Gulf Arabic Vocabulary

Greeting People II

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زين، الحمد لله
zayn, al-Hamdulillah - Fine, thanks. (literally Good, glory/praise be to God.)
بخير، الحمد لله
bi-xayr, il-Hamdulillah - {same as above}
الحمد لله
al-Hamdu l-il-llahi - Glory/praise be to God.
الله يسلمك
allah yisalmik - {as a reply to How are you?, it means "May God give you health."}
وإنت؟
wa inta? - And you? (said to a male)
وإنت؟
wa inti? - And you (said to a female)
وإنتو؟
wa intu? - And you? (said to two or more people)
أمور طيبة؟
umuur Tayyiba? - Everything's going fine? (literally, "things/issues well/good?)
ش إسمك؟
sh-ismak? - What's your name? (said to a male)
ش إسمج؟
sh-ismich? - What's your name? (said to a female)
انا إسمي محمد
ana ismi mHammad. - I am Muhammad. (literally "I, my name Muhammad".)
نحن اسمائنا علي ويعقوب وأحمد
niHin asmaa’na ^ali wa ya^qoob wa a^mad. - literally "We, our names Ali and Yaqoob (Jacob) and Ahmad".
تفضل
tfaDDal - Please, come in. or Help yourself. (from a meal) or Here you are. (when giving something) (said to a man)
تفضلي
tfaDDali (said to a woman)
تفضلو
tfaDDalu (said to two or more people)
شكراً
shukran - Thanks.
مشكور
mashkuur - Thanks. (said to a man, literally, "(you're) thanked".)
مشكورة
mashkuura - Thanks. (said to a woman)
مشكورين
mashkuuriin - Thanks. (said to several people)
عفواً
^afwan - You're welcome. / Not at all. / Not to mention.
إسمح لي
ismaH li - Excuse me.
لو سمحت
law samaHt - Excuse me.
من فضلك
min faDlak - Please. (said to a man, literally From your grace)
من فضلج
min faDlich - Please. (said to a woman)
ما عليك أمر
ma ^aleyk amr - Please. (said to a man, literally Not upon you a command.)
ما عليج أمر
ma ^aleych amr - Please. (said to a woman)
مع السلامة
ma^a s-salaama. - Good-bye. (literally With peace.)
في أمان الله
fii amaan il-llaah. - Good-bye. (literally In the safety of God.)

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