Arabic Conversation and Phrase Booklet

Arabic Conversation and Phrase Book
‫ت وال ُج َم ِل القَصير ِة ِباللُّغَ ِة العَ َر ِبيَّة‬

ِ ‫تاب ال ُمحادَثا‬
ُ ‫ِك‬
(Modern Standard Arabic)
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Table of Contents
Chapter Page Nb
Arabic Alphabet 3
Before You Start 4
Greetings and Small Talk 6
Good Wishes and Festive/ 20

Religious Seasons
Shopping and Money Exchange 22
Travel and Directions 25
Eating Out 29
Help and Emergencies 37
Common Arabic Proverbs 41
Days, Date, Seasons, Weather and 47

Time
Numbers 56
Expressing Emotions in Arabic 59
Clothes Vocabulary in Arabic 62
Work and Office 63
Form Filling 65
20 Facts about the Arabic 66

Language
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Arabic Alphabet
Transliteration Guide
for this Book
Hamza ʼ
Alif a; ā for long vowel
‫ب‬b
‫ت‬t
‫ث‬th
‫ج‬j
‫ح‬ḩ
‫خ‬kh
‫د‬d
‫ذ‬dh
‫ر‬r
‫ز‬z
‫س‬s
‫ش‬sh
‫ص‬ş
‫ض‬ḑ
‫ط‬ţ
‫ظ‬z̧
ʻ‫ع‬
‫غ‬gh
‫ف‬f
‫ق‬q
‫ك‬k
‫ل‬l
‫م‬m
‫ن‬n
‫ه‬h
‫و‬w
‫ي‬y
‫ي‬Ī for an ee long vowel sound
‫ـَا‬ā
‫ـَي‬ay
Á for short a vowel in ‫ى‬
‫ـَو‬aw
‫ـو‬Ū for an uu long vowel in
ً ‫ـ‬an
in ٍ ‫ـ‬
un ٌ ‫ــ‬
Before You Start
• The Arabic alphabet is made up of 28 letters, written from right to left, although some
consider it be 29, by adding the Hamza ‫ء‬.
• All of the letters are consonants, since the vowels in Arabic are denoted by diacritics or
marks, which can be added to the letters, either on top or underneath. For better
understanding click here to further read about Arabic diacritics.
• Most of the letters conjoin together when writing words, apart from few which do not,
simply because of their shape.
• There are no capital versus small letters in Arabic.
• Each Arabic alphabet letter can be written in four different ways or shapes when writing
a word: when it is stand-alone or isolated, when it is at the beginning of the word, when
it is at the middle of the word, and when it is at the end. Click here to learn more on this
topic.
• For example consider the words ‫“ باب‬baab” or door and ‫“ كبير‬kabeer” or large. You can
see for the letter ‫“ ب‬b” how it has changed in accordance to its position in the word,
whether at the beginning, middle or end. You may feel it is a bit difficult at first glance,
but if you look closer, you can see that all the "baas" ‫ ب‬look similar. For detailed
understanding of the way each letter is written, you may wish to visit "The Beginner's
Guide to Arabic" link.
Arabic Letters:
From the right to the left <------ :
stand alone,
beginning of the word,
middle of the word,
and end of the word.
Greetings and Small Talk
English Transliteration Arabic
Hello Marḩaban ‫مرحبا‬

(*Casually pronounce as
Marḩaba)
Peace be upon you ’As-salāmu ʼAlaykum ‫السَّالم عليكم‬
And may peace be upon you Wa ʼalaykum as-salām ‫سالم‬

َّ ‫وعليكم ال‬
too
How are you? Kayfa al-ḩal? ‫كيف الحال؟‬
Good, thanks God Bi-khayr, Al-hamdu-li- ‫ الحمد هلل‬،‫بِخير‬

Allah
*pronounced as Al-hamdu-lillāh
I’m good/ OK ’Ana bi-khayr ‫أنا بِخير‬
And what about you? Wa ’anti? (female) ‫وأنت؟‬

Wa ’anta? (male)
Pleased/ Pleasure to meet you Tasharraftu ‫تش َّرفت‬
Please Min Faḑlik ‫مِ ن فضلِك‬
Go ahead, be my guest Tafaḑḑal ‫تفضَّل‬
Thank you / You’re welcome / Shukran / ‘Afwan / / ‫ عذرا‬/ ‫ عفوا‬/ ‫شكرا‬

Excuse me / Sorry ‘Uzran / Aasif ‫آسِف‬
Hello my friend ’Ahlan sadīqati (female) ‫أهال صديقتي‬
’Ahlan sadīqi (male) ‫أهال صديقي‬
I have to go Yajibu an adhhaba alʼān ‫ي ِجب أن أذهب اآلن‬
Good morning Sabāhu al-khayr ‫صباح الخير‬
Good evening Masā’u al-khayr ‫مساء الخير‬
Good night Tusbiḩu ‘ala khayr (male) ‫تص ِبح على خير‬
Tusbeḩīna ‘ala khayr ‫تص ِبحين على خير‬
(female)
Until we meet again ’Ila al-li-qiāʼ ‫إِلى اللِقاء‬
Goodbye Ma’a as-salāmah ‫مع السَّالمة‬
See you later ’Arāka lāḩiqan (male) ‫أراك الحِ قا‬

’Arāki lāḩiqan (female) ‫أراك الحِ قا‬
’Arāḩkum lāḩiqan (group) ‫أراكم الحِ قا‬
Yes / No / Maybe / God Willing Na’am / Lā / Rubbamā / ‫ إن‬/ ‫ ربَّما‬/ ‫ ال‬/ ‫نعم‬
’In-shā’a-Allah ‫شاء هللا‬
Come on, Let’s go Hayyā/ (*Yallā)= common in )‫ (*ي َّال‬/‫هيا‬
many dialects but is not considered
Fusḩa
My name is … ’Ismee ...‫اِسمي‬
What’s your name? Mā-s-muk (*Masmuk)? ‫ما اسمك؟‬
I am … years old (my age is...) ‘Umrī … ...‫عمري‬
Where are you from? Min ’ayna ’anti (female) ‫مِ ن أين أنت؟‬
Min ’ayna ’anta (male)
I’m from… ’Anā min… ...‫أنا مِ ن‬
Where do you live? ’Ayna taskunīna? ‫أين تسكنين؟‬

(female) ‫أين تسكن؟‬
’Ayna taskunu? (male)
I live in… ’Aʻīshú fī… ...‫أعيش في‬
’Askunu fī… ...‫أسكن في‬
What do you do for a living? Mā mihnatuki? (female) ‫ما مِ هنتك؟‬

