The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

to rent lil egār


rented car aarabayya reserve (verb) hagaz
mit’aggara dialogue English ➜ Arabic

repair (verb) sallah can I reserve a table for
tonight? momkin ahgiz
can you repair it? momkin tarabayza lel-layla dee?
tisallah da? yes madam, for how
many people? hadir
repeat aād ya madām, lekam
wahid?
could you repeat that? for two letnayn
momkin teaeed tanee? and for what time?
wessāaa kām?
reservation hagz for eight o’clock essāaa
tamaniya
I’d like to make a reservation and could I have your ABCDEFGHIJKLRe
(said by man/woman) aayiz/aīza name please? momkin
ahgiz ākhod ismik, low
samahtee?

dialogue rest: I need a rest (said by
man/woman) ana mehtāg/
I have a reservation ana mehtāga istirāha
hagazt hena
yes sir, what name please? the rest of the group bā’ee el
hadir yafanddem, taht magmooaa
esm meen?

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restaurant mataam


restaurant car aarabayyit el ridiculous mish maa’ool
right (correct) sah
akl
(not left) yemeen
resthouse istirāha
you were right (to man) inta
English ➜ Arabic
rest room tawalet kont aala ha’

retired: I’m retired ana aalal (to woman) inti kontee aala
maaāsh ha’

return: a return to Aswan that’s right da sah
tazkarit aowda le aswān
this can’t be right da mish
return ticket tazkarit momkin yekoon sah
aowda
right! sah!
see ticket
reverse gear marshidayr is this the right road for ...? da
et-taree’ es-saheeh le ...?
revolting mo’rif
ABCDEFGHIJKLRe

rice roz on the right aalal yemeen

rich (person) ghanee to the right lelyemeen

(food) dasim turn right howid yemeen


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aalal yemeen
(music) moseeqa rok
right-hand drive dereksayoon rock hagar
ring (on finger) khātim English ➜ Arabic
on the rocks (with ice) bil
I’ll ring you (to man/woman) talg
hātessil beek/beekee
roll (bread) aaysh fayno
ring back ettasal baadayn medowwar

ripe (fruit) mistaywee Roman romānee

risky khatar roof (of house) sat-h

river nahr (of car) sa’f

road taree’ room ōda
ABCDEFGHIJKLRo
is this the road for ...? da in my room fee odtee
taree’ le ...?
room service khedma lil
down the road fee ākhir ewad
esh-shārea
rope habl
road map khareetit toro’
rosé (wine) wardee
rob: I’ve been robbed ana
etsara’t roughly (approximately) ta’reeban


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round: it’s my round da dōree


round-trip ticket tazkarit run (verb: person) geree
aowda S

route taree’ sad hazeen
English ➜ Arabic

what’s the best route? ay saddle (for bike) korsee
ahsan taree’?
(for horse) sirg
rubbish (waste) zebāla
safe (not in danger)
(poor quality goods) nōa mish ameen
kwayis
(not dangerous) amān
rubbish! (nonsense) da kalām
fādee! Sahara sahara

rucksack shantit dahr sail (noun) shirāa

rude mish mo’addab sailboarding ‘sailboarding’

ABCDEFGHIJKLRo
ruins kharabāt salad salāta

rum ram salad dressing salsa
les-salāta
rum and Coke® ram we
kakoola® sale: for sale lil baya


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salt malh


saucepan halla
same: the same zī sauce tagin
English ➜ Arabic
the same as this zī da saucer taba’ fongān

the same again, please (said sausage sodo’
by man/woman) wāhid tānee,
low samaht/samahtee say āl

how do you say ... in
it’s all the same to me koloo Arabic? izzay ti’ool ... bil
zī baadoo ben nesbālee aarabee?

sand ramla what did he say? howa āl
ay?
sandals sandal
she said ... hayya ālit ... ABCDEFGHIJKLSc
sandstorm aāsifa ramlaya
could you say that again? (to
sandwich sandawitsh man/woman) momkin teaeed/
teaeedee ellay oltu/oltee
sanitary napkins/towels fewot tanee?
sehhaya

Saturday yōm es-sabt scarf (for neck) talfeeaa

Saudi Arabia es-soaodaya (for head) asharb


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scenery manzar


sea bahr
schedule (US: timetable) gadwal scuba-diving ‘scuba diving’
el mowāaeed
by the sea gamb el bahr
scheduled flight rehla
English ➜ Arabic
yōmaya seafood wagabāt
baharaya
school madrasa
seafront wag-hit el bahr
scissors ma’as
on the seafront aala wag-hit
scorpion aa’rab el bahr

scotch weskee seasick: I feel seasick (said
by man/woman) hāsis/hassa
Scotch tape® solotabe bidowarān

Scotland eskotlanda I get seasick baygeelee
dowarān
Scottish eskotlandee
seaside: by the seaside gamb
ABCDEFGHIJKLSc
I’m Scottish (said by man/ el blāj
woman) ana eskotlandee/
eskotlandaya seat korsee

is this seat taken? had aaid
scrambled eggs bayd ma’lee hena?


