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Greeting and basic

Welcome marHaban

Hello, hi ahlan

Hello and welcome Ahlan wa sahlan

Welcomeme to you (reply) Ahilan bik (f biki)

Peace be on you As-salaamu 'alaykum

And on you be peace (reply) Wa 'alaykum as-salaam

Pleased to meet you tasharrafnaa

Good morning Sabah alkhayr

Good morning Sabaah an-nour

Good evening Masaa' al-khaur

Good evening (reply) Massa' an-uur

Please Min faDalk (f min faDlik)

Thanks (for) Shukran ('ala)

Excuse me, you're welcome 'afwan

Sorry Aasif

What? (followed by noun) Maa

What? (followed by verb) Maadha

Who? Man

Where? Ayna
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When? Mataa

How? Kayfa

Why Limaadha

God willing In shaa' allah

Happy to have met you Fursa sa'iida

Goodbye Ma'as-salama

I Ana

You (m, f) Anta , anti

You (mpl, fpl) antum, antunna

We nahnu

He huwa

She hiya

They (m.f) Hum, hunna

In Fii

On 'ala

From Min

To , for Li

With Ma'a

Above Fawqa

Below Tahta
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Beside Bijanib

Further vocabulary

Good night Tisbah(f tisbaHi) 'ala khayr

Good night (reply) Wa anta (f anti) min ahluh

Help! An-najda

Don't mention it Laa shukr 'ala waajib

No trouble Laa ba's

It's not a problem Laysat mushkila

Until we meet (again) Ilal- liqaa'

See you tomorrow/ soon Araaka (f araaki)

ghdan/qariiban

Dear 'aziizi (f 'aziizati)

Regards Ma'a tahiyyati

Many happy returns Kul 'aam wa antoum bi-

khayr/

(for all special occasions) Kul sana wa antum

tayyibuun

Happy holiday/happy Eid 'iid sa'iid

Happy birthday ('iid) miilaad sa3iid

Happy Ramadan ramaDaan kariim

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Blessed holiday 'iid mubaarak

Christmas 'iid al-miilaad

Easter 'iid al-fiSH

With best wishes Ma'a atiyab at-taHiyyaat

Thus has god willed Ma shaa' allaah

(always used
approvingly)

God give you strength Allaah yu'tik (fyu'tiki) al-

'aafiya

God bless you Allaah yubaarik fiik (f filki)

Opposite Muqaabil

Between Bayna

Inside (the…) Daakhil (il…)

Outside (the…) Khaarij (il…)

Toward Ila

Around Hawla