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Arabic Phrases
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Arabic language is a member of the
Semitic group of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages.
Classical Arabic language is the language of the people that
live in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf. For this reason
Arabic is the sacred language of the Islam and is used by Muslims throughout
the world.
A modern Arabic-speaking person can
comprehend the Holy Qur'an with as much proficiency as did the
Arabs of fourteen centuries ago. Colloquial Arabic varies
between countries and not all dialects are mutually
intelligible.
Arabic is spoken as a native language by
more than 130 million people, mostly found in North Africa,
the Middle East, and the Arabic Peninsula.
Here are
some of the basic words and phrases in Arabic that will help
you get started in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and throughout the Middle East.
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Wahid |
16 |
sittaashr |
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2 |
ithnan |
17 |
sabataashr |
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3 |
thalatha |
18 |
thamantaashr |
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4 |
arbaa |
19 |
tissataashr |
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5 |
khamsa |
20 |
ishreen |
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6 |
sitta |
30 |
thalatheen |
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7 |
sabaa |
40 |
arabaeen |
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8 |
thamania |
50 |
khamseen |
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9 |
tissa |
60 |
sitteen |
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10 |
ashra |
70 |
sabaeen |
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11 |
ihdashr |
80 |
thamaneen |
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12 |
ithnashr |
90 |
tissaeen |
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13 |
thalataashr |
100 |
miya |
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14 |
arabataashr |
1000 |
alf |
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15 |
khamstaashr |
- |
- |
| Saturday |
al
sabat |
| Sunday |
al
ahad |
| Monday |
al
ithnain |
| Tuesday |
al
thalatha |
| Wednesday |
al
arba |
| Thursday |
al
khamees |
| Friday |
al
juma |
| Yes |
na,am,
aiwa |
| No |
la |
| Please |
min fadlak
(m) iki (f) |
| Thank
You |
shukran |
| You are
welcome |
afwan,
ahlan wa sahlan |
| Excuse me /
sorry |
assif |
| Hello |
al salaam
a' Laykum/marhaba |
| Hello
(reply) |
WA alaykum
al salaam |
| Good
Bye |
ma
salaama |
| How are
you? |
kheif
halak (m) iki (f) |
| Very
Well |
tamam,
bikhair |
| Do you speak
English? |
tatakalam
Inglesi? |
| I don't
understand |
anna mush
fahim |
| Why? |
lain? |
| Who? |
meen? |
| What is
this? |
shu hatha?
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| When? |
mata? |
| How? |
kaif? |
| How much is
this? |
bikam
hatha? |
| What is the
discount? |
kam il
khasem? |
| I want to
buy.... |
Anna ureed
ishtaraiti |
| ¼
Kilo |
ruba
kilo |
| ½
Kilo |
nusf
kilo |
| One
bottle |
zujajah
wahida |
| Today |
al youm
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| Yesterday |
ams |
| Tomorrow |
bukra,
ghadan |
| After
tomorrow |
baad bukra
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| In the
morning |
fe al
sabah |
| In the
afternoon |
baad al
dhuar |
| Tonight |
fel al
massa |
| Where
is... |
wain |
| the bank
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IL
masrif |
| the restaurant
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IL mataam
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| the
telephone |
IL hatif
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| the airport
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IL matar
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| the post
office |
maktab IL
bareed |
| the
toilets |
IL hamam
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| the hospital
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IL
mustashfa |
| the police
station |
dar al
shurta |
| traffic police
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IL murur
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| Go... |
rouh |
| to the
left |
ala al
yassar |
| to the
right |
ALA al
yameen |
| Go straight on
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alatool |
| The road
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al shar'e
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| Roundabout |
al dawar
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| Stop |
giff/towagaff |
| Finished |
intaha/khalas |
| No problem
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mafeeish
muskkhkilla |
| Crazy |
majnoon |
| My name
is... |
ismee |
| What is your
name? |
ma ismiki
(f) |
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ma ismikai
(m) |
| It is too
expensive |
ghalia
katheer |
| It is too
cheap |
hatha
rakhees jedan |
| A little (or
slowly) |
shwai |
| I feel
ill |
ana
mareed/a (f) |
| Thanks be to
God |
al
hamdulillah | |
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