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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 United
Arab Emirates
and throughout
the Middle East.
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1
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Wahid
|
16
|
sittaashr |
|
2
|
ithnan
|
17
|
sabataashr |
|
3
|
thalatha
|
18
|
thamantaashr |
|
4
|
arbaa
|
19
|
tissataashr |
|
5
|
khamsa
|
20
|
ishreen |
|
6
|
sitta
|
30
|
thalatheen |
|
7
|
sabaa
|
40
|
arabaeen |
|
8
|
thamania
|
50
|
khamseen |
|
9
|
tissa
|
60
|
sitteen |
|
10
|
ashra
|
70
|
sabaeen |
|
11
|
ihdashr
|
80
|
thamaneen |
|
12
|
ithnashr
|
90
|
tissaeen |
|
13
|
thalataashr
|
100
|
miya |
|
14
|
arabataashr
|
1000
|
alf |
|
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?
|
| 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
|
| Yesterday |
ams |
| Tomorrow |
bukra,
ghadan
|
| After
tomorrow |
baad
bukra
|
| In
the
morning |
fe
al sabah |
| In
the
afternoon |
baad
al dhuar |
| Tonight |
fel
al massa |
|
| Where
is... |
wain |
| the
bank
|
IL
masrif |
| the
restaurant
|
IL
mataam
|
| the
telephone |
IL
hatif
|
| the
airport
|
IL
matar
|
| the
post
office |
maktab
IL bareed |
| the
toilets |
IL
hamam
|
| the
hospital
|
IL
mustashfa
|
| the
police
station |
dar
al shurta |
| traffic
police
|
IL
murur
|
| Go... |
rouh |
| to
the
left |
ala
al yassar |
| to
the
right |
ALA
al yameen |
| Go
straight
on |
alatool |
| The
road
|
al
shar'e
|
| Roundabout |
al
dawar
|
| Stop |
giff/towagaff |
| Finished |
intaha/khalas |
| No
problem
|
mafeeish
muskkhkilla
|
| Crazy |
majnoon |
| My
name
is... |
ismee |
| What
is your
name? |
ma
ismiki
(f) |
| |
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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