Language Highlights
Let's recap some of the highlights from this and the previous unit. In doing so, we have boiled down multiple pages of material to a short list of what we think are the most important language elements we have taught you so far. If nothing else, you should master the following things.
Conversational Phrases
| To Say Hello | |
| 'ahlan wa sahlan (or 'ahlan for "Hi") | أهلا وسهلا (or أهلا for "Hi") |
| 'ahlan biik/'ahlaan biiki | أهلا بيك/أهلا بيكِ |
| as-salaamu calaykum | السلام عليكم |
| wacalaykum us-salaam | وعليكم السلام |
| To Welcome Someone to a Specific Place | |
| 'ahlan wa sahlan fii... | ... أهلا وسهلا في |
| 'ahlan biik/'ahlaan biiki | أهلا بيك/أهلا بيكِ |
| To Say Goodbye | |
| maca ssalaama | مع السلامة |
| allaah yisallimak/allaah yisallimik | الله يسلّمَك/الله يسلّمِك |
| To Tell Your Name | |
| ismi... | ...اسمي |
| 'ana ismi... | ...أنا اسمي |
| To Ask Someone's Name | |
| maa ismak?/maa ismik? | ما اسمَك؟/ما اسمِك؟ |
| To Express Pleasure At Meeting Someone | |
| tasharrafna | تشرّفنا |
| tasharrafna biik/tasharrafna biiki | تشرّفنا بيك/تشرّفنا بيكِ |
Courtesy Phrases
| To Say Please | |
| min faDlak/min faDlik | من فضلَك/من فضلِك |
Coping Phrases
| To Ask Someone to Repeat Something | |
| marra thaaniyya | مرّة ثانية |
| To Request A Translation | |
| maadha yacani ...? | ماذا يعني ...؟ |
| kayf naquul ...? | كَيف نقول ...؟ |
Arabic Language
Arabic is sensitive to the gender, so you will often need to tailor your speech according to the gender of the person to whom you are speaking.