Mā mihnatuka? (male)
I work as a… ’Aʻmalu… …‫أعمل‬
Example Conversation
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What are your hobbies? Mā hiwāyātuka? (male) ‫ما هِواياتك؟‬
Mā hiwāyātuki? (female)
Are you married? Hal ʼanta mutazawwij? (male) ‫هل أنت متز ِوجٌ؟‬
Hal ʼanti mutazawwijah? ‫ت متز ِوجةٌ؟‬
ِ ‫هل أن‬
(female)
Do you have children? Hal ladayka ʼawlād? (male) ‫هل لديك أوالدٌ؟‬
Hal ladayki ʼawalād? (female)
Where do you live? ʼAyna tuqīm(u)? (male) ‫أين تقيم؟‬
Where do you live? ʼAyna tuqīmīna? (female) ‫أين تقيمين‬
Do you live in the city or Hal tuqimu fi al-madinati ami-l- ‫هل تقيم في المدين ِة أم‬
village? qaryah? (male) ‫القريةِ؟‬
Do you live in the village or Hal tuqimīna fī al-madīnati ‫هل تقيمين في المدين ِة أم‬
city? ami-l-qaryah? (female) ‫القريةِ؟‬
What country are you Min ayyi baladin ʼanta? (male) ‫مِ ن أي ِ بل ٍد أنت؟‬
from? Men ayyi baladin ʼanti?
(female)
I would like to see you ʼAwaddu ru’yatuka ‫أو ُّد رؤيتك مجدَّدا‬
again mujaddadan (male)
Awaddu ru’yatuki mujaddadan
(female)
Do you speak Arabic? Hal tatakallamu al-lughata ‫هل تتكلَّم اللُّغة العربِيَّة؟‬
al-‘arabiyyah?
Slightly/Some Qalīlan ‫قليال‬
Do you understand? Hal tafham(u)? ‫هل تفهم؟‬
I didn’t understand Lam afham ‫لم أفهم‬
Please repeat (another time, Marratan thāniyatan min ‫م َّرة ثانِية مِ ن فض ِلك‬
please) faḑlik(a)
What time is it? Mā as-sāʻah? ‫ما السَّاعة؟‬
(*Although it’s considered grammatically
flawed, asking “Kam as-saa’a” is very
common amongst Arabic speakers)
How far is it? (What’s the Kam al masāfah? ‫ك ِم المسافة؟‬

*pronounced: Kamil-masāfa
distance?)
Can I have…? Hal yumkinu ʼan tuʻtīnī..? ‫هل يمكن أن‬
‫؟‬...‫تعطيني‬
Can I see? Hal yumkinu ʼan ʼará? ‫هل يمكِن أن أرى؟‬
Why? Limādhā ‫لِماذا؟‬
How? Kayf(a)? ‫كيف؟‬
Where? Ayn(a)? ‫أين؟‬

When? Matá? ‫متى؟‬
Who? / What? / Which? Man? / Mā? / Ayy? ‫ أي؟‬/ ‫ ما؟‬/ ‫من؟‬
Send me a… ʼArsil lī (male) / ʼArsilī lī ‫ أرسِلي‬/ ...‫أرسِل لي‬
(female) ...‫لي‬
SMS / Text message Risālatun nassiyyah ٌ‫صيَّة‬
ِ ‫ِرسالةٌ ن‬
Email Al-barādu Al-ʼIlikturūniyy ‫البريد اإللِكتروني‬
Talk to you later ʼUkallimuka laḩiqan ‫أكلَّمك الحِ قا‬
What’s your phone Mā huwa raqmuka? (male) ‫ما رقمك؟‬

number? Mā huwa raqmuki (female)
Can I call you? Hal yumkinunī al-ʼit-tişāla bika? ‫هل يمكِنني االتِصال‬
(male) ‫بِك؟‬
Hal yumkinunī al-ʼit-tişāla biki?
(female)
Call me ʼIt-taşil bī (male) ‫صل بي‬ِ َّ ‫ات‬
ʼIt-taşilī bī (female) ‫صلي بي‬ ِ َّ ‫ات‬
I can’t hear you Lā yumkinunī ʼan ʼasmaʻaka ‫ال يمكِنني أن أسمعك‬
(male)
Lā yumkinunī ʼan ʼasmaʻaki
(female)
Please stay on hold ʼArjū minka al-ʼintizār ‫أرجو مِ نك االِنتِاظار‬
Can I invite you for dinner? Hal yumkinunī daʻwatuka ’ilá ‫هل يمكِنني دعوتك إلى‬
al-ʻashā’? (male) ‫العشاء؟‬
Hal yumkinunī daʻwatuki ’ilá al-
ʻashā’? (female)
You are nice (sweet) ’Anta laţīf (male) ‫طيف‬
ٌ ‫أنت ل‬
You are nice (sweet) ’Anti laţīfah (female) ٌ‫ت لطيفة‬

ِ ‫أن‬
Pleased to have seen you Surirtu bi ru’yatuka (male) ‫س ِررت بِرؤيتِك‬

(Pleasure to see you) Surirtu bi ru’yatuki (female)
I missed you ’Ishtaqtu laka (male) ‫اشتقت لك‬
’Ishtaqtu laki (female)
I love you ’Uḩibbuka (male) ‫أحِ بُّك‬
’Uḩibbuki (female)
Mobile and Calling
Saying Excuse me
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Saying Sorry

Saying Thank You

Responding to Thank You

Saying Goodbye
Speaking About the
Weather
Good Wishes and Festive/
Religious Seasons
The New Year As-sanatu al-jadīdah ‫السَّنة الجديدة‬
(Happy New Year) Wishing Kullu ‘āmin wa ʼantum ‫ك ُّل عام وأنتم بِخير‬
you goodness every year bikhayr
Merry Christmas ‘īdu mīladin majīd ‫عيد ميال ٍد مجيد‬
Happy Easter ‘īdu Fus-ḩin saʼīd / ‘īdu ‫عيد فصحٍ سعيد‬/ ‫عيد‬
qeyāmatin saʼīd ‫قِيام ٍة سعيد‬
Wishing you a generous Ramāḑan marīm ‫رمضان كريم‬
Ramadan
Wishing you a blessed Ramāḑan mubārak ‫رمضان مبارك‬
Ramadan
Acceptable fasting and a şawman maqbūlan wa ‫صوما مقبوال وإِفطارا‬
scrumptious breakfast ʼfţʼran Shahiyyan ‫ش ِهيا‬
Fasting şawm ‫صوم‬
I am fasting ʼAnʼ şā’im ‫أنا صائِم‬
Are you fasting? ʼAnta şā’im (male)/ / ‫أنت صائم؟‬

ʼAnti şā’imah (female)/ / ‫ت صائِمة؟‬
ِ ‫أن‬
ʼAntum şā’imūn (group)? ‫أنتم صائِمون؟‬
Prayer şalāt ‫صالة‬
(Special congregational Tarāwiḩ ‫تراويح‬

prayers during Ramadan
evenings)
Prayer of supplication or Du‘āʼ ‫دعاء‬
request
(Religious Muslim obligatory Zakāt ‫زكاة‬
income tax for charity)
(Withholding from food and ʼImsāk ‫ِإمساك‬
drink before sunrise; the act
rather than the time)
(Morning meal before sunrise Suḩūr ‫سحور‬
and the start of the fasting)
(The evening meal that breaks ʼIftar ‫إفطار‬
the fast after sunset)
Ripened dates (eaten during Tamr ‫تمر‬
Ramadan)
(Popular Ramadan Middle Jallāb ‫جالب‬
Eastern) fruit syrup drink
(Traditional Ramadan stuffed) Maʻmūl ‫معمول‬
Arab pastry
May God accept your prayers Taqabbala Allah ‫تقبَّل هللا‬
or fasting
Wishing you a blessed Eid ‘īdun Mubārak ‫عي ٌد مبارك‬
(said at the end of Eid and
start of celebration)
(The start of the festival ‘īdu al-Fiţr / Al-‘īdu as- ‫ العيد‬/ ‫عيد الفِطر‬
marking the end of fasting and saghīr ‫صغير‬َّ ‫ال‬
Ramadan / The little Eid or
feast)
(The festival of sacrifice / The ‘īdu al-aḑḩa / ‘īdu al-kabīr ‫ العيد‬/ ‫عيد األضحى‬
Big Eid or feast) ‫الكبير‬
Blessed Friday Jumu‘atun mub‘rakah ‫جمعةٌ مباركة‬
Wishing you goodness every Kullu ‘āmin wa ʼantum ٍ ‫ك ُّل‬

