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Airport Vocabulary

Where’s the ~?
feīn ~?

‫فين ~؟‬

Can you help me find the/my ~?

momken tesāʿednī ʾalāʾī ~/ ~ betāʿī?

‫ ~ بتاعي؟‬/~ ‫ممكن تساعدني أالقي‬

1. baggage claim 2. waiting area 3. metal detector 4. suitcase

seīr el-šonaṭ makān el-enteẓār kāšf el-maʿāden šanṭeẗ el-safar
‫سير الشنط‬ ‫مكان االنتظار‬ ‫كشف المعادن‬ ‫شنطة السفر‬

5. gate desk 6. gate 7. kiosk 8. self check-in

maktab el-bawwābah bawwaābah el-košk gehāz el-ḫedmah el-āteyyah
‫مكتب البوابة‬ ‫بوابة‬ ‫الكشك‬ ‫جهاز الخدمة الذاتية‬
9. check-in counter 10. departures board 11. escalator 12. arrivals board
maktab el-tasgīl lūḥeẗ mawāʿīd reḥalāt el-safar el-sellem el-kahrabā lūḥeẗ mawāʿīd reḥalāt el-woṣūl
‫مكتب التسجيل‬ ‫لوحة مواعيد رحالت السفر‬ ‫السلم الكهربا‬ ‫لوحة مواعيد رحالت الوصول‬
 Useful Words For the Airport

departure arrival international flight

safar woṣūl reḥlah dawleyyah
‫سفر‬ ‫وصول‬ ‫رحلة دولية‬

domestic flight customs departure gate

reḥlah dāḫeleyyah ǧamārik bawwābeẗ el-moġādrah
‫رحلة داخلية‬ ‫جمارك‬ ‫بوابة المغادرة‬

passport visa luggage

ǧawāz safar taʾšīrah šonaṭ
‫جواز سفر‬ ‫تأشيرة‬ ‫شنط‬

Q & A at the Airport

Your passport, please. What’s the purpose of this trip?

Q gawāz safarak law samaḥt. Q ʾeīh el-ġaraḍ men el-safar?
.‫جواز سفرك لو سمحت‬ ‫إيه الغرض من السفر؟‬

Here’s my passport. Sightseeing. Business.

A ʾahū gawāz el-safar betāʿī. A seyāḥah A šoġl
.‫أهو جواز السفر بتاعي‬ ‫سياحة‬ ‫شغل‬

How long will you be staying? What’s inside?

Q hatoʿod ʾadd ʾeīh? Q fī ʾeīh gowwah?
‫هتعد أد إيه؟‬ ‫في إيه جوة؟‬

About two weeks. Only my personal belongings.

A ḥawālī ʾosbūʿeīn. A ḥāgātī el-šaḫṣeyyah bass.
.‫حوالي أسبوعين‬ .‫حاجاتي الشخصية بس‬

These are presents from my friend.

A dūl hadāyā men ṣadīqī.
.‫دول هدايا من صديقي‬

Buying Souvenirs

keychain mug T-shirt

madelyah mag tī šīrt
‫مدلية‬ ‫مج‬ ‫تي شيرت‬

alcohol magnet postcard

ḫamrah maġnaṭīs kārt tezkārī
‫خمرة‬ ‫مغنطيس‬ ‫كارت تذكاري‬
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Reasons for Studying Arabic

Why are you

learning
betetʿallem ‫بتتعلم عربي ليه؟‬
ʿarabī leīh?
Arabic?

1. I want to travel to Egypt. 2. It’s a beautiful language.

ʿāyez ʾasāfer maṣr. heyya loġah gamīlah.
.‫عايز أسافر مصر‬ .‫هي لغة جميلة‬

3. It’s useful for my job. 4. I love Egyptian culture and people.

hatfīdnī fī šoġlī. baḥebb el-saqāfah el-maṣreyyah we el-maṣreyyīn.
.‫هتفيدني في شغلي‬ .‫بحب الثقافة المصرية و المصريين‬

5. I want to speak to my wife’s family in Arabic. 6. It’s part of my university studies.

ʿāyez ʾatkallem maʿ ʿeīleẗ merātī belʿarabī. heyya gozʾ men derāstī fī el-gāmʿah.
.‫عايز أتكلم مع عيلة مراتي بالعربي‬ .‫هي جزء من دراستي في الجامعة‬

7. I live in Egypt. 8. I love learning languages.

ʾanā ʿāyeš fī maṣr. baḥebb ʾatʿallem loġāt.
.‫أنا عايش في مصر‬ .‫بحب أتعلم لغات‬
 Question Words

why? what? when? where?

leīh?? ʾeīh? ʾemtā? feīn?
‫ليه؟‬ ‫إيه؟‬ ‫إمتى؟‬ ‫فين؟‬

who? how? how much? which?

mīn? ʾezzāy? bekām? ʾanhī?
‫مين؟‬ ‫إزاي؟‬ ‫بكام؟‬ ‫أنهي؟‬

Sentence Patterns for Beginners

Pattern Example
[A (noun/subject)] am/is/are [B (adjective)]. I am tired.
[A] [B]. ʾanā taʿbān.

