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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
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16
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sittaashr |
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2
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ithnan
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17
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sabataashr |
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3
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thalatha
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18
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thamantaashr |
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4
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arbaa
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19
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tissataashr |
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5
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khamsa
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20
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ishreen |
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6
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sitta
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30
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thalatheen |
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7
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sabaa
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40
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arabaeen |
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8
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thamania
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50
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khamseen |
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9
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tissa
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60
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sitteen |
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10
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ashra
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70
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sabaeen |
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11
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ihdashr
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80
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thamaneen |
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12
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ithnashr
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90
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tissaeen |
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13
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thalataashr
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100
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miya |
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14
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arabataashr
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1000
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alf |
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15
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khamstaashr
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-
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- |
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Saturday
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al
sabat |
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Sunday
|
al
ahad |
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Monday
|
al
ithnain |
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Tuesday
|
al
thalatha |
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Wednesday
|
al
arba |
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Thursday
|
al
khamees |
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Friday
|
al juma |
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| 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 |
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| 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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