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second (adj) et-tānee


(in time) sanya sell bāa
do you sell ...? (to man/woman)
betbeea/betbeeaee ...? English ➜ Arabic
just a second! sanya
wahda send baaat

second-class (travel etc) daraga I want to send this to
tania England (said by man/woman)
ana aayiz/aīza abaat da
second-hand mostaamal lingilterra

see shāf
separate monfasil
can I see? momkin
ashoof? separately (pay, travel)
lewahdee
have you seen ...? (to man/ ABCDEFGHIJKLSe
woman) shoft/shoftee ...? September sebtamber

I saw him this morning ana serious (problem, illness)
shoftoo es-sobhaya khateer

see you! netlā’a baadayn! service charge (in restaurant)
rasm el khedma
I see (I understand) īwa
service station mahattit
self-service khedma zātaya banzeen


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mohadadda

set menu qīmit taaām shaver makanit hilā’a
shaving foam kraym hilā’a
several keteer
shaving point bareeza li
sew khīyat makanit el hilā’a

English ➜ Arabic
could you sew this back she* hayya
on? (to man/woman) momkin
tekhīyat/tekhīyatee da? is she here? hayya hena?

sex gins sheep kharoof

sexy moghray sheet (for bed) mlāya

shade: in the shade fed-dil shelf raff

shallow (water) mish ghoweet shell sadafa

shame: what a shame! haga shellfish sadafa
teksif!
ship (big) safeena
ABCDEFGHIJKLSe
shampoo (noun) shamboo
(small) markib
share (verb: room, table etc)
assim by ship bes-safeena

sharp (knife) hāmee shirt amees


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shit! ellaana!


short osīyar
shock (noun) sadma shore shat
English ➜ Arabic
I got an electric shock from shorts short
the ... ana etkahrabt min ...
should: what should I do?
shocking fazeea aamil ay?

shoe fardit gazma you should ... mafrood
innak ...
a pair of shoes gazma
you shouldn’t ... mish
shoelaces robāt gazma mafrood innak ...

shoe polish warneesh he should be back
soon howa mafrood
shoe repairer gazmagee yekoon hena baad ABCDEFGHIJKLSh
shwīya
shop mahal

(small, local) dokkān (f) shoulder kitf

shopping: I’m going shopping shout (verb) zaa-aa’
ana rīeh ashteree hagāt
show (in theatre) aard
shop window vatreenit el masrahee
mahal
could you show me?

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momkin tewarreenee?


shower (in bathroom) dosh (on window) sheesh
sick (ill) aīyān

(of rain) shita I’m going to be sick (vomit)
ana haraggaa
with shower beddosh
English ➜ Arabic
side gamb
shrine dareeh
the other side of the street
shut (verb) afal el gamb el tanee meshārea

when do you shut? (to side street shārea gānaybee
man/woman) biti’fil/biti’filee
imta? sidewalk raseef

when does it shut? baye’fil on the sidewalk aala
imta? er-raseef

they’re shut a’fleen sight: the sights of ... manāzer
el ...
I’ve shut myself out el bab
ABCDEFGHIJKLSh
et’efil wana barra sightseeing: we’re going
sightseeing rīheen fee gowla
shut up! ekhras! sayāhaya

shutter (in camera) monazzim sightseeing tour gowla
fathet el aadasa sayāhaya


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sign (roadsign etc) ishāra

faradānee

silk hareer single bed sireer
single room ōda le wāhid English ➜ Arabic
silly ahbal/habla (m/f)
single ticket tazkara wahda
silver (noun) fadda
sink (in kitchen) hōd
similar zī
sister okht
simple (easy) sahl
sister-in-law neseeba
since: since last week min el
esbooa ellay fāt sit: can I sit here? momkin
aaod hena?
since I got here min sāait
ma wasalt hena is anyone sitting here? fee
had āaed hena? ABCDEFGHIJKLSk
sing ghanna
sit down aaad
singer (man/woman)
moghannee/moghanaya sit down! o’aod!

single: a single to ... tazkara size hagm
le ...
(clothing) ma’āss
I’m single (said by man/woman)
ana aāzib/aazba skin gild


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es-soraa!
skin-diving ghōs

skinny rofīyaa awee slowly berrāha

skirt gonilla very slowly batee’ awee

sky sama small soghīyar
English ➜ Arabic

skyscraper nat-het sehāb smell: it smells (smells bad)
rehet-ha wehsha
sleep (verb) nām
smile (verb) ebtasam
did you sleep well? (to man/
woman) nimt/nimtee smoke (noun) dokhān
kwayis?
do you mind if I smoke?
sleeper (whole train) atr en-nōm momkin adakhan?

sleeping bag ‘sleeping bag’ I don’t smoke
mabadakhansh
sleeping car aarabayyit nōm
do you smoke? (to man/
ABCDEFGHIJKLSk
sleeve komm woman) betdakhan/
betdakhanee?
slide (photographic) ‘slide’
snack akla khafeefa
slow batee’
snake teabān
slow down! (driving) haddee

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sneeze (noun) yeatas


socket (electrical) bareeza
snorkel ‘snorkel’ sock fardit sharāb
English ➜ Arabic
snorkelling ghōs soda (water) ‘soda’

so: it’s so good momtāz sofa kanaba
giddan
soft (material etc) nāaim
it’s so expensive da ghālee
awee soft-boiled egg bayd breshtoh

not so much mish awee soft drink mashroob ghayr
kohollee
not so bad mish wehesh
awee soft lenses aadasāt lasqa

so am I, so do I ana kaman sole (of shoe) naal ABCDEFGHIJKLSo

so-so yaanee (of foot) batn er-rigl

soaking solution (for contact could you put new soles on
lenses) mahlool let-tandeef these? momkin terakkib
naal gedeed le dool?
soap saboon

soap powder mashoo’ some: can I have some?
ghaseel momkin ākhod shwīya?


