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Survival Phrases
Formal Arabic
Apart
from the written language, survival phrases in formal Arabic are not
really used anywhere in real life, except on television, in theaters,
etc.
I. Basics
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Yes |
na"am |
نَعَمْ |
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'ajal |
أَجَلْ |
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'ee |
إِيْ |
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O.K. |
hasanan |
حَسَنًا |
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fine |
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Please
(to
a male) |
min fadli-k(a) |
مِنْ فَضْلِكَ |
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of your favor |
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law samaht(a) |
لَوْ سَمَحْتَ |
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if you allowed |
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'ithaa samaht(a) |
إِذَاْ
سَمَحْتَ |
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if you allowed |
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law 'athint(a) |
لَوْ
أَذِنْتَ |
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if you allowed |
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'ithaa 'athint(a) |
إِذَاْ أَذِنْتَ |
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if you allowed |
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Please
(to a female) |
min fadli-ki |
مِنْ فَضْلِكِ |
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of your
favor |
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law samahti |
لَوْ سَمَحْتِ |
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if you allowed |
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'ithaa samahti |
إِذَاْ
سَمَحْتِ |
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if you allowed |
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law
'athinti |
لَوْ
أَذِنْتِ
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if you allowed |
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'ithaa
'athinti |
إِذَاْ أَذِنْتِ
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if you allowed |
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Thank
you
(to
a male) |
shukran |
شُكْرًا |
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thanks |
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shukran la-k(a) |
شُكْرًا لَكَ |
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thanks to you |
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'ashkuru-k(a) |
أَشْكُرُكَ |
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I
thank you |
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Thank you
(to a female) |
shukran |
شُكْرًا |
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thanks |
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shukran la-ki |
شُكْرًا لَكِ |
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thanks
to you |
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'ashkuru-ki |
أَشْكُرُكِ |
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I thank you |
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You're
welcome
(responding to thank you) |
"afwan |
عَفْوًا |
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(I beg) pardoning |
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"alaa ('a)r-rahb(i) wa-s-sa"a(ti) |
عَلَىْ الْرَّحْبِ وَالْسَّعَةِ |
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(you
have come)
on wideness and abundance |
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laa shukr(a)
"alaa waajib(in) |
لا شُكْرَ عَلَىْ وَاْجِبٍ |
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no
thanks for a duty |
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Excuse
me |
ma"thira(tan) |
مَعْذِرَةً |
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(I beg) excusing |
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"afwan |
عَفْوًا |
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(I beg) pardoning |
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I am
sorry
(male) |
'anaa 'aasif(un) |
أَنَاْ آسِفٌ |
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I
(am) sorry |
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I am sorry
(female) |
'anaa 'aasifa(tun) |
أَنَاْ آسِفَةٌ |
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I (am) sorry |
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Sorry
(male) |
'aasif(un) |
آسِفٌ |
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sorry |
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Sorry
(female) |
'aasifa(tun) |
آسِفَةٌ |
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sorry |
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No problem |
laa mushkila(ta) |
لا مُشْكِلَةَ |
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no problem |
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Hello |
'as-salaam(u)
"alay-kum |
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ |
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the peace on you |
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Hello
(response) |
wa-"alay-kum(u)
('a)s-salaam(u) |
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ |
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and on you the peace |
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Welcome |
marhaban |
مَرْحَبًا |
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(you have come to)
wideness |
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'ahlan |
أَهْلاً |
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(you have come to) a
family |
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'ahlan
wa-sahlan |
أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً |
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(you have come to) a
family and a plane land |
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Good
morning |
sabaah(u)
('a)l-khayr(i) |
صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ |
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(the) morning of well-being |
In Classical Arabic:
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Good morning
(to a male) |
"im sabaaha(n) |
عِمْ صَبَاْحًا |
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have a
pleasant morning |
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"imt(a) sabaaha(n) |
عِمْتَ صَبَاْحًا |
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have a
pleasant morning |
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Good morning
(to a female) |
"imee sabaaha(n) |
عِمِيْ صَبَاْحًا |
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have a
pleasant morning |
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"imti sabaaha(n) |
عِمْتِ صَبَاْحًا |
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have a
pleasant morning |
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Good evening |
masaa'(u)
('a)l-khayr(i) |
مَسَاْءُ الْخَيْرِ |
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(the) evening of well-being |
In Classical Arabic:
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Good
evening
(to a male) |
"im masaa'a(n) |
عِمْ مَسَاْءً |
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have a pleasant
evening |
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"imt(a)
masaa'a(n) |
عِمْتَ مَسَاْءً |
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have a pleasant
evening |
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Good evening
(to a female) |
"imee masaa'a(n) |
عِمِيْ مَسَاْءً |
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have a
pleasant evening |
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"imti masaa'a(n) |
عِمْتِ مَسَاْءً |
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have a
pleasant evening |
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Good
night
(to a male) |
tusbih(u) "alaa khayr(in) |
تُصْبِحُ عَلَىْ خَيْرٍ |
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you be in morning
with well-being |
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layla(tan)
haani'a(tan) |
ليلَةً هَاْنِئَةً |
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(I wish you) a pleasant night |
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Good night
(to a female) |
tusbiheen(a) "alaa khayr(in) |
تُصْبِحِيْنَ عَلَىْ خَيْرٍ |
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you be
in morning with well-being |
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layla(tan)
haani'a(tan) |
ليلَةً هَاْنِئَةً |
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(I wish
you) a pleasant night |
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Goodbye |
wadaa"an |
وَدَاْعًا |
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goodbye |
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ma"(a) ('a)s-salaama(ti) |
مَعَ السَّلامَةِ |
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with
safety |
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See you later
(to a male) |
'ilaa ('a)l-liqaa'(i) |
إِلَىْ اللِّقَاْءِ |
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to the
meeting |
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'araa-k(a) laahiqan |
أَرَاْكَ لاحِقًا |
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see you
later |
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See you later
(to a female) |
'ilaa ('a)l-liqaa'(i) |
إِلَىْ اللِّقَاْءِ |
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to the meeting |
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'araa-ki laahiqan |
أَرَاْكِ لاحِقًا |
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see you later |
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