‫عام وأنتم ِبخير‬
year bikhayr
(plural)
A monetary gift (or money ‘īdiyyah ‫عي ِديَّة‬
given during Eid, typically to
children)
Happy Birthday ‘īd mīlād sa‘īd ‫عيد ميال ٍد سعيد‬
Good luck Bi-t-tawfīq ‫بِالت َّوفيق‬
God bless you Raḩimaka Allah ‫رحِ مك هللا‬
Good night, sweet dreams Laylatun sa‘īdatun ‫ليلةٌ سعيدة ٌ وأحال ٌم‬
wa aḩlamun sa‘īdah ‫سعيدة‬
Shopping and Money
Exchange
How much? Bi-kam? ‫بِكم؟‬
How much is this? Bi-kam hādha? ‫بِكم هذا؟‬
Do you sell…? Hal tabīʻu…? ‫؟‬...‫هل تبيع‬
This is expensive Hādha ghālin ‫هذا غا ٍل‬
Cheap Rakhīş ‫رخيص‬
Free Majjāniyy ‫مجَّاني‬
Do you have something Hal ladayka shay’un ‫هل لديك شي ٌء أرخص؟‬

cheaper? ’arkhaş?
Give me a better price ’Aʻtinī siīran ’afḑal ‫أعطِ ني سِعرا أفضل‬
I don’t have enough money Laysa ladayya al-mālu al- ‫ي المال الكافي‬
َّ ‫ليس لد‬
kāfī
I want to buy… ’Urīdu shirā’a… ‫أريد شِراء‬
I want to pay my bill ’Urīdu fātūratī ‫أريد فاتورتي‬
I want a receipt (’Urīdu) al-fātūrah ‫(أريد) الفاتورة‬
Sales / Discounts Tanzīlāt / Takhfīḑāt ‫ تخفيضات‬/ ‫تنزيالت‬
Market Sūq ‫سوق‬
Money Māl ‫مال‬
Do you take dollars? Hal taqbalu ad-dūlār? ‫هل تقبل الدوالر؟‬
Pounds Al-bawnd ‫الباوند‬
Euro Al-yūrū ‫اليورو‬
Currency exchange şirāfatu ‘umlāt ‫صرافة عمالت‬

ِ
Where is the exchange shop? Ayna aş-şarrāf? ‫صراف؟‬

َّ ‫أين ال‬
What is the exchange rate? Kam tas‘īratu aş-şirāfah ‫الصرافة؟‬

ِ ‫كم تسعيرة‬
Shopping and Asking about
Price
Banking
Travel and Directions
This is the passport Hadhā jawāzu as-safar ‫هذا جواز السَّفر‬
This is the visa Hazihi at-ta’shīrah ‫ه ِذ ِه التَّأشيرة‬
I need a map ’Ahtājo ’ilá kharīţah ‫أحتاج إِلى خريطة‬
Where is the airport / bus ’Ayna al-maţār / mawqifu ‫ موقِف‬/ ‫أين المطار‬
stop / metro / train station / al-ḩāfilāt / al-mitrū / / ‫ المِ ترو‬/ ‫الحافِالت‬
…hotel? maḩaţţatu al-qiţār / /‫طة القِطار‬ َّ ‫مح‬
funduqu XYZ…? ‫فندق‬XYZ ‫ ؟‬...
Take me to the airport / bus Khudhnī ’ilá al-maţār/ ‫خذني ِإلى المطار‬
stop / metro / train station / mawqifi al-ḩāfilāt / al-mitrū / ‫موقِفِ الحافِالت‬
hotel… / maḩaţţati al-qiţār / َّ ‫ مح‬/ ‫المِ ترو‬
/‫ط ِة القِطار‬
funduqi XYZ… ...‫ق‬
ِ ‫فند‬
I need a taxi ’Ahtajā ’ilá sayyārati ’ujrah ‫أحتاج ِإلى سيَّارةِ أجرة‬
/ taksī ‫ تاكسي‬/
Where do I find a taxi? ’Ayna ’ajidu sayyārta ‫أين أ ِجد سيَّارة أجرة؟‬
’ujrah?
Please call a taxi Law samaḩta ’ittaşil bi- ِ َّ ‫لوسمحت ات‬
ِ‫صل ِبسيَّارة‬
sayyārati ’ujrah ‫أ جر ة‬
When is take off? Matā al-iqlāʻ? ‫اإلقالع؟‬
ِ ‫متى‬
When is landing? Matā al-hubūţ? ‫متى الهبوط؟‬
Is there any delay? Hal min ta’khtaksī ‫هل مِ ن تأخير؟‬

r?
How many hours is the plane Kam sā’atan ta’akh-kharati ِ ‫كم ساعة تأ َّخر‬
‫ت‬
delayed? ţ-ţa’irah? ‫الطائِرة؟‬
Departures Al-mughādarah ‫المغادرة‬
Arrivals Al-wusūl ‫الوصول‬
Transit At-trānzīt ‫الترانزيت‬
I’m in transit ’Anā fī at-trānzīt ‫أنا في الترانزيت‬
Where is the nearest bus ’Ayna aqrabu maḩaţţati َّ ‫أين أقرب مح‬
‫ط ِة‬
stop? ḩāfilāt? ‫حافِالت؟‬
Where is the nearest phone? ’Ayna aqrabu hātif? ‫أين أقرب هاتِف؟‬
I have luggage Maʻī ḩaqā’ib ‫معي حقائِب‬
Please tell me where to get off Min faḑlika akhbirnī ʼayna ‫مِ ن فضلِك أخبِرني أين‬
ʼanzil? ‫أن ِزل؟‬
Where is the duty free? ʼAyna as-sūqu al-ḩurrah? ‫أين السُّوق الح َّرة؟‬
Is there a translator? Hal min mutarjim? ‫هل مِ ن متر ِجم؟‬
I don’t speak Arabic language ʼAnā lā ataḩad-dathu bil- ‫أنا ال أتحدَّث بِاللُّغة‬
lughati al-’arabiyyah ‫العربِيَّة‬
Happy Holiday ʼAtamanná laka ‘uţlatan ‫أتمنى لك عطلة سعيدة‬
sa‘īdah
Is there any good places that Hal min amākina jayyidatin ٍ‫هل مِ ن أماكِن جيِدة‬
you would recommend I visit? tansaḩunī bi-ziyāratihā? ‫تنصحني بِ ِزيارتِها؟‬
Happy trip ʼAtamanná laka riḩlatan ‫أتمنى لك ِرحلة سعيدة‬
sa‘īdah
Tomorrow is my travel Ghadan maw‘idu as-safar ‫سفر‬
َّ ‫غدا موعِد ال‬
Wish you luck on your trip ʼAtamanná laka riḩlatan ‫أتمنى لك ِرحلة موفَّقة‬
rihlatan muwaffaqah
I lost my bag Faqadtu ḩakībatī ‫فقدت حقيبتي‬
I want to complain ʼUrīdu an ashtakī ‫أريد أن أشتكي‬
Where is the information ʼAyna maktabu al- ‫أين مكتب‬

