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Arabic phrasebookArabic phrasebookArabic is the fourth most widely-spoken language in the world. It is spoken in many popular destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. There are many regional dialects, but a standard Arabic language is maintained due to religious needs and region-wide media. Arabic is written from right to left. It has its own alphabet, different from the Roman alphabet used for English. ==Pronunciation guide== ''TBD'' Arabic pronunciation varies WIDELY from place to place. ==Phrase list== {{phrase}} ===Basics=== ; Hello. : ??????. marhaba(n) - the 'n' is not always pronounced. ; How are you? : ??? ????? kayfa haaluk? - to male, singular (depends on the number and gender spoken to) ; Please. : ?? ????. min faDlik. ; Thank you [very much]. : ???? shukran [bezzef]. ; Yes. : ??? na'am. ; No. : ??. laa. ; Maybe. : ???? yumkin. ; Excuse me. : ?????? ismahli - the 'i' at the beginning is swallowed ; Good morning. : ???? ????? sabaH ul-khayri - the 'i' at the end is silent ; Good evening. : ???? ????? masa' ul-khayri - the 'i' at the end is silent ; good : ??? jayyid. ; very good : ??? ??? jayyid jiddan. ; Never mind. : ??? ??? Laysa Muhim. ; None, nothing, nobody. : Maa fee. ; Hello. (''informal'') : ???? salaam. ; Fine, thank you. : ???? ,???? Bekhair Shukran ; What is your name? : ?? ???? ma ismuka (to a male) ma ismukee (to a female) ; My name is ______ . : ??? ???? ána ísmee _______ ; Nice to meet you. : Nice to meet you. (''NIGHSS t' meet YOO'') tasharafna ; You're welcome. : You're welcome. (''yuhr WEL-kuhm'') ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : smehliyeh ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : Excuse me. (''ehkz-KYOOZ mee'') ; I'm sorry. : I'm sorry. (''IGHM SAW-ree'') Ana asif (m) OR Ana Asifa (f) ; Goodbye : Goodbye. (''GUHD-bigh.'') ma'salama ; Goodbye (''informal'') : Bye. (''BIGH'') ; I can't speak ''name of language'' [well]. : I can't speak English [well]. (''IGH cant speek ING-lush [wehl]'') La atakalum "name of language" [jayid] ; Do you speak English? : Do you speak English? ?? ????? ?????????? Hal tetakallem el-inglizia? ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Is there someone here who speaks English? (''IZ thayr SUM-wun heer hoo speekz ING-lush?'') Hal ay insan alathee takalam el-inglizia? ; Help! : Help! (''HEHLP!'') Musa'ada! Musa'ada! ; Look out! : Look out! (''look OWT!'') ; Good night. : Good night. (''guhd NIGHT'') Tizba ala khair (responce is "wa enta min ahloo") ; Good night (''to sleep'') : Good night. (''good NIGHT'') ; I don't understand. : I don't understand. (''IGH doan UHN-dur-STAND'') maa fahimtu ; Where is the toilet? : Where is the toilet? (''WAYR iz thuh TOY-leht?'') aynal mirhaaD ===Problems=== ; Leave me alone. : Leave me alone. (''...'') ; Don't touch me! : Don't touch me! (''...'') ; I'll call the police. : I'll call the police. (''...'') ; Police! : Police! (''Shurta'') ; Stop! Thief! : Stop! Thief! (''...'') ; I need your help. : I need your help. (''...'') "Ahtaj musa'adat lau semah't" ; It's an emergency. : It's an emergency. (''...'') ; I'm lost. : I'm lost. (''...'') ; I lost my bag. : I lost my bag. (''...'') ; I lost my wallet. : I lost my wallet. (''...'') ; I'm sick. : I'm sick. (''...'') Ana mureed (m) Or Ana mureeda (f) ; I've been injured. : I've been injured. (''...'') ; I need a doctor. : I need a doctor. (''...'') Ah'taj doktor. ; Can I use your phone? : Can I use your phone? (''...'') ===Numbers=== ; 0 : ??? sifr ; 1 : ???? waahid ; 2 : ????? ithnaan ; 3 : ????? thalaatha ; 4 : ????? arba'a ; 5 : ???? khamsa ; 6 : ??? sitta ; 7 : ???? sab'a ; 8 : ?????? thamaaniya ; 9 : ???? tis'a ; 10 : ???? 