التحيّات والمقولات greetings & sayings

السّلام عليكم (as-salaamu ʿalaykum)

Peace be upon you

وعليكم السلام (waʿalaykum alssalāmu)

and upon you be peace

مرحباً (marHaban)

Hello (Levant)

اهلاً وسهلاً (āhilan wasahlan)

Hello and welcome

صباح الخير (SabaaH al-khayr)

good morning

صباح النّور (SabaaH an-nuur)

response to good morning

مساء الخير (masaaʾ al-khayr)

good afternoon/evening

مساء النّور (masaaʾ an-nuur)

response to good evening

مع السّلامة (maʿa s-salaama)

goodbye (go with safety)

كيف الحال (kayfa alḥālu)

How are you?

يلّا\هـيا بنا (yallaa\hiyaa binaa)

Let's go!

تفضل\تفضلي\تفضلوا (tafaḍḍalun/tufḍulī/tafḍulū)

come in, please! (m/f/mpl)

تشرّفنا (tasharrafnaa)

Pleased to meet you

سلامك\سلامتك (salaamii)

my best to you (when someone is sick)

بيني وبينَك (baynii wabaynaka)

just between you and me

بالهنا والشفا (bālahunā wālshiffan)

bon appetit, eat/drink in good health (may god bless you and grant you peace)
(said by host to guest)

لازم تدوق (lāzimun taduwwaqa)

you must taste

سلامتك (salāmatik/i)

feel better! get well soon! (peace to you)

عن إذنك (ʿan ʾidhnak)

May I be excused?

معلهش\معليش (muʿalhusha/maʿlīshin)

never mind, its ok

كفاية! (kifāyatun!)

(that's) enough!

إيه ده كله؟! (iyhi dahi kullhi)

whats all this?! (said in appreciation)

من فضلك (min faDlik)

please

تحياتي وأشواقي (tiḥyātī waʾashwāqī)

greetings and best wishes

كلّ عام وأنتم بخير (kullu ʿaamin wa-ʾantum bi-khayrin)

every year and you are fine (holiday/birthday greeting)

الحمد لله (Al-ḥamdu li-llāh)

Praise be to God

الله أكبر (Allāhu Akbar)

God is the greatest

إن شاء الله (ʾin shaaʾa llaah)

If God wills, God Willing

بسم الله (bismi alllahi)

In the name of God (said before or upon beginning something)

سبحان الله (Subḥān Allāh)

Glory be to God

ما شاء الله (Mā shāʾ Allāh)

What God has willed (used when admiring)

الله يسلمك (al-lahi yasallimka)

May God keep you safe (response to سلامتك and مع السلامة)

الله يهنيك\يهنيكي (al-lahi yahnīka/yhnīkī)

God bless you (reply to بالهنا والشفا)