.[A] [B] .‫أنا تعبان‬

I want [A(noun)]. I want water.

ʿāyez [A]. ʿāyez mayyah.

.]A[ ‫عايز‬ .‫عايز مية‬

How much is [A]? How much is the dress?

bekām [A]? bekām el-fostān?

‫[؟‬A] ‫بكام‬ ‫بكام الفستان؟‬

Where is [A(noun)]? Where is the bathroom?

feīn [A]? feīn el-ḥammām?

‫[؟‬A] ‫فين‬ ‫فين الحمام؟‬

Learning the Grammar

noun verb adjective particle

esm feʿl ṣefah ḥarf

‫اسم‬ ‫فعل‬ ‫صفة‬ ‫حرف‬

adverb preposition conjunction interjection

ẓarf ḥarf garr ḥarf ʿaṭf ṣīġeẗ taʿaggob

‫ظرف‬ ‫حرف جر‬ ‫حرف عطف‬ ‫صيغة تعجب‬

pronoun idiom subject object

ḍamīr taʿbīr fāʿel mafʿūl beh

‫ضمير‬ ‫تعبير‬ ‫فاعل‬ ‫مفعول به‬

 Must-Know Arabic Quotes about Language Learning

You can never understand one language until

you understand at least two.
lā yumkinuka ʾabadan fihmi luġaẗin wāḥidah ḥattā tafhama
iṯnayn ʿalā al-ʾaqall.
.‫ال يمكنك أبدا فهم لغة واحدة حتى تفهم اثنين على األقل‬

A different language is a different vision of life.

luġah muḫtalifah hiya ruʾuyah muḫtalifah
lilḥayāh.
.‫لغة مختلفة هي رؤية مختلفة للحياة‬

A man who knows two languages is worth two men.

al-raǧulu al-ّaḏī yaʿrifu luġatayn yusāwiī raǧulayn.
.‫الرجل الذي يعرف لغتين يساوي رجلين‬

A new language is a new life.

luġah ǧadīdah hiya ḥayāh ǧadīdah.
.‫لغة جديدة هي حياة جديدة‬

Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.

maʿrifah al-luġāt madḫal ʾilā al-ḥikmah.

.‫معرفة اللغات مدخل إلى الحكمة‬
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World Map

Can you find (the)~? What continent is this?

teʿraf telāʾī (el-)~? dī qārreẗ ʾeīh?
‫ﺗﻌﺮف ﺗﻼﻗﻲ )ال(~؟‬ ‫دي ﻗﺎرة إﻳﻪ؟‬

This is ~. It's ~.
dī ~. dī ~.
.~ ‫دي‬ .~ ‫دي‬

1. South America 2. Central America 3. Atlantic Ocean 4. North America

ʾamrīkā el-ganūbeyyah ʾamrīkā el-wosṭā el-moḥīṭ el-ʾaṭlanṭī ʾamrīkā el-šamāleyyah
‫أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ اﻟﺠﻨﻮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ اﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻴﻂ اﻷﻃﻠﻨﻄﻲ‬ ‫أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ اﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬
5. Arctic Ocean 6. Africa 7. Europe 8. Asia
el-moḥīṭ el-motagammed ʾafrīqyā ʾūrūbbā ʾāsyā
el-šamāly ‫أﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺎ‬ ‫أوروﺑﺎ‬ ‫آﺳﻴﺎ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺤﻴﻂ اﻟﻤﺘﺠﻤﺪ اﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻲ‬
9. Pacific Ocean 10. Oceania 11. Antarctica 12. Indian Ocean
el-moḥīṭ el-hādī ʾūqyanūsya ʾantārktīkā el-moḥīṭ el-hendī
‫اﻟﻤﺤﻴﻂ اﻟﻬﺎدي‬ ‫أوﻗﻴﺎﻧﻮﺳﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻧﺘﺎرﻛﺘﻴﻜﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻴﻂ اﻟﻬﻨﺪي‬
 Cardinal Directions and Other Direction Words

North South East West

šamāl ganūb šarʾ ġarb

‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﺟﻨﻮب‬ ‫ﺷﺮق‬ ‫ﻏﺮب‬

right left front back

yemīn šemāl ʾoddām warā

‫ﻳﻤﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺷﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﻗﺪام‬ ‫ورا‬

inside outside above under

gowwah barrah foūʾ taḥt
‫ﺟﻮة‬ ‫ﺑﺮة‬ ‫ﻓﻮق‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺖ‬

Asking and Answering Questions About Countries

How many countries have

Where do you live? you visited? Where do you want to visit?
ʾenta ʿāyeš feīn? ʿāyez tesāfer feīn?
sāfert kām balad?
‫إﻧﺖ ﻋﺎﻳﺶ ﻓﻴﻦ؟‬ ‫ﺳﺎﻓﺮت ﻛﺎم ﺑﻠﺪ؟‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻳﺰ ﺗﺴﺎﻓﺮ ﻓﻴﻦ؟‬

I currently live in ~. I’ve visited ~ countries. I really want to visit ~.

