A simpliefied phonetic translation of numbers, days of the week, basic phrases and directions Follow.
Days of the week Day - yom Month - shaar year – sana Saturday -aI sabat Sunday – al ahad Tuesday – al ithnain Wednesday - al arbe’a Thursday –al khamees Friday - al juma Hello (Reply) – wa alaykum al salaam, ahleen Hello - al salaam, alaykom, marhaba Goodbye- ma salaama Yes – na’am, aiwa No - la P lease- min fadlak (m), ma fadlik (f) Thank you - shukran My name is…… --- ismee What is your name—ma ismuk (m), ma ismik (f) How are you - kheif halak (m), kheif hailk(f) Very well thanks – tamam, bikhair Do you speak English – tatakalum ingelsi I don’t understand – anna mush fahim How much is this – bikam hadha I want to buy –anna areed ishtari…. It is too expensive –hadha kartheer What is the discount –kam il khasem Today –il yom yesterday – ams tomorrow - bukra Day after tomorrow –ba’ad bukra In the morning –fee al sabah In the afternoon –ba’ad al dhur Tonight –fee al massa No problem – mafi mushkilla bon appétit -shatain A little (or slowly)-shwai, shwai I feel ill – ana mareed DIRECTIONS Where is…….. wain The bank—il bank The restaurant – il matam The telephone – il hatif The airport – il matar The post office – maktab il bareed The toilet/bathroom – il hamam The hospital – il mustashfa The police station- markaz el shurta Traffic police – il murmur Go……… rouh To the left—ala al yassar To the right – ala al yameen Go straight on – sidha, alatool Stop – kiff?bass Finshed- khalass NUMBERS 1. Wahid 2. Ithnain 3. Thalatha 4. Arba’a 5. Khamsa 6. Sitta 7. Sab’a 8. Thamania 9. Tissa 10. Ashra 20- Ishreen 30-Thatlatheen 40- Arbaeen 50- Khamseen 60- Sitteen 70- Sab’aeen 80- Thamaneen 90- Tissa’een 100- Miya 1000 - alf
