Greetings (transliteration) Flashcards
as-salaamu ‘alaykum
formal greeting
wa’alaykum as-salaam
response to formal greeting
marhaba
informal greeting “hello”
ahlan
response to informal greeting
ahlan wa sahlan
response to informal greeting / response to “welcome” / “welcome”
sabaaH al-kheer
good morning
sabaaH an-nuur
response to “good morning”
masaa’ al-kheer
good afternoon / good evening
masaa’ an-nuur
response to “good afternoon / good evening”
keef halak
How are you? (addressing a male)
keef halek
How are you? (addressing a female)
mabsout
response to “how are you?” if speaker is male
mabsouta
response to “how are you?” if speaker is female
ana be-kheer
“I am fine” - response to “how are you”
al-hamdu lilaah
“thanks to god” - response to “how are you?”
shukran
“thank you”
afwan
response to “thank you”
ma-elsalameh
goodbye / response to goodbye
ta-sha-rafna
“nice to meet you”
min-fadlak
Excuse me (if speaker is male)
min-fadlek
Excuse me (is speaker is female)
Tafadal
response to “excuse me” (if speaker is male)
Tafadale
response to “excuse me” if speaker is female