ʾanā ḥāleyan ʿāyeš fī ~. ʾanā sāfert ~ balad. ʾanā feʿlan nefsī ʾasāfer ~.
.~ ‫أﻧﺎ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎ ﻋﺎﻳﺶ ﻓﻲ‬ .‫ﺑﻠﺪ‬ ~ ‫أﻧﺎ ﺳﺎﻓﺮت‬ .~ ‫أﻧﺎ ﻓﻌﻼ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ أﺳﺎﻓﺮ‬

Landscape-Related Vocabulary

ocean mountain river lake sky island

moḥīṭ gabal nahr boḥeīrah samā gezīrah

‫ﻣﺤﻴﻂ‬ ‫ﺟﺒﻞ‬ ‫ﻧﻬﺮ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﻴﺮة‬ ‫ﺳﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺟﺰﻳﺮة‬

hill mainland beach forest pond rock

tall ʾarḍ šāṭṭ ġābah berkah ṣaḫrah

‫ﺗﻞ‬ ‫أرض‬ ‫ﺷﻂ‬ ‫ﻏﺎﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺮﻛﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﺨﺮة‬

seaside field desert soil dirt grass

sāḥel ḥaql ṣaḥarah torbah ṭīnah negīlah

‫ﺳﺎﺣﻞ‬ ‫ﺣﻘﻞ‬ ‫ﺻﺤﺮة‬ ‫ﺗﺮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﻃﻴﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﺠﻴﻠﺔ‬

Major Cities

Tokyo New York London

ṭokyo nyū yūrk landan
‫ﻃﻮﻛﻴﻮ‬ ‫ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك‬ ‫ﻟﻨﺪن‬

New Delhi Beijing Sydney

nyū delhī bekīn sīdnī
‫ﻧﻴﻮ دﻟﻬﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﻜﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺪﻧﻲ‬
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Is there a ~ in this hotel?

fī ~ fī el-fondoʾ?
‫في ~ في الفندق؟‬

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4
3
5 7

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There is a ~.
fī ~.
.~ ‫في‬ 9
11
10

1. room service cart 2. twin-sized bed 3. TV 4. double-sized bed

ʿarabeyyeẗ rūm sīrfes serīr twīn telefezyūn serīr dabel
‫عربية روم سيرفس‬ ‫سرير توين‬ ‫تلفزيون‬ ‫سرير دبل‬

5. corridor 6. elevator 7. vending machine 8. king-sized bed

kūrīdūr ʾasānsīr makaneẗ beīʿ zātī serīr kīng
‫كوريدور‬ ‫أسانسير‬ ‫مكنة بيع ذاتي‬ ‫سرير كينج‬
9. shower 10. bathtub 11. sink 12. front desk
došš bānyū ḥoūḍ maktab esteʾbāl
‫دش‬ ‫بانيو‬ ‫حوض‬ ‫مكتب استقبال‬
 Types of Accommodation

hotel resort bed & breakfast

fondoʾ montagaʿ feṭār we ʿašā
‫فندق‬ ‫منتجع‬ ‫فطار و عشا‬

lodging house youth hostel campground

bansyūn beīt šabāb moʿaskar
‫بنسيون‬ ‫بيت شباب‬ ‫معسكر‬

Sentences You’ll Use In A Hotel

I’d like to check in. What time is check out? Is breakfast included in
ʿāyez ʾaʿmel tšek ʾen ʿāyez ʾaʿmel tšek ʾawt
accomodation?
‫عايز أعمل تشك إن‬ fī feṭār maʿ el-ʾeqāmah?
‫عايز أعمل تشك أوت‬
‫في فطار مع اإلقامة؟‬

Could you please recommend

a good restaurant around here?
momken law samaḥt teraššaḥlī maṭʿam
kwayyes ʾorayyeb men henā?
‫ممكن لو سمحت ترشحلي مطعم‬
‫كويس قريب من هنا؟‬
Could you please call me a taxi? Do you have a city guide?
momken law samaḥt teṭloblī tāksī? ʿandokom dalīl el-madīnah?
‫ممكن لو سمحت تطلبلي تاكسي؟‬ ‫عندكم دليل المدينة؟‬

