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Arabic Phrase Book Useful Phrases
Transliteration from the Arabic script to the Roman alphabet I don’t understand la afham
is a difficult task. Although many attempts have been made, Do you speak hal tatakalam
there is no satisfactory, consistent system. As a result, visitors English? engleezee?
will repeatedly come across contradictory spellings when I can’t speak Arabic la ataklam al Arabeya
traveling across the region. In this Arabic phrase book I don’t know la aAref
we have provided readers with only a simple and basic My name is… esmee…
phonetic transliteration of the Arabic word or phrase How are you? kayf Haalak?
into the Roman alphabet. Sorry! aasef
Pronunciation Can you tell me…? men fadlak qol lee…?
I would like….?
oreed…?
a,-ah as in “mad” Is there…here? yugad…hona?
aa as in “far” Where can I get…? ayn ajed…?
aw as in “law” How much is it? kam thaman haza (m)
ay as in “day” hazeehee (f)?
e as in “bed” Do you take hal taqbal Visa/Access
ee as in “keen” credit cards?
i as in “bit” Where is the toilet? ayn ajed al-hamam?
o as in “rob” left yasaar
oo as in “food” right yameen
u as in “book” up fawq
A pronounced as an down asfal
emphasised “a,” as in Travel
“both of us – you And me!”
D a heavily pronounced “d” I want to go to… oreed al zehab le…
gh like a French “r” – from How do you get to…? kayef tazhab le…?
the back of the throat I’d like to rent a car oreed asta’jer sayaarah
H a heavily pronounced “h” driver’s licence rokhSat qiyaadah
kh as in the Scottish petrol/gas banzeen
pronunciation of “loch” petrol/gas station maHaTTat banzeen
q a “k” sound from the When is there a mata toogad reHalat
back of the mouth flight to…? tayaran ela…?
as in “caramel” What is the fare to…? kam thaman al
S, T heavily pronounced “s”, “t” tazkarah le…?
th as in “thin” A ticket to… please law samaHt, tazkarat
Z heavily pronounced “z” zehaab le…
‘ this sounds like a small Making a Telephone Call
catch in the breath
In an Emergency May I use your momken astaAmel
telephone?
teleefoonak?
Help! an-najdah! How much is be-kam
Stop! qeff! a call to…? al-mokaalamah le…?
I want to go oreed al zehab Can I call abroad momken ataSel bel-
to a doctor lel tabeeb from here? khaarej men hona?
I want to go to a oreed al zehab My number is… raqamee…
pharmacist lel saydaliya telephone call mokaalamah
Where is the nearest ayn yoogad aqrab emergency Tawaare’
telephone? telifoon? operator sentraal
Where is the ayn toogad Staying in a Hotel
hospital? al mostashfa?
I’m allergic to… Andee Hasaaseeyah men Have you got hal yoogad ghoraf
penicillin/aspirin penicillin/aspirin any vacancies? khaaleeyah?
Communication Essentials I have a reservation Andee Hajz
I’d like a room with
oreed ghorfah
Yes/No naAm/laa a bathroom be-hammam
Thank you shokran May I have the momken al-hesab law
No, thank you laa shokran bill please? samaHat?
Please (asking for min faDlak I’ll pay by credit card sa-asfaA al-fatoorah
something) law Visa/Access
Please (offering) tafaDal I’ll pay by cash sa-adfaA naqdan
Good morning sabaaH al-khayr hotel fondoq
Good afternoon as-salaam Alaykum air conditioning takyeef
Good evening masa’ al-khayr double room ghorfa mozdawajah
Good night teSbaH Ala khayr single room ghorfa be-sareer
(when going to bed) waaHed
Good night maA as-salaamah or shower dosh
(leaving group early) as-salaam Alaykum toilet towaaleet
Goodbye maA as-salaamah toilet paper waraq towaleet
Excuse me, please min faDlak, law samaHt key meftaaH
today al-yawm lift/elevator mesAd
yesterday al-ams breakfast foToor
tomorrow ghadan restaurant maTAm
here hona bill faatoorah
there honaak
what? maza?
which? ay?
when? mata?
who? man?
where? ayn?
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