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momkin shwīyit mīya?

can I have some water? sore: it’s sore betewgaa
sore throat wagaa fee ez-zōr
somebody, someone had
sorry: I’m sorry (said by man/
something haga woman) ana āsif/āsfa

English ➜ Arabic
something to eat haga sorry? (didn’t understand/hear)
tettākil afanddim?

sometimes ahyānan sort: what sort of ...? aī nōa
min ...?
somewhere fee hitta
moaayana soup shorba

son ibn sour (taste) hāmid

song oghnaya south ganoob

son-in-law neseeb in the south fil ganoob

soon hālan South Africa ganoob afreqya
ABCDEFGHIJKLSo

I’ll be back soon hargaa South African: I’m South
besoraa African (said by man/woman)
ana ganoob afreeqee/
as soon as possible be’asraa afreqaya
ma yomkin
southeast el ganoob

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es-shar’ee
maaāya?

it’s Patricia ‘Patricia’
southwest el ganoob el who’s calling? meen
gharbee I’m sorry, he’s not in, can English ➜ Arabic
I take a message? (said by
souvenir tizkār man/woman) ana āsif/āsfa,
howa mish mowgood,
Spain asbania tehebbee teseebee
resāla?
Spanish asbānee no thanks, I’ll call back
later la’ shokran, ana
spare tyre aagala estebn hattesil baadayn
please tell him I called
speak: do you speak English? momkin te’ollo ennay
(to man/woman) betikkallim/ ittasalt
betikkallimee ingleezee?
spectacles naddāra
ABCDEFGHIJKLSp
I don’t speak ... ana spend saraf
mabakkallimsh ...
sphinx abol hōl
can I speak to ...? momkin
akkallim ...? spider aankaboot

spoon maala’a
dialogue
sport rayāda
can I speak to Magdi?
momkin akallim magdi? sprain: I’ve sprained my ... ana

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lawayt ...


star nigma
spring (season) er-rabeea standby qīmit el entizār

in the spring fer-rabeea start (noun) el bedāya

square (in town) medān (verb) bada’
English ➜ Arabic

squid sobbayt when does it start? bayebda’
imta?
stairs salālim (f)
the car won’t start el
stale mish tāza aarabayya mabiddorsh

stamp (noun) tābea starter (food) fateh lil shahaya

station (train) mahattit es-
dialogue sekka el hadeed

a stamp for England, (bus) mow’af otobees
please (to man/woman)
tābea lingiltera, low statue temsāl
ABCDEFGHIJKLSp
samaht/samahtee
what are you sending? (to stay: where are you staying?
man) aayiz tebaat ay? (to man) inta nazil fayn?
(to woman) aīza tebaatee
ay? (to woman) inti nazla fayn?
this postcard el kart da
I’m staying at ... (said by man/
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woman) ana nazil/nazla fee ...

henāk?

I’d like to stay another two is he still there? howa lessa
nights (said by man/woman) keep still! esbat mahallak! English ➜ Arabic
aayiz/aīza aaod layltayn
tanyeen sting: I’ve been stung ana
et’arast

steak felay stockings sharāb haraymee
taweel
steal sara’
stomach meada
my bag has been stolen
shantitee etsara’it stomachache maghas

steep (hill) metdahdar stone (rock) hagar

step: on the steps aala stop (verb) wa’af ABCDEFGHIJKLSt
essalālim
please, stop here (to taxi driver
sterling estirlaynee etc) o’af hena, low samaht

steward (on plane) modeef do you stop near ...? bito’af
orīyib min ...?
stewardess modeefa
stop it! battal da!
still: I’m still here ana lessa
hena stopover ‘transit’


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storm aāsifa


(taste) hāmee
straight (whisky etc) ‘straight’ strong shedeed

it’s straight ahead aalatool (drink) morakkaz

English ➜ Arabic
straightaway towālee stuck maznoo’

strange (odd) ghareeb it’s stuck etzana’it

stranger (man/woman) ghareeb/ student (male/female) tālib/
ghareeba tāliba

strap (on watch) ostayk stupid ghabee

(on dress, suitcase) hezām Sudan essodān

strawberry farowla suddenly fag’a

stream magra suede shamwā

ABCDEFGHIJKLSt
street shārea Suez es-sways

on the street feshārea Suez Canal qanāt es-sways

streetmap khareetit toro’ sugar sokkar

string khayt suit (noun) badla


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ma bitnasibneesh
sunglasses naddāra
it doesn’t suit me (jacket etc) Sunday yōm el had
it suits you (to man/woman) shamsaya English ➜ Arabic
helwa aalayk/aalaykee
sun lounger korsay lil blāj
suitcase shantit safar
sunny: it’s sunny moshmisa
summer sayf
sunset ghroob esh-shams
in the summer fes-sayf
sunshade tanda
sun shams (f)
sunshine shoaāa esh-shams
in the sun fesh-shams
sunstroke darbit shams
out of the sun feddil
suntan samār min esh-shams ABCDEFGHIJKLSu
sunbathe hammām
shams suntan lotion marham lesh-
shams
sunblock (cream) kraym ded
esh-shams suntanned ismar min esh-
shams
sunburn lafhet shams
suntan oil zayt lesh-shams
sunburnt mahroo’ min esh-
shams super lazeez


