Arabic/Appendix A
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Arabic (Semitic)
editNote that this is relevant only to Modern Standard Arabic and not to the colloquial forms of Arabic spoken in daily life, which vary from place to place. Also, some of the following expressions were written only to suit a male speaker.
Pronunciation guide: Stress in Arabic is most often on the penultimate syllable (i.e., the one preceding the last).
| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | العربيّة | /alʕaraˈbijja/ | (al-'arabeeya) |
| hello/welcome | مرحبًا | /marˈħaba/ | (mar'Haba) |
| سلام | / sa'lām/ | (sa-laam) | |
| see you | إلى اللقاء | /ilalliˈqaʔ/ | (ila-lli'qa') |
| goodbye | مع السلامة | /maʕa ssaˈlaːma/ | (ma-a ssa'la:ma) |
| please | من فضلك / لطفاً | /min ˈfadˁlak/,/ lutfan/ | (min 'fad/lak),(Lutfan) |
| thanks | شكرًا | /ˈʃukran/ | ('Shukran) |
| that one | ذٰلك | /ˈðālika/ | ('Daalika) |
| How much/How many? | كمْ؟ | /kam/ | (kam) |
| English | الإنجليزيّة | /alʔinʤliˈzija/ (formal), /alʔinkliˈzija/ (colloquial) | |
| yes | نعم | /ˈnaʕam/ | ('na-am) |
| no | لا | /laː/ | (la:) |
| Where's the bathroom? | أين الحمّام؟ | /ʔejna-l-ħamˈmaːm/ | (ein-al-Ham'ma:m) |
| What is your name? | ما اسمك؟ | /ˈma smuk/ | ('ma smuk) |
| I don’t know | لا أعرف | /laː ˈʔaʕrifu/ | (la: 'a-rifu) |
| I have no clue. | لا أدري | /laː ˈʔadri/ | (la: 'adri) |
| I don’t understand | لا أفهم | /laː ˈʔafham/ | (la: 'afham) |
| I don’t remember | لا أتذكر | /laː ʔataˈðakkar/ | (la: ata'Dakkar) |
| Welcome | أهلاً وسهلاً بكم | /ˈahlan waˈsahlan ˈbikum/ | ('ahlan wa'sahlan 'bikum) |
| I am sick | أنا مريض | /ʔana maˈriːdˁ/ | ('ana ma'ri:d/) |
| Hello | السلام عليكم | /assaˈlaːm ʕaˈlejkum/ | (assa'la:m aa'laykum) |
| Hello (response), how are you? | وعليكم السلام! كيف الحال؟ | /waʕaˈlejkumu ssaˈlaːm. kayfa lħaːl/ | (wa-a'lejkumu ssa'la:m. kejfa lHa:l) |
| Fine, and you? | بخير، الحمد لله. وكيف أنت؟ | /biˈxejrin, alˈħamdu lilˁˈlˁahi. waˈkejfa ʔant/ | (bi'xejrin, al'Hamdu lil/'l/ahi. wa'kejfa ant) |
| Bye | ودعا | /wada:ʕan/ | (Wida'an) |
| Where is the airport? | أين المطار؟ | // | (Ayna al-maTa:r?) |
| Help! | !النجدة | // | (Annajda:) |
| I am hungry. | أنا جائع | // | (Ana ju:a:n) |
| I feel tired. | أشعر بالتعب | // | (Ash'ur bitta'b) |