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Microsoft Word - Beginners Guide To Arabic

The document provides basic Arabic vocabulary for common greetings, travel terms, questions, and numbers. Phrases are given for greetings, asking how someone is, asking the time, parts of travel like airports and planes, asking questions, and counting from 1 to 100.

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Microsoft Word - Beginners Guide To Arabic

The document provides basic Arabic vocabulary for common greetings, travel terms, questions, and numbers. Phrases are given for greetings, asking how someone is, asking the time, parts of travel like airports and planes, asking questions, and counting from 1 to 100.

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Some Basic Vocabulary

General Conversation
Arabic Pronunciation Meaning
‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ‬ as-salaam alaeikum peace be with you (formal greeting)

‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ؟‬ keifa haaluk how are things? (formal)

‫ازﻳﻚ‬ e-zayyak what's up? (informal)

‫اﳊﻤﺪ ﷲ‬ al-hamdu lillah praise God (formal answer)

‫أﻧﺎ ﲞﲑ‬ ana bi kheir I'm good (formal answer)

‫ ﻛﻞ ﲤﺎم‬/ ‫ﲤﺎم‬ tamaam / kullu tamaam everything's good (informal answer)

‫ﻗﻮﻳﺲ‬ q-wayyis fine / pretty good (informal answer)

‫ﺷﻮ أﺧﺒﺎر اﻟﻌﻤﻞ؟‬ shoo akhbaar al-amal how's work? (informal)

‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ‬ as-salaam alaeikum peace be with you (formal goodbye)

‫ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ‬ ma'as-salaama bye (literally: with safety) (semi-formal)

‫ﺑﻌﺪﻳﻦ‬ ba'dein later (see you later) (informal)

‫ﰲ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ‬ fee maa ba'd after/in a while (informal)

‫ﻣﻦ أﻳﻦ أﻧﺖ‬ min ayna anta where are you from? (formal)

‫وﻳﻦ‬/‫أﻧﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻓﲔ‬ anta min fein/wein where are you from? (informal)

‫ﻣﺎ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ؟‬ mas-saa'a what time is it? (formal)

‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻛﻢ؟‬ as-saa'at kam what time is it? (informal)

Travelling
Arabic Pronunciation Meaning
‫ﻣﻄﺎر‬ mataar airport

‫ﻃﻴﺎرة‬ tayyaara airplane

‫وﺻﻮل‬ wusool arrival

‫ﻣﻐﺎدرة‬ mughaadara departure

‫ﺎرك‬‫ا‬ al-majaarik customs


‫ﻣﺘﺎع‬ mataa' luggage

‫ﺟﻮاز اﻟﺴﻔﺮ‬ jawaaz as-safar passport

‫ﺗﺄﺷﲑة‬ ta'sheera visa

‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮة‬ tazkira flight ticket

‫ﻓﻨﺪق‬ funduq hotel

‫اﺳﺘﻘﺒﺎل‬ istiqbaal reception

‫ﻣﻔﺘﺎح‬ miftaah key

‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ‬ ghurfa room

‫ﺻﺮاف‬ sarraaf currency exchange

Asking Questions
Arabic Pronunciation Meaning
‫؟‬... ‫ﻣﺎ‬ maa what is ...?

‫؟‬... ‫ﻣﻦ‬ man who is ...?

‫؟‬... ‫أﻳﻦ‬ ayna where is ...?

‫؟‬... ‫ﻣﱴ‬ mataa when is ...?

‫؟‬... ‫ﻛﻢ‬ kam how much is ...?

‫ﻛﻢ ﻫﺬا؟‬ kam haaza how much is this?

‫؟‬... ‫ﻛﻴﻒ‬ keifa how ...?

‫ﳌﺎذا؟‬ li maaza why

‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﶈﻠﻴﺔ‬ as-saa'al mahalliya the current time

Counting & Numbers


Arabic Pronunciation Meaning
‫واﺣﺪ‬ waahid 1

‫اﺛﻨﺎن‬ ithnaan / ithnein 2

‫ﺛﻼﺛﺔ‬ thalaatha 3

‫أرﺑﻌﺔ‬ arba'a 4
‫ﲬﺴﺔ‬ khamsa 5

‫ﺳﺘﺔ‬ sitta 6

‫ﺳﺒﻌﺔ‬ sab'a 7

‫ﲦﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ thamaania 8

‫ﺗﺴﻌﺔ‬ tis'a 9

‫ﻋﺸﺮة‬ ashara 10

‫أﺣﺪ ﻋﺸﺮ‬ ahada ashar 11

‫اﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﺸﺮ‬ ithna ashar 12

‫ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻋﺸﺮ‬ thalaatha ashar 13

‫أرﺑﻌﺔ ﻋﺸﺮ‬ arba'a ashar 14

‫ ﻋﺸﺮ‬... ... ashar ...-teen

‫ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ‬ ishreen 20

‫ﺛﻼﺛﲔ‬ thalaatheen 30

‫أرﺑﻌﲔ‬ arba'een 40

‫ﲬﺴﲔ‬ khamseen 50

‫ﺳﺘﲔ‬ sitteen 60

‫ﺳﺒﻌﲔ‬ sab'een 70

‫ﲦﺎﻧﲔ‬ thamaaneen 80

‫ﺗﺴﻌﲔ‬ tis'een 90

‫ ﻣﺌﺔ‬/ ‫ﻣﺎﺋﺔ‬ mi-a 100

‫و‬ wa
wahid wa ishreen
and
(1 and 20 = 21)

Arabic Pronunciation Meaning


١ waahid 1

٢ ithnaan / ithnein 2

٣ thalaatha 3

٤ arba'a 4
٥ khamsa 5

٦ sitta 6

٧ sab'a 7

٨ thamaania 8

٩ tis'a 9

١٠ ashara 10

Other
Arabic Pronunciation Meaning
‫اﲰﻚ إﻳﻪ؟‬ ismak eh what's your name? (informal)

‫ﻣﻄﻌﻢ‬ mat'am restaurant

‫ﲪﺎم‬ hammaam bathroom

‫أﺟﺮة‬ ujra taxi

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