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 |