Casual Responses Flashcards
Na’am
yes
Aiwa / aywa
yes
La / tawbaan
no
Yemken
maybe
Temam
okay
Mashi
alright
Tayyeb / Tayyib
okay / alright / good
Kwayyissa giddan
very good
Mish kwayyissa
not good
Wa’ash giddan
very bad
Mish wa’ash
not bad
Mumtaz
excellent
Tab’an
of course
Enta hena?
are you there?
Ana hena
im here
Aywa, ana (a difik’miyak)
yes, i agree
La, ana mish moua’fk
no, i dont agree
Aywa da Sah
yes thats right
La, da mish sah
no, thats not right
Enta fahma?
do you understand?
Aywa, fahemt
yes, i understood
La, ana mish fahimt
no, i didnt understand
Haa’mel eh enta?
what will you do?
Ana mish ha3mel 7aga
i wont do anything
Ma’lesh, mumkin tsa’idni?
sorry, can you please help me?
Aywa, a2dar asa3dak
yes, i can help you
Asfa, ma2darsh asa3dak
sorry, i can’t help you
Enti 3arifa ana awsdy?
do you know what i mean?
Aywa, arifa ana awsdy
yes, i know what you mean
la, mish arifa ana awsdy
no, i dont know what you mean
Andak aktar kalam?
Andak aktar as’ila?
Do you have more words?
Do you have more questions?
Mafish haga andi
i dont have any (response)
Andi shwayet kalemat aktar
i have a few more words (response)
Aywa, andi aktar
yes, i have more
La, ma3andish as’ila aktera
no, i dont have any more questions
Aywa, andi shwayet as’ila
yes, i have some questions
La, ma3andish as’ila
no, i dont have any questions
Fi 7aga mish mabsota??
is there something wrong??
Enta tamam?
are you okay?
Ana kwayyissa
i am fine / good
Mafish mushkilla, kollo tamam
no problem, everything is fine
Wala haga
nothing
Ma’lesh / Ma3lesh
dont worry about it / nevermind / sorry
Asfa, ma kanesh niyeti
sorry, it wasn’t my intention
Asfa, ma kanesh 2asdi a’mel keda
sorry, i didn’t mean to do that
Asfa, enta sah. Da 3alayya
Sorry, you’re right. That’s on me
Asif, ana nasait (___)
Sorry, i have forgotten (___)
Ana asfa
i am sorry
Ana mish asfa
i am not sorry
Ana mish ayza
i dont want
Ana ma’ak
im with you
Zay ma 3ayza
as you wish / as you want
La la, mosh kida
no no, not like that
Yalla
hurry up
Yalla vina
hurry up / lets go
Tab yalla
okay, lets go
Yalla nemshi (يلا نمشي.)
lets leave
Istanna shwaya
wait a little bit
Istanna
wait
Karrar ba’di
repeat after me
Bas kida
thats all / thats it
Aadi
It’s ok / it’s fine
Ya salam!
Wow! Thats amazing!
Bigad?
Really? / For real?
Aywa, 7aqqan (أيوة، حقًّا)
Yes, indeed
Mumkin te’adi el-kalam da tani?
Can you repeat this again?
Teslam! تسلم
Thank you / bless you
(Response to kind words)
