Gulf Arabic Grammar
...G.2.1. Definite Article ...G.2.2 Personal Pronouns ...G.2.3 Possessive Pronouns ...G.2.4. Possessives with maal- ...G.2.5 Commands and Requests ...G.2.6 Broken Plural ...G.2.7 Plural -aat ...G.2.8 Plural -iin ...G.2.9 Plural -iyya ...G.3.1 The Construct State - iDaafat ...G.3.2 The Dual Form ...G.3.3 Adjectives ...G.3.4 Personal Pronoun Suffixes ...G.3.5 Prepositions ...G.3.6 To Have, 3ind- ...G.3.7 Past Tense I ...G.4.1 More on Adjectives ...G.4.2 Comparison Forms ...G.4.3 Numbers: Cardinals and Ordinals ...G.4.4 Telling the Time ...G.4.5 Question Words ...G.4.6 This, That, These (Demonstrative Pronouns) ...G.4.7 Past Tense II

Gulf Arabic Vocabulary - Greeting People 1

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As-salaam 3alaykum. - literally Peace be upon you.

Wa 3alaykum is-salaam. - literally And upon you be Peace.

7ayyaak allaa. – May God give you life.

Allaa yi7ayyiik. – {reply to the above}

Mar7aba. - Hello. Hi.

Mar7abtayn. - {reply to the above meaning "two hellos")

Ya hala. - Hi.

Ahlan wa sahlan. - Hi. also Welcome.

Ahlan, ahlan, ahlan wa sahlan ya 3aziizi / 3aziizti / 3azaa’i. - Welcome my dear (masc. / fem. / plural)

… ya rifiiji / rifiijti / rufaga’i. - ... my friend.
… ya sadeegi / sadeegti / asdigaa’i. - ... my friend.
… ya 7abeebi / 7abeebti / a7ibbaa - ...my beloved, my dear

Sabaa7 il-xayr. - Good morning.

Sabaa7 in-noor. - {reply to the above}

Masa il-xayr. - Good evening.

Masa in-noor. - {reply to the above}

Shloonik? Insha’lla zayn. - How are you? I hope you're fine. (literally What's your color? If God willed, fine.)

Shloonich? - How are you? (said to a female)

Shloonkum? - How are you? (said to two or more people)

Chayf il-7aal? - How's it going? (literally How's the condition?)

Chayf 7aalik? - How's it going? (literally How's your condition? said to a male)

Chayf 7aalich? - How's it going? (literally How's your condition? said to a female)

Chayf 7aalkum? - How's it going? (literally How's your condition?, plural version)

Shu xbaarik? - How are you? (literally What are your news?, said to a male)

Shu xbaarich? - How are you? (literally What are your news?, said to a female)

Shu xbaarkum? - How are you? (literally What are your news?, said to two or more people)

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