Common Arabic Expressions

asc_26

redmatrice wrote: isabela wrote: How much is this – Bekam I'm moroccan so i can speak arabic :) How much is this - Bekam Hada , this - hada Fine - Bekhayer , Al hamdu lillah - thank's to god :) , and you can say - Bekhayer Al hamdu lillah and some other that you'll need I want - oreedo I don't want - La oreedo I need - a7tajo Again - Mara okhra More - Aktar I love you - O7ibok I hate you - Akrahok Me - Ana You - Anta Water - Ma' Shutup - Ekhlass if you need more ask me :) and if i need something in english i'll ask you ;) your arabic is slightly different from other parts of the arab country. Example: How much is this? I can say - KAM HADA? I prefer lebanese arabic, or syrian arabic is i think more refine. :D

isabela

Just want to share these words. I saw them today in a book here in our office.. hope it can help you guys who doesnt know arabic. Everyday, i hear these simple words from my bosses. Greetings - Assalam alaikoom (reply – walaikoom assalam) How are you – Keef halak Fine – Al hamdu lillah Hello – Marhaba Goodbye – Ma’a Salama Yes – Nam No – La What is your name – Shoo Ismak My name is – Ismi Please – Min fadlak(male)/Min fadlik (female) I’m sorry – Mut’ assef Enough – Bas Finished – Khalass Hurry – Yalla besora Go away – Rooh Good – Zain Bad – Muzain God Willing – Insha Allah Wait a moment – Stanna Shwaya Let’s go/come on – Yallah Hotel – Funduk How much is this – Bekam While in Taxi Straight On – Seeda Slow Down – Shwai Shwai Left – Yasaar Right – Yameen

sara_uk

thanks isabela so do you know all those words ?

isabela

La.. just the greetings ...i hear them everyday here in the office ...my boss are arabs so ..sometimes i pick up from their daily conversation... its hard to learn the language..there should be someone who's really willing to teach you...and translate each word and talk to you in Arabic.. If I get any other inputs ...I'll try to post them.. :)

bushra21

so isabela, did you pick this up from your arab bosses too? Edited by mod :lol: i know they throw that around at my work a lot

asc_26

isabela wrote: Just want to share these words. I’m sorry – Mut’ assef Enough – Bas Finished – Khalass Go away – Rooh Let’s go/come on – Yallah Those are words i am using every time there are arguments at work. My favorite - BAS & KHALAS - and the guys at work will keep quiet. :lol: :lol: :lol:

bushra21

oh, my bad mods.... :oops:

asc_26

bushra21 wrote: oh, my bad mods.... :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol: Also, i don't shake hand i am arabic lady now and the guys at work will be very shocked. :shock: :shock: :shock: Well, i don't know i like teasing arab guys. :lol: :lol: :lol: :oops: :oops:

redmatrice

isabela wrote: How much is this – Bekam I'm moroccan so i can speak arabic :) How much is this - Bekam Hada , this - hada Fine - Bekhayer , Al hamdu lillah - thank's to god :) , and you can say - Bekhayer Al hamdu lillah and some other that you'll need I want - oreedo I don't want - La oreedo I need - a7tajo Again - Mara okhra More - Aktar I love you - O7ibok I hate you - Akrahok Me - Ana You - Anta Water - Ma' Shutup - Ekhlass if you need more ask me :) and if i need something in english i'll ask you ;)

bushra21

so you like the shami dialect then.... lol good choice... i personally like the shami dialect on women and the emirati dialect on guys lol

asc_26

I like their dialect, but i think i am learning the local arabic fast. :D

fayz

but wouldn't the local dialect be "Kaam Saar" for how much?

asc_26

fayz wrote: but wouldn't the local dialect be "Kaam Saar" for how much? NO, how yani? it's kam hada.

sara_uk

fayz wrote: but wouldn't the local dialect be "Kaam Saar" for how much? Saar = price The sentence is not complete so you can say ( bkam el saar) what is the price.

sara_uk

asc_26 wrote: fayz wrote: but wouldn't the local dialect be "Kaam Saar" for how much? NO, how yani? it's kam hada. kam hada = how much is this hada = this bekam = how much

smartd

or you can say ib-ash-qad Cheers, D

sara_uk

smartd wrote: or you can say ib-ash-qad Cheers, D Which dialect is that smartd??

bushra21

fayz wrote: but wouldn't the local dialect be "Kaam Saar" for how much? you are right fayz... some locals say kaam esaar, kaam sa'arha, or ib kam and i think smart d was speakin iraqi dialect...

fayz

This was so kewl, proves how difficult it is for a newb to try and pick up the language, 18 ways to say everything. Thank you all for your replies.

sara_uk

saraUk wrote: what fayz said is not the same as you saying kaam esaar and kaam saar are not the same thing. shou esaar bil inglizi? i know saar is price, and actually i've heard many people say kaam saar, i guess translated it would be "what price" but now I'm curious, what is the translation for "esaar"

sara_uk

fayz wrote: This was so kewl, proves how difficult it is for a newb to try and pick up the language, 18 ways to say everything. Thank you all for your replies. That why classic Arabic is the way to learn, then you can pick up dialect later. Some Arabic dialects do not even use the correct Arabic grammar so the sentence will not make sense in other countries.

redmatrice

I guess you'll not understand arabic dialect in morocco There's a big difference between ours and yours But we can understand yours moroccan speaks so fast and there's a lot of dialect in here

fayz

CRAP!!! I made a mistake, I wanted to quote SaraUK's response but edited it by mistake. sorry SaraUK. I have more power then i know how to control :oops:

Mi Ange mi Demon

redmatrice wrote: I guess you'll not understand arabic dialect in morocco There's a big difference between ours and yours But we can understand yours moroccan speaks so fast and there's a lot of dialect in here True there are also big differences between moroccan language algerian and tunisian...

sara_uk

sara_uk wrote: saraUk wrote: what fayz said is not the same as you saying kaam esaar and kaam saar are not the same thing. shou esaar bil inglizi? i know saar is price, and actually i've heard many people say kaam saar, i guess translated it would be "what price" but now I'm curious, what is the translation for "esaar" That why I was asking bushra, because the way you said it. What price!! Which is not correct es just added for al saaar al=the but some letters in Arabic like s= seen the L will not be read so instead of saying al saar you say esaar, like bushra said ignoring L when read but you have to write it.

redmatrice

Mi Ange mi Demon wrote: redmatrice wrote: I guess you'll not understand arabic dialect in morocco There's a big difference between ours and yours But we can understand yours moroccan speaks so fast and there's a lot of dialect in here True there are also big differences between moroccan language algerian and tunisian... where are you from ?

Mi Ange mi Demon

El Djazair

bushra21

sara_uk wrote: sara_uk wrote: saraUk wrote: what fayz said is not the same as you saying kaam esaar and kaam saar are not the same thing. shou esaar bil inglizi? i know saar is price, and actually i've heard many people say kaam saar, i guess translated it would be "what price" but now I'm curious, what is the translation for "esaar" That why I was asking bushra, because the way you said it. What price!! Which is not correct es just added for al saaar al=the but some letters in Arabic like s= seen the L will not be read so instead of saying al saar you say esaar, like bushra said ignoring L when read but you have to write it. i was giving other examples of how people would say that here. fayz is right, there are many people here that would say kam saar. doesn't make it grammatically correct, but thats how many speak here regardless. also, yes, you're right about the el part i forgot to add....its kind of harder for me to write in arabic but still in english.