Polite/common Expressions and Cultural Etiquette

Question 1

Please

Answer 1

مِن فَضلِك min fadlik

Question 2

Thank you very much

Answer 2

شكراً جزيلاً

shkraan jzylaan

Question 3

I’m sorry (male/female)

Answer 3

آسِف/آسِفة aasif/aasifa

Question 4

No problem

Answer 4

لا مُشكِلة la mushkila

Question 5

See you later A more formal goodbye

Answer 5

إلى اللِقاء ila al-liqaa’

Question 6

How are you? (to a man)

Answer 6

كَيفَ حالُكَ؟ kayfa haaluka?

Question 7

How are you? (to a woman)

Answer 7

كَيفَ حالُكِ؟ kayfa haaluki?

Question 8

Where are you from? (to a man)

Answer 8

مِن أَينَ أَنتَ؟ min ayna anta?

Question 9

Where are you from? (to a woman)

Answer 9

مِن أَينَ أَنتِ؟ min ayna anti?

Question 10

Do you speak Arabic? (to a man)

Answer 10

هَل تَتَكَلَّم العَرَبِيّة؟ hal tatakallam al-‘arabiyya?

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| هَل | hal | Question marker: “Do…?” or “Is…?” |
| تَتَكَلَّم | tatakallam | You speak (verb, 2nd person masculine) |
| العَرَبِيّة | al-ʿarabiyyah | Arabic (the Arabic language, feminine noun) |

Question 11

Do you speak Arabic? (to a woman)

Answer 11

هَل تَتَكَلَّمين العَرَبِيّة؟
hal tatakallameen al-‘arabiyya?

Question 12

Where is …?

Answer 12

أَينَ …؟ ayna …?

Question 13

How much is this?

Answer 13

كَم هذا؟ kam haadha?

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| كَم | kam | How much / How many (used to ask about quantity or price) |
| هذا | hādhā | This (masculine demonstrative pronoun) |

Question 14

I’m fine, thanks

Answer 14

أَنا بِخَير، شُكرًا ana bikhayr shukran

Question 15

I am from …

Answer 15

أَنا مِن … ana min …

Question 16

I am American (male/female)

Answer 16

أَنا أَمريكي/أَمريكِيّة ana amreeki/amreekiyya

Question 17

A little

Answer 17

قَليلًا qaleelan

Question 18

Yes, I speak arabic

Answer 18

أَتَكَلَّم العَرَبِيّة na’am, atakallam al-‘arabiyya

Question 19

Over there

Answer 19

هُناكَ hunaaka

Question 20

This is for … (price)

Answer 20

هذا بِ … haadha bi …