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General

(If you) Please Lauw sammaht

God willing Inshaa’a l-laah

No La

Please (in offering/invitation) Tfadhal

Praise be to God Al hamdu l-illah

Thank you Shukraan / Mashkoor

Thank you very much Shukraan jazeelan

Yes Naam / Aiwa



Greetings

Fine, thank you Al hamdu l-illah bikhair

Good Evening Masaa al khair

Good Evening (in reply) Masaa an-noor

Good Morning Sabaah al khair

Good Morning (in reply) Sabaah an-noor

Goodbye Maa as-salaama

Goodbye (in reply) Allah yisullmak

Goodnight Tisbah ala khair

Greeting (Peace be upon you) As-salaam alaykum

Hello Marhaba

Hello (in reply) Marhabteyn

How are you? Kayf haalak? (m) / Kayf haalik (f)

Welcome Hala

Welcome (in reply) Hala / Hayak’allah



Introduction

I am from… Anaa min…

America Amreekee (m) / Amreekeeyah (f)

Britain Breetaanee (m) / Breetaaneeyah (f)

Europe Orobeeyah (m) / Orobeeyah (f)

India Hindee (m) / Hindeeyah (f)

Kuwait Kuwayti / Kuwaitiyah

South Africa Janoob afreekee (m) / janoob afreekeeyah (f)

My name is… Ismi…

What is your name? Shismik (m) / Shismich (f)

Where are you from? Min wayn inta?



Questions

Also kamaan

And Wa

From Min

How many / much? Chem / Kem

How? Kayf? / Eshloon?

In / at Fee

There isn’t Ma fee / Ma koo

This/that Haatha

To / for Eila

What? Shinu?

When? Mata?

Where? Weyn?

Which? Aywho?

Who? Miyn? Miynoo?

Why? Lesh?



Taxi / Car Related

Airport Mataar

Behind Wara / khalf

Between Beyn

Close to Qareeb min

Corner Zaawya

Desert Al Barr

East Sharq

First Ewwil

Hotel Finduk

In front of Jiddaam

Left Yisaar

Next to Jamb

North Shemaal

On top / Upstairs / Up Fowg

Opposite Mugaabil

Petrol Station Mahattat banzeen

Restaurant Mataam

Right Yimeen

Road Tareeg

Roundabout Dawwaar

Sea / beach Bahr / Shaatee

Second Thaani

Signal(s) Ishaara(at)

Slow down Bateea / Eshway eshway

South Janoob

Stop Kif

Straight ahead Seeda

Turning Leff

West Gharb



Accidents

Accident Haadeth

Insurance Ta’meen

Licence Roksaht al qiyadah

Papers Waraq al seyaara

Police Poolíis / Makhfar Shurta

Policeman Shurti

Policemen Shurtiyyin

Sorry Aasif (m) / Aasifa (f)



Numbers

Zero Sifir

One Waahid

Two Ithnayn

Three Thalaatha

Four Araba’a

Five Khamsa

Six Sitta

Seven saba’a

Eight Thamaanya

Nine Tiss’a

Ten Ashra

Fifty Khamseen

Hundred Miyya

Thousand Alf

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