Must-Know Hotel Vocabulary

cable TV air conditioning heater soap shampoo

telefezyūn takyīf daffāyah ṣābūn šāmbū
‫تلفزيون‬ ‫تكييف‬ ‫دفاية‬ ‫صابون‬ ‫ﺷﺎﻣﺒﻮ‬

toothbrush WI-FI swimming pool gym mountain view

foršeẗ ʾasnān wāy fāy besīn ǧīm vyū ʿalā el-gabal

‫فرشة أسنان‬ ‫واي فاي‬ ‫بسين‬ ‫جيم‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﺒﻞ‬

sea view all inclusive room number key check in

vyū ʿalā el-baḥr ʾūl ʾenklūsīf raqam el-ʾūḍah moftāḥ tšek ʾen

‫فيو على البحر‬ ‫أول إنكلوسيف‬ ‫رقم األوضة‬ ‫مفتاح‬ ‫ﺗﺸﻴﻚ إن‬

Complaining At the Hotel

The WI-FI is not working. The bathwater is cold.

el-wāī fāī meš šaġġal. el-mayyah sāʾʿah fī el-ḥammām.
.‫اﻟﻮاي ﻓﺎي ﻣﺶ ﺷﻐﺎل‬ .‫المية ساقعة في الحمام‬

There are no towels. It’s too noisy.

mafīš fowaṭ. fī daūšah gāmdah.
.‫مفيش فوط‬ .‫في دوشة جامدة‬
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Hobbies and Activities

What do you like to do in your free time?

betḥebb teʿmel ʾeīh fī waʾt farāġak?

‫بتحب تعمل إيه في وقت فراغك؟‬

I like to ~.
baḥebb ~.
.~ ‫بحب‬

1. play video games 2. take pictures 3. surf the internet 4. paint

ʾalʿab vīdyū geīmz ʾaṣawwar ʾaʿod ʿalā el-ʾentarnet ʾarsem
‫ألعب فيديو جيمز‬ ‫أصور‬ ‫أعد على اإلنترنت‬ ‫أرسم‬
5. read 6. watch movies 7. play an instrument 8. ride a bike
ʾaʾrā ʾatfarrag ʿalā ʾaflām ʾaʿzef ʾarkab ʿagal
‫أقرا‬ ‫أتفرج على أفالم‬ ‫أعزف‬ ‫أركب عجل‬
9. listen to music 10. go shopping 11. go camping 12. play sports
ʾasmaʿ mūsīqā ʾaʿmel šūbeng ʾaṭlaʿ moʿaskarāt ʾalʿab reyāḍah
‫أسمع موسيقى‬ ‫أعمل شوبنج‬ ‫أطلع معسكرات‬ ‫ألعب رياضة‬
 Movie Genres

comedy science fiction romance thriller

kūmīdyā ḫayāl ʿelmī rūmānseyyah ʾesārah

‫كوميديا‬ ‫خيال علمي‬ ‫رومانسية‬ ‫إثارة‬

action fantasy musical horror

ʾakšan fāntāzyā mūsīqī roʿb

‫أكشن‬ ‫فانتازيا‬ ‫موسيقي‬ ‫رعب‬

drama documentary animation mystery

drāmā wasā’eqī kartūn ġomūḍ

‫دراما‬ ‫وثائقي‬ ‫كرتون‬ ‫غموض‬

Weekend Plans

What are you doing this weekend?

hateʿmel ʾeīh fī el-wīk ʾend ellī gayy?
‫هتعمل إيه في الويك إند اللي جي؟‬

I’m intending to ~.
nāwī ~.
.~ ‫ناوي‬

go to the movies go to a concert go to an amusement park

ʾarūḥ el-sīnemā ʾarūḥ ʾaḥḍar ḥaflah ʾarūḥ malāhī
‫أروح السينما‬ ‫أروح أحضر حفلة‬ ‫أروح مالهي‬

go to karaoke stay home watch TV

ʾarūḥ ʾaḥḍar kāryūkī ʾaʿod fī el-beīt ʾatfarrag ʿalā el-telīfezyūn
‫أروح أحضر كاريوكي‬ ‫أعد في البيت‬ ‫أتفرج على التليفزيون‬

go to the park go to the theater travel

ʾarūḥ geneīnah ʾarūḥ el-masraḥ ʾasāfer
‫أروح جنينة‬ ‫أروح المسرح‬ ‫أسافر‬

Must-See Egyptian Movies

Thirty Years Ago Hassan and Morcus

ḥasan we morʾoṣ
men talātīn sanah
‫من تالتين سنة‬ ‫حسن و مرقص‬

One of the People The Island Excuse me

wāḥed men el-nās el-gezīrah lā moʾāḫzah
‫واحد من الناس‬ ‫الجزيرة‬ ‫ال مؤاخذة‬
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Instruments

What musical instrument can you play?

beteʿzef ʿalā ʾeīh? I can play the ~.
‫ﺑﺘﻌﺰف ﻋﻠﻰ إﻳﻪ؟‬ baʿzef ʿalā el~..
.~‫بعزف على ال‬

