Modern Standard Arabic Introduction

islamic greeting

al salaamu عalaykum السَلامُ عَلَيْكُم

reply

wa عalaykumu assalaam وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلام

welcome

ahlam wa sahlan أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً

welcome

marḥaban مَرْحَبَاً

Good morning!!

ṣabaaḥ al khayr صَبَاح الخَيْر

Good morning (reply)

ṣabaaḥ al nuur صَبَاح النُور

Good evening!!

masaa' al khayr مَسَاء الخَيْر

Good evening (reply)

masaa' al nuur مَسَاء النُور

name

ism اسْم

my name

ismii اسْمِي

your name (male)

ismuka اسْمُكَ

your name (female)

ismuki اسْمُكِ

What's your name? (asking a male)

maa ismuka? مَا اسْمُكَ؟

How are you?

kayfa al ḥaal? كَيْفَ الحَال؟

Good, thanks God

bikhayr wa al hamdu lillah بِخَيْر وَالحَمْدُ لِلَّه

I

'anaa أنَا

you (male)

'anta أَنْتَ

you (female)

'anti أَنْتِ

How are you? (asking a male)

kayfa ḥaaluka? كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟

Good, fine (male)

jayyid جَيِّد

excellent (male)

mumtaaz مُمْتَاز

Good, fine (female)

jayyida(t) جَيِّدَة

excellent (female)

mumtaaza(t) مُمْتَازَة

Okay

tamaam تَمَام

happy (male)

saعiid سَعِيد

happy (female)

saعiida(t) سَعِيدَة

Where are you from?

min ayna 'anta? مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟

I'm from France

'anaa min faransaa أَنَا مِن فَرَنْسَا

nationality

jinsiyya(t) جِنْسِيَّة

What's your nationality?

maa jinsiyyatuka? مَا جِنْسِيَّتُكَ؟

We are honored to meet you

tasharrafnaa تَشَرَّفْنا

happy opportunity (Nice to meet you)

furṣa(t) saعiida(t) فُرْصَة سَعِيدَة

Good bye

maعa al salaama(t) مَعَ السَلامَة

Good bye

fii amani llaah فِي أَمَانِ اللَّه

Thanks

shukran شُكْراً

you're welcome

عafwan عَفْوَاً

I'm french (male)

'anaa faransiyy أَنَا فَرَنْسِيّ

she is french

hiya faransiyya(t) هِيَ فَرَنْسِيَّة

Egyptian (male)

misriyy مِصْرِيّ

Egyptian (female)

misriyya(t) مِصْرِيَّة

Are you German? (asking male)

hal anta 'almaaniyy? هَل أَنْتَ أَلْمَانِيّ؟

Yes, I'm German

naعam, 'anaa 'almaaniyy نَعَم, أَنَا أَلْمَانِيّ

No, I'm spanish

laa, 'anaa 'asbaaniyy لا, أَنَا أَسْبَانِيّ

job, profession

waẓiifa(t) وَظِيفَة

jobs, professions

waẓaa'if وَظائَف

work

عamal عَمَل

male engineer

muhandis مُهَندِس

female engineer

muhandisa(t) مُهَنْدِسَة

male teacher

mudarris مُدَرِّس

female teacher

mudarrisa(t) مُدَرِّسَة

male accountant

muḥaasib مُحَاسِب

male manager

mudiir مُدِير

male doctor

ṭabiib طَبِيب

male student

ṭaalib طَالِب

hospital

mustashfaa مُسْتَشْفَى

restaurant

maṭعam مَطْعَم

school

madrasa(t) مَدْرَسَة

university

jaamiعa(t) جَامِعَة

company

sharika(t) شَرِكَة

private company

sharika(t) khaaṣṣa(t) شَرِكَة خَاصَّة