Arabic phrasebook
A Arabic phrasebook arranged by situation, not alphabetically: introductions, cafés, directions. Each has both sides' lines, so you understand not only what to say but what you will be told back.
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نهارك سعيد
нахарак саʿид
good day
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نهارك سعيد
нахарак саʿид
- good day
- please (as a request)
- hi
- goodbye
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نهارك سعيد
good day
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___, كيف حالك؟
Good day, how are you?
- مرحبا · мархаба
- من · мин
- نهارك سعيد · нахарак саʿид
- مع · маа
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نهارك سعيد
good day
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نهارك سعيد
good day
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Conversations by situation
- 💬Getting acquaintedA chat in the courtyard
- 💬At the coffeehouseAn order at the cafe
- 💬How to get thereLooking for the station
- 💬Haggling at the stallSaturday morning, a fruit stall at the market
- 💬The tap in the bathroomCalling a repairman from the rented flat
- 💬At the pharmacyThe duty pharmacy, the second day of a cold
- 💬The weather and plansTwo friends talking before the weekend
- 💬About workTwo neighbors talking on the stairs
- 💬At the airportThe check-in desk, a flight to Cairo
- 💬A boat for an hourThe pier, two tourists and the boat's owner
- 💬Trying on a shirtA clothes shop, trying on a shirt
- 💬The friend who was lateTwo friends after a meeting that did not happen
- 💬Dinner in the kitchenThe kitchen of the rented flat, two people cooking dinner
- 💬The wi-fi passwordA coffeehouse, a guest with a dead phone
- 💬A library cardThe city library, signing up a reader
- 💬The first session at the gymThe gym, a first session with the coach
- 💬An invitation cardColleagues at the lunch break, an envelope with an invitation
- 💬Children at the playgroundA playground in the park, two parents on a bench
- 💬Signing up for the first yearThe university admissions office, the first day of registration
- 💬A loan applicationA bank branch, a talk with a consultant
- 💬A temperature and a sick noteThe family doctor's office, a morning clinic
- 💬The first interviewThe HR office of a small firm
- 💬The truck at the entranceThe yard of an old house, boxes and a truck
- 💬The car rental deskThe airport, the car rental desk, early morning
- 💬An argument about the newsThe living room, evening, two people at the TV
- 💬The foreigners' registration officeThe aliens' department, morning, office hours
- 💬Two optionsThe kitchen, evening, a talk about a job in another city
- 💬For and againstA building residents' meeting, discussing the roof repair
- 💬The new colleagueThe office corridor, two coming back with coffee, discussing the newcomer
- 💬After the falling-outA park bench in the evening, one friend comforting another
- 💬Cooking over the phoneThe kitchen, half an hour before the guests, a grandson calls his grandmother
- 💬An exchange at the storeThe store till in the mall on a Saturday afternoon
- 💬Taking the laptop in for repairThe service center's intake desk, a working day
- 💬Where to go on the weekendTwo neighbors on the balcony listen to the forecast and decide where to go for the weekend
- 💬To the bus stationA visitor stops a passerby at an intersection in the city center
- 💬The language schoolThe language school desk, a woman choosing a course
- 💬Moving it to ThursdayA phone call between two colleagues on a Monday morning
- 💬Did not catch itA government office window, the visitor missed half of what was said
- 💬The interviewThe office of a small firm, the manager talks to a person who answered an ad
- 💬Before the signingTwo sit over a lease: one rents the flat out, the other reads such a text for the first time
- 💬Raising for the playgroundThe yard of an apartment building, a neighbor goes door to door with a signature sheet
- 💬A present of a bookA shopper looks for a present and does not know which book to choose
- 💬Signing up at the gymThe sports center desk, a man returning to training after a long break
- 💬A projector for the living roomAn electronics shop, the buyer chooses a projector and measures everything with words
- 💬After the examinationA doctor's office; a person has come for the examination results
- 💬The sister's weddingTwo friends in the street; one invites the other to his sister's wedding
- 💬An argument at the meetingA small firm; two differ in opinion about the price
- 💬Advice about movingTwo friends at a cafe; one has been offered a job in another city
- 💬At the fabric storeA buyer looks for curtain fabric and explains to the seller which one is needed
- 💬Rearranging the roomTwo are moving furniture in a room and arguing what goes where
- 💬Will it last the weekAt the cafe they count how many groceries to order for the week
- 💬What stopped the workA manager and a worker go over why the business stalled
- 💬A rumor from one sourceTwo employees decide whether the figures in the report can be trusted
- 💬Asking about the old timesA grandson questions his grandmother about how the village lived half a century ago
- 💬The bins in the yardA new resident questions a neighbor about where to put the sorted garbage
- 💬A shipment with defectsThe storekeeper and the driver sort out a shipment that came with defects
- 💬What happened by the marketTwo neighbors discuss an incident by the market: one saw it himself, the other knows it by hearsay
- 💬What the new colleague is likeTwo colleagues at the break discuss what the new person is like at work
Phrases that always rescue you
These are learned first not for politeness. They bring back a conversation that has already gone wrong — which makes them more useful than any list of nouns.
- مرحباмархабаhi
- شكراшукранthank you
- عفواафванexcuse me
- من فضلكмин фадликplease (as a request)
- لا أفهمля афхамI don't understand
- كرر من فضلكкуррир мин фадликrepeat, please
- ببطءби-бутʿslowly
- هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟халь татаккалам аль-инджлийзя؟do you speak English?
- النجدة!ан-наджда!help!
- لا شكر على واجبля шукр ʿаля ваджибyou're welcome
- أنا تائهана таихI am lost
- أحتاج طبيبахтаадж табиибI need a doctor
Frequently asked
Which Arabic phrases to learn first?
To start a conversation: “hi”, “thank you” and “excuse me”. To rescue it when it goes wrong: “I don't understand” and “repeat, please”.
Is a phrasebook enough without grammar?
For a short trip — yes. For living in the country — no: memorized phrases do not assemble into new ones, and the other person does not follow your script.