1. piano 2. guitar 3. accordion 4. violin

beyānū gītār ʾakūrdyūn kamān
‫بيانو‬ ‫جيتار‬ ‫أكورديون‬ ‫كمان‬
5. viola 6. harp 7. French horn 8. cello
feyūlā hārb hūrn tšīllū
‫فيوال‬ ‫هارب‬ ‫هورن‬ ‫تشيلو‬
9. clarinet 10. saxophone 11. keyboard 12. trumpet
klārīnet saksfūn ʾūrg trūmbīt
‫كالرينت‬ ‫سَكسفون‬ ‫أورج‬ ‫ترومبيت‬
 Music Styles

What kind of music do you like? I like ~.

betḥebb mūsīqā ʾeīh? baḥebb ~.
‫بتحب موسيقى إيه؟‬ .~ ‫بحب‬

pop music house music techno funk

mūsīqā el-būb mūsīqā el-hāws el-teknū el-fank
‫موسيقى البوب‬ ‫موسيقى الهاوس‬ ‫التيكنو‬ ‫الفنك‬

hip hop R&B rock ’n’ roll rap

el-hīb hūb el-ʾīqāʿ we el-blūz el-rūk el-rāb
‫الهيب هوب‬ ‫اإليقاع و البلوز‬ ‫الروك‬ ‫الراب‬

Talking about Music

The song I like most is ~. The singer I like most is ~. I love music.
ʾaktar ʾoġneyyah baḥebbahā heyya ~.. ʾaktar moġannī baḥebboh howwa ~. baḥebb el-mūsīqā...

.~ ‫أكتر أغنية بحبها هي‬ .~ ‫أكتر مغني بحبه هو‬ .‫بحب الموسيقى‬

I can sing very well. I like this song. Do you want to go to karaoke?
baʿraf ʾaġannī kwayyes ʾawī. baḥebb el-ʾoġneyyah dī. ʿāyez terūḥ kāryūkī?.

.‫بعرف أغني كويس أوي‬ .‫بحب األغنية دي‬ ‫عايز تروح كاريوكي؟‬

Music-Related Vocabulary

chorus vocal solo soprano alto

kūras sūlū sūbrānū ʾaltū

‫كورس‬ ‫سولو‬ ‫سوبرانو‬ ‫التو‬

tenor melody rhythm song

tīnūr laḥn ʾīqāʿ ʾoġneyyah

‫تينور‬ ‫لحن‬ ‫إيقاع‬ ‫أغنية‬

Famous Musicians and Musical Groups

Umm Kulthum Angham Sayed Darwish Abdel Halim Hafez Amr Diab
ʾomm kolṯūm ʾanġām sayyed darwīš ʿabd el-ḥalīm ḥāfeẓ ʿamr deyāb

‫أُم ﻛُﻠﺜﻮم‬ ‫أَنْغَام‬ ‫سَيِّد دَرْوِيْش‬ ‫عَبْد الحَلِيْم حَافِظ‬ ‫عَمْرو دِيَاب‬

Mohammed Abdel Wahab Ruby Farid al-Atrash Tamer Hosny Sayed Mekawy
maḥammad ʿabd el-wahāb rūbī‎ farīd el-ʾaṭraš tāmer ḥosnī sayyed mekkāwī

‫م َم َح‬ ‫باَهل َوا دْبَع د‬ ‫رُوْبِي‬ ‫فَرِيْد األطْرَش‬ ‫تَامِر حُسْنِي‬ ‫سيد مكاوي‬
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Getting Connected

I’d like to buy a ~. Do you have a ~?

ʿāyez ʾašterī ~. ʿandak ~?
.~ ‫عايز أشتري‬ ‫عندك ~؟‬

1. smartphone 2. flash drive 3. router 4. optical drive

smārt fūn flāš drāyf rāwtar sī dī drāyf

‫سمارت فون‬ ‫فالش درايف‬ ‫راوتر‬ ‫سي دي درايف‬

5. mouse 6. laptop 7. sound card 8. keyboard
māws lābtūb kārt ṣūt kībūrd

‫ماوس‬ ‫البتوب‬ ‫كارت صوت‬ ‫كيبورد‬

9. monitor 10. tablet 11. webcam 12. computer case
šāšah tāblet kāmīrā keīsah

‫شاشة‬ ‫تابلت‬ ‫كاميرا‬ ‫كيسة‬

 Common Internet Lingo

laugh out loud laugh retweet to post

lūl hehehe rītwīt yenazzel būst

‫لول‬ ‫ههه‬ ‫ريتويت‬ ‫ينزل بوست‬

to share page tweet to block

yešayyar ṣafḥah twītah yeʿmel ḥaẓr

‫يشير‬ ‫صفحة‬ ‫تويتة‬ ‫يعمل حظر‬

Making Conversation

What’s your favorite website? Are you on Facebook? Please like my photo!
ʾeīh howwa mawqeʿak el-mofaḍḍal? ʿandak ḥesāb ʿalā el-fīsbūk? law samaḥt eʿmel lāyk leṣūrtī!
‫إيه هو موقعك المفضل؟‬ ‫عندك حساب على الفيسبوك؟‬ !‫لو سمحت اعمل اليك لصورتي‬

