Phrases

Question 1

تقول

Answer 1

speaks/tells

verb, present tense, third person feminine

ta’quul

Question 2

اللقاء

Answer 2

meeting, encounter (noun)

Alliq’a-a

Question 3

صباح

Answer 3

Morning (noun for time)

Sabahh

Question 4

السلامة

Answer 4

Safety, peace (noun)

happiness, not to be subjected to harm or pests.

As-salaama

Question 5

مع

Answer 5

With (adverb)

maa

Question 6

يقول

Answer 6

Says/tells (verb, masculine, third person)

yakuul

Question 7

الخير

Answer 7

Good (adj.) (also kindness, generosity, happiness and contentment)

Question 8

الى

Answer 8

To (preposition)

eelaah

e.g. we go to the supermarket every week

Question 9

مرحبا

Answer 9

Hi

Question 10

قريبا

Answer 10

soon

qariiba(n)

Question 11

مساء

Answer 11

afternoon/evening

Question 12

كيف حالك

Answer 12

How are you

keef haalak

Question 13

و انت

Answer 13

and you

w inta

Question 14

يا حلا

Answer 14

It’s good to see you (lit. welcome)

ya hala

Question 15

How do you ask

1. a man
2. a woman
3. more than one person

how they are

Answer 15

1. keef Haalak
2. keef Haalik
3. keef Haalakum

Question 16

Decline the adjective ‘fine’ in the masculine, feminine and plural forms.

Answer 16

Tayyib, tayyiba, tayyibiin

Question 17

Decline the pronoun ‘you’ in masculine singular, feminine singular, and plural.

Answer 17

inta, inti, intu

Question 18

How does “I’m glad to see you” change when speaking to

1. a man
2. a woman
3. more than one person

Answer 18

ahlan biik,

ahlan biiki

ahlan biikum

Question 19

عيدوا

Answer 19

repeat (to a group)

9iidu

Question 20

عيدوا الجملة

Answer 20

repeat the sentence (to a group)

9iidu al-jumla

Question 21

عيدوا الكلمة

Answer 21

repeat the word (to a group)

9iidu l-kilma

Question 22

صباح النور

Answer 22

SabaH annur

reply to ‘good morning’

Question 23

شلونك

Answer 23

How are you (used around Riyadh)

shloonak (m.)

Question 24

زين

Answer 24

Fine (in reply to ‘how are you’), used around Riyadh

zeen

Question 25

متا

Answer 25

when

(mita)

Question 26

اتفضل

Answer 26

generic ‘come in’, ‘sit down’ etc…

atfaddal

Question 27

شكرا

Answer 27

thank you

shukran

Question 28

احب اعرفك على

Answer 28

I’d like to introduce you to..

lit. I like introduce you on

aHubb a9arrifak 9ala

Question 29

اتشرفت بمعرفتكم

Answer 29

I’m honoured to make (lit. ‘by’) your acquaintance

atsharaft b-ma9rifatkum

Question 30

الحمد لله

Answer 30

thanks be to God,

al-Hamdu l’Allah

Question 31

ممكن تقولي “ ايش اسمه بالعربي

Answer 31

Could you tell me what ‘’ is in Arabic.

Question 32

يعني

Answer 32

‘means’

e.g. car ya9ni sayyara bil-arabi…

Question 33

هنا

Answer 33

here

Question 34

عن اذنكم

Answer 34

excuse me (to a group of people)

9an iznakum