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supermarket ‘supermarket’


supper aashā sweets halawayāt
swim (verb) aām

supplement (extra charge) rasm I’m going for a swim (said
idāfee by man/woman) ana rīh/rīha
aaoom
English ➜ Arabic
sure: are you sure? (to man)
inta mota’akid? let’s go for a swim
yalla nerooh
(to woman) inti neaoom
mota’akida?
swimming costume mayoo
sure! okay! haraymee

surname esm el aayla swimming pool hammām
sibāha
swearword sheteema
swimming trunks mayoo
sweater swaytar rigālee

sweatshirt fanilla switch (noun) kobs
ABCDEFGHIJKLSu

Sweden es-swayd switch off taf-fa

Swedish swaydee switch on wallaa

sweet helw swollen werim


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Syria sorya
hakhdoo


can I take this? (leaflet etc)
T momkin ākhod da? English ➜ Arabic

table tarabayza how long does it take?
betākhod ad ay wa’t?
a table for two tarabayza
litneen it takes three hours
betākhod talat saaāt
tablecloth mafrash tarabayza
is this seat taken? fee had
table tennis bing bong āaid hena?

tailor tarzee talcum powder bodrit talk

take akhad talk (verb) etkallim
ABCDEFGHIJKLTa
can you take me to the tall (person) taweel
...? (to man/woman) momkin
takhodnee/takhdenee lil ...? (building) aālee

tampons ‘tampax’®
do you take credit cards? (to
man/woman) betākhod/ tan (noun) samār min esh-
betakhdee ‘credit card’? shams

to get a tan esmar
fine, I’ll take it tayib,

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tap hanafaya

thanks hena kwayis,
taste (noun) taam that’s fine right here,
shokran

can I taste it? momkin taxi-driver sowā’ taksee
adoo’oo?
taxi rank mow’af taksayāt
English ➜ Arabic
taxi taksee
tea (drink) shī
service taxi taksee khidma
tea for one/two, please (to
will you get me a taxi? man/woman) wāhid/itnayn
(to man/woman) momkin shī, low samaht/samahtee
tegiblee/tegibelee taksee?

teabags kayās shī
where can I find a taxi? fayn
momkin alā’ee taksee? teach: could you teach me?
(to man/woman) momkin
teaallimnee/
dialogue teaallimenee?
ABCDEFGHIJKLTa

to the airport/to the ... teacher (man/woman) modariss/
Hotel, please lil matār/ modarissa
lefondo’ el ..., low samaht
how much will it be? team faree’
haykoon bekām?
fifteen pounds tearoom hogrit shī
bekhamastashar genayh

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teaspoon maala’it shī


tea towel footit shī terminus (rail) mow’af
terrible fazeea
English ➜ Arabic
teenager (male/female) terrific momtāz
morāhiq/morahqa
text (message) rizālit mobīl
telephone telefoon
than* min
television teleefizyōn
smaller than asghar min
tell: could you tell him ...? (to
man/woman) momkin to’ol thank: thanks, thank you
loo/laha ...? shokran

temperature (weather) dargit thank you very much
el harāra shokran giddan
ABCDEFGHIJKLTh
(fever) homma thanks for the lift shokran
aala eltowseela
temple (religious) maabad
no thanks la’ motshakkir
tent khayma

term (at university, school) dialogue
fasl
thanks shokran
terminal mow’af that’s OK, don’t mention it
aafwan, mafeesh mashākil

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RG New EGYPTIAN ARABIC English-A171 171 12/04/2006 16:40:48

that: that boy el walad da


that girl el bint dee to them leehom
who? — them meen? –
homma
that one da/dee (m/f)
then (at that time) baadayn
I hope that ... atmanna
English ➜ Arabic
keda ... (after that) we baadayn

that’s nice da gameel there henāk

is that ...? da/dee ...? over there henāk

that’s it (that’s right) sah up there foo’ henāk

the* el is/are there ...? fee ...?

theatre masrah there is/are ... fee ...

their* btaahom there you are (giving something)
itfadal
ABCDEFGHIJKLTh
theirs* btaahom
Thermos® flask
them* homma tormos

for them leehom these* dōl

with them maaāhom they* homma


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thick tekheen


this girl el bint dee
(stupid) ghabee this: this boy el walad da
English ➜ Arabic
thief (man/woman) harāmee/ this one da/dee (m/f)
haramaya
this is my wife dee mrātee
thigh fakhd
is this ...? da/dee ...?
thin rofīyaa
those* dōl
thing hāga
thread (noun) khayt
my things hagātee
throat zōr
think fakkar
throat pastilles bastilya
I think so aala mazon ABCDEFGHIJKLTh
through khilāl
I don’t think so maataqedsh
does it go through ...? (train,
I’ll think about it hafakkar bus) bayaaddee aala ...?
fee elmowdooa
throw (verb) rama
third-class daraga talta
throw away (verb) ramā
thirsty: I’m thirsty ana
aatshān thumb es-sobaa el kebeer


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thunderstorm aāsifa raadaya

taweel

Thursday yōm el khamees tights sharāb haraymee
time* wa’t
ticket tazkara
what’s the time? es-sāaa
kām?
English ➜ Arabic
dialogue
this time el marrādee
a return to Aswan tazkarit
aowdah le aswān last time el marra el-lee fātit
coming back when?
wehatergaa imta? next time el marra eg-gīya
today/next Tuesday
ennaharda/yōm el talāt three times talāt marāt
el gī
that will be two hundred timetable gadwal el
pounds da haykōn mowāaeed
bemaytayn genayh
tin (can) aelba
ticket office (bus, rail) maktab
ABCDEFGHIJKLTh
tazākir tinfoil wara’ solofān

