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Survival Phrases (continued)
Levantine Arabic / Damascus
II. Meeting and Greeting
How are you?
To a male
كِيْفَكْ ؟
keef-ak = how (are) you?
To a female
كِيْفكْ ؟
keef-ek = how (are) you?
I'm fine, thanks
Male مْنِيْحْ ، الْحَمْد للَّه mneeh, ėl-hamdėlla = fine, thank God
Female مْنِيْحَة ، الْحَمْد للَّه mneeha, ėl-hamdėlla = fine, thank God
I am very glad to meet you فرْصَة سَعِيْدة fėrsa sa"eede = a pleasant opportunity
Do you speak English?
بْتحْكِيْ إنْغْلِيْزِيْ ؟ btėhkee 'ėngleezee = (you) speak English?
Does anyone here speak English? حَدَاْ هونْ بْيحْكِيْ إنْغْلِيْزِيْ ؟ hadaa hōn byėhkee 'ėngleezee = someone here speaks English?
I only speak a little Arabic أَنَاْ بحْكِيْ بَسْ شْوَيّةْ عَرَبِيْ 'anaa bėhkee bas shwayyet "arabee = I speak only little (of) Arabic
What is your name?
To a male شُوْ إسْمَكْ ؟ shoo 'ėsm-ak = what (is) (the) name (of) you?
To a female شُوْ إسْمكْ ؟ shoo 'ėsm-ek = what (is) (the) name (of) you?
My name is John إسْمِيْ جونْ 'ėsm-ee jōn = (the) name (of) me (is) John
I don't understand مَاْ فْهمتْ maa fhėmėt = not (I) understood
What did you say?
To a male شُوْ قلتْ ؟ shoo 'ėlėt = what (you) said?
To a female شُوْ قلتِيْ ؟ shoo 'ėltee = what (you) said?
Can you speak more slowly? مُمْكنْ تحْكِيْ أَبْطَأَ شْوَيّْ ؟ mumkėn tėhkee 'abta' shwayy = (is it) possible (you) speak slower a bit?
I understand perfectly
To a male عَمْ إفْهَمْ عَليكْ مْنِيْحْ "am 'ėfham "alai-k mneeh = (I am) understanding you well
To a female عَمْ إفْهَمْ عَليكِ مْنِيْحْ "am 'ėfham "alai-ki mneeh = (I am) understanding you well
III. Others
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