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Arabic basic
Conversation
guide
Topics:
Greetings.

Welcome and goodbye.

Please and thank you.

Yes and no.

Introducing Yourself.

Questions to ask when you meet

people:
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 Use this checklist to track your progress

Topic:
1 □ Greet people in Arabic.
2 □ Say goodbye and welcome in Arabic.
3 □ Say please and thank you in Arabic.
4 □ Make a small conversation with Arab
people.
5 □ Introduce yourself in Arabic.
 ‫‪Greetings‬‬
‫التَّ ِح َّيات‬
‫الس ََلم ع َم ْي ُكم ور ْحم ُة ِ‬
‫اهلل َوَبَرَكاتُ ُه‬ ‫َّ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ‬
‫)‪Greeting ( hi , hello‬‬
‫‪Islamic form.‬‬
‫الس ََلم ور ْحم ُة ِ‬
‫اهلل َوَبَرَكاتُ ُه‬ ‫َو َع َم ْي ُك ُم َّ ُ َ َ َ‬
‫‪Reply.‬‬

‫‪Good morning.‬‬ ‫الخ ْي ِر‬

‫اح َ‬‫ص َب ُ‬
‫َ‬

‫‪Good morning (reply).‬‬ ‫الخ ْي ِر‬

‫ور‪َ /‬‬ ‫اح ُّ‬
‫الن ِ‬ ‫ص َب ُ‬
‫َ‬

‫‪Good‬‬ ‫‪evening‬‬ ‫–‬ ‫اء ا ْل َخ ْي ِر‬

‫س ُ‬‫َم َ‬
‫‪afternoon.‬‬
‫‪Good‬‬ ‫‪evening‬‬ ‫–‬ ‫ور‪ /‬ا ْل َخ ْي ِر‬ ‫اء ُّ‬
‫الن ِ‬ ‫س ُ‬‫َم َ‬
‫‪afternoon (reply).‬‬
‫‪Good day‬‬ ‫اب َي ْو ُمك‪َ -‬ي ْو ُم ُك ْم‬
‫ط َ‬‫َ‬

‫‪Good night‬‬ ‫ط َاب ْت َل ْي َمتُك ‪َ -‬ل ْي َمتُ ُك ْم‬

‫َ‬
 ‫‪Welcome and Goodbye‬‬
‫اق‬‫ر‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ت‬
‫َُ َ ُ‬‫ف‬
‫ْ‬ ‫اال‬
‫و‬ ‫اء‬‫َ‬‫ق‬‫ّْ‬
‫الم‬ ‫ة‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ي‬
‫َّ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ح‬ ‫تَ‬
‫‪Hello and welcome.‬‬ ‫س ْه اَل‬
‫َه اَل َو َ‬
‫َه اَل َو َم ْر َح ابا _ أ ْ‬
‫أْ‬

‫‪Hello and welcome‬‬ ‫س ْه اَل‬

‫َه اَل َو َ‬
‫َه اَل َو َم ْر َح ابا _ أ ْ‬
‫أْ‬
‫‪(Reply).‬‬
‫‪It was a pleasure meeting‬‬ ‫ْت ِب ُم َق َاب َم ِتك‪ِ /‬ب َم ْع ِرفَ ِتك‪.‬‬
‫شَّرف ُ‬
‫تَ َ‬
‫‪/knowing you.‬‬
‫‪I'm glad to meet you‬‬ ‫ور ِلِمقَ ِائك‪.‬‬‫ر‬‫س‬‫ْ‬
‫َ ُ ٌ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ي‬ ‫إِ َّن ِ‬
‫ن‬

‫?‪How are you‬‬ ‫ف أَ ْنت؟‬

‫َك ْي َ‬

‫?‪How are you doing‬‬ ‫ف َحالُك؟‬

‫َك ْي َ‬

‫)الحمد هلل( ‪Fine‬‬ ‫ِب َخ ْي ٍر َوا ْل َح ْم ُد هلل‪.‬‬

‫‪Good bye‬‬ ‫الس ََل َم ِة– ِفي‬

‫اء– َم َع َّ‬‫إَِلى المّْ َق ِ‬
‫ِ‬
‫ِر َع َاية اهلل ‪َ -‬وَد ا‬
‫اعا‬
 ِ ‫ت ِبح ِد‬
It's been nice talking to you. ‫يثي معك‬
ََ َ ُ ‫استَ ْمتَ ْع‬
ْ ‫َل َق ْد‬

Good holiday. ‫إِ َج َازةٌ ُم ْم ِت َع ٌة‬

ٌ ‫س ِع‬
‫يد‬ ّّ
َ ‫َحظ‬
Good luck.

