Alif Baa Arabic Vocabulary 1-8

assalaamu 'alaykum

Greetings!

ahlan

Hello

Hi

ahlan wa sahlan

Hello

ana

I

ism

name

ismii

my name

min

from

madiinat

the city of

fii

in

baab

door

maa?

what?

ahlan bika

[response to a male for "ahlan wa sahlan"]

ahlan biki

[response to a female for "ahlan wa sahlan"]

wa 'alaykumm s-salaam

[response to "assalamu 'alaykum]

HaDratuka

you [polite, masc.]

HaDratuki

you [polite, fem.]

tasharrafnaa

Nice to meet you.

anta

you [masc. sing.]

anti

you [fem. sing]

-ii

my [possessive suffix]

-ka or -k

your [masc. possessive suffix]

-ki

your [fem. possessive suffix]

ayna?

where?

min ayna?

from where?

na'am

yes

laa

no

wa

and

Hajaab

veil

bayt

house

shaari'

street

news

akhbaar

book

kitaab

Habiibii

my dear, my darling [male]

Habiibatii

my dear, my darling [female]

SabaaH al-khayr

Good morning

Sabaah an-nuur

[response to SabaaH al-khayr]

kayfa?

how?

kayfa al-Haal

How are you?

al-Hamdu lillaah

[reply to kayfa al-Haal]

jayyid/jayyida

great, fine

haadhaa

this [masc.]

haadhihi

this [fem.]

bi-khayr

[reply to kayfa al-Haal]

laysa

am/is/are not ADJECTIVE

Sifr

zero

waaHid

one

ithnayn

two

thalaatha

three

arba'a

four

khamsa

five

sitta

six

sab'a

seven

thamaniya

eight

tis'a

nine

'ashara

ten

tafaDDal

please come in

go ahead

[to a male]

tafaDDalii

please come in

go ahead

[to a female]

tafaDDaluu

please come in

go ahead

[to a plurality]

SaaHibii

my male friend, my boyfriend

SaaHibaatii

my female friend, my girlfriend

huwa

he, it

hiya

she, it

-hu

his [possessive suffix]

-ha

her [possessive suffix]

Taalib / Taaliba

student

ustaadh / ustaadha

professor, teacher

jaami'at

the university of

Khubz

bread

dajaaj

chicken

jaar/jaara

neighbor

akh

brother

ukht

sister

jadiid / jadiida

new

masaa' al-khayr

Good evening

masaa' an-nuur

[reply to masaa' al-khayr]

'indi

I have

laysa 'indi

I don't have

su'aal

question

uHibb

I love

tuHibb

you {masc.] love

tuHibbiin

you [fem.] love

raqm tilifuun

telephone number

awtuubiis

bus

dars

lesson

shaay

tea

shabaab

young people, "guys"

Tayyib / Tayyiba

good, kind-hearted

'an idhnika / 'an idhniki

May I be excused?

faSl

class, classroom

Saff

class, classroom

SaHiiH

right, correct

abyaD

white

aswad

black

akhDar

green

shukran

Thank you.

'afwan

You're welcome.

min faDlika / min faDliki

Please

aasif / aasifa

Sorry!

hunaak

There is

laysa hunaak

There is not