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This page contains a table including the following: Arabic phrases, expressions and words in Arabic,
conversation and idioms, Arabic greetings and survival phrases or simply if you want to know what
to say when chatting. Most of the sentences below are used for the everyday life conversations, so
they might come handy if you memorize them, if you don't know how to say a word then check our
alphabet in Arabic which can be found on the menu above to get some help. To hear some of the
sentence below make sure to check the Arabic Video page.
Arabic Phrases
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English Phrases Arabic Phrases
English Greeti ngs Arabic Greeti ngs:
Hi! Salam!
Good morning! Sabah el kheer
Good evening! Masaa el kheer
Welcome! (to greet someone) Marhaban
How are you? Kaifa haloka/ haloki ( female)
I'm fine, thanks! Ana bekhair, shokran!
And you? Wa ant? / Wa anti? (f emale)
Good/ So-So. Jayed/ 'aadee /
Thank you (very much)! Shokran (jazeelan) ( )
You're welcome! (for "thank you") Alafw
Hey! Friend! Ahlan sadiqi/ sadiqati! (female) / !
I missed you so much! Eshtaqto elaika/ elaiki (female) katheeran
What's new? Maljadeed?
Nothing much Lashai jadeed
Good night! Tosbeho/ tosbeheena (female) ala khair/ /
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English Phrases Arabic Phrases
See you later! Araka/ Araki (female) fi ma ba'd
Good bye! Maa salama
Asking for Help and Directi ons
I'm lost Ada'tu tareeqi! ! !
Can I help you? Hal beemkani mosaadatuk?
Can you help me? Hal beemkanek mosaadati ?
Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Ayna ajedu (al merhaad/ assaidaliah)? ) / (
Go straight! then turn left/ right!
imshy ala tool, thumma arrij yaminan/ shimalan
/ !
I'm looking for john. Abhatu an John
One moment please! Lahda men fadlek/ fadleki (female)
Hold on please! (phone) ibqa/ ibqay (female) ala al khat raja'an / !
How much is this? Kam howa thamanoh? (th as in bath)
Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Men fathlek/ fathleki (female) (th as in that )
Excuse me! ( to pass by) Alma'derah
Come with me! Ta'ala/ ta'alay (female) ma'ee! !
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How to Introduce Yourself
Do you speak (English/ Arabic)?
Hal tatakallamu alloghah alenjleziah/ alarabiah?
/
Just a little. Qaleelan! !
What's your name? Ma esmouk? Ma esmouki?
My name is ... Esmee ....
Mr.../ Mrs./ Miss Assayed/ Assayeda/ Al anesah ... . . . / / ...
Nice to meet you!
Motasharefon/ motasharefatun (f) bema'refatek
/
You're very kind! Anta lateef/ Anti lateefa ! !
Where are you from? Men ayna anta/ anti (female)?
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How to Introduce Yourself
I'm from (the U.S/ Morocco) Ana men (amreeka/ almaghrib) ) / )
I'm (American) Ana (amreeki/ amrekiah (female) /
Where do you live? Ayna taskun?/ Ayna taskuneen? (female)
I live in (the U.S/ France)
A'eesho fel welayat almotaheda/ faransa
/
Did you like it here?
Hal istamta'ta bewaqtika/ bewaqtiki (f) huna?

Morocco is a wonderful country Al maghrib baladun jameel! !
What do you do for a living? Ma mehnatuk? Mehnatuki (female)
I work as a (translator/ businessman) A'mal ka(motarjim/ rajul a'maal) /
I like Arabic Ohibbu allughah al arabia
I've been learning Arabic for 1 month adrusu allughah al arabia mundu shahr
Oh! That's good! Hada shay'un Jameel
How old are you? Kam howa umruk? umroki (female)
I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.
Umri ( 'eshreen/ thalatheen) sanah (th as in bath)
) / (
I have to go Yajebu an athhaba al aan! (th as in that)
I will be right back! Sa arjeo halan
Wish Someone Something
Good luck! Bettawfeeq !
Happy birthday! Eid meelad sa'eed!
Happy newyear! Sana sa'eedah!
Merry Christmas! A'yaad meelad Saeedah !
Happy Eid Eid mobarak! !
Happy Ramadan Ramadan mobarak!
Congratulations! Mabrook! !
Enjoy! (for meals...) Shahia tayebah!
I'd like to visit Morocco one day Arghabu bezeyarat al maghrib.
Say hi to John for me Sallem ala John men ajlee ) (
Bless you (when sneezing) Rahimaka Allah
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How to Introduce Yourself
Good night and sweet dreams! Laila sa'eda wa ahlaam ladida !
Solving a Misunderstanding
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear
something)
Afwan! !
Sorry (for a mistake) Aasef! !
No Problem! La moshkelah
Can You Say It Again? Aed men fadlek!/ Aeedi men fadleki (fem)
Can You Speak Slowly? Takalambebot men fadlek/ fadleki (fem)
Write I t Down Please!
Oktobha men fadlek/ Oktobiha men fadleki (fem)
! / !
I Don't Understand! La afham! !
I Don't Know! La aref! !
I Have No Idea. La adri!
What's That Called In Arabic? Ma esmoho bel arabiah?
What Does "gato" Mean In English? Mada ta'ni kalemat "qit" bel inglizia? " "
How Do You Say "Please" In Arabic?
Kaifa t aqoulu kalimat "please" bel arabia? " "

What Is This? Ma hatha (th as in that)
My Arabic is bad. Lughati al arabic laisat kama yajib
I need to practice my Arabic Ahtaaju an atadarraba 'ala al arabia!
Don't worry! La taqlaq! La taqlaqi (fem) ! /
Arabic Expressions and Words
Good/ Bad/ So-So. Jayed/ saye'/ 'adee / /
Big/ Small Kabeer/ Sagheer /
Today/ Now Alyawm/ Al aan /
Tomorrow/ Yesterday Ghadan/ Albareha / /
Yes/ No Naam/ Laa /
Here you go! (when giving something) Khod! !
Do you like it? Hal ajabak? Hal ajabaki? (female)
I really like it! Ajabani haqqan!
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How to Introduce Yourself
I'm hungry/ thirsty. Ana jae/ ana atshaan /
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. Sabahan/ masaan/ laylan / /
This/ That. Here/There Hatha/ thalek. Huna/ hunaak (th as in that) / . /
Me/ You. Him/ Her. Ana/ anta/ anti (you female). Houwa/ Hiya / . /
Really! Haqqan !
Look! Onzor / Onzori (female) ! !
Hurry up! Asre'/ Asre'ee (female) ! !
What? Where? Matha? Ayn? (th as in that)
What time is it? kam essa'a?
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.
Enaha al 'ashera. Ennaha assaabe'a wa nesf.
.
Give me this! A'teni hatheh! (th as in that) !
I love you! Uhibbok/ uhibboki (female)
I feel sick. ana mareed. .
I need a doctor ahtaju tabeeban! !
One, Two, Three wahed, ithnaan, thalatha (th as in think). , ,
Four, Five, Six arba'a, khamsa, sitta , ,
Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
sab'a, thamania (th as in think), ti s'a, 'ashara.
, , ,
You may have noticed the tick () in some places, it is the equivalent of a soundless a or a brief
stop, which is the closest sound to a letter which only exist in Arabic.
The th is sometimes pronounced as th of that and sometimes as th of think, I usually state how
you should pronounce it.
In Arabic there are two types of "h", the sharp h and the regular "h", the sharp one is hard to
pronounce for many foreigner however a person can be understood even the sharp "h" is pronounced
as a regular "h".
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