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Survival Phrases (continued)
Formal Arabic
II. Meeting and Greeting
How are you?
To a male كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ ؟ kayf(a) haalu-k(a) = how (is) (the) state (of) you?
To a female كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ ؟ kayf(a) haalu-ki = how (is) (the) state (of) you?
I'm fine, thanks
أَنَاْ بِخَيْرٍ ، شُكْرًا 'anaa bi-khayr(in) shukran = I (am) in well-being, thanks
I am very glad to meet you
Male to male أَنَاْ سَعِيْدٌ جِدًا بِلِقَاْئِكَ 'anaa sa"eed(un) jidda(n) bi-liqaa'i-k(a) = I (am) happy much for (the) meeting (of) you
Female to female أَنَاْ سَعِيْدَةٌ جِدًا بِلِقَاْئِكِ 'anaa sa"eeda(tun) jidda(n) bi-liqaa'i-ki = I (am) happy much for (the) meeting (of) you
Do you speak English?
To a male هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثُ الإِنْغْلِيْزِيَّةَ ؟ hal tatahaddath(u) ('a)l-'ingleeziyya(ta) = is it that (you) speak English?
To a female هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثِيْنَ الإِنْغْلِيْزِيَّةَ ؟ hal tatahaddatheen(a) ('a)l-'ingleeziyya(ta) = is it that (you) speak English?
Does anyone here speak English? هَلْ يُوْجَدُ هُنَاْ مَنْ يَتَحَدَّثُ الإِنْغْلِيْزِيَّةَ ؟ hal yoojad(u) hunaa man yatahaddath(u) ('a)l-'ingleeziyya(ta) = is it that (he) exists here who speaks English?
I only speak a little Arabic أَنَاْ أَتَحَدَّثُ قَلِيْلاً مَنَ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ فَقَطْ 'anaa 'atahaddath(u) qaleelan min(a) ('a)l-"arabiyya(ti) faqat = I speak a little of Arabic only
What is your name?
To a male مَاْ اِسْمُكَ ؟ maa ('i)smu-k(a) = what (is) (the) name (of) you?
To a female مَاْ اِسْمُكِ ؟ maa ('i)smu-ki = what (is) (the) name (of) you?
My name is John اِسْمِيْ جونٌ 'ism-ee jōn(un) = (the) name (of) me (is) John
I don't understand لَمْ أَفْهَمْ lam 'afham = did not (I) understand
What did you say?
To a male مَاْذَاْ قُلْتَ ؟ maathaa qult(a) = what (you) said?
To a female مَاْذَاْ قُلْتِ ؟ maathaa qulti = what (you) said?
Can you speak more slowly?
To a male هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَتَحَدَّثَ بِشَكْلٍ أَبْطَأَ ؟ hal yumkinu-k(a) 'an tatahaddath(a) bi-shakl(in) 'abta'(a) = is it that (he/it) is possible for you that (you) speak in a slower manner ?
To a female هَلْ يُمْكِنُكِ أَنْ تَتَحَدَّثِيْ بِشَكْلٍ أَبْطَأَ ؟ hal yumkinu-ki 'an tatahaddathee bi-shakl(in) 'abta'(a) = is it that (he/it) is possible for you that (you) speak in a slower manner ?
I understand perfectly
To a male أَنَاْ أَفْهَمُكَ تَمَاْمًا 'anaa 'afhamu-k(a) tamaama(n) = I understand you perfectly
To a female أَنَاْ أَفْهَمُكِ تَمَاْمًا 'anaa 'afhamu-ki tamaama(n) = I understand you perfectly
III. Others
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