Lesson 6 - Ways to say "How are you?" in Arabic

Question 1

kīf ḥālak? (m)
kīf ḥālek? (f)
kīf hālkum or ḥālku? (pl)

Answer 1

How are you?

Question 2

kīfak? (m)
kīfek? (f))
kīfkum or kīfku? (pl)

Answer 2

How are you? - spoken with friends

Question 3

ɪmnīḥ (m)
ɪmnīḥa (f)
ɪmnāḥ (pl)

Answer 3

fine or good

Question 4

ilḥamdilla

Answer 4

Praise be to God

Question 5

nūškur Alla

Answer 5

Thank God

Question 6

mabsūṭ (m)
mabsūṭa (f)
mabsuṭīn (pl)

Answer 6

fine, happy

Question 7

tamām (m, f, pl)

Answer 7

perfect, fine

Question 8

kullu tamām

Answer 8

Everything is fine
kull - every

Question 9

māshil-ḥāl

Answer 9

so and so

Question 10

šū?

Answer 10

slang for “what’s up?”

Question 11

šu-laḫbār?

Answer 11

What’s the news?

Question 12

šu aḫbārak? (m)
šu aḫbārek? (f)
šu aḫbārkum or aḫbārku? (pl)

Answer 12

What is your news?

Question 13

ḫālṣa (m, f, pl)

Answer 13

there is nothing new

Question 14

fīš iši-jdīd

Answer 14

there is nothing new

Question 15

ana miš-ɪmnīḥ (m)
ana miš-ɪmnīḥa (f)
iḥna miš-ɪmnāḥ (pl)

Answer 15

I am not good
we are nor good

Question 16

kīf ṣiḥtak? (m)
kīf ṣiḥtek? (f)
kīf ṣiḥḥitkum or ṣiḥḥitku? (pl)

Answer 16

How is your health?

Question 17

w inte?
w inti?
w intu?

Answer 17

and you?