tie (necktie) garafatta tin-opener fattāhit aelab

tight (clothes etc) dīya’ tiny soghīyar awee

it’s too tight da dīya’ awee tip (to waiter etc) ba’sheesh


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tire (US) kowetsh


tired taabān toilet tawalet
where is the toilet? fayn
et-tawalet? English ➜ Arabic
I’m tired (said by man/woman)
ana taabān/taabāna I have to go to the toilet ana
lāzim arooh let-tawalet
tissues kleniks
toilet paper wara’ tawalet
to: to Cairo/London lil qāhira/
‘London’ tomato tamātem

to Egypt/England le masr/ (in Cairo) oota
ingiltera
tomato juice aaseer
to the post office le maktab tamatem
elbosta
tomb ma’bara ABCDEFGHIJKLTo
toast (bread) ‘toast’
tomorrow bokra
today en-naharda
tomorrow morning bokra es-
toe sobaa rigl sobh

together maaa baad the day after tomorrow baad
bokra
we’re together (in shop etc)
ehna maaa baad tongue lisān


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tonic (water) mīya maadanaya


tonight ellaylādee torch battaraya
total (noun) magmooa

too (excessively) awee tour (noun) gowla

(also) kamān is there a tour of ...? fee
English ➜ Arabic
gowla le ...?
too hot har awee
tour guide (man) morshid
too much keteer awee sayāhee

me too wana kamān (woman) morshida
sayāhaya
tooth sinna
tourist (man/woman) sayeh/
toothache wagaa senān sayha

toothbrush forshit senān tourist information office
maktab es-sayāha
toothpaste maagoon senān
ABCDEFGHIJKLTo
tour operator maktab sayāha
top: on top of ... foo’ el ...
towards tegāh
at the top of the ...
aalal ... towel foota

top floor ed-dōr el fo’ānee town madeena


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in town fee west el balad
there (to man) la’, aayiz er-

raseef ellay henāk
just out of town fee no, you want that platform
dawāhee el madeena (to woman) la’, inti aīza er- English ➜ Arabic
raseef ellay henāk
town centre west elbalad
trainers (shoes) gazma
toy leaba kowetsh

track (US: platform) raseef train station mahattit atr

traditional aslee tram tormī

traffic moroor (f) translate targim

traffic jam zahmit moroor could you translate that?
(to man/woman) momkin
traffic lights isharāt el moroor tetargim/tetargimee da? ABCDEFGHIJKLTr

train atr translator (man/woman)
motargim/motargima
by train bil atr
trash zebāla

dialogue travel safar

is this the train for Luxor? we’re travelling around ehna
howa da atr lo’sor? benetgowil
sure akeed

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travel agent’s wikālit safar


traveller’s cheque sheek trousers bantaloon
true ha’ee’ee
sayāhee
that’s not true da mish
tray sanaya sah

English ➜ Arabic
tree shagara trunk (US: of car) shanta

trim: just a trim, please (to man/ try (verb) hāwil
woman) tahdeed bass, low
samaht/samahtee can I try it? (food) momkin
adoo’oo?

trip (excursion) rehla try on garrab aala

I’d like to go on a trip to ... can I try it on? momkin
(said by man/woman) ana aayiz/ agarrabo aalaya?
aīza atlaa rehla lee ...
T-shirt fanilla nos kom

ABCDEFGHIJKLTr
trolley ‘trolley’ Tuesday yōm et-talāt

trouble (noun) mashākil Tunisia toonis

I’m having trouble with ... tunnel nafa’
ana aandee mashākil
maaa ... Turkey torkaya


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Turkish torkee
ana lowayt kaabee

Turkish coffee ahwa torkee type (noun) nōa
English ➜ Arabic
Turkish delight malban another type of ... nōa tanee
min ...
turn: turn right howid
yemeen typhoid tīfood

turn left howid shimāl typical aslee

turn off (TV etc) afal tyre kowetsh

where do I turn off? fayn
a’fil el ...? U

turn on (TV etc) wallaa ugly wehesh awee
ABCDEFGHIJKLUn
turning (in road) tahweed UK elmamlaka
elmottahida
twice marritayn
umbrella shamsaya
twice as much ed-deaf
uncle (father’s brother) aamm
twin beds sireerayn
(mother’s brother) khāl
twin room ōda litnayn
under (in position) taht
twist: I’ve twisted my ankle

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(less than) a’all min
ghayr mahdooda

underdone (meat) nīya unlock fatah

underground (railway) nafa’ unpack fadda

underpants libās until lehad
English ➜ Arabic

understand: I understand ana unusual shāz
fāhim
up foo’
I don’t understand mish
fāhim up there foo’

do you understand? (to man) he’s not up yet (not out of bed)
inta fāhim? howa lessa mas-heesh

(to woman) inti fahma? what’s up? (what’s wrong?) fee
ay?
unemployed aātil
Upper Egypt wagh eblee
United States amreeka
ABCDEFGHIJKLUn
(colloquial) es-seaeed
university gamaa
upset stomach wagaa
unleaded petrol banzeen batn
ghayr monaqqa
upside down ma’loob
unlimited mileage masāfa

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upstairs foo’

urgent mistaagil ewad fadiya?
vacation (from university) agāza English ➜ Arabic
us* lena
on vacation fee agāza
with us maaana
vacuum cleaner moknesa bil
for us lena kahraba

USA elwelāyāt el mottahada valid (ticket etc) salha
el amreekaya
how long is it valid for?
salha le’ad ay?
use (verb) estaamil
valley wadee
may I use ...? momkin
astaamil ...? Valley of the Kings wadee el ABCDEFGHIJKLVa
mlook
useful mofeed
valuable (adj) sameen
usual aādee
can I leave my valuables
here? momkin aseeb
V momtal-akātee hena?