desk? ʼisti‘lāmāt? ‫االستِعالمات؟‬
Asking about Directions
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Easting Out
Menu please Lā’iḩatu aţ-ţaʻāmi min ‫عام مِ ن فضلِك‬ َّ ‫الئِحة‬
ِ ‫الط‬
faḑlik
Bill please Al-fātūratu min faḑlik ‫الفاتورة مِ ن فضلِك‬
Some more please Al-mazīdu min faḑlik ‫المزيد مِ ن فض ِلك‬
I want to place an order ʼUrīdu an ʼaţluba… ...‫أريد أن أطلب‬
Do you have Hal ladayka… ...‫هل لديك‬
Grilled Mashwiyy ‫مش ِوي‬
Fried Maqliyy ‫مقلِي‬
Boiled Maslūq ‫مسلوق‬
Salad Salaţah ‫سلطة‬
Bread Khubz ‫خبز‬
Butter Zubdah ‫زبدة‬
Water Mā’ ‫ماء‬
Food ţa’ām ‫طعام‬
Salt Malḩ ‫ملح‬
Pepper Bahār ‫بهار‬
Plate ţabaq ‫طبق‬
Spoon Milʻaqah ‫مِ لعقة‬
Fork Shawkah ‫شوكة‬
Knife Sikkīn ‫سِكين‬
Cup Kūb ‫كوب‬
Sugar Sukkar ‫س َّكر‬
Breakfast Al-fatūr ‫الفطور‬
Lunch Al-ghadā’ ‫الغداء‬
Dinner AL-’ashā’ ‫العشاء‬
Nuts Mukassarāt ‫مكسَّرات‬
Fruit Fawākih ‫فواكِه‬
Vegetables Khuḑār ‫خضار‬
Meat Laḩm ‫لحم‬
Chicken Dajāj ‫دجاج‬
Fish Samak ‫سمك‬
Fried eggs (omlette) Bayḑun maqliyy ‫ض مقلي‬

ٌ ‫بي‬
French Fries / Chips Baţāţa maqliyyah ‫بطاطا مق ِليَّة‬
Meal Wajbah ‫وجبة‬
Restaurant Maţʻam ‫مطعم‬
Where is the restaurant? Ayna al-maţʻam? ‫أين المطعم؟‬
What time is breakfast? Matá mawʻidu al-fatūr? ‫متى موعِد الفطور؟‬
Room service Khidmatu al-ghuraf ‫خِ دمة الغرف‬
Delivery service Khidmatu at-tawsīl ‫خِ دمة التَّوصيل‬
Hot sauce Salsatun hārrah َّ ٌ‫صلصة‬

‫حارة‬
Cheese Jubnah ‫جبنة‬
Milk ḩalīb ‫حليب‬
Yogurt Laban ‫لبن‬
Mixed grill Mashāwī Mushakkalah ‫مشاوي مش َّكلة‬
Hummus ḩummus ‫ح ُّمص‬
Coffee Qahwah ‫قهوة‬
Where is the coffee shop? ʼAyna al-qahwah? ‫أين القهوة؟‬
Juice ‘Asīr ‫عصير‬
Please I want a glass of juice Min faḑlika ʼurīdu kūban ‫مِ ن فضلِك أريد كوبا مِ ن‬
mina al-‘asīr ‫العصير‬
Coffee with milk and sugar Qahwatun maʻa ḩalībin wa ‫ب وس َّكر‬
ٍ ‫قهوة ٌ مع حلي‬
sukkar
Coffee without milk Qahwatun bidūni ḩalīb ِ ِ‫قهوة ٌ ب‬
‫دون حليب‬
Tea Shāy ‫شاي‬
I don’t drink coffee Lā ʼashrabu al-qahwah ‫ال أشربٌ القهوة‬
Alcohol Kuḩūl ‫كحول‬
Glass of wine Ka’sun mina an-nabīz ‫س مِ ن النَّبيذ‬

ٌ ‫كأ‬
I want to invite you for dinner ʼUrīdu daʻwataka ‘ala ‫أريد دعوتك على‬
(male) al-ʻashā’ (male) ‫العشاء‬
I want to invite you for dinner ʼUrīdu daʻwataki ‘ala ‫أريد دعوتكِ على‬
(female) al-ʻashā’ (female) ‫العشاء‬
I will pay the bill Sa-ʼadfaʻu al-fātūrah ‫سأدفع الفاتورة‬
It’s tasty ʼInnahu lazīz ‫إِنَّه لذيذ‬
It tastes bitter ţaʻmuhu murr ‫طعمه مر‬
It tastes sour ţa’muhu ḩāmiḑ ‫طعمه حامِ ض‬
Would you join us? Hallā ʼinḑamamta ʼilaynā? ‫هال انضممت ِإلينا؟‬
(male)
Hallā ʼinḑamamti ʼilaynā?
(female)
Bonne Appetite (in spoken/ *sahten (Very common in Levantin ‫*صحتين‬
dialect; is not Fusḩá)
colloquial/ Levantine Arabic)
May it be tasty and healthy for Hanī’an marī’an ‫هنيئا مريئا‬
you (Bonne Appetite)
Main Meals
Meal Courses and Keywords
Breakfast Food
ُ َ‫كان ف‬
‫طوركُم اليَ ْوم؟‬ َ ‫ماذا‬
(Maadha kaana fatourukum al-yawm?)
How Do You Like Your Coffee?
Bonne Appetit
Help and Emergencies
Help! Annajdah! ‫النَّجدة‬
Emergency case ḩalatun ţāri’ah ِ ٌ‫حالة‬

‫طارئة‬
Call an ambulance ʼIttaşil bil-ʼisʻāf ‫اإلسعاف‬ ِ َّ ‫ات‬

ِ ‫صل ِب‬
Call the police ʼIttaşil bish-shurţah ‫شر ط ة‬ ِ َّ ‫ات‬
ُّ ‫صل ِبال‬
Where is the police station? ʼAyna markazu ash- ُّ ‫أين مركز ال‬
‫شر ط ة‬
shurţah?
I am sick ʼAnā marīd ‫أنا مريض‬
I need a doctor ʼAḩtāju ’ilá ţabīb ‫أحتاج ِإلى طبيب‬
I need to get to a hospital ʼAḩtāju ’ilá mustashfá(n) ‫أحتاج ِإلى مستشفى‬
Please help me Min faḑlika sāʻidnī ‫مِ ن فضلِك سا ِعدني‬
Danger Khaţar ‫خ طر‬
Don’t come near ʼIḩdhar al-ʼiqtirāb ‫اإلقتراب‬

