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[GOTL]

(m) for male and (f) for female
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Word Arabic
Hello Salam - Marhaba

What is your name? Sho Ismak? (m) Sho Ismek? (m)

My name is ... Ismi ...

I don't speak Arabic Ana ma ba'aref ahkee Arabee

I speak Arabic a little Baa'ref Arabee Showayya


I / Me Ana

You Inta (m) Inti (f)

He Howwa

She Heyya

We Ehna

They Homm


Yes Na'am - Aaywa

No La'a


How are you? Keef halak? (m) Keef halek? (f)

Thanks God (answer to How are you?) Al-Hamdolillah

Fine (answer to How are you?) Kowayyes (m) Kowayyesah (f)

Good morning Sabah El-Khair

Good evening Masaa El-Khair

Goodbye Ma'assalama - Bye

Hopefully Inshalla


Thank you Shukran

Thanks indeed Shukran Jazilan

Welcome Afwan (answer to Shukran)

You are welcome Ahlan Wa Sahlan

Excuse me? (as question) Laww Smaht (m) Laww Smahti (female)

Excuse me! (as sorry) Afwan

Pardon me Samehni (m) Samehini (f)

If you please Min fadlak (m) Min fadlik (f)

Help me Sa'adni (m) Sa'adini (f)

Sorry Aasif

Congratulations Mabrook - Tahanina

Wait Istanna

Hurry up Besora'a

Go away Emshi


I want Biddi

We want Bidna

Do you want? Beddak (m) Beddek (f)


How much? Bekam? - Addesh?

This Hada

That Hadak

These Hadol

How much is this? Bekam Hada? - Addesh Hada?

What is this? Sho Hada?

Expensive Ghali

Too Much Kteer

Beautiful Jameel - Helow

Nice Lateef


Right Yameen

Left Shemal

Straight Doghree


Down Town Wast El-Balad

Street Share'a

Hotel Fondoq

Museum Mathaf

Mall Souq

Restaurant Mat'am

Hospital Mustashfa

Toilet / W.C. Hammam

Doctor Tabeeb

Police Shorta

Passport El-Jawaz

Identity Haweyya


Car Seyyara

Taxi Taxi Ojrah

Bus Bas

Airplane Teyyara

Train Qetar


Tea Shai

Coffee Ahwe

Food Akel

Juice Aaseer

Hubbly-bubbly water pipe Argila

Sugar Sokkar

Without Sugar Bdoun Sokkar

Milk Haleeb


The Bill El-Hesab

Invoice Fatora

[GOTL]

http://www.sudairy.com/arabic/phrases.html

[It's Scary!]

Especially. if you want to show off your EGYPTIAN Arabic!

It's Scary!-!إنه أمر مخيف

[veiledsentiments]

Yes... some of that was distinctly Egyptian dialect... other parts were not. Kwayyis... sabah il-kher... aywa... and La'a - all Egyptian. There is a definite difference between "La" and "La'a"

BTW... there is also a big difference between

Welcome - ahlan wa sahlan

and the response to Thank you, which in English is

You're Welcome (NEVER 'welcome' by itself) - afwan

I've always wondered why anyone would bother to learn the Arabic for "I don't speak Arabic." I would just say it in English. Actually I used to crack up the taxi drivers in Cairo by saying "mafish Arabi hina" and point to my head.

VS

[It's Scary!]

I did the same thing. Only, it was "mafi mookh"...

It's Scary!

[johnslat]

Just don't tell the taxi driver "Ma fi floos ."

Regards,
John

[posh]

The Bill El-Hesab [/quote]

Is that a popular cop show set in Jeddah?

Alos, gimm bass gimm is very useful in a variety of situations.

[EmowshinallChicken]

shookran very much ...tends to work well...

[It's Scary!]

My students always liked my mish-mash of "mumtez" and "fantastic" or, in other words, "Mumtastic"!

It's Scary!

[uaeobserver]

I liked this one:

la aheb "Inshalla bukara" ------ orid alyum......