | (lā afham) لا أفهم |
| I don't understand | (ana afham) أنا أفهم |
| Please speak more slowly | (takallam bibuṭ' min fadlak/ik) تكلم ببطء من فضلك |
| Please say that again | (f - a'īd min fadlik / m - a'id min fadlak!) أعد من فضلك |
| Please write it down | (uktubhā min fadlak/ik) أكتبها من فضلك |
| Do you speak Arabic? Yes, a little |
(hal tatakallam al-lughah al-'arabīyah?) هل تتكلم اللغة العربية؟ |
| (na'am, qalīlan) نعم, قليل | |
| How do you say ... in Arabic? | كيف تقول
كلمة ... بالعربية؟ (kayfa taqūlu kalimah ... bil-'arabīyah?) |
| Excuse me | to attract attention - (min faḍlak/ik)
من فضلك! to ask someone to move (al-ma'dirah) المعذرة! |
| How much is this? | f - (bikam hādihi?) بكم هذه؟ \ m - (bikam hādhā?) بكم هذا؟ |
| Sorry | (āsif!) أسف |
| Thank you Reply (You're welcome) |
(shukran jazīlan) شكرا جزيل (shukran) شكرا |
| (al'afw) ألعفو | |
| Where's the toilet? | (ayn al-ḥammām?) أين الحمّام؟ |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
>m (hal tuħibb an tarqus̱?)
هل تحبْ أن
ترقص؟ >f (tuḥibbīn an tarquṣī?) تحبْين أل ترقصي؟ |
| I love you | (uḥibbuk) أحبك |
| Leave me alone! | f - (idrukkini) اتركيني m - (idrukni) اتركني |
| Call the police! | (nād ash-shariṭah) ناد الشرطة! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
أجمل التهاني بمناسبة الميلاد و حلول السنة الجديدة (ajmil at-tihānī bimunāsabah al-mīlād wa ḥilūl as-sanah al-jadīdah) |
| Happy Easter | (fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام |
| Happy Birthday | (kul 'am wa antum bekheir) كل عام و أنت بخير (eid mīlad sa'aīd) عيد ميلاد سعيد |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
(ḥawwāmtī mumtil'ah bi'anqalaysūn)
حَوّامتي مُمْتِلئة بِأَنْقَلَيْسون |
| One language is never enough |
(lugha wāhidah lā takfī) لغة واحدة لا تكفي |
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Other collections of Arabic phrases (some with audio)
http://www.arabic2000.com/arabic/public/common.html
http://www.touregypt.net/translat.htm
http://www.learn-arabic-language-software.com/phrases/FSArabic.htm
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_arabic.htm
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/language/arabic-phrases.html
http://www.grapeshisha.com/common-Arabic-phrases.html
http://cecilmarie.web.prw.net/arabworld/arabic/
http://www.arabiccomplete.com/modules_useful_phrases/
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