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Useful Words and Phrases in Palestinian Arabic

This document provides useful Palestinian Arabic words and phrases for visitors to Abu Dis, including greetings, general phrases, numbers, and some political terminology. Greetings include "merhaba" for hello, "subah al kheir" for good morning, and "mesa al kheir" for good evening. General phrases cover please, thank you, excuse me, how much items cost, and words for tea, coffee, and toilet. Numbers are provided up to 1,000. Political terms give the literal Arabic meanings and what they refer to, such as "nakba" meaning disaster but referring to the 1948 Palestinian exodus.

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Useful Words and Phrases in Palestinian Arabic

This document provides useful Palestinian Arabic words and phrases for visitors to Abu Dis, including greetings, general phrases, numbers, and some political terminology. Greetings include "merhaba" for hello, "subah al kheir" for good morning, and "mesa al kheir" for good evening. General phrases cover please, thank you, excuse me, how much items cost, and words for tea, coffee, and toilet. Numbers are provided up to 1,000. Political terms give the literal Arabic meanings and what they refer to, such as "nakba" meaning disaster but referring to the 1948 Palestinian exodus.

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Useful words and phrases in Palestinian Arabic for your visit to Abu Dis

** Let us know if there are other simple ones you will need – We are happy to
keep updating this - [email protected] ** 9-11- 2007

Greetings

Hello MERHABA ‫مرحبا‬


Answer to MERHABA AhLAIN ‫اهلين‬

Good morning SUBAH AL KHAIR ‫صباح الخير‬


Answer to SUBAH AL KHAIR SUBAH AL NOOR ‫صباح النور‬

Good evening MESA AL KHAIR ‫مساء الخير‬


Answer to MESA AL KHAIR MESA AL NOOR ‫مساء النور‬

Welcome EHLAN WA SAHLAN ‫اهأل و سهأل‬

More religious version of hello SALAAMU ALEIKUM ‫سالم عليكم‬


Answer to SALAAMU ALEIKUM WA ALEIKUM ASSALAAM ‫و عليكم السالم‬

How are you? (to a woman) KEEFIK ‫كيفك؟‬


How are you? (to a man) KEEFUK ‫كيفك؟‬

Goodbye MA SALAAMI ‫مع سالمة‬

General

Please (to a woman) MIN FUDLIK ‫من فضلك‬


Please (to a man) MIN FUDLUK ‫من فضلك‬

Thank you SHUKRAN ‫شكرأ‬


Answer to SHUKRAN AFWAN ‫عفوأ‬

Excuse me (to a woman) LO SAMAHTI ‫لو سمحت‬


Excuse me (to a man) LO SAMAHT ‫لو سمحت‬

How much is it? KADESH ISSEYR ‫قديش السعر؟‬

A lot KTHEER ‫كثير‬


A little SHWAYEH ‫شوي‬

Tea SHY ‫شاي‬


Coffee KAHWAY ‫قهوة‬
A lot of sugar SUKAR KTHEER ‫سكر كتير‬
A little sugar SUKAR KHALIL ‫سكر قليل‬
Without sugar BIDOON SUKAR ‫بدون سكر‬

Toilet HAMAAM ‫حمام‬


Numbers

1 WAHAD ‫واحد‬
2 TNEEN ‫ثنين‬
3 THALATH ‫ثالث‬
4 ARBA’A ‫اربعة‬
5 KHAMSI ‫خمسة‬
6 SETTI ‫ستة‬
7 SABA’A ‫سبعة‬
8 THAMANYEH ‫ثمنية‬
9 TISAA ‫تسعة‬
10 ASHARA ‫عشرة‬
100 MEYEH ‫مية‬
1000 ALF ‫الف‬

Political

Political word in Arabic Literal Refers to…


meaning
‫نكبة‬ NAKBA Disaster 1948 loss of most of
Palestine and big exodus of
Palestinian refugees
‫نكسة‬ NAKSA Set-back 1967 occupation of the West
(only a set- Bank and Gaza
back?)
‫انتفأضة‬ INTIFADA Uprising Used of the 1987 onwards
“first intifada” and the 2000
onwards “second (or Aqsa)
intifada”
‫هويه‬ HAWIYE ID The passes (blue or green)
that Palestinians have to
carry
‫جدار الفصل‬ JIDAR AL FASL Separation The Israeli Wall, called by
Wall Palestinians the “racist
separation wall”
‫مستوطنه‬ MUSTAWTANEH Settlement The illegal Israeli colonies
on the West Bank
‫مستوطنين‬ MUSTAWTANEEN Settlers People who live in them

‫حاجز‬ HAJEZ Fence Military checkpoint

‫معبر‬ MUABBAR Terminal Big fixed checkpoints on the


Wall (the ones that look like
international border
crossings)

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