Arabic (Semitic)

See also: List of Islamic terms in Arabic Note that this is relevant only to Modern Standard Arabic and not to the colloquial forms of Arabic spoken in daily life, which vary from place to place. Also, some of the following expressions were written only to suit a male speaker.

Pronunciation guide: Stress in Arabic is most often on the penultimate syllable (i.e., the one preceding the last).

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Arabic العربيّة /alʕaraˈbijja/ (al-ara'beeya)
hello/welcome مرحبًا /marˈħaba/ (mar'Haba)
see you إلى اللقاء /ilalliˈqaʔ/ (ila-lli'qa')
goodbye مع السلامة /maʕa ssaˈlaːma/ (ma-a ssa'la:ma)
please من فضلك /min ˈfadˁlak/ (min 'fad/lak)
thanks شكرًا /ˈʃukran/ ('Shukran)
that one ذلك /ˈðalika/ ('Dalika)
How much/How many? كمْ؟ /kam/ (kam)
English الإنجليزيّة /alʔinʤliˈzeeya/ (formal),
/alʔinkliˈzeeya/ (colloquial)
yes نعم /ˈnaʕam/ ('na-am)
no لا /laː/ (la:)
Where's the bathroom? أين الحمّام؟ /ʔejnalħamˈmaːm/ (eina-Ham'ma:m)
What is your name? ما اسمك؟ /ˈmasmuk/ ('masmuk)
I don’t know لا أعرف /laː ˈʕarifu/ (la: 'aarifu)
I have no clue. لا أدري // ()
I don’t understand لا أفهم /laː ˈʔafham/ (la: 'afham)
I don’t remember لا أتذكر /laː ʔataˈðakkar/ (la: ata'Dakkar)
Welcome أهلاً وسهلاً بكم /ˈahlan waˈsahlan ˈbikum/ ('ahlan wa'sahlan 'bikum)
I am sick أنا مريض /ʔana maˈriːdˁ/ ('ana ma'ri:d/)
Hello السلام عليكم /assaˈlaːm ʕaˈlejkum/ (assa'la:m aa'laykum)
Hello (response), how are you? وعليكم السلام! كيف الحال؟ /waʕaˈlejkumu ssaˈlaːm. kejfa lħaːl/ (wa-a'lejkumu ssa'la:m. kejfa lHa:l)
Fine, and you? بخير، الحمد لله. وكيف أنت؟ /biˈxerrin, alˈħamdu lilˁˈlˁahi. waˈkejfa ʔint/ (bi'xejrin, al'Hamdu lil/'l/ahi. wa'kejfa int)
Bye ودعا /wada:ʕan/ (Wida'an)
Where is the airport? أين المطار؟ // (Ayna al-maTa:r?)
Help! !النجدة // (Annajda:)
I am hungry. أنا جائع // (Ana ju:a:n)
I feel tired. أشعر بالتعب // (Ash'ur bitta'b)''

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Pronunciation
Arabic	العربيّة	`/alʕaraˈbijja/`	(al-ara'beeya)
hello/welcome	مرحبًا	`/marˈħaba/`	(mar'Haba)
see you	إلى اللقاء	`/ilalliˈqaʔ/`	(ila-lli'qa')
goodbye	مع السلامة	`/maʕa ssaˈlaːma/`	(ma-a ssa'la:ma)
please	من فضلك	`/min ˈfadˁlak/`	(min 'fad/lak)
thanks	شكرًا	`/ˈʃukran/`	('Shukran)
that one	ذلك	`/ˈðalika/`	('Dalika)
How much/How many?	كمْ؟	`/kam/`	(kam)
English	الإنجليزيّة	`/alʔinʤliˈzeeya/` (formal), `/alʔinkliˈzeeya/` (colloquial)
yes	نعم	`/ˈnaʕam/`	('na-am)
no	لا	`/laː/`	(la:)
Where's the bathroom?	أين الحمّام؟	`/ʔejnalħamˈmaːm/`	(eina-Ham'ma:m)
What is your name?	ما اسمك؟	`/ˈmasmuk/`	('masmuk)
I don’t know	لا أعرف	`/laː ˈʕarifu/`	(la: 'aarifu)
I have no clue.	لا أدري	`//`	()
I don’t understand	لا أفهم	`/laː ˈʔafham/`	(la: 'afham)
I don’t remember	لا أتذكر	`/laː ʔataˈðakkar/`	(la: ata'Dakkar)
Welcome	أهلاً وسهلاً بكم	`/ˈahlan waˈsahlan ˈbikum/`	('ahlan wa'sahlan 'bikum)
I am sick	أنا مريض	`/ʔana maˈriːdˁ/`	('ana ma'ri:d/)
Hello	السلام عليكم	`/assaˈlaːm ʕaˈlejkum/`	(assa'la:m aa'laykum)
Hello (response), how are you?	وعليكم السلام! كيف الحال؟	`/waʕaˈlejkumu ssaˈlaːm. kejfa lħaːl/`	(wa-a'lejkumu ssa'la:m. kejfa lHa:l)
Fine, and you?	بخير، الحمد لله. وكيف أنت؟	`/biˈxerrin, alˈħamdu lilˁˈlˁahi. waˈkejfa ʔint/`	(bi'xejrin, al'Hamdu lil/'l/ahi. wa'kejfa int)
Bye	ودعا	`/wada:ʕan/`	(Wida'an)
Where is the airport?	أين المطار؟	`//`	(Ayna al-maTa:r?)
Help!	!النجدة	`//`	(Annajda:)
I am hungry.	أنا جائع	`//`	(Ana ju:a:n)
I feel tired.	أشعر بالتعب	`//`	(Ash'ur bitta'b)''

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simonahjv posted 3 months ago
شكرا it's very good :-)

may posted 4 months ago
Thank you

may posted 4 months ago
Thank you

Shaila posted 4 months ago
This is really useful, even if it is from a male perspective. Thank you.

Shaila posted 4 months ago
This is really useful, even if it is from a male perspective. Thank you.

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