'Useful Arabic Words & Phrases' by 37SingleMaleInDubai1
Useful Arabic Words & Phrases Greetings
Good Morning Sa-bah al-khair
House(villa) Beit/fil-la
Good Morning (reply) Sa-bah al-nur
International Market Al souq al dow-lee
Good afternoon/evening Mas-sa Al-khair
Market Souq
Good afternoon/evening (reply) Mas-sa Al-nur
Middle East Centre Mar ? kaz al sharq al aw-set
Hello (Peace upon you) As-sa-lam a-lay-kum
Mini Market Baa-ka-la
Hello (Upon you be peace) (reply) Wa a-lay-kum as-sa-lam
Mosque Mas-jiid
Welcome (also said in departing) Ah-lan
Pharmacy Sayee-da-lia
Hello Mar- ha-ba
Police Station Ma-ha-ta al Shur-ta
Good-bye (with peace) Ma sa-la-ma
Post Office Al Ba-reed
Shop Doo-kan/ma-hal
Stationery Store Mak-ta-ba
Other Useful Words and Phrases
Yes Na?am/ai-wa
Airplane Tie-ya-ra
No La
Al right (okay) Qwai-yis
Bread Khoo-boos
Coffee Qah-wa
Please Mini fad-lak
Car Sai-ya-ra
Thank you Shu-kran
Hot Sukhon / Haar
You?re welcome Af-wan
Cold Ba-rid
Departure Time Waqt As sa-far
Do you speak English Tatakallum Ingleezi?
Driver Saw-wak
Give me A?ti-nee/Haat
Do you understand Fa-him?
Food Akl
Straight (ahead) A-la tool
Friend Sa-deeq
Right Ya-meen
Gasoline /petrol Ben-zeen
Left Ee-sar/sha-mal
Gift Ha-diy-ya
U-turn (return) Ar-ja
God willing Insha`allah
Stop (here) Wa-gaf (hen-na)
Guard Ha-ris
Slow down Shwai-ya, shawai-ya
Quickly Be-soo-ra
Near Ga-reeb
How are you? Kaif-Hal-ak
Before/in front of Ga-dam/a-mam
Behind Wa-ra/khulf
Beside Jamb
I don?t speak Arabic La-A-ta-ka-lam Ar-a-bi
Wait ( a little) Sta-na(shwai-ya)
It does not matter Ma-lesh
How much? Kum?
Important Mu-him
Street Shar-a
Impossible Moshe mum-kin
Information Ma?lu-mat
Bridge Koo-bree
Is it possible? Mum-kin?
Down/below Taht
milk Ha-Ieeb
Money Floose
My address is .. Un-wa-ni?
My name is Is-mi
Places
Airport Al ma-tar
Permit Tas-reeh
Bank Bank
Problem Mush-kill-a
Police Shu-rta
Reservation Hajz
Company Shar-e-ka
Soldier/military person As-kar-ee
Compound Sa-kan
Sorry, excuse me Mut-a?a-ssif
Downtown Al ba-lad
Suitcase Shan-ta
Hospital Mus-tash-fa
Telephone Ta-li-fone
Hotel Foon-dook
Ther isn?t La yuu-jad?/Ma fee ..
Other Useful Words and Phrases
Ticket Taz-kara
Today Il-yawm
Tomorrow Bu-kra
Water Mo-ya
Well (good) Tay-yib, Bi-khair
When? Ma-ta?
Where is ..? Ein-a/fain../wain
Yesterday Ams/ al Ba-ri-ha
Numerals
Although Arabic is written from right to left surprisingly numbers are written from left to right and in the same manner as English. Thus, 348 in English would be written 348 in Arabic, simply substituting the Arabic form of the numbers. Here are the first 11 numbers and their pronunciation in Saudi Arabia.
Zero Sifr Six Set-ta
One Wa-hid Seven Sa-ba
Two Ith-nain Eight Tha-man-ya
Three Tha-la-tha Nine Tis-a
Four Ar-ba Ten Ash-ara
Five Kham-sa
All the numbers that are a combination of ?10?s? and ?1?s? are said ?1?s? and ?10?s?. For example 23 would be said 3 and 20 in Arabic. However, the tens have their pronunciation a bit an altered. Here are numbers 11-22 and 10?s:
Eleven Ehd-ash Twenty Ash-reen
Twelve Ith-nash Twenty one Wa-hed wa-ash-reen
Thirteen Ta-lat-ash Twenty two Ith-nain-wa-ash-reen
Fourteen Aar-bat-ash Thirty Ta-la-theen
Fifteen Kham-stash Forty Ar-ba-een
Sixteen Sit-ash Fifty Kham-seen
Seventeen Sa-bat-ash Sixty Sit-een
Eighteen Ta-man-t-ash Seventy Sab-a-een
Nineteen Ti-sat-tash Eighty Ta-man-een
Ninety Tis-a-een
Note: The ?een? suffix is one form that Arabic use for the plural.
For the hundreds, Arabic is a bit more complicated. The numbers are said ?100?s and 1?s and 10?s. for example, 365 would be said 300 and 5 and 60. Here are the hundred:
One Hundred Mee-a Six Thousand Si-tat al-af
Two Hundred Mee-a-tain Seven Thousand Sa-bat al-af
Three Hundred Ta-la-ta-mee-at Eight Thousand Ta-man-yat al-af
Four Hundred Ar-bat-mee-at Nine Thousand Ti-sat al-af
Five Hundred Kham-sat-mee-at
