Arabic Language Basics

English Arabic
Yes Na'am / aywa
No La
Please Min fadlak (m) / Min fadliki (f)
Thank You Shukran
Praise be to God Al hum du lillah
God Willing Insha' llah

Hello marhaba
Hello reply marhabtayn
Greeting (peace be upon you) as salaam alaykum
Greeting reply wa alaykum A Salaam
Good morning sabah il khayr
Good morning reply sabah in nuwr
Good evening misa il khayr
Good evening reply misa il nuwr
How are you? kayf haalak (m) / kayf haalik (f)
Fine thank you zayn, shukran (m) / zayna shukran (f)
Good tammam
You’re welcome afwan
No problem mafee mooshkalah
Welcome ahlan wa sahlan
Welcome reply ahlan fiyk (m) / ahlan fiyki (f)
Goodbye ma a salaama

Who miyn?
What shuw?
When mata?
Where wayn?
Why laysh?
Which ayy?
How kayf?
How many/ How much kam?
To / for ila
In / at fee
From min
Also kamaan
And wa
There is not maa fee
Sorry Aasif (m) / aasifa (f)

My name is Ismiy....
What is your name? Shuw ismak (m) / shuw ismik (f)
Where are you from min wayn inta (m) / min wayn inti (f)
I am from anaa min
Britian braitani
Europe oropi
America ameriki
India al Hindi

Right yamiyn
Left yassar
Police al shurtaa
Airport mataar
Hospital mushtashfa
Hotel funduq
Desert Al sahraa
Beach / Sea Il bahar
Mountain jebel
Petrol Station Mahattat betrol
Telephone telephon
Taxi teksi
Bathroom / Toilet hammam
Market souq

Zero sifr
One wahaad
Two ithnayn
Three thalatha
Four arabaa
Five khamsa
Six sitta
Seven sabaa
Eight thamaanya
Nine tissa
Ten ashara
Hundred miya
Thousand Alf