On the Arabic side in this entire write-up:

 ‘g’ is pronounced same way it’s pronounced in the

English word ‘’gain’’
 ‘J’ is pronounced as in judge or Genesis
 ‘a’ - as in alphabet
 ‘e’ - as in elephant or angel
 ‘i’ - as in initiate or imitation

LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE

English Arabic

Where are you from--- Min ayna anta: males

Min ayna anti: Females

I am from Nigeria Anaa min Nigeria

Yes na’am

No Laa

Peace upon you assalamu alaikum

And peace upon you wa alaikuma assalam

Hi marhaban (less formal)

Hi (response to hi) aalan

Good morning (G M) sabahu alkhayr

Response to G M sabahu annuurr

Sahahu annuurr means; morning of light

Good evening (GE) masau alkhayr

Response to GE masau annuurr

Good night Laila sai-ida

Good bye ma’assalama

See you ila alliqaa

Hopital mus-tash-fa

Clinic i-yaa-deh

Emmergency room it ta-wa-re’

Laboratory il-mukh-ta-bar’

Tests Fhu-saat

We need to run some tests: Laazem na-amal shwa-yet

fhu-saat

Male nurse: mu-mah-radh’

Female nurse: mu-mar-ri-dha

Male doctor: duc-tor’

Female doctor: duk-to-ra

Pharmacist (M) Sai-da-lani

Pharmacist (f) sai-da-laniyeh

Pharmacy say-de-liyah

Medicine da-waa

Pain killer mu-sek-kin

Where do you live Ayna taish

I live in Nigeria ayna taish fi Nigeria

Boy walad
Girl bint

I have to go yijib an adhab

Doctor tabib

I am a doctor anan tabibon

I missed you Ishtaqtu lak

CLERKING IN ARABIC

Name izim

Vital signs alamat hayewiya

What’s your name ishi-izim,

how old are you omrah kam / kam omrah

what’s the problem ish mushkla

YES Ayua, naam

NO Laa, mafi

How long Kam

Do you have fii

Fever harara, sukuna

Pain Waja

Abd pain bottom waja

Cough kha

Head ras

Headache Sudar, waja aras

allergy,rhinitis Asasiaar

itching haka

Asthma Rabu

Dysuria Bol

Dizziness Doha

Water Moya

Blood dm

Tooth ache waja asnan

Vomitting Stiffra or turash

Nausea ghatiyan

Nose amph

Diarrhea itshal

Excessive katir

Excessive crying ibaki katir

Epigastric pain waja mida

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drink enough water ishrap moya katir

observation teigid

minute de giga

3 minutes thalata degiga

hour Saa
week ishbua

day aliom

month shahr’

year sana

Lab report tahalin

Am coming eej

Am coming ana jaye

Wait shwoyi

x-ray ishaya

leg rigid

Anaesthesia binch

Good Kois

Pregnancy hamịL

No problem mafị mushkla

Thank God Mashallah

Small shwoyi

Fish samak

Scorpion agrab

Today aliom

How many days kam liom

Tomorrow bukra
Next tomorrow baad bukra

Yesterday ams

Do you have fish fii samak

Chicken dejad

Rice ruz

Milk halip

Yogurt zebade

How much Be kam fluss

21 wahid ashriin

11 hidash

Hour Saar

One hour Wasaar

Two hours Intesaar/sartịn

Three hours thalata saar

40 arbaiin

50 khamsiin

60 sitiin

70 sebiin

80 thamaniin

90 thesiin

Snake saban
Bite ada

Snake bite ada saban

Fish samak

Insect hashra

Insect bite ada hashara

Antibiotic mudad taywe

Welcome mar’haba

Dog kalb

Cat gayt

Have you taken antibiotic akl mudad taywe

Syrup. sharap

tablet/capsules: habub

Drop (eye,ear). Gatrap

Come. tal

Injection. ibra

Cream/ointment bar’ham

IVF. Mugaze

Mouth. fam/ ham*

Open your mouth. EF ta fam*

Headache. waja aras/ sudar

sit down iiglis

Painful urination haragan bol

Shortness of breath. Ketma

Hypertension. Dakt

DM. Suka

Epilepsy Sarah

Asthma rabu

Eye. ayn

Eye pain. Waja ayn

Take breath. Khod nefes, shill nefes

Teht. Fall down

From. min

Car seara

Boy. Walad

Girl. Bint

Male. rajul

Female. horma

Eye. ayn

Eye discharge. gamas

Pus. Sadid

Right... yamin

Left. Shamal
Swelling. Waram

Pain in the throat. waja helk

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Sunday: Al ahad

Monday Al ithnen

Tuesday Al thulata (Al thulus)

Wednesday Al arbiaa (Al roboa)

Thursday Al khamiis

Friday Al juma’a

Saturday As sebt

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Chest pain, shortness of breath ketma

