USEFUL ARABIC PHRASES
Learn some basic yet useful Arabic phrases before you go to Saudi Arabia!
BASIC
  • Hello: Salam-Marhaba
    Yes: aiwa/na'am
    No: la
    Maybe:mumkin
    Please: min fadhlik
    Thank you: shukran
    You're welcome: afwan
    Excuse me: lo tismaH
    OK: tayib
    No problem:mafi mushkila
GREETINGS
  • Hello: as-salam alaykum
    Hello (response): wa alaykum e-salam
    Goodbye (person leaving): ma'a salama
    Goodbye (person staying): alla ysalmak
    Good morning: sabaH ala-kheir
    Good afternoon: masa' al-kheir
    Good night: tisbaH ala-kheir
    Welcome: ahlan wa sahlan OR marhaba
SMALL TALK
  • What is your name?: Sho Ismak? (m)   Sho Ismek? (m)
    My name is_______: Ismi _______
    I don't speak Arabic: Ana ma ba'aref ahkee Arabee
    I speak Arabic a little: Baa'ref Arabee Showayya
    How are you?:?: Keef halak? (m)   Keef halek? (f)
    Thanks God: Al-Hamdolillah
    Fine (answer to How are you?): Kowayyes (m)    Kowayyesah (f)
GETTING AROUND
  • Where is (the)??: wein (al-) ??
    Airport: al-matar
    Bus stop: mokaf al-bas
    Bus station: maHattat al-bas
    Taxi stand:maHattat tax
    Bus: bas
    Car:sayyara
    Horse: Hsan
    Camel: jamal
    Taxi: tax
DIRECTIONS
  • Address: onwan
    Street: shari'
    Number: raqam
    City: madina
    Here: hni
    There: hnak
    Next to: yam
    Opposite: gbal/mgabel
    Behind: wara
    To: min
SIGNS
  • Entry: dukhol
    Exit:khuruj
    Toilets (men):Hammam lirrijal
    Toilets (women): Hammam linnisa'a
    Hospital: mustashfa
    Police: shurta
TRANSPORTATION
  • Taxi: Taxi Ojrah
    Bus: Bas
    Airplane: Teyyara
    Train: Qetar
EATING PLACES
  • Coffee: Ahwe
    Food: Akel
    Juice: Aaseer
    Without Sugar: Bdoun Sokkar
    Milk: Haleeb
OTHER PHRASES
  • How much?: Bekam?-Adesh?
    This:Hada
    That: Hadak
    These: Hadol
    How much is this?: Bekam Hada?-Addesh Hada?
    What is this?: Sho Hada?
    Expensive: Ghali
    Too Much: Kteer
    Beautiful: Jameel-Helow
    Nice: Lateef
    Thank you: Shukran
    Thanks indeed: Shukran Jazilan
    Welcome: Afwan (answer to Shukran)
    You are welcome: Ahlan Wa Sahlan
    Excuse me? (as question):Laww Smaht (m)   Laww Smahti (female)
    Excuse me! (as sorry):Afwan
    Pardon me: Samehni (m)  Samehini (f)
    If you please: Min fadlak (m)   Min fadlik (f)
    Help me:Sa'adni (m)    Sa'adini (f)
    Sorry: Aasif
    Congratulations: Mabrook - Tahanina
    Wait: Istanna
    Hurry up: Besora'a