Greetings in Standard Arabic # 1

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Hello Readers of “Aprender Words” today we are going to learn how to greet in Arabic, since the flow of immigrants from several Arab countries are coming to Brazil and there is commerce, mostly of typical food, how about saying a word in Arabic ?

What do you need to know before?

This topic is interesting, as we have already explained, there is a difference between spoken and written Arabic. Each Arabic-speaking country has its own way of talking, but when it comes to a colloquial or formal speech (which also extends to writing) they all use Classic or Standard Arabic, so this article will focus on greetings in Standard Arabic, but soon we will make articles with expressions of dialects or spoken Arabic.

Come on:

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Portuguese Árabe –  العربية
You welcome (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً
Hello!

(General Compliance)

(as-salām ‘alaikum) السلام عليكم
resp. – (wa ‘alaykum as-salām) و عليكم السلام
infor. – (marḥaban) مرحبا
How are you? M – (kayfa ḥālak) كيف حالك؟
F – (kayfa ḥālik) كيف حالك؟
Replies:

I'm fine and you? –M

I'm fine and you? - F

أنا بخير شكرا و أنت؟
m – (Ana bekhair, shukran! Wa ant?)
أنا بخير شكرا و أنت؟
f – (Ana bekhair, shukran! Wa anti?)
How much time! (lam naraka mundhu muddah) لم نرك منذ مدة
What's your name?

or

What is your name?

m – (mā ismak?) ما اسمك؟
f – (mā ismik?) ما اسمك؟
My name is…

My name is…

(… ismee) … اسمي
Where you are from?

Or

Where are you from?

m – (min ayn anta?) من أين أنت؟
f – (min ayn anti) من أين أنت؟
I came from ...

Or

I am from…

(anā min …) أنا من …
Nice to meet you. (Fursa sa´ Aida) فرصة سعيدة
Good Morning! (Sabāh al khayr) صباح الخير
Good morning - Reply صباح النور (Sabah An-nur)

 

Good night (masā’ al-khayr) مساء الخير
Good Night - Answer (Masaa’An-nur) مساء النور
Bye! (Ma’a as-salāmah) مع السلامة
Have a nice day (atmna lk ywma tyba) اتمنى لك يوما طيبا
Enjoy your food. (bil-hanā’ wa ash-shifā’) بالهناء والشفاء / بالهنا والشفا
Good trip  (riḥlah saʿīdah) رحلة سعيدة
(riḥlah muwaffaqah) رحلة موفق
I get it (ana afham) أنا أفهم
Do not understand (lā afham) لا أفهم
I do not know (lā aʻrf) لآ أعرف
Please speak more slowly. (takallam bibuṭ’ min fadlak/ik) تكلم ببطء من فضلك
Please speak again. m (a’id min fadlak!) أعد من فضلك
f – (a’īd min fadlik!) أعد من فضلك
Please write. m – (Iktubhā min fadlak) أكتبها من فضلك
f – (Iktubhā min fadlik) أكتبها من فضلك
You speak Arabic? (hal tatakallam al-lughah al-‘arabīyah?) هل تتكلم اللغة العربية؟
Yes a little. (na’am, qalīlan) نعم, قليل
How do you say ... in Arabic? كيف تقول كلمة … بالعربية؟
(kayfa taqūlu kalimah … bil-‘arabīyah?)
Excuse to attract attention – (min faḍlak/ik) من فضلك!
to ask someone to move (al-ma’dirah) المعذرة!
How much does it cost? m – (bikam hādhā?) بكم هذا؟
f – (bikam hādihi?) بكم هذه؟
excuse me (āsif!) أسف
Please (mīn fāḍlīkā) من فضلك
Thank you very much (shukran) شكرا (shukran jazīlan) شكرا جزيل
You're welcome (al’afw) ألعفو
Where is the restroom? (ayn al-ḥammām?) أين الحمّام؟
I love you. F –(Uhibbuki)  أنا أحبّك

M-(uḥibbuk) أنا أحبّك

One language is never enough. (lugha wāhidah lā takfī) لغة واحدة لا تكفي

ATTENTION: THE PHRASES THAT HAVE AUDIO ARE FROM THE “OMNIGLOT” WEBSITE THE PHRASES HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED AND FITTED WITH THE TYPICAL ANSWERS.

It's just for today… مع السلامة