Common Phrases
| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Romanization (DIN 31635) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية | /alʕarabijja/ | al-ʿarabiyyah |
| hello/welcome | مرحبا/أهلا وسهلا | /marħaban/, /ahlan wa sahlan/ | marḥaban/ʾahlan wa sahlan |
| peace | سلام | /saˈlaːm/ | salām |
| how are you? | كيف حالك؟ | /kajfa ħaːluka/ ; /kajfa ħaːluki/ | kayfa ḥāluka / -ki |
| see you | إلى اللقاء | /ʔilalliqaːʔ/ | ʾilā l-liqāʾ |
| goodbye | مع السلامة | /maʕassalaːma/ | maʿa s-salāmah |
| please | من فضلك | /min fadˤlika/ ; /min fadˤliki/ | min faḍlika / -ki |
| thanks | شكرا | /ˈʃukran/ | šukran |
| that one | ذلك | /ðaːlika/ | ḏālika |
| How much/How many? | كم؟ | /kam/ | kam? |
| English | الإنجليزية | /alʔinɡ(i)li(ː)zijja/ | al-inglīziyyah |
| What is your name? | ما اسمك؟ | /masmuka/ ; /masmuki/ | masmuka / -ki |
| I don’t know | لا أعرف | /laː ʔaʕrif/ | lā ʾaʿrif |
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