vacancy: do you have any
vacancies? (hotel: to man/ value (noun) eema
woman) fee aandak/aandik aī

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van aarabayyit na’l


vary: it varies betikhtelif view manzar
village qarya

vase vāza vinegar khal

English ➜ Arabic
vegetables khodār viper fībar

vegetarian (noun: man/ visa veeza
woman) nabātee/
nabātaya visa extension tamdeed
veeza
very awee
visit (verb) zār
very little for me haga
baseeta aalashānee I’d like to visit ... (said by
man/woman) ana aayiz/aīza
I like it very much ana azoor ...
bahebbo/bahebbaha keteer
awee (m/f) vodka ‘vodka’

ABCDEFGHIJKLVa
voice sōt
via aan taree’
voltage volt
video ‘video’
vomit raggaa
video recorder gihāz tasgeel
‘video’


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W

waitress! low samahtee!
waist west waitress garsōna
English ➜ Arabic
wait estanna wake: can you wake me up at
5.30? momkin tesahheenee
wait for me estannānee es-sāaa khamsa wenos?

don’t wait for me
matistananeesh Wales ‘Wales’

can I wait until my wife gets walk: is it a long walk? hayya
here? momkin astanna masāfa taweela?
lehad ma tegee mrātee?
it’s only a short walk da mish
beaeed
can you do it while I wait?
(to man/woman) momkin I’ll walk ana hamshee ABCDEFGHIJKLWa
teamiloo/teamilha wana
hena? I’m going for a walk ana
khārig atmasha

could you wait here for me? wall hayta
momkin testannānee hena?
wallet mahfaza
waiter garsōn
want aāz
waiter! low samaht!
I want a ... (said by man/woman)

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ana aayiz/aīza ...


I don’t want any ... ana mish wash (verb) ghasal
can you wash these? (to
aayiz/aīza aī ... man/woman) momkin teghsil/
teghsillee dōl?

English ➜ Arabic
I want to go home ana washhand basin hōd
aayiz/aīza arowah
washing (clothes) ghaseel
I don’t want to ana mish
aayiz/aīza washing machine ghassāla

he wants to ... howa aayiz ... washing powder mas-hoo’
ghaseel
what do you want? (to man/
woman) aayiz/aīza ay? washing-up: do the
washing-up yeghsil
war harb elmowaaeen

ward (in hospital) aambbar washing-up liquid sā’il leghasl
elmowaaeen
warm dāfee
ABCDEFGHIJKLWa
wasp dabboor
was* : he was howa kān
watch (wristwatch) sāaa
she was hayya kānit
will you watch my things for
it was kān/kānit ... (m/f) me? (to man) momkin
tākhod bālak min

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hagātee? no way! abadan!
(to woman) momkin dialogue English ➜ Arabic
takhdee bālik min
hagātee? could you tell me the
way to ...? (to man/woman)
momkin te’ollee/te’olelee
water mīya ettaree’ le ...?
go straight on until you
may I have some water? reach the traffic lights
momkin shwīyit mīya? imshee aala tool lehad
matlā’ee esharāt elmroor
watermelon batteekh turn left howid/howidee
shmāl
waterproof (adj) did el mīya take the first on the right
owil taree’ aala eedak/
waterskiing ‘waterskiing’ eedik el yemeen ABCDEFGHIJKLWe

wave (in sea) mōga we* ehna

way: it’s this way fil ettegāh weak (person) daaeef
da
(drink) khafeef
it’s that way fil ettegāh da
weather gow
is it a long way to ...? howa
ettaree’ beaeed le ...? wedding haflit gowāz


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gowāz
shwīya
wedding ring khātim eg- she’s not well hayya taabana

Wednesday yōm el arbaa you speak English very well
(to man) inta bititkallim/
week esbooa ingleezee kwayis awee

English ➜ Arabic
a week (from) today baad
esbooa min ennaharda (to woman) inti bititkallimee
ingleezee kwayis awee
a week (from) tomorrow
baad esbooa min bokra
well done! aafārim aalayk!
weekend ākhir elesbooa
this one as well wedee
at the weekend yōm kamān
eg-gomaa
well well! (surprise) mish
weight wazn maa’ool!

weird ghareeb
dialogue
ABCDEFGHIJKLWe
welcome: you’re welcome
(don’t mention it) aafwan how are you? (to man/
woman) izzayak/
well: I don’t feel well (said by izzayik?
man/woman) ana taabān/ very well, thanks (said
taabana shwīya by man/woman) kwayis/
kwayisa, shokran

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and you? (to man/woman)
what’s that? ay da?

winta/winti?
what should I do? a’amil ay?
well-done (meat) matbookha English ➜ Arabic
kwayis what a view! manzar
gameel!
Welsh welzee
what bus do I take? ākhod
I’m Welsh (said by man/ aī otobees?
woman) ana welzee/
welzaya wheel aagala

were*: we were konna wheelchair korsee lil aagaza

you were kont when? imta?

they were kāno when we get back lamma
nergaa ABCDEFGHIJKLWh
west gharb
when’s the train/the ferry?
in the west fil gharb imta el atr/el ‘launch’?

Western (from Europe, US)
afrangee where? fayn?

wet mablool I don’t know where it is mish
aārif hiya fayn
what? ay?


