Greetings

Transliteration English Response Transliteration

Keef Halak‫كيف حالك‬ How are you? Zain ,alHuamdu Good ,praise be to god
M/S lillah /tamam ‫زين‬
‫الحمد‬
we-nta? Keef– How are you? Tamam, Good/ Praise to god
haalak?‫ونتا كيف حالك‬ M/S alHamdolilah ‫تمام‬
‫الحمد ﷲ‬
Keef haleech?‫ كيف حالج‬How are you? Zaina ,alhuamdu- Good ,praise to god
S/F lillah /tamam ‫زين الحمد‬

We nti? Keef How are you? Bkhir Good ,praise togod

haalech? ‫ ونتي كيف حالج‬S/F Alhamdu-lillah ‫بخير‬
‫الحمد‬
Sha khbarech/ak? How isit going ? Tamam/ Zain… / ‫ تمام‬It isok
‫شخبارج‬ ‫زينا‬

Inzain ‫انزين‬ Ok and Depending on the

Then context
 Greetings
English
What's yourname? my name isfaisal.
Where areyou(m)from? I'm fromindia
What is the name of …..?
What isyour familyname?Al-kawwari.
Where do you live? I liveindoha.
Givemeyour telephone number? 01254
123321
How oldareyou?Thirty-eight.I'mThirty-
eight yearsold.
What is your date of birth?
Mybirthday is ……
Transliteration
Ish/sheno ismak ?ismee Faisal‫شنو اسمك‬
Min weenEnta/Inti?Ana Min al-
Hind ‫من وين انت‬
Ish/ sheno ism al …..?‫شنو اسم‬
Ish ism 3ayaltak/ich? Ism 3ayaltee Al Kawwari ‫شنو‬
‫اسم عايلتك‬
Ween taskan /saakna?
Ana saakn(a) fee a -doha . ‫ انا ساكن في الدوحة‬/ ‫وين تسكن‬
3at(i)ni raQam jawalak/jawalich?‫عطيني رقم جوالك‬
RaQm Jawalee ….. ‫رقم جوالي‬
Kaam 3omrak /omrich? 3omri ‫كم عمرك‬
thamania wa thalatheen sana ‫ سنه‬38 ‫عمري‬
Sheno Tarikh miladak/ich
Tarikh miladee …………. ‫شنو تاريخ ميﻼدك‬
 Examples
• If you pleased, bring a trolley if possible?
Law samaht, momkin tajib gari? ‫لو سمحت ممكن تجيب كاري‬
• I want the manager ‫؟‬
abi al modir ? ? ‫ابي المدير‬
• this is bad?
Hatha Moub zin/Kharban ‫ خربان‬/‫هذاموب زين‬
• This is good
Hatha zin/Holw. ‫ حلو‬/ ‫هذا زين‬
• Is there?
Fi/ mawjoud ‫ موجود‬/ ‫في‬
• Do you have a phone?
3andak Jawal ? ‫عندك‬
 Arabic Pronouns
English Transliteration
Are you married? Enta metzawej/ Enti Metzawja?)(‫متزوج‬

What's yourjob?I'm ateacher. Sheno shoghlich/ak?

Ana sheghlee modaris/a ‫ شغلي‬/ ‫شنو شغلك‬
‫مدرس‬
Where didyougo? I wentto a mall WeenrouHt ? ‫وين روحت‬
with afriend. rouHt ma3a rafeejee al mall ‫روحت مع‬
‫رفيجي المال‬
What didyou do? Sheno Sawiit inta fee as-sooq? ‫شنو سويت‬
Webought clothes. ‫انت في السوق‬
Shareet malaabis ‫شتريت مﻼبس‬
Have you got a car/job/house / etc.? 3andak shaghl w beet ?‫عندك شغل و بيت‬
Yes,I've got a nicecar/Yes,I likemy job/ No, I live Aywa, 3endi sayara wide
inaflat. zeena, ‫ايوه عندي سيارة وايد زينه‬
AHab sheghlee, la 3indi
sheQa ‫ ﻻ عندي شقة‬/ ‫احب شغلي‬
Have yougot any ? 3andak/ich 3iyal? ‫عندك عيال‬
Yes,I have a boyand a daughter. 3endi walad w bent ‫عندي ولد و بنت‬
 Past
Akoun
Akoun : I be
Ana Kount : I was (remove the a from the beginning and add ‘t’ at
the end) ‫كنت‬
Inta Kount : you were S.M ‫كنت‬
Inti Kounti: : you were S.F ‫كنت‬
Into Kounto : you were P ‫كنتو‬
Howa : kaan : he was (remove the a from the beginning and
replace all the vowels with a) ‫كان‬
Hia kaanat : she was ‫كانت‬
Hom kaano : they were ‫كانو‬
IHna kanna : we were ‫كنا‬

If the verb ends with a vowel we replace the last vowel with ii in
ana/ inta / inti/ into / IHna
 Grammar
Akoun (past) + Abi (present)=past (abi)
Akoun(past) + Verb (present): used to / past continuous

Atghada: I have lunch / at3acha : I have dinner‫اتعشى‬/ Asawi ‫اسوي‬

Ansa : I forget ‫انسى‬
Tghadiit : I had lunch ‫تغديت‬
Tghadiit : you had lunch S.M ‫تغديت‬
Tghadiiti : you had lunch S.F ‫تغديتي‬
Tghadiito : you had lunch P ‫تغديتو‬
Tghada : he had lunch ‫تغدى‬
Tghadat : she had lunch ‫تغدت‬
Tghadao : they had lunch ‫تغدو‬
Tghadiina : we had lunch ‫تغدينا‬
Kaan + (3indee): past
Bykoun +(3indee): future ‫بيكون عندي‬
Kaan 3indee : I had ‫كان عندي‬
Kaan 3indak : you had S.M ‫كان عندك‬
Kaan 3indich : you had S.F‫كان عندج‬
Kaan 3indkom : you had P ‫كان عندهم‬