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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
|
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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