You too (reply). ‫َوأَ ْنت َك َذِل َك‬

Best wishes. ‫أَتَ َم َّنى َلك ُك َّل َخ ْي ٍر‬

You too (reply). ‫َوأَ ْنت َك َذِل َك‬

 Please and Thank you
ُّ ‫ب َو‬
‫الش ْك ُر‬ َّ
ُ ‫الط‬
‫م‬
َ
Please ‫ضِمك‬
ْ َ‫ِم ْن ف‬

Thanks ‫ش ْكاار‬
ُ

Thank you ‫ش ُك ُرك‬

ْ َ‫أ‬

I'm very grateful to you ِ‫ش‬

‫اكٌر لَك ِجدِّا‬ َ ‫إِ ّْني‬

I don't know how to ‫الش ْك ِر‬ ِ ‫إِ ّْني َع‬

ُّ ‫اجٌز َعن‬
thank you.
Not at all ‫َع ْف اوا – ا ْل َع ْفو‬

Don't mention – that's ُّ ‫اعي ِل‬

.‫مش ْك ِر‬ ِ ‫َال َد‬
nothing.
May Allah reward you ‫َجَزاك اهللُ َخ ْياار‬
good – Islamic form.
 May Allah reward you ‫َجَاز َنا َوِا َّيا ُكم – َوِا َّيا ُكم‬
good (reply).
 Yes and No
‫ض‬
ُ ‫الرْف‬
َّ ‫القُ ُبو ُل َو‬
Yes ‫َن َع ْم‬

Yes indeed – sure ِ ‫ِبالتَّأْ ِك‬

‫يد‬

No ‫َال‬

Ok ‫س انا‬
َ ‫َح‬

ٌ ‫ُم َو ِاف‬
‫ق‬
I agree

ُ ‫ض– َال أ َُو ِاف‬

‫ق‬ ُ ُ‫أ َْرف‬
I refuse

ُ ‫أَتَّ ِف‬
‫ق َم َعك‬
I agree with you

ُ ‫َال أَتَّ ِف‬

‫ق َم َعك‬
I don't agree with
you
 َ ْ‫َال َبأ‬
‫س‬
No problem
 Introducing your self
Hi / hello ‫َلم َعمَ ْي ُك ْم‬
ُ ‫الس‬
َّ
How are you? ‫الحا ُل؟‬ َ ‫ف‬َ ‫َك ْي‬
My name is… ... ‫اس ِمي‬
ْ
I'm from …. ... ‫أََنا ِم ْن‬
My native language is ... ‫لُ َغ ِتي‬

‫ َع ا‬... ‫ُع ْم ِري‬

‫اما‬
I'm….years old

ٌ ‫ ُم َدّْر‬/ ‫أََنا ُم َعمّْ ٌم‬

.‫س‬
I'm a teacher.
I'm a doctor…
ٌ ‫ط ِب‬
...‫يب‬ َ ‫أََنا‬
 Questions to ask when
you meet people:
How are you? ‫ف َحالُك؟‬َ ‫َك ْي‬
What's your name? ‫اس ُمك؟‬
ْ ‫َما‬
How old are you? ‫َك ْم ُع ْم ُرك؟‬
Where are you from? ‫ِم ْن أ َْي َن أَ ْنت؟‬
What's your native ‫األم؟‬
ُّ ‫َما لُ َغتُك‬
language?
What's your work? ‫َما َذا تَ ْع َمل؟‬
What is your ‫َما ِج ْن ِس َّيتُك؟‬
nationality?

What is your date ِ ‫ما يوم ِم‬

‫يَلدك؟‬
of birth? ُ َْ َ
Where do you live? ‫س ُكن؟‬ ْ َ‫أ َْي َن ت‬
What is your ‫َما َرْق ُم َه ِات ِفك؟‬
telephone number?