Arabic Phrases

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Here are some basic Arabic phrases that you can use straight away to survive in an Arabic country. The English words are followed by the Arabic pronunciation and the word written in Arabic script.

  1. Basic Words
  2. Directions and Travel
  3. Shopping
  4. Greeting and Meeting

BASIC WORDS

yes na3am نعم
no la لا
is it possible to…? mumkin…? ممكن
May I write? mumkin aktub? ممكن أكتب؟
it is necessary… laazim… لازم
I need to write. laazim aktub. لازم أكتب
please min faDlik من فضلك
you’re welcome 3afwan عفواً
please come inside / please take a look tafaDDal تفضل

Directions and Travel

Where is…? ayna…? أين
Where is the bank? ayna al-maSraf? أين المصرف؟
the restaurant al-maTa3am المطعم
the toilet al-Hammaam الحمام
the hotel al-funduQ الفندق
the airport al-maTaar المطار
the museum al-matHaf المتحف
the mosque al-masdjid المسجد
the hosiptal al-mustashfa المستشفى
the police station markaz ash-shurTa مركز الشرطة
left al-yasaar اليسار
right al-yameen اليمين
straight 3ala Tool على طول
the street ash-shaari3 الشارع
the street corner an-naaSiya الناصية
taxi taksi تكسي
bus utoobees اوتوبيس
square maydaan ميدان
liberation square maydaan at-taHreer ميدان التحرير

SHOPPING

How much is this? bikam hadha? بكم هذا؟
I want to buy this. ana ureedu ashtari hadha. أنا أريد أشتري هذا
I don’t want to buy… ana la ureedu asthari… أنا لا أريد أشتري
Can you offer a discount? mumkin takhfeeD? ممكن تخفيض؟
This is too expensive hadha ghali djiddan هذا غالي جداً
cheap rakheeS رخيس
Do you have…? hal 3ayndakum…? هل عندكم؟

GREETING AND MEETING

hello as-salaamu 3alaykum or marhaba السلام عليكم
hello (reply) wa 3alaykum as-salaam وعليكم السلام
goodbye ma3 as-salaama مع السلامة
How are you? kayf al-Haal? كيف الحال؟
I’m very well ana bi-khayr أنا بخير

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  1. andre says

    how to write my name “andre” in arabic

  2. Sean L. Young says

    Your name Andre would be اندريه

  3. Sue says

    Hi, I want to put a tattoo with my boys names, Kyle and Kyan, can you tell how to write down their name in arabic

  4. tonie stephens says

    How do you write faith in arabic?

  5. maggy says

    i would like to know what the words ‘ honesty ‘ and ‘ trust ‘ would look like.
    perfect spelling because it is for a tattoo

  6. Ibrahim says

    as to tony the arabic word for faith is Iman written إيمان

    and honesty has the same root as Iman, the word is Amana أمانة and the word for trust is Theqah ثقة although they often use the word Amana for both, the root means integrity or uprightness, in other word worthy of faith or worth of my trust

  7. Bianca says

    how to write “Family” and “Father and Mother” in arabic, please !

  8. jazmin galicia says

    how about “faith” in arabic? and different fonts?

  9. Jessica Pena says

    how do write alisha in arabic & believe in arabic?

  10. BASANT says

    @tonie stephens faith is الايمان

  11. BASANT says

    @ Bianca
    family is العائله and if you mean my family it’s عائلتي
    my father and my mother is ابي و امي or والدي و والدتي

  12. BASANT says

    @Jessica Pena اليشا as i think ~ believe is يؤمن

  13. sabrina says

    what is blessed?

  14. Mariza says

    Oi, sou do Brasil e gostaria da tradução para o árabe dos nomes: CAROLINA e RAPHAEL.
    E como fica em árabe a frase: “Meus filhos, presentes de DEUS.”
    Obrigada,

  15. irina says

    pls,how would be “irina” ,”andrey” and “forever” in arabic?

  16. IRIASman says

    how would you write irias in arabic?

  17. Kaliyuga says

    Hello there..
    how to write “My Mother Is My Hero” in arabic?
    Thanks in advance..

  18. SAVIA says

    How DO i WRITE MY NAME IN ARABIC….SAVIA

  19. kymmi12 says

    How do I write kymmi in arabic

  20. shani says

    how do you write SHANI GONZALEZ in arabic??

  21. ramon martinez says

    How do I write “naia” and “ramon” in arabic

  22. martina says

    how do i write “GAFP” in arabic

  23. Melis says

    How do I write ”live, love, laugh” ?
    Thanks in advance ..



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