Fall down tah, yitia

Drug elarg

Discharge kuruj

Home bet

tds thalata mara

Go roh

Come tal

Two and half Itnen unus

Three and half thalata unus

Five and half khamsa unus

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Nose amph/kashm

Something sheyi

Sheyi amph Something in the nose

Runny nose zukma/zukam

Later bar dey

Now alhin

LOOK AT THE NUMBER TWO: different from others

Minute degiga

Two minutes degi tin

But ‘‘three minutes’’ thalata degiga

Hour sar

Two hours sar tin

But three hours thalata sar

Day liom

Two days yo min

But three days thalata liom

Week ishbua

Two weeks ishbua-in

But three weeks thalata ishbua

Month shar’

Two months shar- rin

But three months thalata shar

Year sana
Two years sana tin

But three years thalata sana

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After baad

After two hours baad sar-tin

Next jaya

Ago gable

I came ana yij

I came one month ago ana yirj gable shar

Last al madi

Next year sana jaya

Next week ishbua jaye

One year ago gabl sana

Last week ishbua al-madi

Two weeks ago ishbua-in gable

Two

days ago gable ams

Three days ago gable thalata yom

Day before yesterday gable ams

Two weeks ago isbue-in gabl

Three months ago gable thalata shar

Two years ago gable sana tin

Since when (from when) min mata

Itching haka

Ear uzun

Discharge sadid

Do you have discharge fii sadid

Name izim

Full name bil kaml

Chest sadr’

Tightness of the chest ketma

Shortness of the chest dignafas

Chest pain waja sadr’

Epigastric pain waja mida

Phone jawal

Number rakom

Phone number rakom jawal

Sallah prayer

Food akl

Once daily mara fiyom

Two times daily (bd) mara- tin

Three times daily (tds) thalata mara

Poisoning tasmoom

Head araas

My head rasi

Pen galm
My pen galmi

My phone jawali

Blood dm

School madrassa

Study yedross

Eat akl

Stethoscope samaat

My stethoscope samaati

Body jizm

My body jizmi

I will do sawwi

Thank Allah Al hamdr’ llah

Pile bawasir

Constipation emsak

Drug dawa/elarj

Taking yakt

My phone fell down jawali teh

Wait for me intazer’

How much be kam/ kam fluss

Which ai, eye

Iron hadid

Available mowjood

Is it available fii mawjood

I want abga
Investigation tahalin

I want to do investigation abga tahalin

I ana

You inta

Outside karijia

Outside phamarmacy karijia seydelya

Welcome marhaba, yahala

Epigastric pain waja mida

Heart galp

Watery nose discharge amph moya

Dizziness leftras, doha

Head aras

Ayadat opd

I will come back ana yirja

I came ana yij

Am from Nigeria ana min Nigeria

From min

Where are you from whien/ fien

Nice meeting you tasha-rafna

Am learning Arabic lang ana ata-lam al-loya Al-Arabia

Take your drugs akl elarj

Necessary lazm

Heartburn haragan mida

Loin jamb (fii waja ajamb)

Kidney kila

Liver kebd

My liver kebdi

Generalized body pain waja ajizm

Stone haswa?

Gall bladder almarara

What is your phone no kam rakom jawal

Tongue lisan

Gum lisa

Hand yed

Tomorrow morning bukra saba

Open your mouth afta famak

Bring out your tongue tali lisani

Vital signs alamat hayawiya

Frequent urination bol mukere

Wax shama

Generalized body weakness duruf

How many minutes kam degiga

Unconsciouness wai

Convulsion sarah, teshnuj

Referral tahwil

Are you married fii jawaz, fii zawag

See you later nashu ufok

Numbness tanmil
Blurring of vision gabash

Infection/inflamation eltihaba

Excessive katir’

Little shwoyi, pacit

Children at fan

Winter ber’d

Ulcer cur’ha

Cold zukma, ber’t

Loss of appetite mafi akl

Excessive wax shama katir’

See you later nashufak maratania

Baby tefl

Low blood pressure dakt naze

Maid kadema,shaghada

Cleaner amil nazafa/ belediya

Agricultural worker,farmer amil zirai

Private driver Saek kas

Scan mojad

What’s your job esh mehna, esh shogol

Do you understand english malum English

Dysmenorrhea dọra

Ambulance izhaf

Atm Saraf

Cream duhum/barham
Person from Egypt mosri

Bangladesh bengali

Sudan Sudani

Syria Suri

Pain killer musekin

Vaccination tọtọim

Sick leave ijazm maradiya

Ointment/cream Bar’ham

Urinary incontinence la astatiya

Fever sukuna/ harara

Here hena

Now alhin

Low munkhafe/naze

High khali

Come now Taal alhin

Go now Row alhin

Bed sore cụr’ha seyil

Mirror miraya

Bed seyil

Heart burn gastric

Abdomen Kebd (liver) but some use it to refer to the

abdomen

Brain mokh’

