Phrases

Arabic Phrases (Common Expressions 2)

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This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Arabic. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, phrases 3, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Arabic Classes.

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To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.

Here are the second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.

Common Expressions in Arabic

Expressions Arabic Pronunciation Audio
Do you speak English?هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟hal tatakalam alenjlizia
Just a littleقليلا فقطqaleelan faqat
What's your name?ما إسمك؟ma esmuk?
My name is (John Doe)إسمي esmi
Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss...السيد ... / ... السيدة / الآنسة ...assayed...\ assayeda� \ ananesa...\
Nice to meet you!تشرفت بمعرفتكtasharaftu bema'refatek!
You're very kind!أنت طيب جداanta tayeb jedan!
Where are you from?من أين أنت؟men ayna ant?
I'm from the U.Sأنا من الولايات المتحدةana men alwelayat almutaheda
I'm Americanأنا أمريكيana amriki
Where do you live?أين تعيش؟anya ta'eesh?
I live in the U.Sأنا أعيش فى الولايات المتحدةana a'eesh fel welayat almutaheda alamrikia
Do you like it here?هل أنت مستمتع بوجودك هنا؟hal anta mustamte' bewujudeka huna?
I'm 30 years oldأبلغ من العمر ثلاثين عاماablughu mena al 'umr thalatheen 'aman
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherلدي أختان وأخ واحدladay ukhtaan wa akh wahed
English is my first languageالإنجليزية هي لغتي الأولىalenjlizia hiya lughati alawla
Her second language is Spanishلغتها الثانية هي الاسبانيةlughatuha athania hiya alespania
What's the name of that book?ما هو اسم هذا الكتاب؟mahua esm haza alketaab
What do you do for a living?ما هو عملك؟mahua 'amaluk
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)أنا معلم / فنان / مهندسana (mu'alem \ fanaan \ muhandes)
Oh! That's good!ياسلام هذا جيدyasalam! Haza jayed!
Can I practice with youهل يمكنني التّمرن معك؟hal yumkenoni attamarun ma'ak?
Don't worry!لا تقلقla taqlaq
I cannot remember the wordلا أستطيع أن أتذكر الكلمةla astatee' an atazakar alkalema
I do not speak Japaneseأنا لا أتكلم اليابانيةana la atakalam alyabania
I don't know!لا أعرفla a'ref!
I'm not fluent in Italian yetأنا لا أتكلم الإيطالية بطلاقة بعدla atakallam alitalia betalaqa ba'd
I'm not interested!أنا لست مهتمlastu muhtaman!
No one here speaks Greekلا أحد هنا يتحدث اليونانيةla ahad huna yatahaddathu alyunania
No problem!ليس هناك أى مشكلlaysa hunaak ay mushkel
This is not correctهذا ليس صحيحاhaza laysa saheehan
This is wrongهذا الخطأhaza khata'
We don't understandنحن لا نفهمnahnu la nafham
You should not forget this wordيجب أن لا تنسى هذه الكلمةyajeb an la tansa hazeh alkalema

More Expressions

English Arabic Pronunciation Audio
How old are you?كم هوعمرك؟kam huwa 'umruk?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years oldأبلغ من العمر (عشرون، ثلاثون ...) سنةablughu mena al'umr ('eshrun, thalathun...) sana
Are you married?هل أنت متزوج؟hal anta mutazawej?
Do you have children?هل لديك أطفال؟hal ladayka atfal?
I have to goيجب أن أذهبyajebu an az-hab
I will be right back!سأعود حالاsa-a'udu halan!
I love youهل يمكنك الاتصال بنا؟hal yumkenuk al ettisal bena?
She is beautifulأعطني رقم هاتفكa'teny raqm hatefek
They are dancingأستطيع أن أعطيك بريدي الإلكترونيastatee' an u'teek baridy alelectroni
We are happyقل له أن يتصل بيqul lah an yattasel by
Can you call us?بريده الإلكتروني هو ...bareeduh alelectroni huwa...
Give me your phone numberرقم هاتفي هو ...rakm hatefy huwa...
I can give you my emailحلمنا هو زيارة اسبانياhulmuna huwa zeyarat espania
Tell him to call meدولتهم جميلةdawlatuhum jameela
His email is...هل هذا القلم لك؟hal haza alqalam lak?
My phone number is...الكتاب هو ليalketaab huwa li
Our dream is to visit Spainالأحذية هي لهاalahzia hiya laha
Their country is beautifulالنصر لناannasru lana
Do you accept credit cards?هل تقبل بطاقات الائتمان؟hal taqbal betaqat aleteman?
How much will it cost?كم سيكلف هذا؟kam sayukalef haza?
I have a reservationلدي حجزladaya hajz
I'd like to rent a carأرغب في استئجار سيارةarghab fe estejaar sayara
I'm here on business / on vacation.أنا هنا للعمل / في إجازةana huna lel'amal \ fe ejaza
Is this seat taken?هل هذا المقعد غير شاغر؟hal haza almaq'ad ghayru shaagher?
It was nice meeting youمتشرف بمعرفتكمmutasharefun bema'refatek
Take this! (when giving something)خد هذاkhud haza!
Do you like it?هل أعجبك؟hal a'jabak?
I really like it!أعجبني كثيراa'jabani katheeran
I'm just kiddingأنا أمزح فقطana amzah faqat
I'm hungryأنا جائعana jaa'e'
I'm thirstyأنا عطشانana 'atshaan
How?كيف؟kayf?
What?ماذا؟maza?
When?متى؟mata?
Where?أين؟ayn?
Who?من؟man?
Why?لماذا؟lemaza?
Can you repeat?هل يمكنك تكرير ما قلته؟hal yumkenuka takreer maqultah?
Can you speak slowly?هل يمكنك التحدث ببطء؟hal yumkenuka attahaduth bebut'?
Did you understand what I said?هل فهمت ما قلته؟hal fahemta maqultuh?
Don't worry!لا تقلقla taqlaq!
Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?)المعذرة؟alma'zera?
How do you say "OK" in French?كيف يمكنك أن تقول "اوكي" بالفرنسية؟kaifa yumkenuk an taqool "okay" belfaransia?
I don't know!لا أعرفla a'ref!
I don't understand!لا أفهمla afham!
I need to practice my Frenchأنا بحاجة لممارسة الفرنسيةana behaja lemumarasat alfaransia
Is that right?هل هذا صحيح؟hal haza saheeh?
Is that wrong?هل هذا خطأ؟hal haza khata'
Mistakeخطأkhata'
My French is badلغتي الفرنسية ليست جيدةlughatee alfaransia laysat jayeda
No problem!ليس هناك أي مشكلlaysa hunaak ay mushkel
Quicklyبسرعةbesur'a
Slowlyببطءbebut'
Sorry (to apologize)آسفasef
To speakيتحدثyatahadath
What does that word mean in English?ماذا تعني هذه الكلمة بالإنجليزية؟maza ta'ni hazeh alkalema belinjlizia?
What is this?ما هذا؟ma haza?
What should I say?ماذا يجب أن أقول؟maza yajeb an aqul?
What?ماذا؟maza?
What's that called in French?ماذا يسمى هذا بالفرنسية؟maza yusamma haza belfaransia?
Write it down please!أكتبها من فضلكuktubha men fazlek!

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