Lesson 45 - Learn More Useful Greetings in Arabic

Question 1

ɪnhārak sa3īd (m)
ɪnhārek sa3īd (f)
ɪnhārku sa3’īd (pl)

Answer 1

Have a nice day (in the morning time)
ɪnhār - daytime
sa3īd - happy

response is ɪnhārak as3ad . . .

Question 2

ɪnhārak as3ad (m)
ɪnhārek as3ad (f)
ɪnhārku as3ad (pl)

Answer 2

response to ɪnhārak sa3īd
ɪnhār - daytime
as3ad - happier

Question 3

alla ya3ṭīk il3āfye (m)
alla ya3ṭīki il3āfye (f)
alla ya3ṭīku il3āfye (pl)

Answer 3

When see someone working
“May God give you health, strength”
ya3ṭīk -give you
il3āfye - health and strength

Response is yzīdak 3āfye . . .
Repsone is yzīdak . . .

Question 4

ya3ṭīk il3āfye (m)
ya3ṭīki il3āfye (f)
ya3ṭīku il3āfye (pl)

Answer 4

shorten version of
“May God give you health, strength”

Question 5

yzīdak 3āfye (m)
yzīdek 3āfye (f)
yzīdku 3āfye (pl)

Answer 5

“May God give you even more strength”
Response to alla ya’ṭīk il3āfye (m)
yzīdak - increase

Question 6

yzīdak (m)
yzīdek (f)
yzīdku (pl)

Answer 6

shortened response to
alla ya’ṭīk il3āfye

Question 7

trūḥ w tirja3 bissalāme (m)
trūḥi w tirja3i bissalāme (f)
trūḥu w tirja3u bissalāme (pl)

Answer 7

“May you go and return back safe”
trūh w tirja3 - may you go and return
bi - with
salāme - safety - peace

Response is alla ysalmak . . .

Question 8

alla ysalmak (m)
alla ysalmek (f)
alla ysallimku (pl)

Answer 8

“May God keep you safe”
response to
trūh w tirja3 bissalāme
tūṣal bissalāme
bissalame inšalla
ilḥamdilla 3assalāme
salāmtak

Question 9

tūṣal bissalāme (m)
tūṣali bissalāme (f)
tūṣalu bissalāme (p)

Answer 9

if person is going only one direction
“May you arrive safely”

Response is alla ysalmak . . .

Question 10

bissalāme inšalla (m, f, pl)
inšalla bissalāme (m, f, pl)

Answer 10

with safety - God willing

Response is alla ysalmak . . .

Question 11

salāmtak (m)
salāmtek (f)
salamitku (pl)

Answer 11

“hope you feel well or better”-
when someone is sick

Response is alla ysalmak . . .

Question 12

inibseṭ (m)
inbisṭi (f)
inbisṭu (pl)

Answer 12

“Enjoy it”
if traveling for vacation, this is added
from verb inbasaṭ/ binibseṭ

Question 13

ilḥamdilla 3assalāme (m,f, pl)

or personalize it to
ilḥamdilla 3asalāmtak (m)
ilḥamdilla 3asalāmtek (f)
ilḥamdilla 3asalamitku (pl)

Answer 13

“Thank God for your safety”
greeting returning after travel
OR after recovery from sickness, an accident, giving birth, etc.

Response is alla ysalmak . . .

Question 14

binnajāḥ (m, f, pl)
binnajāḥ inšalla (m, f, pl)

Answer 14

wishing someone success in their
exam
bi - with
najāḥ - success