This document provides basic Arabic phrases for greetings, numbers, days of the week, family terms and food items. It includes:
- Common greetings such as thank you, hello, goodbye
- Numbers 1-10 and colors
- Family terms like mother, father, sister, brother
- Weekday names in Arabic
- Some common foods like fish, chicken, coffee, milk
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1. Basic Phrases
? Thank You ¨C Shukran
? We are honored ¨C Tasharrafnaa
? Where are you from? Min aina anta?
? Where is the hotel? Aina al-funduq
? Where is the airport? Aina almataar
? Where is the airport? Aina almataar?
? I don¡¯t eat pork ¨C Laa aakulu laham al-khunzeer
? I want to eat ¨C Ureedu an aakul
? Goodby: Ma salaama
? Please: Min fudluk
Numbers and Colors
? Aharah ¨C 10
? Tissaa ¨C 9
? Thama aneeya -8
? Sabaa -7
? Settah ¨C 6
? Kumsah ¨C 5
? Arba ¨C 4
? Thalatha -3
? Itnain -2
? Wahid ¨C 1
? Siffr ¨C 0
? Akhdar ¨C green
? Aswad ¨C Black
? Banafsaji/Urjuwan ¨C purple
? Jauzi/ Buni ¨C brown
? Azrak ¨C blue
? Ahmar ¨C red
Family
? Bint ¨C Daughter
? Ibn ¨C Son
? Akht ¨C Sister
? Akh ¨C Brother
? Umm ¨C Mother
? Ab ¨C Father
? Jaddah ¨C Grandmother
? Jadd ¨C Grandfather
2. Weekdays
? Al sabat ¨C Saturday
? Al juma ¨C Friday
? Al Khamees ¨C Thursday
? Al arba ¨C Wednesday
? Al thalatha ¨C Tuesday
? Al ithnain ¨C Monday
? Al ahad ¨C Sunday
Food
? Samak ¨C fish
? Dajaa ¨C chicken
? Qahwa ¨C coffee
? Haleeb ¨C milk
? Ashaa ¨C dinner
? Gadaa ¨C lunch
? Iftar ¨C breakfast
comments pronunciation Arabic English
say to friends or younger people Hello!, Hi!
universal greeting - official Peace! (hello)
standard reply Peace - reply
before noon Good morning
typical reply Good morning-reply
afternoon and in the evening
Good
evening/afternoon
typical reply Good evening - reply
say to people who come to visit Welcome!
don't start with this - say Hi first How are you (m)?
notice second word! How are you (f)?
also used as "take care" Good bye
3. gender-less Thank you
same as "don't mention it"
You are welcome
(reply)
also used when you call
someone
Yes
also pre-fix that means "-less" No
can be at beginning or end of
sentence
Please! (m)
same, but for a female Please! (f)
Basics
I: ana
You (sg): inta/inti (m/f)
He: huwa
She: hiya
We: nahnu
You (pl): untum/inti (m/f)
They: uhum
Greetings
Hello: as-salam alaykum
Hello (response): wa alaykum e-salam
Goodbye (person leaving): ma'a salama
Goodbye (person staying): alla ysalmak
Good morning: sabaH ala-kheir
Good afternoon: masa' al-kheir
Good night: tisbaH ala-kheir
Welcome: ahlan wa sahlan OR marHaba
Basics
Yes: aiwa/na'am
4. No: la
Maybe: mumkin
Please: min fadhlik
Thank you: shukran
You're welcome: afwan
Excuse me: lo tismaH
OK: tayib
No problem: mafi mushkila
mall talk
How are you?: kef Halak?
Fine thanks: zein al-Hamdulillah
What's your name?: shismak?
My name is?: ismi ?
I understand: ana fahim
I don't understand: la afham
I speak?: ana atakallam ?
Do you speak?: titkallam ??
English: inglizi
French: fransawi
German: almani
I don't speak Arabic: ma-atakallam arabi
Getting Around
Where is (the)??: wein (al-) ??
