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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

 

 

That's enough

haathaa yakfee

هَذَاْ يَكْفِيْ

this suffices

 

What is this?

maa haathaa

مَاْ هَذَاْ ؟

what (is) this?

 

How much is this?

bi-kam haathaa

بِكَمْ هَذَاْ ؟

by how much (is) this?

 

Where is …?

'ayn(a)

أَيْنَ ... ؟

where (is) … ?

 

 

 

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