{"id":322,"date":"2010-03-31T19:08:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T19:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=322"},"modified":"2010-03-31T19:08:44","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T19:08:44","slug":"arabic-greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a list of Arabic greetings that you may find useful when traveling, or even doing your homework. If you have not already, you may want to take a look at my audio pronunciation guide<\/a> for help with transliteration. Note that where appropriate, the characters within brackets indicate pronunciation in female form.<\/p>\n

An audio supplement will accompany this entry soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Greetings and Mannerisms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Good morning<\/td>\n\u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/td>\nsaba7 al-khair<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good afternoon (also good evening)<\/td>\n\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/td>\nmassa2 al-khair<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good night<\/td>\n\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f\u0629 or \u062a\u0635\u0628\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062e\u064a\u0631<\/td>\ntosba7(i) 3ala khair<\/em> (informal) or layla sa3eeda<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goodbye<\/td>\n\u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0621 or \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0629<\/td>\nma3 l’salama<\/em> or ila l’liqa2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welcome or Hello<\/td>\n\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u0627 or \u0623\u0647\u0644\u0627<\/td>\nahlan<\/em> or mar7aba<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How are you?<\/td>\n\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u062d\u0627\u0644\u0643<\/td>\nkaifa 7aluka(i)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I am fine, thanks<\/td>\n\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u062e\u064a\u0631 \u060c \u0634\u0643\u0631\u0627<\/td>\nana bekhair, shukran<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I’m very well, thanks<\/td>\n\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u062c\u064a\u062f \u062c\u062f\u0627 \u060c \u0634\u0643\u0631\u0627<\/td>\nana jayyed jidan, shukran<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thank you<\/td>\n\u0634\u0643\u0631\u0627 \u0644\u0643<\/td>\nshukran laka(i)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You are welcome<\/td>\n\u062a\u0643\u0631\u0645 \u0639\u064a\u0646\u0643 (Colloquial Levantine)<\/td>\ntekram 3aynak (3aynik)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congratulations<\/td>\n\u0645\u0628\u0631\u0648\u0643<\/td>\nmabruk<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good luck<\/td>\n\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d<\/td>\nbel-naja7<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pleasure meeting you<\/td>\n\u062a\u0634\u0631\u0641\u0646\u0627 (informal)<\/td>\ntsharafna<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn how to greet people in Arabic, respond to greetings, and other common words and phrases.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525],"tags":[3531,8080,7431,8081],"class_list":["post-322","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-arabic-language","tag-arabic","tag-arabic-greetings","tag-greeting","tag-hello-in-arabic"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t