Head ras
Lung ri-a’

Where do U get Ur free treatment Whien khaafil

Here,money is necessary hena, lazm fluss

Weight wozen

Feeling cold berd

Only bas

Not available mafi mowjood

Injection voltaren not available ibra voltaren mafi mowjood

Money is necessary Lazm fluss

Have you taken your BP drugs today Akl habub dakt aliom

Medication/drugs elarg/dowa

Tablet/capsules habub

Working alone shorl’ lahal

Maybe/it can be momkim

Vacation ijaaze

Morning saba

Afternoon Asri

Evening masau

Night biley

8am themania saba

8pm themania biley

2am itnen saba

2pm itnen asri

To ila

From min
Everyday kuliom

From 8am to 4pm min themania saba ila arba biley

Defecate/stool buraz

After eating baad akl

Meat laa ham

Cow baka

Goat these

Sheep kharuf

Please sit down iglis min fadlik

Please Min fadlik

You are welcome afwan

Excuse me ụdran
Stool buraz

Today or tomorrow aliom aow bukra

Bathroom/restroom haman

Husband zoji

Wife zoja

Son aben

Daughter abnar

Where is fien

Where is bathroom fien hamam

Where is Dr fien dr

Bring your drugs jib elarg/dowa/habub

Come back tomorw taal bukra

Come with your drugs tomorow jib dowa ma’-ak bukra

Tonight alila

Last night albai

Vegetable hudal

Fruits fawake

Take enough vegetable akl hudal katir

You came yesterday jit al baria

Sleep lom

What time you took drugs akl mara istaml habub

Stop waagf

Suppository tahmil

Tell sister your problem kal’m sister eish mushkla

Come in/here taal hena

Am not sure lets tu mut akid

Check BP fahas dakt, shuff dakt

Check sugar fahas suka

More than aktar

Less than agal

I don’t know mama Lum

Am working today shagal’ aliom

Am not working today mafi shagal’ aliom

ID card iqama for foreigners

ID card hawia for Saudi Nationals

ID card number rakom iqama/hawia

Bandage lefa

Open aftah

Door bab

Open the door aftah hal-bab

Close sekir’

Wait Intazir’

Obst/Gynae Dr Dr nisa

Paediatrician Dr atfan

Orthopaedic Dr Dr ixam

Dentist Dr asnan

Come after 3 days taal baad thalata liom

Numbness khada

Tinnitus tannin

Bring jib

Bring file jib melef

Next time mara jaya

Last time mara sabga

Twin tọwam

Sneezing otas, atig

Nail mismar/ mismaro

Knife sikin

Over ala

BP 120/70 Dakt mia ashriin ala sebaiin

Continue alatụụ
Thousand elf

One thousand/two thousand wahid elf/ ithnen elf

Farmer mazra

Police shọta

There henak

And waa

Here and there hena waa henak

Up foo

Down tad

Paper waragan

Take shil/kot

Take this paper kot waragan

This haza

Stop this waagf hada

Show werini

Key muftah

Said gali
Manager said, no ID, no referral: mudiir’ gali, mafi rakom hawia, mafi tahwil

Speak to manager kal’m mudiir’

Write kitaba

I can’t write Arabic mafi kitaba Arabic

Read yegra

I can’t read Arabic mafi yegra Arabic

Stand up ogof

You came yesterday? Jit albaria

Salt milh’

Dowa medicine

Give me adili

For you Lake

Recheck maratani

Later today badiin

Swim yesba, sabah’

River/sea baha

Vital signs alamat hayewiya

Every kulu

Every name kulu izim

Every three days kul thalata aliom

Every two days kulu yomin

Everyday kuliom

Everything kulu shey

Nasal congestion insidad

Point (.) fasla

4.9 arba fasla tisa

27.5 seba ashriin fasla kamsa

To ịla

4.9 – 27.5 arba fasla tisa ịla seba ashriin fasla kamsa

Pls open ur mouth munkin tefta famak (for male)

Pls open ur mouth munkin tefta-hi famaki (for female)

For six years le- sit sana

Good for 6yrs and above kois le-sit sana waa actar’

Not good for below 6 yrs ma- kois agl min sit sana

Jetta CVA

Ecg rosm’ kelb’

Wash gesil

Clothes melabis

Wash clothes gesil melabis

Up fog

Down tad

Unclear manadifar

Water up unclear moya fog manadifar

Where are you inta wien/fien

Where are you now inta wien/fien alhịn

I will work tomorrow in sharma by 8 am: anam shagal bukra, fii sharma, saa thermenia soba

Dressing damant

Am ready ana jaiz

Bag kiss

Glass zujaj

First owl

Second tani
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