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