5 Arabic Words Without A Direct English Equivalent 1.1 4) ماشاءالله / mash 'Allah Mash'Allah is used when you want to show joy, appreciation and respect towards a person event or something. The closest translation for it in English is ( God willed it ). It is said to remind us that everything happened according to God's will. Conversation example: الابن : ماما ! انا جبت ممتاز في امتحان الرياضة 0 الأم: ماشاءالله! برافو ده خبر جميل. Kid: mom! I got an A in my maths test Mom: mashallah bravo that a great news. 5 ) إن شاء الله / Insha'Allah Insha'Allah is used to show your approval on something. The closet translation for it in English is (God willing ) it means that everything will happen according to God's will Conversation example: بيتر : هنتقابل بكره الساعة 7 ؟ سامي : ايوه إن شاء الله Peter: will we meet tomorrow at 7 o'clock ? Samy: yes, Insha'Allah we will. Note: you can use it if you don't want to give a straight answer. It's like you are not giving any confirmation but you don't want to say a direct no. For example: الابن: ماما! ممكن نروح ديزني لاند بكره ؟ الام:إن شاء الله Son: Mom! Can we go to Disney land tomorrow? Mom: Insahallah. Notice that the mother only said insahallah so she could be sarcastic ;). ....Note that Arabic is a gender specific language so the words can have a slight change whether you are talking to a man or a woman.