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dialogue

white wine nebeet abyad
where is the Greek white abyad
Museum? fayn elmat-haf
elyonānee? who? meen?
it’s over there howa henak
English ➜ Arabic
could you show me where who is it? meen?
it is on the map? momkin
tewarrehoolee aala el the man who ... er-rāgil el-
khareeta? lee ...
it’s just here howa hena
bez-zabt whole: the whole week el
isbooa kolloo
which: which bus? aī
otobees? the whole lot kollohom

whose: whose is this? da
dialogue bitaa meen?

which one? aī wāhid? why? lay?
that one da
this one? dowwa? why not? la’ lay?
ABCDEFGHIJKLWh
no, that one la’, da
wide aareed
while: while I’m here wana
hena wife: my wife mrātee

whisky weskee will*: will you do it for
me? (to man/woman)

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teamelihoolee?
with maaa
momkin teamelhoolee/ in the winter fesh-sheta
English ➜ Arabic
wind (noun) reeh (f) I’m staying with ... ana a-īd
maaa ...
window shebbāk
without min ghayr
near the window gamb esh-
shebāk witness (man/woman) shāhid/
shahda
in the window (of shop) fil
vatreena will you be a witness for me?
(to man/woman) momkin tesh-
window seat korsee gamb hadlee/tesh-hadi lee?
esh-shebbāk
woman sit
windsurfing ‘windsurfing’ ABCDEFGHIJKLWo
wonderful rā’ea
wine nebeet
won’t* : it won’t start
can we have some more mabaydorsh
wine? momkin nebeet
tanee? wood (material) khashab

wine list qīmit en-nebeet wool soof

winter sheta word kelma


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work (noun) shoghl

tektiboo/tektibeeh?
(verb) shagh-ghal (to man/woman) momkin
writing paper wara’ lil ketāba
it’s not working mish
shaghghāl wrong: it’s the wrong key da
mish elmoftāh esaheeh
English ➜ Arabic
worry: I’m worried ana al’ān
this is the wrong train da
worse: it’s worse da aswa’ mish el atr esaheeh

worst el aswa’ the bill’s wrong el fatoora
ghalat
would: would you give this
to ...? momkin teddee da sorry, wrong number (said
lee ...? by man/woman) āsif/āsfa, el
nimra ghalat
wrap: could you wrap it up?
(to man/woman) momkin sorry, wrong room āsif/āsfa,
teleffoo/teleffeeh? el ōda ghalat

wrapping paper wara’ lil there’s something wrong
ABCDEFGHIJKLWo
laf with ... fee aayb fee ...

wrist resgh what’s wrong? fee haga
ghalat?
write katab

could you write it down?
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Y
you’ll have to wait a little
yacht yakht no, not yet la’, lessa
longer yet lāzim testanna
shwīya tanyeen English ➜ Arabic
yard (measurement) yarda
yoghurt zabādee
year sana
you* (to man/woman) inta/inti
yellow asfar
(to more than one person) intoo
Yemen el yaman
this is for you (to man/woman)
yes īwa da aalashanak/aalashanik

yesterday embāreh with you (to man/woman)
maaāk/maaākee
yesterday morning embāreh
es-sobh young shāb ABCDEFGHIJKLYo

the day before yesterday your* (m/f object, male owner)
owel embāreh btāaak/btaatak

yet lehad delwa’tee (m/f object, female owner)
btāaik/btaatik

dialogue your camera (to man/woman)
kamiretak/kamiretik
is it here yet? hayya
mowgooda delwa’tee? yours* (m/f object, male owner) da

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btāaak/dee btaatak

(m/f object, female owner) da
btāaik/dee btaatik

youth hostel bayt shabāb

English ➜ Arabic
Z


zero sifr

zip sosta

could you put a new zip
on? (to man/woman) momkin
terakkib/terakkibee sosta
gedeeda?


zip code ramz bareedee
ABCDEFGHIJKLYo

zoo gonaynit el hīyowanāt








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Colloquialisms
The following are words you might well hear. You shouldn’t be
tempted to use any of the stronger ones unless you are sure of
your audience.
abadan! no way!
āllah wa akbar! God almighty!
āllah yenowar! well done!
Arabic ➜ English
ekhras! shut up!
ekhs alayk! shame on you!
ellaana! damn!
fa’r! shit!
ghebee! fool!, idiot!
hala hala! well, well!, well I never
hasib! look out!
intaaama? are you blind?
khallee balak take care
mish tehasib? can’t you watch what you’re doing?
momtāz excellent
ra’ia great
salām? is that right?
toz? so what?
ya salām! my goodness! (lit: oh peace!)


















