Alif Baa Vocab

Greetings! (Islamic greeting)

assalaamu alaykum

Hello! or Hi! (used more in Egypt than in the Levant)

Ahla / Ahlan

Hello!

Ahla w sahla / ahlan wa sahlan

Hello! (Used in the Levant)

marHaba / marHaban

I

ana

my name

ismi / isimi

from

min

the city of ...

madiinit / madiinat

in

bi / fii

door

باب

name

ism

what?

shuu? / maa?

reply to ahlan wa sahlan (male)

ahlan fiik / ahlan bika

reply to ahlan wa sahlan (female)

ahlan fiiki / ahlan biki

reply to assalaamu alaykum

wa alaykumu s-salaam

you (polite, male)

HaDertak / HaDratuka

you (polite, female)

HaDertik / HaDratuki

Nice to meet you!

tsharrafna

you (masculine)

inte / anta

you (feminine)

inti / anti

my (possessive suffix) my name

-i ismi(i)

your (suffix, masculine) your name

-ak ismak / -ka -k ismuka

your (suffix, feminine) your name

-ik ismik / -ki ismuki

where?

ween? / ayna?

from where?

min ween? / min ayna?

yes

ee / na am

no

la' las

and

و

veil, head covering

حجاب

house

بيت

street

شارع (shaari')

homework

waZiife/ waajib

news

akhbaar

أَخْبار

book

ktaab/kitaab

my (male) dear, darling

حَبيبي (habiibii)

my (female) dear, darling

حَبيبَتي

Habiibatii

Good morning!

SabaaH il-kheer صَباح الْخير (Saba al-khayr)

(response to) Good morning!

SabaaH in-nuur صَباح النّور

signal that you are addressing someone directly

يا (yaa)

How!

kiif? / kayfa?

How are you? (masc./fem.)

kiifak/-ik? kaffa al-Haal?

(response to) How are you?

il-Hamdilla / al-Hamdu lillaah

great, fine

tamale / jayyid jayyida

OK

maashi

ماشي

this (masc.)

haada, hayda, haadhaa

this (fem.)

haadi, haydi ,,, haadhihi

good (masc.)

mniiH / bi-khayr

good (fem.)

mniiHa / bi-khayr

(am/are/is) not

muu / laysa

zero (0)

sifer/sifr (٠)

one (1)

waaHid (١)

two (2)

tneen/ithnayn (٢)

three (3)

tlaate/thalaatha (٣)

four (4)

arba3a (٤)

five (5)

khamsa (٥)

six (6)

sitte/sitta (٦)

seven (7)

sab'a (٧)

eight (8)

tmaane/thamaaniya (٨)

nine (9)

tis'a (٩)

ten (10)

'ashra/'ashara (١٠)

please come in, go ahead (to a male)

tfaDDal / tafaDDal

please come in, go ahead (to a female)

tfaDDli / tafaDDalii

please come in, go ahead (plural)

tfaDDlu / tafaDDaluu

my (male) friend; my boyfriend

SaaHbi, rfii'i / SaaHibii

my (female) friend; my girlfriend

SaaHibti, rfii'ti / SaaHibatii

he/it (masc.)

huwwe / huwa

she/it (fem.)

hiyye / hiya

his

his name

-o / -hu

ismo / ismuhu

her/hers

her name

-a / -ha

isma / ismuha

student (male)

Taalib

student (female)

Taalbe / Taalib

professor, teacher (male)

istaaz / ustaadh

professor, teacher (female)

istaaze / ustaadha

the university of ...

jaam'it / jaami'at

bread

خبز (khubz)

chicken

دجاج (dajaaj)

neighbor (male)

جار (jaar)

neighbor (female)

جارة (ajar)

brother

أخ (akh)

sister

أُخت (ukht)

new (masc.)

جديد (jidiid)

new (fem.)

جديدة (jadiida)

Good evening!

masa l-kheer / masaa' al-khayr

(response to) Good evening!

masa n-nuur / masaa' an-nuur

I have

'andi / 'indi

I don't have

maa 'andi / laysa 'indi

question

su'aal

I love

أُحِبّ / بحب

bHib'b / 'Hib'b

you (masc.) love

تُحِبّ / بتحب

bitHib'b / tuHib'b

you (fem.) love

تُحِبّين

tuHibbiin

telephone number

nimrit tilifuun / ram tilifuun

used to address or refer to medical and academic professionals

duktuur

duktuura

used to address to refer to an educated person, white-collar employee, school teacher, etc.

ustaadh or ustaaz

ustaadha or ustaaz

used in very formal situations and correspondence to refer to or introduce people who have no professional title

sayyid

sayyid

used to address or refer to an older and/or married woman

madam

used to address or refer to a young, unmarried woman

aanisa

bus

أوتوبيس

lesson

دَرْس

tea

شاي

young people; "guys" (including mixed gender)

شَباب