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Greetings and words or short phrases in Arabic

Dear Bloggers,

Here we are again trying to continue teaching you a new interesting language which is the Spoken Kuwaiti Arabic. On my last blog, we taught you some Kuwaiti Arabic greetings. And today we start learning some more Kuwaiti Arabic greetings or short phrases. Sometimes when you meet someone in the street or anywhere, you just want to say hello, good morning or good afternoon. And these words in Arabic might just help when you meet someone who speaks Arabic but don't speak the English  language. Here are some words or phrases that might help you. These words or phrases may not be perfect but believe it or not it will help you like it did me in the past. I wrote these words by the way they are pronounced.

English                                    Kuwaiti Arabic

Hello! /Hi!                              Marhaba!/Sallam

Welcome                                Ahlen/ahlan

Hi! friend                                Ahlen ya sadiki

Mabrook!                                Congratulations!

Praise be to Allah                   Al Hamdulillah

Mal Jadid?                              What's new?                          

La mako shay jadid                No, nothing new

How are you all?                     Shellon kom?

Good morning                         Sabah alkhair

Good afternoon                       Masa'a alkhair

Good night                              Layla sa ida

Peace be upon you  all            As'sallam allaykom

And peace be upon you all     Wa allaykom sallam

If Allah wishes                        Inshallah

What Allah wishes                   Mashallah

How are you?                           Shlonich? (female) or Shlonik?(male)

Are you good or okay?             Enti zenna?(female) or Enta zain?(male)

And you?                                  Wa ent/enti?

I am fine, thank you.                Ana Zain, shukran.

I am fine/good thanks.             Ana Zain/bekhair shukran.

We are fine/good thanks.          Ahna zennin shukran.
                             
Thanks                                       Shokran/mashkora(f)-mashkor(m)

Sorry                                          Assef

I don't speak Arabic.                  Ana la'tat kallam Arabiya

I speak Tagalog.                         Ana takallam Tagalog.

I know a little only.                    Ana araf shuwayya bes.

Ashoofik batcher/bukra.             See you tomorrow.

Ana mojowhda el yom                I am available today

Kallamni                                      Call me or talk to me

Ma'asalama                                  Goodbye



I think this is enough for today and we will continue next time.
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