Useful Arabic survival phrases!

Steps

  1. 1
    Learn Greetings and appropriate responses.
    • Hello - Salam or Marhaba
    • Goodbye - Ma'asalameh
    • Thank you -Shokran or Yeslamo
    • Excuse Me - Law samahtee
    • What's your name? (woman) - Ma esmouki or shoo ismik
    • What's your name? (man)- Ma esmouk or shoo ismak
    • My name is - Ismee
    • How are you? (man)- Kaifa haloka or Keefak
    • How are you? (woman) - Kaifa haloki or Keefik
    • Fine, thanks. And you? (woman)- Ana bekhair, shokran. Wa anti?
    • Fine, thanks. And you? (man) - Ana bekhair, Shokran. Wa anta? (man)
    • Where's the bathroom? - ayn alhammam
    • Yes - Na'am
    • No - LaA
    • Please (man) - Law samaht
    • Please (woman)- Law samahti
    • Where are you? (male) - Waynak? or ayna anta?
    • Where are you? (female) - Waynik? or ayna anti
    • Come - Taal (male)
    • Come - Taali (female)
    • Go - Rooh or ithab (male)
    • Go - Roohi or ithabi (female)
    • Can I come? - Feenee Ajee?
    • Wait - intathir (male)
    • Wait - intathiri (female)
    • Me - Ana
    • You - anta (male)
    • You - anti (female)
    • Him - howa pronunciation (who-wa)
    • Her - hiya pronunciation (he-ya)
    • Us - Nahnu
    • Them - hom
    • Who? - Men?
  2. 2
    Learn the basic numbers.
    • 1 - wahad واحد
    • 2 - ithnan إثنان
    • 3 - thalatha ثلاثة
    • 4 - arba'a أربعة
    • 5 - khamseh خمسة
    • 6 - sitteh ستة
    • 7 - sab'a سبعة
    • 8 - thamania ثمانية
    • 9 - tis'a تسعة
    • 10 -'ashra عشرة
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  3. 3
    Write some phrases. This is how you write some phrases in Arabic (right to left).
    • نعم / لا No/Yes
    • ما إسمك؟ what's your name
    • إسمي... My name is....
    • المعذرة Excuse me
    • مع السلامة Goodbye
    • شكر ا Thank you
    • كيف حالك؟ How are you?
    • أنا بخير شكرا و أنت؟ Fine, thanks.And you?
    • أين أجد (المرحاض)؟ Where’s the bathroom?
    • السلام عليكم - الى اللقاء Hello and Goodbye
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    What is the plural version of "male" in Arabic?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Male = Thakar (the way you would pronounce the "Th" in "The") Males = Thokour (the way you would pronounce the "Th" in "The")
  • Question
    I'm a man. When I want to say "you" to woman, I use "anti," right?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes, but when you say "I love you" or use any verb you don't use "anti" , you say the verb + ki.
  • Question
    If there is a capital letter in a word and it is not at the beginning of the sentence, what does that mean?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    It means that this word is a proper noun, usually indicating the name of a specific person, place, or organization.
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