http://www.linguanaut.com/english_arabic.htm English Phrases English Greetings Hi! Good morning! Good evening! Welcome!

(to greet someone) How are you? I'm fine, thanks! And you? Good/ So-So. Thank you (very much)! You're welcome! (for "thank you") Hey! Friend! I missed you so much! What's new? Nothing much Good night! See you later! Good bye! Asking for Help and Directions I'm lost Can I help you? Can you help me? Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Go straight! then turn left/ right! I'm looking for john. One moment please! Hold on please! (phone) How much is this? Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Excuse me! ( to pass by) Come with me! How to Introduce Yourself Do you speak (English/ Arabic)? Just a little. Hal tatakallamu alloghah alenjleziah/ alarabiah? / Qaleelan! ! Arabic Phrases Arabic Greetings: Salam! Sabah el kheer Masaa el kheer Marhaban Kaifa haloka/ haloki ( female) Ana bekhair, shokran! Wa ant? / Wa anti? (female) Jayed/ 'aadee / Shokran (jazeelan) ( ) Alafw Ahlan sadiqi/ sadiqati! (female) / ! Eshtaqto elaika/ elaiki (female) katheeran Maljadeed? Lashai jadeed Tosbeho/ tosbeheena (female) ala khair/ / Araka/ Araki (female) fi ma ba'd Maa salama

Ada'tu tareeqi! ! ! Hal beemkani mosaadatuk? Hal beemkanek mosaadati? Ayna ajedu (al merhaad/ assaidaliah)? / ) ( imshy ala tool, thumma arrij yaminan/ shimalan / ! Abhatu an John Lahda men fadlek/ fadleki (female) ibqa/ ibqay (female) ala al khat raja'an / ! Kam howa thamanoh? (th as in bath) Men fathlek/ fathleki (female) (th as in that) Alma'derah Ta'ala/ ta'alay (female) ma'ee! !

How to Introduce Yourself What's your name? My name is ... Mr.../ Mrs./ Miss

Ma esmouk? Ma esmouki? Esmee .... Assayed/ Assayeda/ Al anesah ... // ...... Motasharefon/ motasharefatun (f) bema'refatek Nice to meet you! / You're very kind! Anta lateef/ Anti lateefa ! ! Where are you from? Men ayna anta/ anti (female)? I'm from (the U.S/ Morocco) Ana men (amreeka/ almaghrib) /) ) I'm (American) Ana (amreeki/ amrekiah (female) / Where do you live? Ayna taskun?/ Ayna taskuneen? (female) A'eesho fel welayat almotaheda/ faransa I live in (the U.S/ France) / Hal istamta'ta bewaqtika/ bewaqtiki (f) huna? Did you like it here? Morocco is a wonderful country Al maghrib baladun jameel! ! What do you do for a living? Ma mehnatuk? Mehnatuki (female) I work as a (translator/ A'mal ka(motarjim/ rajul a'maal) / businessman) I like Arabic Ohibbu allughah al arabia I've been learning Arabic for 1 adrusu allughah al arabia mundu shahr month Oh! That's good! Hada shay'un Jameel How old are you? Kam howa umruk? umroki (female) Umri ( 'eshreen/ thalatheen) sanah (th as in bath) I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. ( / ) I have to go Yajebu an athhaba al aan! (th as in that) I will be right back! Sa arjeo halan Wish Someone Something Good luck! Bettawfeeq ! Happy birthday! Eid meelad sa'eed! Happy new year! Sana sa'eedah! Merry Christmas! A'yaad meelad Saeedah ! Happy Eid Eid mobarak! ! Happy Ramadan Ramadan mobarak! Congratulations! Mabrook! ! Enjoy! (for meals...) Shahia tayebah! I'd like to visit Iraq one day Arghabu bezeyarat al iraq. Say hi to John for me Sallem ala John men ajlee )( Bless you (when sneezing) Rahimaka Allah Good night and sweet dreams! Laila sa'eda wa ahlaam ladida ! Solving a Misunderstanding I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear Afwan! ! something) Sorry (for a mistake) Aasef! ! No Problem! La moshkelah Can You Say It Again? Aed men fadlek!/ Aeedi men fadleki (fem) Can You Speak Slowly? Takalam bebot men fadlek/ fadleki (fem) Write It Down Please! Oktobha men fadlek/ Oktobiha men fadleki (fem)

How to Introduce Yourself I Don't Understand! I Don't Know! I Have No Idea. What's That Called In Arabic? What Does "gato" Mean In English? How Do You Say "Please" In Arabic? What Is This? My Arabic is bad. I need to practice my Arabic Don't worry! Arabic Expressions and Words Good/ Bad/ So-So. Big/ Small Today/ Now Tomorrow/ Yesterday Yes/ No Here you go! (when giving something) Do you like it? I really like it! I'm hungry/ thirsty. In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. This/ That. Here/There Me/ You. Him/ Her. Really! Look! Hurry up! What? Where? What time is it? It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. Give me this! I love you! I feel sick. I need a doctor One, Two, Three Four, Five, Six Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten / !! La afham! ! La aref! ! La adri! Ma esmoho bel arabiah? Mada ta'ni kalemat "qit" bel inglizia? " " Kaifa taqoulu kalimat "please" bel arabia? " " Ma hatha (th as in that) Lughati al arabic laisat kama yajib Ahtaaju an atadarraba 'ala al arabia! La taqlaq! La taqlaqi (fem) ! /

Jayed/ saye'/ 'adee / / Kabeer/ Sagheer / Alyawm/ Al aan / Ghadan/ Albareha / / Naam/ Laa / Khod! ! Hal ajabak? Hal ajabaki? (female) Ajabani haqqan! Ana jae/ ana atshaan / Sabahan/ masaan/ laylan / / Hatha/ thalek. Huna/ hunaak (th as in that) / ./ Ana/ anta/ anti (you female). Houwa/ Hiya / . / Haqqan ! Onzor / Onzori (female) !! Asre'/ Asre'ee (female) !! Matha? Ayn? (th as in that) kam essa'a? Enaha al 'ashera. Ennaha assaabe'a wa nesf. . A'teni hatheh! (th as in that) ! Uhibbok/ uhibboki (female) ana mareed. . ahtaju tabeeban! ! wahed, ithnaan, thalatha (th as in think). , , arba'a, khamsa, sitta , , sab'a, thamania (th as in think), tis'a, 'ashara. , , ,

You may have noticed the tick () in some places, it is the equivalent of a soundless a or a brief stop, which is the closest sound to a letter which only exist in Arabic. The th is sometimes pronounced as th of that and sometimes as th of think, I usually

state how you should pronounce it. In Arabic there are two types of "h", the sharp h and the regular "h", the sharp one is hard to pronounce for many foreigner however a person can be understood even the sharp "h" is pronounced as a regular "h".