Can you download this file? How do I upload this picture? Share this if you like it.
mumken teḥammel el-malaff dah? ezzāy ʾarfaʿ el-ṣūrah dī? šeīr law ʿagabak.
‫ممكن تحمل الملف ده؟‬ ‫ازاي أرفع الصورة دي؟‬ .‫شير لو عجبك‬

Internet Vocabulary

to search image link to like

baḥs ṣūrah līnk yeʿmel lāyk

‫بحث‬ ‫صورة‬ ‫لينك‬ ‫يعمل اليك‬

upload download webpage website
yerfaʿ yenazzel ṣafḥet web mawqeʿ ʾelektrūnī

‫يرفع‬ ‫ينزّل‬ ‫صفحة ويب‬ ‫موقع إلكتروني‬

share comment to follow hashtag
šeīr taʿlīʾq yetābeʿ hāštāg

‫شير‬ ‫تعليق‬ ‫يتابع‬ ‫هاشتاج‬

Social Media

Facebook Instagram Snapchat Line

fīs būk ʾinstāgrām snāb šāt lāyn

‫فِيْس بُوْك‬ ‫إنستاجرام‬ ‫سناب شات‬ ‫الين‬

Skype Pinterest LinkedIn Twitter
skāyb bentrest līnkd ʾen tsuittā

‫سْكَايْب‬ ‫بنترست‬ ‫لينكد إن‬ ‫تويتر‬

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Sports and Activities

What sports do you like? Do you like to work out?

ʾeīh el-reyāḍāt ellī betḥebbahā? betḥebb tetmarran?
‫إيه الرياضات اللي بتحبها؟‬ ‫بتحب تتمرن؟‬

I like ~. Yes/No.
baḥebb ~. ʾaywah./laʾ.
.~ ‫بحب‬ .‫أل‬/.‫أيوة‬

1. ice skating 2. archery 3. baseball 4. golf

el-tazaḥloq ʿalā el-galīd el-remāyah el-bīsbūl el-gūlf
‫التزحلق على الجليد‬ ‫الرماية‬ ‫البيسبول‬ ‫الجولف‬

5. weightlifting 6. track racing 7. bowling 8. tennis

rafʿ el-ʾasqāl ʾalʿāb el-qowwah el-būleng el-tenes
‫رفع األثقال‬ ‫ألعاب القوة‬ ‫البولنج‬ ‫التنس‬

9. volleyball 10. badminton 11. basketball 12. soccer

el-kūrah el-ṭāyrah el-rīšah kūreẗ el-sallah kūreẗ el-qadam
‫الكورة الطايرة‬ ‫الريشة‬ ‫كورة السلة‬ ‫كورة القدم‬
 Being a Winner

first place second place third place gold medal

el-markaz el-ʾawwal el-markaz el-tānī el-markaz el-tālet el-madelyah el-
dahabeyyah
‫المركز األول‬ ‫المركز التاني‬ ‫المركز التالت‬
‫المدلية الدهبية‬

silver medal bronze medal winner loser

el-madelyah el-madelyah el- el-fāyez el-ḫasrān
el-faḍḍeyyah brūnzeyyah
‫الفايز‬ ‫الخسران‬
‫المدلية الفضية‬ ‫المدلية البرونزية‬

Going to the Gym

gym to go to the gym to exercise gym member

el-ǧīm yerūḥ el-ǧīm yetmarran ʿoḍw fī el-ǧīm
‫الجيم‬ ‫يروح الجيم‬ ‫يتمرن‬ ‫عضو في الجيم‬

warm-up exercise stretch to sweat towel

el-tasḫīn estretšāt yeʿraʾ fūṭah
‫التسخين‬ ‫استرتشات‬ ‫يعرق‬ ‫فوطة‬

shower scale to gain weight to lose weight

došš mīzān yetḫan yeḫess
‫دش‬ ‫ميزان‬ ‫يتخن‬ ‫يخس‬

Getting into Shape

walking running treadmill bike

mašy gary trīd mīl ʿagalah
‫مشي‬ ‫جري‬ ‫تريد ميل‬ ‫عجلة‬

jumping weight training yoga pilates

naṭṭ tamārīn ʾaḥmāl yūgā tamārīn bīlāts
‫نط‬ ‫تمارين أحمال‬ ‫يوجا‬ ‫تمارين بيالتس‬

dancing resistence training machine dumbbell

raʾṣ tamārīn estretšāt gehāz dambel
‫رقص‬ ‫تمارين استرتشات‬ ‫جهاز‬ ‫دمبل‬

Body Parts

abs arm shoulder chest

el-baṭn el-derāʿ el-ketf el-ṣadr
‫البطن‬ ‫الدراع‬ ‫الكتف‬ ‫الصدر‬

knee back thigh calf

el-rokbah el-ḍahr el-faḫd el-sāq
‫الركبة‬ ‫الضهر‬ ‫الفخد‬ ‫الساق‬
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Supermarket Vocabulary