ِ ‫اِحذر‬
Fire ḩarīq / nār ‫ نار‬/ ‫حريق‬
Stop Qif ‫قِف‬
Accident ḩādith ‫حادِث‬
Medical Vocabulary
Dental Vocabulary
Get Well Soon Wishes
Common Arabic Proverbs
You are the light of my eyes ʼAnta Nūru ʻaynayy (or ‫أنت نور عيني‬
(You are the apple of me eyes) ʻUyūnī in spoken dialects). .)‫(*عيوني‬
Time is gold (Time is money) Al-waqtu min dhahab. .‫الوقت مِ ن ذهب‬
He who digs a pit for his Man ḩafara ḩufratan ‫من حفر حفرة ِألخي ِه‬
brother, shall fall into it li-ʼakhīhi waqaʻa fihā. .‫وقع فيها‬
(Whoever digs a pit will fall
into it , and a stone will come
back on him who starts it
rolling)
He who desires the top must Man ţalaba al-ʻulá sahira ‫من طلب العلى س ِهر‬
sit up many nights al-layālī. .‫اللَّيالي‬
(The road to success is paved
with hard work)
When it comes to the ʻIndá al-buţūni ‫ت‬
ِ ‫طون ضاع‬
ِ ‫ِعند الب‬
stomach, the mind is lost ḑāʻati-l-ʻuqūl. .‫العقول‬
(A hungry belly has no ears)
One will not attain everything Mā kullu mā yatamannāhu ‫ما ك ُّل ما يتمناه المرء‬
he wishes for. The winds blow al-marʻu yudrikuhu. Tajrī ‫الرياح‬
ِ ‫ تجري‬،‫يد ِركه‬
unlike what the ships wish for ar-riyaḩu bimā lā tashtahī .‫سفن‬
ُّ ‫بِما ال تشتهي ال‬
(Man does not attain all his as-sufunu.
heart's desires)
I hit two birds with a single ḑarabtu ʻusfūrayni ‫رين‬
ِ ‫ضربت عصفو‬
stone bi-ḩajarin wāḩid. .‫ِبحج ٍر واحِ د‬
(Kill two birds with one stone)
He whose house is made of Man baytuhu min zujāj, lā ‫ ال‬،‫من بيته مِ ن زجاج‬
glass should not throw stones yarjumu-n-nās bil-ḩijārah. .‫ير ِجم الناس بِالحِ جارة‬
at people
(People who live in glass
houses should not throw
stones)
The best speech is little and Khayru al-kalāmi mā qalla .‫خير الكال ِم ما ق َّل ود َّل‬
indicative wa dall(a).
(Good brevity makes sense)
Money brings more money Al-māl yuwallidu al-māl. .‫ولد المال‬
ِ ‫المال ي‬
(Money begets money)
Far from sight, far from the Baʻīdun ʻani-l-ʻayn, baʻīdun ‫ بعي ٌد‬،‫بعي ٌد ع ِن العين‬
heart ʻani-l-qalb. ‫ع ِن القلب‬
(Out of sight, out of mind)
If speaking was of silver, then ʼIzā kāna al-kalāmu min ‫إذا كان الكالم مِ ن‬
silence is of gold fiḑḑah, fa-s-sukūti min ‫سكوت مِ ن‬ ُّ ‫ فال‬،‫ضة‬
َّ ‫ف‬
(He who has understanding dhahab. .‫ذهب‬
spares his words)
You will know your friend in As-sadīqu waqta aḑḑīq. .‫ضيق‬
ِ ‫صديق وقت ال‬
َّ ‫ال‬
time of need
(A friend in need is a friend
indeed)
Those who are close to you Al-ʼaqrabūna awlá bi-l- ‫األقربون أولى‬
are more entitled to your maʻrūf. .‫بِالمعروف‬
charity
(Charity begins at home)
Whatever is forbidden is Kullu mamnūʻin marghūb. .‫ك ُّل ممنوعٍ مرغوب‬
desired
(Forbidden fruit is sweet)
Necessity is the mother of Al-hājatu ʼummu-l-ʼikhtirāʻ. .‫الحاجة أ ُّم االختِراع‬
invention
The straw that broke the Al-qash-shatu al-latī َّ ‫الق‬

‫شة التي قصمت اظهر‬
camel's back qaşamat z̧ahra al-baʻīr. ‫البعير‬
The rope of lying/lies is short ḩablu al-kazibi qasīr. .‫صير‬
ٌ ‫بق‬ِ ‫حبل الك ِذ‬
(The truth will come out)
Beware him whom you have ʼIttaki sharra man ʼaḩsanta ِ َّ ‫ات‬
‫ق ش َّر من أحسنت‬
been charitable to ʼlayh. .‫إليه‬
(Save a thief from the gallows
and he'll cut your throat)
An excuse/justification uglier ʻUzrun ʼakbaḩu min zanb. .‫ذر أقبح مِ ن ذنب‬
ٌ ‫ع‬
than the original sin/fault
(An excuse is sometimes more
ugly than a guilt)
and Sayings
and Sayings
and Sayings
and Sayings
Days, Date, Seasons, Weather
and Time
Days of the week Ayyāmu al-ʼusbūʻ ‫أيام األسبوع‬
Monday A-l-ʼith-nayn ‫اإلثنين‬

ِ
Tuesday Ath-thu-lā-thā’ ‫الثُّالثاء‬
Wednesday Al-’ar-bi-ʻā’ ‫األربِعاء‬

(*can also be pronounced:
Al-’ar-bu-ʻā’/ Al-’ar-ba-ʻā’)
Thursday Al-kha-mīs ‫الخميس‬
Friday Al-jum-ʻah (*can also be ‫الجمعة‬

pronounced: Al-jumu-ʻah)
Saturday As-sabt ‫السَّبت‬
Sunday Al ’aḩad ‫األحد‬
It’s Saturday ’Innahu yawmu as-sabt ‫إنَّه يوم السَّبت‬
Today is Saturday AL-yawmu as-sabt ‫اليوم السَّبت‬
It’s the weekend Innahā ‘uţlatu nihāyati ‫إنَّها عطلة نِهاي ِة‬
al-ʼusbūʻ ‫األسبوع‬
What day of the week is your Ayyu yawmin mina ِ‫يوم في األسبوع‬
ٍ ‫ي‬ ُّ ‫أ‬
day off? al-ʼusbūʻi ‘uţlatuka (male)/ ‫عطلتك؟‬
‘uţlatuki? (female)
What days of the week do you Fī ayyi ayyāmin mina ‫في أي ِ أي ِام مِ ن األٌسبوع‬
work? al-ʼusbūʻi taʻmal(u) (male)/ ‫تعمل؟‬
taʻmalīn(a) (female)?
Days have gone by quickly Marrat al-ayyāmu bi-surʻah ‫ت األيام بِسرعة‬
ِ ‫م َّر‬
January Yanāyir / ‫ كانون الثاني‬/‫ينايِر‬

Kānūn ath-thānī
February Fibrāyir / ‫ شباط‬/‫فِبراير‬
Shubāţ
March Māris / ʼādhār ‫ آذار‬/ ‫مارس‬
ِ
April ʼibrīl / Nīsān ‫ نيسان‬/ ‫إبريل‬
May Māyū / ʼAyyār ‫ أيار‬/ ‫مايو‬
June Yūnyū / ḩuzayrān ‫ حزيران‬/‫يونيو‬
July Yūnyū / / ‫يوليو‬
Tammūz ‫تموز‬
August ʼAghusţus / / ‫أغسطس‬
ʼāb ‫آب‬
September Sibtambar / / ‫سبتمبر‬
ʼAylūl ‫أيلول‬
October ʼUctūbar / / ‫أكتوبر‬
Tishrīn al-ʼawwal ‫تشرين األول‬
November Nūvambar / / ‫نوفمبر‬
Tishrīn at-thānī ‫تشرين الثاني‬
December Dīsambar / / ‫ديسمبر‬
Kanūn al-ʼawwal ‫كانون األول‬
What month is it? ʼAyyu shahrin hadha? ‫ي شه ٍر هذا؟‬
ُّ ‫أ‬
It is January ʼInnahu shahru Yanāyir ‫إنَّه شهر يناير‬
Gregorian calendar At-taqwīm al-mīlādiyy ‫التَّقويم الميالدي‬
Hijri calendar At-taqwīm al-hijriyy ‫التَّقويم ال ِهجري‬
Winter Faşlu ash-shitā’ ‫فصل الشِتاء‬
Spring Faşlu ar-rabīʻ ‫الربيع‬

َّ ‫فصل‬
Summer Faşlu as-sayf ‫فصل الَّصيف‬
Autumn Faşlu al-kharīf ‫فصل الخريف‬
It’s spring season ʼInnahu fasly ar-rabīʻ َّ ‫إنَّه فصل‬

‫الربيع‬
Weather Aţ-ţaqs َّ
‫الطقس‬
The weather is lovely today Aţ-ţaqsu jamīlun al-yawm َّ

