POL 392. Arabic Politics, Culture, and Language

Al-'aalim Al-'arabii

marHaban

Welcome/Hello

ya

oh/hey

Shabaab

youth/guys

salaam

peace

ya salaam

oh wow

ism

name

ismii

my name

-ii

my

-ka/ki

your (m./f.)

ma ism-u -ka/-ki/-kum?

What is your name -m/-f/-plural?

ta-sha-raf-na

nice to meet you/you have honored us

al-

the

‘aalim

world

‘arabii

Arab (singular m.)

al- ‘aalim al-’arabii

the Arab world

lugha

language (f.)

arabiiyah

Arabic/Arab (f.)

al-lugha al-’arabiiya

the Arabic language

Taalib/a

Student m./f.

jaama’a (f.)

university

jaama’at Mercer

Mercer university

assalaamu ^calaykum

Greetings!

ahlan

Hello!/Hi!

ahlan wa sahlan

Hello!

ana

I

ismii

my name is

min

from

ayna

where

madinnat

the city of…

fii

in

anya

where

min anya

from where

laa

noo

na^can

yes

anta

you (m.)

anti

you (f.)

shaari^c

street

akhbaar

news

kitaab

book

Good morning

SabaaH al-khayr

SabaaH an-nuur

Response to Good morning

kayfa?

how?

kayfa al-haal

how are you?

al-Hamdu lillah

Response to how are you

Jayyid/jayyida

great/fine

maashi

OK

haadhaa/haadhihi

this (m.)/(f.)

bi-khayr

good; response to kayfa al-Haal

laysa

am/are/is not

maa?

What?

ahlan bika/i

reply to ahlan wa sahlan (m./f.)

wa ^calaykumu s-salaam

response to assalaamu ^calaykum

tafaDDal/-ii/-uu

Please come in/go ahead (m./f./plural)

SaaHibii/SaaHibatii

My friend, my boyfriend/my girlfriend. 

huwa

He/it

hiya

She/it

-hu

His

-ha

Her/hers

Ismuhu/ismuha

His name/her name

ustaadh

Professor (m.)

ustaadha

Professor (f.)

jaami^cat…

the university of…

jaara

neighbor (f.)

jadiid/jadiida

new (m./f.)

masaa’ al-khayr!

Good evening!

masaa’ an-nuur

Response to good evening

^cindi

I have

laysa ^cindi

I don’t have

su’aal

Question

tuHibbiin

You love (f.)

raqm tilifuun

telephone number

0

Sifr

1

waaHid

2

itnayn

3

thalaatha

4

arba^ca

5

khamsa

6

sitta

7

sab^ca

8

thamaaniya

9

tis^ca

10

^cashara

Tayyib/a

good, kind-hearted/ okay, well (m./f.)

^can indhnika/i

May I be excused?

faSl

Class

Saff

Classroom

ma^ca s-salaama

good bye

shukran

thank you

^cafwan

you’re welcome

min faDlika/-ki

please

aasif/aasifa

sorry (m./f.)

hunaak

there is

laysa hunaak

there is not

faqaT

that’s all, only

shay’ aakhar

something else

jaara (f.)

neighbor