'ashara ; 20 : ????? ishruun ; 30 : ?????? thalathuun ; 40 : ?????? arba'uun ; 50 : ????? khamsuun ; 60 : ???? sittuun ; 70 : ????? Sab'uun ; 80 : ?????? thamanuun ; 90 : ????? tis'uun ; 100 : ??? mi'a ; 11 : ??? ??? ahad ashar ; 12 : ???? ??? athnaa ashar ; 13 : ????? ??? thalaathata ashar ; 14 : ????? ??? arba'ata ashar ; 15 : ???? ??? khamsata ashar ; 16 : ??? ??? sittata ashar ; 17 : ???? ??? sab'ata ashar ; 18 : ?????? ??? thamaaniyata ashar ; 19 : ???? ??? tis'ata ashar ; 21 : ???? ?????? waahid wa ashruun ; 22 : ????? ?????? ithnaan wa ashruun ; 23 : ????? ?????? thalaatha wa ashruun ; 200 : ????? mitayn ; 300 : ???? ??? thalaath mi'a ; 1000 : ??? alf (as in The Thousand and One Nights - ??? ???? ????? Alf Layla wa Layla) ; 2000 : ????? alfayn ; 1,000,000 : ??????? al-milyuun ; 1,000,000,000 : ??????? al-bilyuun ; 1,000,000,000,000 : ????????? at-triilyuun ; number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : number _____ (''...'') ; half : ??? nisf ; less : ??? aqal ; more : ???? ak'thar ===Transportation=== ====Directions==== ; Go : ??? dhahaba ; Stop : Waqf ; Turn left : Lif Yassar ; Turn right : Lif Yameen ; straight ahead : Ala Tool ; slowly : Shway Shway ; Wait of Stay : Estanna ; Show me. : War Keni. ; here : ?? huna ; there : ??? hunak ; before : qabla ; after : ??? ba'da ; now : ???? al-aan ; from : ?? min ; to ''or'' at (''a place'') : ??? ilah ; Wait one minute. : Wahad dakeeka. ===Pronouns=== ; I : ??? ana ; you : ??? anta ; he : ?? huwa ; she : ?? hiya ; we : ??? nahnu ; they : ?? hum ===Asking questions=== ; Who? : ?? man ; What? : ?? maa ; When? : Mata ; Where? : ??? ayna ; Why? : ???? li-maadha ; How much? : bikam ; How much is this? : biKam Hada ; Where are you from? : ?? ??? ??? min ayna ant ; Understand? : Maf Hoom ; Do you speak English? : ?? ????? ??????????? hal tatkallamu l-ingliiziiyata? ===Useful "I"s=== ; I want : Ana abgha (in Egypt, more commonly: Ana aw'iz) ; I don't want : Ana ma abgha (in Egypt, Ma aw'iz) ; I have : ?? lii ; I don't have : Ana ma endi ; I don't understand : Ana ma fehim ; I work at the _____. : Ana bash taghel fi _____. ; I don't speak Arabic : ?? ????? ??????? laa atkallamu l-'arabiyata ===Things=== ; money : ???? fuluus ; coffee : ???? kahwa ; sugar : ??? sukr ; salt : ??? milh ; car : ????? Sayaara ; hotel : ???? funduq / ????? Owteel ; water : ??? maa' ; tea : ??? shay ; milk : ???? haliib ; work : ??? shughl ; airplane : ????? Taa'yrah ; street : ???? shaaria ===Time=== ; now : ???? (''Al'an'') ; later : ????? (''Ba'adayn'') ; before : ??? (''Qabla'') ; morning : ???? (''SbaaH'') ; afternoon : ??? ??? (''Ba'ada Zuhur'') ; evening : ???? (''Masaa''') ; night : ???? (''laylah'') ====Clock time==== ; one o'clock AM : one o'clock AM (''Sa'ati wahad'') ; two o'clock AM : two o'clock AM (''Sa'ati ithnayn'') ; noon : noon (''Zuhur'') ; one o'clock PM : one o'clock PM (''...'') ; two o'clock PM : two o'clock PM (''...'') ; midnight : midnight (''Muntasf el laylah'') ====Duration==== ; _____ minute(s) : _____ minute(s) (''...'') ; _____ hour(s) : _____ hour(s) (''...'') ; _____ day(s) : _____ day(s) (''...'') ; _____ week(s) : _____ week(s) (''...'') ; _____ month(s) : _____ month(s) (''...'') ; _____ year(s) : _____ year(s) (''...'') ====Days==== ; today : ????? (''Lyoum'') ; yesterday : ??? (''Ams'') ; tomorrow : ??? (''Ghada'') ; this week : ??????? (''Al'usbu'A'') ; last week : ????? ?????? (''usbu'A LmaaDi'') ; next week : ????? ?????? (''usbu'A Lqaadim'') ; Sunday : Sunday (''el'awal'') ; Monday : Monday (''iTHneyn'') ; Tuesday : Tuesday (''iTHlaath'') ; Wednesday : Wednesday (''el'arbA''') ; Thursday : Thursday (''elkhaamis'') ; Friday : Friday (''eljame'A...'') ; Saturday : Saturday (''eSSabt'') ====Months==== ''If speakers of the language commonly use a calendar other than the Gregorian, explain it here and list its months. See Hebrew phrasebook for an example.'' ; January : January (''...'') ; February : February (''...'') ; March : March (''...'') ; April : April (''...'') ; May : May (''...'') ; June : June (''...'') ; July : July (''...'') ; August : August (''...'') ; September : September (''...'') ; October : October (''...'') ; November : November (''...'') ; December : December (''...'') ====Writing time and date==== Give some examples how to write clock times and dates if it differs from English. ===Colors=== ; black : ???? (''Aswad'') ; white : ???? (''Abyadh'') ; gray : ????? (''Ramaadii'') ; red : ???? (''AHmar'') ; blue : ???? (''Azraq'') ; yellow : ???? (''Asfar'') ; green : ???? (''Akhdhar'') ; orange : ??????? (''Burtuqaali'') ; purple : ?????? (''Urjuwaan'') ; brown : ???? (''Asmar'') ===Transportation=== ====Bus and train==== ; How much is a ticket to _____? : How much is a ticket to _____? ('''adash tazakira li ____?'') ; One ticket to _____, please. : One ticket to _____, please. (''...'') ; Where does this train/bus go? : Where does this train/bus go? (''...'') ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : Where is the train/bus to _____? (''...'') ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Does this train/bus stop in _____? (''...'') ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : When does the train/bus for _____ leave? (''...'') ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : When will this bus arrive in _____? (''...'') ====Directions==== ; How do I get to _____ ? : How do I get to _____ ? (''...'') ; ...the train station? : ...the train station? (''...'') ; ...the bus station? : ...the bus station? (''...'') ; ...the airport? : ...the airport? (''...'') ; ...downtown? : ...downtown? (''...'') ; ...the youth hostel? : ...the youth hostel? (''...'') ; ...the _____ hotel? : ...the _____ hotel? (''...'') ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? (''...'') ; Where are there a lot of... : Where are there a lot of... (''...'') ; ...hotels? : ...hotels? (''...'') ; ...restaurants? : ...restaurants? (''...'') ; ...bars? : ...bars? (''...'') ; ...sites to see? : ...sites to see? (''...'') ; Can you show me on the map? : Can you show me on the map? (''...'') ; street : street (''...'') ; Turn left. : Turn left. (''...'') ; Turn right. : Turn right. (''...'') ; left : left (''...'') ; right : right (''...'') ; straight ahead : straight ahead (''...'') ; towards the _____ : towards the _____ (''...'') ; past the _____ : past the _____ (''...'') ; before the _____ : before the _____ (''...'') ; Watch for the _____. : Watch for the _____. (''...'') ; intersection : intersection (''...'') ; north : north (''...'') ; south : south (''...'') ; east : east (''...'') ; west : west (''...'') ; uphill : uphill (''...'') ; downhill : downhill (''...'') ====Taxi==== ; Taxi! : Taxi! (''...'') ; Take me to _____, please. : Take me to _____, please. (''...'') ; How much does it cost to get to _____? : How much does it cost to get to _____? (''...'') ; Take me there, please. : Take me there, please. (''...'') ===Lodging=== ; Do you have any rooms available? : Do you have any rooms available? (''...'') ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : How much is a room for one person/two people? (''...'') ; Does the room come with... : Does the room come with... (''...'') ; ...bedsheets? : ...bedsheets? (''...'') ; ...a bathroom? : ...a bathroom? (''...'') ; ...a telephone? : ...a telephone? (''...'') ; ...a TV? : ...a TV? (''...'') ; May I see the room first? : May I see the room first? (''...'') ; Do you have anything quieter? : Do you have anything quieter? (''...'') ; ...bigger? : ...bigger? (''...'') ; ...cleaner? : ...cleaner? (''...'') ; ...cheaper? : ...cheaper? (''...'') ; OK, I'll take it. : OK, I'll take it. (''...'') ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : I will stay for _____ night(s). (''...'') ; Can you suggest another hotel? : Can you suggest another hotel? (''...'') ; Do you have a safe? : Do you have a safe? (''...'') ; ...lockers? : ...lockers? (''...'') ; Is breakfast/supper included? : Is breakfast/supper included? (''...'') ; What time is breakfast/supper? : What time is breakfast/supper? (''...'') ; Please clean my room. : Please clean my room. (''...'') ; Can you wake me at sds_____? | Can you wake me at _____? (''...'') ; I want to check out. : I want to check out. (''...'') ===Money=== ; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? (''...'') ; Do you accept British pounds? : Do you accept British pounds? (''...'') ; Do you accept credit cards? : Do you accept credit cards? (''...'') ; Can you change money for me? : Can you change money for me? (''...'') ; Where can I get money changed? : Where can I get money changed? (''...'') ; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : Can you change a traveler's check for me? (''...'') ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : Where can I get a traveler's check changed? (''...'') ; What is the exchange rate? : What is the exchange rate? (''...'') ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? (''...'') ===Eating=== ; A table for one person/two people, please. : A table for one person/two people, please. (''...'') ; Can I look at the menu, please? : Can I look at the menu, please? (''...'') ; Can I look in the kitchen? : Can I look in the kitchen? (''...'') ; Is there a house specialty? : Is there a house specialty? (''...'') ; Is there a local specialty? : Is there a local specialty? (''...'') ; I'm a vegetarian. : I'm a vegetarian. (''...'') ; I don't eat pork. : I don't eat pork. (''...'') ; I don't eat beef. : I don't eat beef. (''...'') ; I only eat kosher food. : I only eat kosher food. (''...'') ; Can you make it "lite", please? (''less oil/butter/lard'') : Can you make it "lite", please? (''...'') ; fixed-price meal : fixed-price meal (''...'') ; a la carte : a la carte (''...'') ; breakfast : breakfast (''...'') al iftar ; lunch : lunch (''...'') al ghada ; tea (''meal'') : tea (''...'') shay' ; supper : supper (''...'') al isha' ; I want _____. : I want _____. (''...'') ; I want a dish containing _____. : I want a dish containing _____. (''...'') ; chicken : chicken (''...'') dejaj ; beef : beef (''...'') ; fish : fish (''...'') semak ; ham : ham (''...'') ; sausage : sausage (''...'') ; cheese : cheese (''...'') jibna ; eggs : eggs (''...'') baid ; salad : salad (''...'') salata ; (fresh) vegetables : (fresh) vegetables (''...'') (fresh) khudrawat ; (fresh) fruit : (fresh) fruit (''...'') (fresh) fawakat ; bread : bread (''...'') ayish OR khubz ; toast : toast (''...'') ; noodles : noodles (''...'') ; rice : rice (''...'') ; beans : beans (''...'') fasoliyya ; May I have a glass of _____? : May I have a glass of _____? (''...'')bheb kaas... ; May I have a cup of _____? : May I have a cup of _____? (''...'') ; May I have a bottle of _____? : May I have a bottle of _____? (''...'') ; coffee : coffee (''...'') kah'wa ; tea (''drink'') : tea (''...'') shay' ; juice : juice (''...'') ; (bubbly) water : water (''...'') ; water : water (''...'') mayye ; beer : beer (''...'') beerah ; red/white wine : red/white wine (''...'') ; May I have some _____? : May I have some _____? (''...'') ; salt : salt (''...'') malh ; black pepper : black pepper (''...'') filfil aswad ; butter : butter (''...'')zibde ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server''): Excuse me, waiter? (''...'')garcoon ; I'm finished. : I'm finished. (''...'') galaste ; It was delicious. : It was delicious. (''...'') Al-akl mazboot! ; Please clear the plates. : Please clear the plates. (''...'') ; The check, please. : The check, please. (''...'')Leh'seb min fadlak ===Bars=== ; Do you serve alcohol? : Do you serve alcohol? (''...'') ; Is there table service? : Is there table service? (''...'') ; A beer/two beers, please. : A beer/two beers, please. (''...'') ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : A glass of red/white wine, please. (''...'') ; A pint, please. : A pint, please. (''...'') ; A bottle, please. : A bottle, please. (''...'') ; _____ (''hard liquor'') and _____ (''mixer''), please. : _____ and _____, please. (''...'') ; whiskey : whiskey (''...'') ; vodka : vodka (''...'') ; rum : rum (''...'') ; water : water (''...'') ; club soda : club soda (''...'') ; tonic water : tonic water (''...'') ; orange juice : orange juice (''...'') ; Coke (''soda'') : Coke (''...'') ; Do you have any bar snacks? : Do you have any bar snacks? (''...'') ; One more, please. : One more, please. (''...'') ; Another round, please. : Another round, please. (''...'') ; When is closing time? : When is closing time? (''...'') ===Shopping=== ; Do you have this in my size? : Do you have this in my size? (''...'') ; How much is this? : How much is this? (''...'') "Bee kam hatha?" ; That's too expensive. : That's too expensive. (''...'') "ghali kiteer!" ; Would you take _____? : Would you take _____? (''...'') ; expensive : expensive (''...'') "ghali" ; cheap : cheap (''...'') ; I can't afford it. : I can't afford it. (''...'') ; I don't want it. : I don't want it. (''...'') ; You're cheating me. : You're cheating me. (''...'') ; I'm not interested. : I'm not interested. (..) ; OK, I'll take it. : OK, I'll take it. (''...'') ; Can I have a bag? : Can I have a bag? (''...'') ; Do you ship (overseas)? : Do you ship (overseas)? (''...'') ; I need... : I need... (''...'') Ahtaj ; ...toothpaste. : ...toothpaste. (''...'') ; ...a toothbrush. : ...a toothbrush. (''...'') ; ...tampons. : ...tampons. (''...'') ; ...soap. : ...soap. (''...'') ; ...shampoo. : ...shampoo. (''...'') ; ...pain reliever. (''e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen'') : ...pain reliever. (''...'') ; ...cold medicine. : ...cold medicine. (''...'') ; ...stomach medicine. : ...stomach medicine. (''...'') ; ...a razor. : ...a razor. (''...'') ; ...an umbrella. : ...an umbrella. (''...'') ; ...sunblock lotion. : ...sunblock lotion. (''...'') ; ...a postcard. : ...a postcard. (''...'') ; ...postage stamps. : ...postage stamps. (''...'') ; ...batteries. : ...batteries. (''...'') ; ...writing paper. : ...writing paper. (''...'') ; ...a pen. : ...a pen. (''...'') ; ...English-language books. : ...English-language books. (''...'') ; ...English-language magazines. : ...English-language magazines. (''...'') ; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...an English-language newspaper. (''...'') ; ...an English-English dictionary. : ...an English-English dictionary. (''...'') ===Driving=== ; I want to rent a car. : I want to rent a car. (''...'') ; Can I get insurance? : Can I get insurance? (''...'') ; stop (''on a street sign'') : stop (''...'') ; one way : one way (''...'') ; yield : yield (''...'') ; no parking : no parking (''...'') ; speed limit : speed limit (''...'') ; gas (''petrol'') station : gas station (''...'') ; petrol : petrol (''...'') ; diesel : diesel (''...'') ===Authority=== ; I haven't done anything wrong. : I haven't done anything wrong. (''...'') ; It was a misunderstanding. : It was a misunderstanding. (''...'') ; Where are you taking me? : Where are you taking me? (''...'') ; Am I under arrest? : Am I under arrest? (''...'') ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. (''...'') ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : I need to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. (''...'') ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : I want to talk to a lawyer. (''...'') ; Can I just pay a fine now? : Can I just pay a fine now? (''...'') ==Learning more== WikiPedia:Arabic language First page | Prev | Next | Last page |
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