‫الطقس جميل اليوم‬
What’s the weather like Kayfa aţ-ţaqsu al-yawm? َّ ‫كيف‬

‫الطقس اليوم؟‬
today?
Clouds Ghaym ‫غيم‬
The weather is cloudy Aţţaqsu ghāʼim َّ

‫الطقس غائِم‬
Rain Maţar ‫م طر‬
The weather is rainy Aţţaqsu mātir َّ

‫الطقس ماطِ ر‬
It’s raining ʼInnahu tumţir ‫إنَّها تمطِ ر‬
Sun Shams ‫شمس‬
The weather is sunny Aţ-ţaqsu moshmes َّ
‫الطقس مشمِ س‬
Snow Thalj ‫ثلج‬
The weather is snowy Aţ-ţaqsu muthlij َّ

‫الطقس مثلِج‬
It’s snowing ʼInnahā tuthlij ‫إنَّها تثلِج‬
Fog ḑabāb ‫ضباب‬
The weather is foggy Aţ-ţaqsu ḑabābiyy َّ

‫الطقس ضبابي‬
Storm ‘āşifah ‫عاصفة‬

ِ
The weather is stormy Aţ-ţaqsu ‘āşif ‫عاصف‬

ِ َّ
‫الطقس‬
Cold Bard ‫برد‬
The weather is cold Aţ-ţaqsu bārid ‫بارد‬ َّ

ِ ‫الطقس‬
Hot ḩarr ‫حر‬
The weather is hot Aţ-ţaqsu ḩārr َّ

‫الطقس حار‬
The weather is warm Aţ-ţaqsu daafi’ َّ

‫الطقس دافِيء‬
Today Al-yawm ‫اليوم‬
Tomorrow Ghadan ‫غدا‬
Yesterday AL-bāriḩa ‫البارحة‬

ِ
Past Al-mādī ‫الماضي‬
Present AL-ḩādir ‫الحاضر‬

ِ
Future Al-mustaqbal ‫المستقبل‬
Morning An-nahār ‫النَّهار‬
Noon Az̧-z̧uhr ُّ
‫الاظهر‬
Afternoon Baʻda az̧ -z̧uhr ُّ ‫بعد‬

‫الاظهر‬
Evening Al-masā’ ‫المساء‬
Daytime An-nahār ‫النَّهار‬
nighttime Al-layl ‫اللَّيل‬
Time Al-waqt ‫الوقت‬
What time is it? Mā as-sāʻah? ‫ما السَّاعة؟‬
(*Although it’s considered grammatically )‫(*ك ِم الساعة؟‬
flawed, asking “Kam as-saa’a” is very
common amongst Arabic speakers)
The time is… As-sāʻatu… ...‫السَّاعة‬
One o'clock Al-wāḩidah ‫الواحِ دة‬
Two o'clock Ath-thāniyah ‫الثَّانِية‬
Three o'clock Ath-thālithah ‫الثَّالِثة‬
Four o'clock Ar-rābiʻah ‫الرا ِبعة‬
Five o'clock Al-khāmisah ‫الخامِ سة‬
Six o'clock As-sādisah ‫السَّادِسة‬
Seven o'clock As-sābiʻah ‫السَّا ِبعة‬
Eight o’clock Ath-thāminah ‫الثَّامِ نة‬
Nine o’clock At-tāsiʻah ‫التَّاسِعة‬
Ten o’clock Al-ʻāshirah ‫العاشِرة‬
Eleven o’clock Al-ḩādiyata ʻashar ‫الحادِية عشر‬
Twelve o’clock Ath-thāniyata ‘ashar ‫الثَّانِية عشر‬
The time is six and thirty As-sāʻatu as-sādisatu wa ‫السَّاعة السادِسة‬

minutes ath-thalāthūn daqīqah ‫وثالثون دقيقة‬
The time is six and the half As-sāʻatu as-sādisatu wa-n- ‫السَّاعة السادِسة‬
nişf ‫والنِصف‬
The time is five fifteen As-sāʻatu al-khāmisatu ‫السَّاعة الخامسة والربع‬
war-rub’
The time is ten and ten As-sāʻatu al-ʻāshiratu wa ‫السَّاعة العاشِرة وعشر‬
minutes ‘ashru daqā’iq ‫دقائِق‬
The time is eight and forty As-sāʻatu ath-thāminatu ‫الساعة الثامِ نة‬
minutes wal-ʼarbaʻūn ‫واألربعون‬
It’s late Ta’akh-khara al-waqt ‫تأ َّخر الوقت‬
I am late Ta’akh-khart(u) ‫تأ َّخرت‬
I arrived early Wasaltu Bākiran ‫وصلت باكِرا‬
What time will we meet? Ayyu sāʻatin sa-naltaqī ‫ي ساع ٍة سنلتقي؟‬

ُّ ‫أ‬
Days of the Week
Speaking About the
Weather
Speaking About the
Weather
Speaking About the
Weather
Speaking About the
Weather

https://youtu.be/oSbBYr53m8M
Numbers (Although Arabic is written and read from right-to-
left, Arabic numerals are written and read left-to-right, just like in English)
0 şifr ‫صفر‬ ٠
1 wāḩid ‫واحد‬ ١
2 ithnān ‫اثنان‬ ٢
3 thalāthah ‫ثالثة‬ ٣
4 ʼarbaʻah ‫أربعة‬ ٤
5 khamsah ‫خمسة‬ ٥
6 sittah ‫ستة‬ ٦
7 sabʻah ‫سبعة‬ ٧
8 thamāniyah ‫ثمانية‬ ٨
9 tisʻah ‫تسعة‬ ٩
10 ‘asharah ‫عشرة‬ ١٠
11 ʼaḩada ‘ashar ‫إحدى عشر‬ ١١
12 ithnā ‘ashar ‫اثنا عشر‬ ١٢
13 ṯhalāthata ‘ashar ‫ثالثة عشر‬ ١٣
14 ʼarbaʻata ‘ashar ‫أربعة عشر‬ ١٤
15 khamsata ‘ashar ‫خمسة عشر‬ ١٥
16 sittata ‘ashar ‫ستة عشر‬ ١٦
17 sab‘ata ‘ashar ‫سبعة عشر‬ ١٧
18 thamāniyata ‘ashar ‫ثمانية عشر‬ ١٨
19 tisʻata ‘ashar ‫تسعة عشر‬ ١٩
20 ‘ishrūn ‫عشرون‬ ٢٠
21 wāḩidun wa-‘ishrūn ‫واحد و عشرون‬ ٢١
22 ithnān wa-‘ishrūn ‫إثنان وعشرون‬ ٢٢
23 thalāthatun wa-‘ishrūn ‫ثالثة و عشرون‬ ٢٣
24 ʼarbaʻatun wa-‘ishrūn ‫أربعة و عشرون‬ ٢٤

25 khamsatun wa-‘ishrūn ‫خمسة و عشرون‬
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26 sittatun wa-‘ishrūn ‫ِست َّةٌ و ِعشرون‬ ٢٦
27 sab‘atun wa-‘ishrūn ‫سبعةٌ و ِعشرون‬ ٢٧
28 thamāniyatun wa-‘ishrūn ‫ثمانِيةٌ و ِعشرون‬ ٢٨
29 tis‘atun wa-‘ishrūn ‫تِسعةٌ و ِعشرون‬ ٢٩