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The alphabetical order in this
pharmacy
ahbal silly
section is:
ahl parents
a, ā, a, b, d, d, e, f, g, h, h, i, ī, ahlan hello; welcome
j, j, k, l, m, n, o, ō, q, r, s, s, t, ahlan bik/biki hello; welcome Arabic ➜ English
t, w, y, z, z (to man/woman)
ahlan bikom hello; welcome
a (to more than one person)
ahlan wa sahlan welcome
a’all less ahwa coffee; café, coffee
a’all min under, less than house
aaad sit down ahmar red
aama blind ahsan better; best
ab father ahyānan sometimes, not often
abadan never; ever aī what; which
abaad further aī had anybody
abl before aī hāga anything
abol hōl sphinx aī hāga tania? anything else?
aboo father of aī khidma my pleasure
abyad white akh brother
ad ay? how many? akhad take, accept; collect;
adeem old; ancient have
afal close; shut; lock; turn off akhbār (f) news
afanddim sir; madam akhd el haqā’ib baggage claim ABCDEFGHIJKLal
afanddim? pardon (me)?, akhdar green
sorry? akheer last
afas basket akheeran eventually
a’fleen they’re shut akkid confirm
afrangee Western (from Europe, akl food
US) aktar more
agāza holiday, vacation aktar bekteer a lot more
agāza rasmaya public holiday aktar min more than, over
aggar rent, hire alam pen
aghla more expensive alam gāf ballpoint pen
aghostos August alam rosās pencil
agnabaya (f) foreigner alaa fortress, citadel; castle
agnabee (m) foreign; alb heart
foreigner alf thousand
agzakhana chemist’s, alfayn two thousand
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almānee German
aloo hello
atrash deaf
awee too; really, very
amar moon atr en-nōm sleeper
amān safe (not dangerous) ay? what?
ameen safe (not in danger); ay ... ow ... either ... or ...
honest azra’ blue
amees shirt
amreeka United States, ā
America
Arabic ➜ English
amrekānee American ābil meet
ana I; me āfil closed
ara read ākheer latest
arbaaa four ākhir bottom
arbaatāshar fourteen ākhir elesbooa weekend
arbiaeen forty āl say
ard (f) floor; ground āllah Allah, God
arkhas less expensive ānisa Miss
arsa bite āsif/āsfa sorry; excuse me
arsit hashara insect bite (said by man/woman)
asansayr lift, elevator
asār archeology; monument a
asāsee essential
asbānee Spanish aabr across
ash’ar blond aadee ordinary
asharb scarf (for head) aadwa infection
ashoof? can I see? aadda bite (by animal)
asmar dark (hair) aadm bone
assim share aafsh zāyid excess baggage
aswa’ worse aafwan you’re welcome, don’t
ABCDEFGHIJKLal
el aswa’ worst mention it
asfar yellow aagala bicycle; wheel
aslee traditional; typical aagooz/aagooza old (person);
asr palace senior citizen (man/woman)
atal kill aala on
atmanna keda I hope so; I aalal on; at the top
hope that aalashanha for her
ataa cut (verb) aalashanna for us
atfāl children aalashān because
atr train aalashānoo for him
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aalatool frequent; straight
ahead
aash-shat ashore
aaskar camp
aalatool delwa’tee at once, aashar talāf ten thousand
immediately aasree modern
aamal do aatal break down Arabic ➜ English
aam gedeed saaeed! Happy aatlān out of order
New Year! aatshān thirsty
aamm uncle (father’s brother) aayāda clinic
aamma aunt (father’s sister) aayiz: ana aayiz I want (said
aan about by man)
aand at aayiz ay? what do you
aandak/aandik ...? have you want? (to man)
got any ...? (to man/woman) aayla family
aan taree’ via aayn (f) eye
aa’rab scorpion aaysh bread
aarabayya car aazba single (woman)
aarabayya behsān horse- aazeem great, excellent
drawn buggy aād repeat
aarabayya hantoor horse- aādee normal, usual,
drawn buggy ordinary
aarabayya mit’aggara rented aālam world
car aālamee international
aarabayyit atr carriage aālee high; loud; tall
aarabayyit bidoon tadkheen aām general (adj); swim ABCDEFGHIJKLAe
nonsmoking compartment aāmil/aāmla ay? how do you
aarabayyit el akl buffet car do? (to man/woman)
aarabayyit na’l van aāraf know
aarabayyit nōm sleeping car aāsifa storm
aarabayyit shonat luggage aāsifa raadaya thunderstorm
trolley aāsifa ramlaya sandstorm
aarabee Arab aātil unemployed
aarboon deposit aāzib single (man)
aard fair (adj) aeed milād birthday
aard masrahee show (in theatre) aeed milād el meseeh
aareed wide Christmas
aarraf introduce aeed milād saaeed! merry
aasha dinner, evening meal; Christmas!; happy birthday!
supper aeed sham el neseem Easter
aashara ten aelba can; small tin; pack
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aelbit sagāyer a pack of
Mediterranean
cigarettes
balad country, nation
aemil make el bahr el metowassit
aezooma invitation (for meal) baladee national
ainwān address bambee pink
aishreen twenty banafsigee purple
aīyān ill, sick bango marijuana
aīza: ana aīza I want (said by banseeyōn boarding house,
woman) guesthouse
Arabic ➜ English
aīza ay? what do you want? bantaloon trousers, pants
(to woman) banyo bath
aoboor cruise; crossing (by sea) banzeen petrol
ao’d necklace bar’ lightning
aolow height (mountain) baraka blessing
aomla coin bard cold (noun)
aomr life; age bardān cold (adj)
bareed mail
b bareed gowee airmail
bareed mosaggal by
ba’āl delicatessen; grocer’s registered mail
baaat send; post, mail barra outdoors; outside
baad after bartamān jar
baadak/baadik after you (to bas just, only
man/woman) ba’sheesh tip, gratuity; bribe;
baadayn afterwards, later alms
(on); then bas hena just here
baad bokra the day after bas keda nothing else
tomorrow batrōn pattern
baad ed-dohr afternoon batee’ slow
ABCDEFGHIJKLAe
bab door batn er-rigl sole (of foot)
baba dad battal da! stop it!
bada’ start, begin battanaya blanket
badal instead battaraya battery; torch,
badawee Bedouin flashlight
badree early bawwāba gate
bahebbo/bahebbaha I like it bayda egg
(m/f object) bayn among; between
bahr sea bayt house; home
el bahr elahmar Red Sea bayt shabāb youth hostel
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