🇸🇦 Arabic
Essential Arabic phrases
The 30 phrases you'll use first — with pronunciation, the formal and informal versions, and what they really mean.
| English | Arabic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | مرحبا | marhaban |
| Goodbye | مع السلامة | ma'a as-salama |
| Thank you | شكرا | shukran |
| Please | من فضلك | min fadlak |
| Sorry | آسف | asif |
| Excuse me | لو سمحت | law samaht |
| Yes | نعم | na'am |
| No | لا | la |
| Good morning | صباح الخير | sabah al-khayr |
| Good evening | مساء الخير | masa' al-khayr |
| Good night | تصبح على خير | tisbah ala khayr |
| How are you? | كيف حالك؟ | kayfa haluk? |
| My name is… | اسمي… | ismi… |
| Nice to meet you | تشرفنا | tasharrafna |
| I love you | أحبك | uhibbuk |
| I miss you | اشتقت إليك | ishtaqtu ilayk |
| Happy birthday | عيد ميلاد سعيد | id milad sa'id |
| Cheers | في صحتك | fi sihhatak |
| Enjoy your meal | بالهناء والشفاء | bil-hana' wash-shifa' |
| Welcome | أهلا وسهلا | ahlan wa sahlan |
| Congratulations | مبروك | mabruk |
| Happy New Year | سنة سعيدة | sana sa'ida |
| I don't understand | لا أفهم | la afham |
| Do you speak English? | هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟ | hal tatakallam al-injliziyya? |
| How much is it? | بكم هذا؟ | bikam hadha? |
| Where is the toilet? | أين الحمام؟ | ayna al-hammam? |
| Help! | النجدة! | an-najda! |
| Beautiful | جميل | jamil |
| Friend | صديق | sadiq |
| See you later | أراك لاحقا | araka lahiqan |
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