What are you looking for?

betdawwar ʿalā ʾeīh?
‫بتدور على إيه؟‬

I’m looking for a/the ~.

badawwar ʿalā ~.
.~ ‫بدور على‬

1. shopping basket 2. shopping cart 3. frozen section 4. bakery

bāsket ʿarabeyyah qesm el-mogammadāt el-maḫbaz
‫باسكت‬ ‫عربية‬ ‫قسم المجمدات‬ ‫المخبز‬
5. beverages 6. baking supplies 7. condiments 8. deli
el-mašrūbāt mostalzamāt el-ḫabz el-tawābel qesm el-geban
‫المشروبات‬ ‫مستلزمات الخبز‬ ‫التوابل‬ ‫قسم الجبن‬
9. produce 10. canned food 11. snacks 12. floral department
el-ḫoḍār we el-fākhah el-moʿallabāt el-snāks el-ward
‫الخضار و الفاكهة‬ ‫المعلبات‬ ‫السناكس‬ ‫الورد‬
 Buying Produce

1. apples 2. oranges 3. strawberries 4. watermelons

toffāḥ bortoʾān farāwlah baṭṭīḫ
‫تُفّاح‬ ‫برتقان‬ ‫فراولة‬ ‫بطيخ‬
5. bananas 6. pineapples 7. cabbage 8. mushrooms
mūz ʾanānās koromb mašrūm
‫موز‬ ‫أناناس‬ ‫كُرُنب‬ ‫مشروم‬
9. onions 10. potatoes 11. cucumbers 12. carrots
zatūn baṭāṭes ḫeyār gazar
‫زتون‬ ‫بطاطس‬ ‫خيار‬ ‫جزر‬

Looking at Labels

price date processed use by nutrition facts

el-seʿr tārīḫ el-ʾentāg el-ṣalāḥeyah maʿlūmāt ġezāʾeyyah
‫السعر‬ ‫تاريخ اإلنتاج‬ ‫الصالحية‬ ‫معلومات غذائية‬

calories organic gluten free weight

el-soʿrāt ʾūrgānīk ḫālī men el-glūtīn el-wazn
‫السعرات‬ ‫أورجانيك‬ ‫خالي من الجلوتين‬ ‫الوزن‬

Discounts and Payments

sale 20% off buy one, get one free 30 L.E. off
taḫfīḍ ḫaṣm 20% ešterī wāḥdah, we el-tānyah ḫaṣm 30 geneīh
maggānan
‫تخفيض‬ %20‫خصم‬ ‫ جنيه‬30 ‫خصم‬
‫ و التانية مجانًا‬،‫اشتري واحدة‬
to save money cash credit card debit card
yewaffar kāš vīzā vīzā
‫يوفر‬ ‫كاش‬ ‫فيزا‬ ‫فيزا‬
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Days of the Week

What day is pets?

it? Do you have any plans on ~?
su ka?
el-nahārdah ʾeīh? ʿandak ʾayy ḫeṭaṭ yūm ~?
‫ النهاردة إيه؟‬すか？ ‫عندك أي خطط يوم ~؟‬
It's ~. Yes./No.
el-nahārdah ~. ʾaywah./laʾ.
.~ ‫النهاردة‬ .‫أل‬/.‫أيوة‬

1. Sunday 2. Monday 3. Tuesday 4. Wednesday

el-ḥadd el-ʾetneīn el-talāt el-ʾarbaʿ
‫الحد‬ ‫اإلتنين‬ ‫التالت‬ ‫األربع‬

5. Thursday 6. Friday 7. Saturday

el-ḫamīs el-gomʿah el-sabt
‫الخميس‬ ‫الجمعة‬ ‫السبت‬

The Four Seasons

spring summer autumn/fall winter

el-rabīʿ el-ṣeīf el-ḫarīf el-šetā
‫الربيع‬ ‫الصيف‬ ‫الخريف‬ ‫الشتا‬
 Time-Related Vocabulary

hour minute second AM PM

sāʿah deʾīʾah sānyah el-ṣobḥ belleīl
‫ساعة‬ ‫دقيقة‬ ‫ثانية‬ ‫الصبح‬ ‫بالليل‬

morning afternoon night noon midnight

ṣobḥ baʿd el-ḍohr leīl el-ḍohr noṣ el-leīl
‫صبح‬ ‫بعد الضهر‬ ‫ليل‬ ‫الضهر‬ ‫نص الليل‬

