Vocabulary: Basic phrases
Greetings🠉
marḥaba | Hello! | |
marḥabtēn | Hello! (reply) | |
'ahla u-sahla | Welcome! | |
أَهْلًا فِيكِْ أهلا فيك | 'ahlēn 'ahlan fīk(i) | Welcome! (reply) |
hala | Welcome! (colloq.) | |
ṣαbᾱḥ il-ḫēr | Good morning! | |
ṣαbᾱḥ in-nūr | Good morning! (reply) | |
masa l-ḫēr | Good evening! | |
masa n-nūr | Good evening! (reply) | |
maˁ is-salāme | Goodbye! | |
yαḷḷα bᾱy | Bye-bye! | |
'ila l-liq̈ᾱ' ![]() | See you! | |
Islamic greetings
as-salāmu ˁalēkom ![]() | May peace be upon you! | |
wa-ˁalēkom is-salām ![]() | May peace be upon you! (reply) | |
... wa-raḥmatu ḷ-ḷᾱʰ wa-barakāto ![]() | ... and the mercy of God and his blessings! | |
Condition🠉
كِيفَِك؟ شْلَونَِك؟ كيفك؟ شلونك؟ | kīf hālak/-ek? kīfak/-ek? šlōnak/-ek? ![]() | How are you? |
Thanks and excuses🠉
šukran | Thank you! | |
šukran jazīlan ![]() | Thank you very much! | |
أَهْلَا وْسَهْلَا أهلا وسهلا | ˁafwan 'ahla u-sahla | You are welcome! |
ˁafwan | Excuse me! | |
أَنَا آسْفِة أنا آسفة | 'ana 'āsef 'ana 'āsfe | I'm sorry! |
Introduction🠉
šū 'ismak/-ek? | What's your name? | |
'ana 'ismi ... | My name is ... | |
kam ˁumrak/-ek? | How old are you? | |
ˁumri ... sane | I am ... years old. | |
مِنْ وَينْ إنْتَِ؟ من وين إنت؟ | 'inta/-i min wēn? min wēn 'inta/-i? | Where do you come from? |
'ana min ... | I'm from ... | |
وَينْ سَكْنِة؟ وين سكنة؟ | wēn sakᵉn? wēn sakne? | Where do you live? |
أَنَا سَكْنـِة فِي ... أنا سكنـة في ... | 'ana sakᵉn fi ... 'ana sakne fi ... | I live in ... |