Simple Conversation in Arabic
Learning Arabic Index

These lines are women talking to women, the words would change if it were a woman talking to a man.   This is using the saudi dialect.

 

welcome Ahlan wa sahlan/marhaba/hayakum allah
how are u?

i'm fine

kaif halik?

Alhamdu lillah or bekhair

my name is aneesa

what is your name?

Ana ismie Aneesa

Aish ismik?

how are your children doing?

my children are doing good

Kaif hal iyalik?

kulluhum 'bkhair

how is your mother doing? Kaif hal ummek?
how is your father doing? Kaif hal abook?
thank you shukran
you're welcome afwan
where do u live?

i live in dhahran

wain sakna?

ana sakna fe ad-dhahran

how old are u?

i'm 30 yrs. old

kam umruk

 ana  thalatheen sana

would u like to eat?

i would like some food please

Tebeen akil?

aateeni akil MIN FADHLIK

i would like some water  please

aateeni mai min fadhlik?
what would u like to eat? Aish tebeen takleen?
what would u like to drink? aish tebeen tishrubeen?
where did u  buy that? min wain sharaiti hatha?
where do your kids go to school?

My kids go to the private school

wain yidresoon iyalik?

Iyali yIDRESOON FE madressa ahliia

how many children do u have?

i have two kids

kaam iyalik?

ana iyali ithnain

i don;t speak alot of arabic

do u speak english?

ana ma aarif atkallam arabi zain

te'refeen ingleezie?

where is THE BEST HOSPITAL IN DAMMAM? WAIN  ahsan mustashfa FE AD-DAMMAM?
do u work? inti tishtaghleen?
where do u work?

i work at the school

wain tishtaghleen?

ana ashtughul fe al-medresa

its hot today il-yoom haar!
how many sisters do u have?

i have two sisters

kaam adad ikhwatik?

ikhwatii ithnain

how many brothers do u have?

i have 2 brothers

kaam ikhwanik?

ikhwanii ithnain

would u like tea?

yes, i would like some tea please

tebeen shahi?

 naam, abie shahi min fadhlik.

would u like coffee?

yes, i would like some coffee please

tebeen gahwa?

naam, abie gahwa min fadhlik.

would u like water?

yes, i would like some water please

tebeen mai?

 naam, ana abie mai min fadhlik..

how is your husband?

my husband is doing good

kaif hal zojik?

zoji 'bkhair

where does your husband work?

my husband works at aramco

wain yeshtughul zojik?

yeshtughul zojie fe aramco

how long have u lived here?

i've lived here 5 years

kaam sana ishti hina?

ana isht hina khamsa sineen

what's your phone number?

my phone number is.......

kaam ragam telephonek?

ragam telephonie .....

what are the ages of your children?

my daughter is 5 years old and my son is 2 years old

kaam a'amar iyalik?

umur binti khamssanawat , wa waladie umru sanatain

it was nice to meet u tasharrafna li'attarruf alaikum
i hope to see u again in sha aLLAah ashoofik MARATHANIA
where's a good grocery store? wain al-aswag azzaina?
where's a good place to shop for clothes? wain aHSan makan lilmalabis
the food u made is very good al-akil alli sawwaitih latheeth
thank u  for a nice meal shukran ala al-futoor(breakfast) al-ghada(lunch)al-asha(dinner)

take care

ra'akum allah