Arabic Gulf Flashcards
Arabic Gulf translations
أ
A (Glottal stop with “a” sound)
ب
B (B sound)
ت
T (T sound)
ث
Th (“Th” sound as in “think”)
ج
J (J sound)
ح
H (Deep, strong “h” sound)
خ
Kh (Guttural “kh” sound)
د
D (D sound)
ذ
Dh (“Dh” sound as in “this”)
ر
R (Rolled “r” sound)
ز
Z (Z sound)
س
S (S sound)
ش
Sh (“Sh” sound)
ص
Ṣ (Emphatic “s” sound)
ض
Ḍ (Emphatic “d” sound)
ط
Ṭ (Emphatic “t” sound) Ta
ظ
Dha or Dah
ع
ʿA (Pharyngeal “a” sound) Ain
غ
Gh (Guttural “gh” sound)
ف
F (F sound)
ق
Q (Deep “k” sound from the back of the throat)
ك
K (K sound)
ل
L (L sound)
م
M (M sound)
ن
N (N sound)
ه
H (H sound)
و
W (W sound)
ي
Y (Y sound)
ء
ʾ (Hamza: Represents a glottal stop)
آ
ʾĀ (Madda: Lengthened “A” sound with glottal stop)
بَاب (Bāb)
Door
جَاكِيت (Jākīt)
Jacket
يَدِيد (Yadīd)
New
رَايِع (Rāyiʿ)
Amazing
كَبِير (Kabīr)
Big
وَ (Wa)
And
بَيْت (Bayt)
House
نَعَم (Naʿam)
Yes
لَا (Lā)
No
هَلَا (Halā)
Hello
صَبَاح الْخِير (Ṣabāḥ al-khayr)
Good morning
مَسَاء الْخِير (Masāʾ al-khayr)
Good evening
شُكْرًا (Shukran)
Thank you
مِنْ فَضْلَك (Min faḍlak)
Please
مَعَ السَّلَامَة (Maʿ al-salāma)
Goodbye
آسِف (Āsif)
Sorry
كِيفَك؟ (Kayfak?)
How are you?
زَيْن (Zayn)
Good
شِين (Shīn)
Bad
أَكْل (Akl)
Food
مَاي (Māy)
Water
قَهْوَة (Qahwa)
Coffee