General Vocabulary and Months

time day of the week January February March

waʾt yūm fī el-ʾosbūʿ yanāyer febrāyer māres

‫وقت‬ ‫يوم في األسبوع‬ ‫يناير‬ ‫فبراير‬ ‫مارس‬

year season April May June

sanah mūsem ʾebrīl māyū yūnyū
‫سنة‬ ‫موسم‬ ‫أبريل‬ ‫مايو‬ ‫يونيو‬

month vacation July August September

šahr ʾagāzah yūlyū ʾaġosṭos sebtamber
‫شهر‬ ‫أجازة‬ ‫يوليو‬ ‫أغسطس‬ ‫سبتمبر‬

day October November December

yūm ʾoktūbar nūfamber dīsamber
‫يوم‬ ‫أكتوبر‬ ‫نوفمبر‬ ‫ديسمبر‬

Talking About Time

today tomorrow yesterday holiday weekend

el-nahārdah bokrah embāreḥ ʾagāzah wīk ʾend
‫النهاردة‬ ‫بكرة‬ ‫امبارح‬ ‫أجازة‬ ‫ويك إند‬

this week next week last week at 5 o’clock 5 minutes before

el-ʾosbūʿ dah el-ʾosbūʿ el-gayy el-ʾosbūʿ ellī fāt el-sāʿah ḫamsah ʾablahā beḫamas daʾāyeʾ
‫األسبوع ده‬ ‫األسبوع الجي‬ ‫األسبوع اللي فات‬ ‫الساعة خمسة‬ ‫قبلها بخمس دقايق‬

this year next year last year 5 minutes after for about 5 hours
el-sanah dī el-sanah el-gayyah el-sanah ellī fātet baʿdahā beḫamas daʾāyeʾ ḥawālī ḫamas sāʿāt
‫السنة دي‬ ‫السنة الجية‬ ‫السنة اللي فاتت‬ ‫بعدها بخمس دقايق‬ ‫حوالي خمس ساعات‬
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What’s in your wallet? There’s a/an ~.

maḥfaẓtak fīhā ʾeīh? fīhā ~.
‫محفظتك فيها إيه؟‬ .~ ‫فيها‬

1. debit card 2. discount card 3. business card 4. insurance card

dībīt kārd kārt ḫaṣm kārt beṭāʾeẗ taʾmīn
‫ديبيت كار‬ ‫كارت خصم‬ ‫كارت‬ ‫بطاقة تأمين‬

5. cash 6. identification card 7. credit card 8. driver’s license

felūs beṭāʾah kārt fīzā roḫṣeẗ sewāʾah
‫فلوس‬ ‫بطاقة‬ ‫كارت فيزا‬ ‫رخصة سواقة‬
 Personal Belongings

wallet key purse passport

maḥfaẓah moftāḥ šanṭah ṣoġayyarah bāsbūr
‫محفظة‬ ‫مفتاح‬ ‫شنطة صغيرة‬ ‫باسبور‬

umbrella cell phone wrist watch earphones

šamseyyah mūbāyl sāʿah sammāʿāt
‫شمسية‬ ‫موبايل‬ ‫ساعة‬ ‫سماعات‬

glasses gloves briefcase camera

naḍḍārah gwāntī šanṭeẗ ʾawrāʾ kāmīrā

‫نضارة‬ ‫جوانتي‬ ‫شنطة أوراق‬ ‫كاميرا‬

Personal Information Questions and Answers

What’s your e-mail address? Where are you from? What’s your passport number?
el-ʾīmeīl betāʿak ʾeīh? ʾenta meneīn? raqam bāsbūrak kām?
‫اإليميل بتاعك إيه؟‬ ‫إنت منين؟‬ ‫رقم باسبورك كام؟‬

My e-mail address is ~. I’m from ~. My passport number is ~.

el-ʾīmeīl betāʿī ~. ʾanā men ~. raqam bāsbūrī ~.
.~ ‫اإليميل بتاعي‬ .~ ‫أنا من‬ .~ ‫رقم باسبوري‬

Filling in your Personal Information

name surname age birthday occupation

el-esm el-laqab el-senn tārīḫ el-mīlād el-waẓīfah
‫االسم‬ ‫اللقب‬ ‫السن‬ ‫تاريخ الميالد‬ ‫الوظيفة‬

address country nationality phone number e-mail

el-ʿenwān el-balad el-genseyyah raqm el-telīfūn el-barīd el-ʾelektrūnī

‫العنوان‬ ‫البلد‬ ‫الجنسية‬ ‫رقم التليفون‬ ‫البريد اإللكتروني‬

male female single married divorced

zakar ʾonsā ʾaʿzab motazawweg moṭallaq

‫ذكر‬ ‫أنثى‬ ‫أعزب‬ ‫متزوج‬ ‫مطلق‬