Arabic Useful Phrases
A collection of Arabic useful phrases. Click on the Arabic useful phrases to listen to an audio recording of the pronunciation, recorded by native speakers and great for you to check your pronunciation.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal.
English
(Arabic) العربية
Welcome
Hello
How are you?
Long time no see
What’s your name?
My name is …
Where are you from?
I’m from …
Pleased to meet you
Good morning
Good afternoon/evening
Good luck
Bon appetit
(bil-hanā’ wa ash-shifā’)
بالهنا والشفا
بالهناء والشفاء
may you have your meal with gladness and health
Bon voyage
I understand
(ana afham) أنا أفهم
I don’t understand
Please speak more slowly
Please say that again
(f – a’īd min fadlik / m – a’id min fadlak!) أعد من فضلك
Please write it down
Do you speak Arabic?
Yes, a little
How do you say … in Arabic?
Excuse me
How much is this?
Sorry
Thank you
Reply (You’re welcome)
I love you
Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year
Happy Easter
(fiṣḥ sa’īd) فصح سعيد
Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام
rsp – Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام
Happy Birthday
(kul ‘am wa antum bekheir) كل عام و أنت بخير
(eid mīlad sa’aīd) عيد ميلاد سعيد
Special Thanks to Simon Ager, www.omniglot.com
Recordings by Amr Dawish via Apex Translations
Transliterations and corrections by Alex Karas