30 thalāthūn ‫ثالثون‬ ٣٠
40 ʼarba‘ūn ‫أربعون‬ ٤٠
50 khamsūn ‫خمسون‬ ٥٠
60 sittūn ‫ِستون‬
٦٠
70 sab‘ūn ‫سبعون‬ ٧٠
80 thamānūn ‫ثمانون‬ ٨٠
90 tis‘ūn ‫تِسعون‬ ٩٠
100 Miʼah ‫مِ ئة‬ ١٠٠
1,000 ʼalf ‫ألف‬ ١٠٠٠

2,000 ʼalfān ‫ألفان‬ ٢٠٠٠
100,000 miʼatu alf ‫مِ ئة ألف‬ ١٠٠٠٠٠
1,000,000 millyūn ‫مِ ليون‬ ١٠٠٠٠٠٠
Expressing Emotions in Arabic

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20 Facts about the Arabic
Language
1.
Arabic is spoken by around 315 million people, ranking it as the 5th most spoken language in the
whole world after Mandarin, Spanish, English and Hindi! It's the official language in 25 countries. It
is one of the 6 official language of the United Nations. It is also the language of the Quran, the holly
book for 1.8 billion Muslims.
2.
Many of the most popular or spoken languages in the world have Arabic influence, such as English,
Spanish, Indonesian, French, Persian, Urdu, Kurdish, Bengali, Hindu, Malay, Tagalog, Portuguese
and Turkish. Think of the English words cotton, sugar, algebra, and alchemy. They are derived from
the Arabic words "qutn", "sukkar", "al jabr", and "al kimya". In Hindu for example, "Lekin", which
means "but" is derived from Arabic. The Spanish word "taza" or "cup" also has Arabic roots.
3.
Maltese language is considered a branch of Arabic, evolving from Siculo-Arabic influence, prompted
by the invasion of Arabs to the island of Sicily and other parts of Europe in the 9th century. It is also
the only Arabic dialect written in Latin alphabet!
4.
Arabic itself has influences from other languages, like Aramaic, Hebrew, Persian, and Hellenistic
Greek. Arabic is a member of the Sematic languages family, some of which have disappeared
through time, such as the Phoenician and Akkadian, and some of which are still spoken today, such
as Amharic (language of Ethiopia) and Hebrew. The word "madina" (meaning city) for example has a
Hebrew origin.
5.
Arabic language is at least 1,500 years old. Whilst classic Arabic dates back to the 6h century, older
versions of the language and dialects spoken before the emergence of Islam date as far back as the
1st century, such as the Safaitic dialect spoken by the pre-Islamic nomadic inhabitants of the Syro-
Arabian desert. In the 2nd century BCE, the Nabataeans, who formed what is known as Jordan
today, wrote a cursive Aramaic derived alphabet which developed into the Arabic alphabet.
6.
The Arabic language has an "abjad" system and not an alphabet. This abjad has 28 letters, written
from right to left. All of the letters are consonants, since the vowels in Arabic are denoted by
diacritics or marks, which can be added to the letters, either on top or underneath.
7.
Each Arabic alphabet letter can be written in four different ways or shapes when writing a word: (1)
when it is stand-alone or isolated, (2) when it is at the beginning of the word, (3) when it is at the
middle of the word, and (4) when it is at the end of the word. For example, consider the words ‫باب‬
"bab" or door and ‫“ كبير‬kabeer" or large. You can see for the letter ‫ ب‬how it has changed in
accordance to its position in the word, whether at the beginning, middle or end. You may feel it is a
bit difficult at first glance, but if you look closer, you can see that all the "baas" ‫ ب‬look similar.
8.
The Arabic alphabet includes letters or sounds that are not found in other language, mainly
pronounced from the throat, like Haa , Kha ,Ayn and Ghain. Emphatic consonants are those
pronounced deeper and harder within the throat, such as Dad, Haa, Saa ,Taa ,Thaa ,and Qaf .There
are also some unique sounds to Arabic, like the rolled R similar to Spanish R ‫ ر‬, the raspy Kh ‫ خ‬, the
gargling GH ‫ غ‬, or the glottal stop ‫ ء‬, and ‫ ع‬which doesn't have an equivalent in English.
9.
Arabic language is a cursive language, as the letters are joint together when written and when
typed alike, keeping in mind that each letter has four different forms depending on its position in
the word, beginning, middle, end, or stand alone, as mentioned earlier.
10.
Arabic language has almost unlimited vocabulary, with no exact or verified number of words.
Sources are conflicting and claim it can be between 100,000 to 500 million. There is no definitive
answer. In comparison, English has 600,000, French 150,000, and Russian 130,000. If you consider
the words listed in Mu`jam (Arabic dictionary), that would be around 5,000 to 6,000 (lexical root
words, according to "A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic" ). But, the answer varies
according to what you consider a word. For example, a root word like ‫أكل‬or "ate" (Akala; ate, in the
past tense), can generate at least 30 other words, depending on who is doing the action or verb,
the doers and the tenses ‫ يأكلون تأكلن‬،‫ تأكل‬،‫ يأكل‬،‫ أكلوا‬،‫ أكلن‬،‫ أكال‬،‫ أكل‬،‫ أكلت‬،‫ أكلت‬,such as I ate, you ate,
he ate, they ate, we are eating, she is eating, etc. From the same root word, you can also generate
many other nouns and adjectives such as‫ أكول‬،‫ مأكول‬،‫ أكل‬،‫مأكل‬.
It may look complicated, but once you learn the Arabic language and the templates into which
these words and verbs are used, you are most likely to understand the words derived from the root
word, even if you have not heard of it before. So, in brief, Arabic language, just like other Sematic
languages, is different form English, in that it is a very systematic language and depends on
"theoretical morphology" producing meaningful components and sub-components at a singular
word level. One more consideration is that while standard Arabic has not changed much for a long
period of time, there is a multitude of varieties in the colloquial or local spoken forms, and even
different dialects and accents within the same country.
11.
Another confusing fact about Arabic language is that whilst letters or words are written from right
to left, numbers are written from left to right. This is important when beginning to learn the Arabic
language, to avoid confusion later on. No wonder, some modern research has claimed that learning
Arabic is challenging and hard, and even described it as a "brain workout". The grilling question is
why numbers are written from left to right. The answer may be that Arabic take the natural
ordering of things into consideration, the least significant number first, followed by the higher. So
for example, if you were to say 36 in Arabic, you would say “sitta wa-tahlathoun” ,‫ستة وثالثون‬or "six
and thirty". Keep in mind that the western numbering was adopted from Hindu-Arabic numerical
systems, which when translated, they opted to keep the order of left to right.
12.
Arabic uses punctuation marks like other languages; however, they are sort of inverted! So,
considering that Arabic is written from right to left, the punctuation marks would face to the right,
instead of facing left. Makes sense? .So in English (,.; ") would be (،. ‫ )"؛‬in Arabic.
13.
Another fun fact is that the Arabic language does not use capitalization (A,B,C) or abbreviation (like
don't, cant, wouldn't..). There are no capital letters versus small letters as in English, since the
Arabic language is a written in cursive, and each letter is written in four different forms as
mentioned earlier, depending on its position in the word. In English, capitalization is used to denote
letters in the beginning of a sentence or of certain significance or for abbreviation... It's worth
mentioning though, that Latin originally only used upper case.
14.
Did you also know that there is no verb "to be" in Arabic language? So instead of saying for
example, I am Jad, you would simply say " I Jad“ (Ana Jad) , or instead of "The teacher is a woman",
it becomes in Arabic "The teacher a woman“, (Al-mar’a mo’allima). Keeps getting more interesting,
right?
‫أنا جاد‬
Ana Jad
‫المرأة معملة‬
Al-mar’a mo’allima
15.
The Arabic language is indeed rich in vocabulary and synonyms. For example, there are at least 11
words for "love" (Hubb), and a 100 for "camel" (Jamal). t's interesting to know that Hubb comes
from the root word "seed" in Arabic, meaning to grow something. The word "heart" or "qalb"
means "to flip or turn", since our emotions are constantly turning!
‫حب‬
Hubb
‫جمل‬
Jamal
16.
According to the Common European Framework for Reference for Languages, it would take you
between 1000 and 1,500 hours to learn Arabic as a beginner, and to reach a high "intermediate
level".
17.
• mentioned earlier, that learning Arabic can be hard. In fact, it can be considered as one of the
hardest to learn, ranking second after Mandarin! Mainly due to the deeper guttural tones of
some of the consonants, the way the letters are written, the root system of words, ad moreover
how the brain works studying Arabic! The reason is because it forces the brain to work in a
completely different way than when learning English for example. Many of the Arabic
consonants have similar shapes, distinguished by dots 15 shapes in total for 28 letters, for
example This means Arabic learning encourages paying attention to detail. And whilst learning
other languages usually requires the use of both left and right hemispheres of the brain (left to
study local details, and right to understand the general picture or global aspects), learning
Arabic mainly depends on using the left side of the brain only, as the right side is challenged by
the amount of details entailed in the letters.
18.
Did you also know that meters of rhymed Arabic poetry are very difficult, and known as "buhour" or
"seas"; where adding or even removing one consonant or vowel (haraka) can disrupt the entire
balance, and change the meter or "bayt". Poetry played an important part of Arabic history and
language, and was used for war propaganda, praise and mockery. Very often, poetry battles would
stand in lieu of real war-field battles.
19.
Arabic calligraphy is considered a form of art on its own, just like painting or drawing, due to the
beauty and detail of the letters. It started as a tool of communication, progressing to be used for
artistic expression such as construction, design, currency, and books… Arabic calligraphy is not
static. It has continued to develop over fourteen centuries, with artists getting creative with their
styles, adding to existing their own personal touch to existing scripts. Moreover, it has also
developed with digital and computer-based arts.
20.
Finally, what is the future of the Arabic language? The British council is now promoting teaching
Arabic in primary schools, considering it is rated as the second most important language for workers
of the future, after Spanish and before French. The challenge is that only a few primary schools
teach it and even fewer secondary schools, which makes it harder for pupils wishing to continue
learning Arabic. Another challenge, is the threat of modernization and globalization, combined with
outdated teaching methods, which may force half of the world's 7,000 language into extinction by
the end of the century. There is also a new generation of Arabic speakers who have adopted an
"Arabzi" dialect, a hybrid of Arabic and English. Many students in the Arab world treat the language
as "inferior" or "outdated", treating it as an "uncool" language, and opting to rely on English for
self-expression. This is combined by the lack of modern teaching techniques and the fact that
standard Arabic can be very different from spoken dialects. And although, in many countries
parents ensure their children learn basic Arabic, the main reason is purely to read the Quran,
leaving out the daily use and understanding of the language. And ironically, despite an increasing
number of Arabic language users online, the digital content available in Arabic is still limited,
especially with those users gravitating towards English in light of the lack of content and dominance
of English language. We can conclude that the future of the Arabic language is uncertain and
depends on the future presence or absence of content creation in Arabic. So, what do you think?
Will Arabic become an archaic language used only for religious scripts and by linguistics and
researchers, or will it revolutionize and continue to strive in the future?
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Before You Start 4