Airport: al-matar
Bus stop: mokaf al-bas
Bus station: maHattat al-bas
5. Taxi stand: maHattat tax
Bus: bas
Car: sayyara
Horse: Hsan
Camel: jamal
Taxi: tax
Directions
Address: onwan
Street: shari'
Number: raqam
City: madina
Here: hni
There: hnak
Next to: yam
Opposite: gbal/mgabel
Behind: wara
To: min
Signs
Entry: dukhol
Exit: khuruj
Toilets (men): Hammam lirrijal
Toilets (women): Hammam linnisa'a
Hospital: mustashfa
Police: shurta
Days
6. Monday: yom al-idhnayn
Tuesday: yom al-dhaladh
Wednesday: yom al-arba'
Thursday: yom al-khamis
Friday: yom al-jama'a
Saturday: yom as-sabt
Sunday: yom al-Had
Numbers
Zero: sifr
One: waHid
Two: idhnin
Three: dhladha
Four: arba'a
Five: khamsa
Six: sitta
Seven: sab'a
Eight: dhimania
Nine: tis'a
Ten: ashra
Arabic Phrases for Meeting and Greeting
hal tataHaddath al'ingiliiziyya? Do you speak English?
hal yuwjad aHad hunaa yataHaddath al'ingiliiziyya? Does anyone here speak
English?
anaa ataHaddath faqaT qaliil min al?arabiyya. I only speak a little Arabic.
maa ismuk? What is your name?
7. ismii Hasan. My name is Hasan.
kayfa Haluk? How are you?
anaa bikhayr shukran. I'm fine, thank you.
anaa sa?iid jiddan bimuqaabalatak. I am very glad to meet you.
anaa laa afham. I don't understand.
madhaa taquul? What did you say?
hal yumkinuk attaHadduth bibuT'. Can you speak more slowly?
anaa afham tamaaman. I understand perfectly.
na'am (yes)
min faDlik (please)
tafaDDal (go ahead, be my guest)
shukran. (Thank you.)
shukran jaziilan. (Thank you very much.)
'afwan (You¡¯re welcome.)
aasif (Sorry.)
'afwan (Excuse me.)
mara thaaniya, min faDlik? (Please repeat.)
laa (no)
anaa (I)
huwa (he)
hiya (she)
naHnu (we)
anta/anti (you [M/F])
antum (you [plural])
hum (they)
? hal tatakallam al-¡¯arabiya? (Do you speak Arabic?)
? hal tatakallam al-injliiziya? (Do you speak English?)
8. ? atakallam al-'arabiya. (I speak Arabic.)
? laa atakallam al-'arabiya. (I do not speak Arabic.)
? atakallam qaliilan. (I speak a little.)
? afham. (I understand.)
? laa afham. (I do not understand.)
? hal tafham? (Do you understand? [M])
? hal tafhamiin? (Do you understand? [F])
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I ?Ana
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You (male) ?Anta
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You (female) ?Anti
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You (plural) ?Antum
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We Na?nu
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They Hom
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He Huwa
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She Hiya
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This (masculine) Hadha
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This (feminine) Hadhahi
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Hello - Peace ?Assal¨¡mu ?alaykum - mar?aban
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9. (To which the reply is): Hello - Peace W¨¡ ?alaykumu s-sal¨¡m -
mar?aban
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Welcome ?Ahlan
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Goodbye Ma?a s-sal¨¡ma
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Good morning! Saba?u l-?air
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Good evening! Mas¨¡?u l-?air
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Good night! (to a male) Tusbi? ?ala ?air
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Good night! (to a female) Tusbi?i ?ala ?air
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How are you? Kayfa l-?¨¡l
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How are you? (to a male) Kayfa h¨¡luka
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How are you? (to a female) Kayfa h¨¡luki
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And you? (to a male) Wa ?anta
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And you? (to a female) Wa ?anti
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See you later! (to a male) ?Ar¨¡ka fima ba?d
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See you later! (to a female) ?Ar¨¡ki fima ba?d
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What's your name? M¨¡ smuk
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My name is ¡ Ismi
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My mother ?Umi
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My brother ?A?i
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My sister ?U?ti
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My uncle (paternal) ?Ami
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My uncle (maternal) Khali
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My aunt (paternal) ?Amati
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My aunt (maternal) ?alati
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My husband Aawji
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My wife Zawjati
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My grandfather Jaddi
???????????????
White Abya?
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Red A?mar
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Black ?Aswad
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Blue Azraq
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Yellow Asfar
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