Greetings in Arabic

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• Greetings
• Directions
• Shopping
• Numbers
• Dining Out
• Basic Phrases

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Greetings

• Hello! marHaba!
• Good morning! SabaaH al- khayr!
• Good day! yawm saxiid!
• Good evening! masaa’ al- khayr!
• How are you? kayfa Haaluka? (m.) (kayfa Haaluki? (f.))
• Fine. bikhayr.
• Very well. jayyid jiddan.
• So-so. la ba’s.
• What's your name? ma ’ismuk?
• My name is… ’ismii…
• It's nice to meet you. saxiidun bi liqaa’ika.
• Goodbye. maxa s- salaama.
• See you soon. ’araaka qariiban.
• Goodnight. tiSbaH xala khayr.
• Where do you live? ’ayna taqTun?/’ayna taxiish?
• I live in Beirut. ’axiishu fi Beirut.
• This is my friend. haadha Sadiiqi.
• This is my boyfriend. haadha SaaHibi.
• This is my girlfriend. haadhihi SaaHibati.
• This is my husband. haadha zawji.
• This is my wife. haadhihi zawjati.
• Please visit me! ’arju ’an tazuurani! (m.)/’arju ’an tazuuriini! (f.)
• I had a wonderful time. laqad ’amDaytu waqtan jamiilan.