Greetings and Small Talk 6

Good Wishes and Festive/ 20

Travel and Directions 25

Help and Emergencies 37

Common Arabic Proverbs 41

Days, Date, Seasons, Weather and 47

Expressing Emotions in Arabic 59

Clothes Vocabulary in Arabic 62

Work and Office 63

20 Facts about the Arabic 66

Hello Marḩaban ‫مرحبا‬

And may peace be upon you Wa ʼalaykum as-salām ‫سالم‬

Good, thanks God Bi-khayr, Al-hamdu-li- ‫ الحمد هلل‬،‫بِخير‬

I’m good/ OK ’Ana bi-khayr ‫أنا بِخير‬

And what about you? Wa ’anti? (female) ‫وأنت؟‬

Please Min Faḑlik ‫مِ ن فضلِك‬

Go ahead, be my guest Tafaḑḑal ‫تفضَّل‬

Thank you / You’re welcome / Shukran / ‘Afwan / / ‫ عذرا‬/ ‫ عفوا‬/ ‫شكرا‬

Good morning Sabāhu al-khayr ‫صباح الخير‬

Good evening Masā’u al-khayr ‫مساء الخير‬

Goodbye Ma’a as-salāmah ‫مع السَّالمة‬

See you later ’Arāka lāḩiqan (male) ‫أراك الحِ قا‬

My name is … ’Ismee ...‫اِسمي‬

What’s your name? Mā-s-muk (*Masmuk)? ‫ما اسمك؟‬

I am … years old (my age is...) ‘Umrī … ...‫عمري‬

Where do you live? ’Ayna taskunīna? ‫أين تسكنين؟‬

What do you do for a living? Mā mihnatuki? (female) ‫ما مِ هنتك؟‬

I work as a… ’Aʻmalu… …‫أعمل‬

Where do you live? ʼAyna tuqīmīna? (female) ‫أين تقيمين‬

Do you understand? Hal tafham(u)? ‫هل تفهم؟‬

I didn’t understand Lam afham ‫لم أفهم‬

How far is it? (What’s the Kam al masāfah? ‫ك ِم المسافة؟‬

Why? Limādhā ‫لِماذا؟‬

How? Kayf(a)? ‫كيف؟‬

Where? Ayn(a)? ‫أين؟‬

Who? / What? / Which? Man? / Mā? / Ayy? ‫ أي؟‬/ ‫ ما؟‬/ ‫من؟‬

Email Al-barādu Al-ʼIlikturūniyy ‫البريد اإللِكتروني‬

Talk to you later ʼUkallimuka laḩiqan ‫أكلَّمك الحِ قا‬

What’s your phone Mā huwa raqmuka? (male) ‫ما رقمك؟‬

You are nice (sweet) ’Anti laţīfah (female) ٌ‫ت لطيفة‬

Pleased to have seen you Surirtu bi ru’yatuka (male) ‫س ِررت بِرؤيتِك‬

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I am fasting ʼAnʼ şā’im ‫أنا صائِم‬

Are you fasting? ʼAnta şā’im (male)/ / ‫أنت صائم؟‬

(Special congregational Tarāwiḩ ‫تراويح‬

Wishing you goodness every Kullu ‘āmin wa ʼantum ٍ ‫ك ُّل‬

Good luck Bi-t-tawfīq ‫بِالت َّوفيق‬

God bless you Raḩimaka Allah ‫رحِ مك هللا‬

How much is this? Bi-kam hādha? ‫بِكم هذا؟‬

Do you sell…? Hal tabīʻu…? ‫؟‬...‫هل تبيع‬

This is expensive Hādha ghālin ‫هذا غا ٍل‬

Cheap Rakhīş ‫رخيص‬

Free Majjāniyy ‫مجَّاني‬

Do you have something Hal ladayka shay’un ‫هل لديك شي ٌء أرخص؟‬

I want to pay my bill ’Urīdu fātūratī ‫أريد فاتورتي‬

I want a receipt (’Urīdu) al-fātūrah ‫(أريد) الفاتورة‬

Sales / Discounts Tanzīlāt / Takhfīḑāt ‫ تخفيضات‬/ ‫تنزيالت‬