من المتعارف عليه
“من المتعارف عليه” (мин аль-мутаʿаариф ʿалайх) — as is customary in Arabic. Phrase, level B1. Literally "of what is known": as is customary means everyone knows it without explanation. It stands at the head of the phrase. In a live sentence: “من المتعارف عليه شرب القهوة مع الضيوف” — As is customary, coffee is drunk with the guests. Written with the characters م, ن, ا, ل, م, ت, ع, ا, ر, ف, ع, ل… A word from the everyday Arabic course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Arabic | من المتعارف عليه |
| Read in Latin letters | мин аль-мутаʿаариф ʿалайх |
| Translation | as is customary |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "of what is known": as is customary means everyone knows it without explanation. It stands at the head of the phrase
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- من المتعارف عليه شرب القهوة مع الضيوفмин аль-мутаʿаариф ʿалайх шурб аль-кахва маʿа аз-зуйууфAs is customary, coffee is drunk with the guests
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “as is customary” in Arabic?
«من المتعارف عليه», read “мин аль-мутаʿаариф ʿалайх”. In a live sentence: “من المتعارف عليه شرب القهوة مع الضيوف” — As is customary, coffee is drunk with the guests. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters م, ن, ا, ل, م, ت, ع, ا, ر, ف, ع, ل…
How is “من المتعارف عليه” written in Latin letters?
мин аль-мутаʿаариф ʿалайх. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally "of what is known": as is customary means everyone knows it without explanation. It stands at the head of the phrase. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.