Words and Phrases in Arabic
Language of Egypt
Arabic
language
Arabic is the official language of Egypt. It is a Semitic
language, closely related to the Hebrew language and is spoken
in more than twenty-two countries, ranging from Morrocco to
Iraq, and as far south as Somalia and the Sudan. It is also
the language of the Qur’an, the Holy book of Islam.
Arabic varies from country to country with many different
spoken dialects. However written Arabic has changed little.
Many other
languages, such as Iranian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish and
English, are full of words that you can trace back to Arabic
origins. While the English number system comes from Arabic
numerals, modern Arabs generally use Hindi numerals.
Alphabet
The Arabic alphabet originates from the eastern version of
Aramaic script and, like Hebrew, it is written from right
to left.
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Arabic Words and Phrases:
Seasons:
Winter – shetaa
Spring – rabi’e
Summer – saif
Autumn – khareef
Numbers:
Zero - sefr
One – wahid
Two – itnan
Three – thalatha
Four – arba’a
Five – khamsa
Six – sitta
Seven – saba’a
Eight – tamanya
Nine – tisa
Ten – ashra |
Family:
Mother – om
Father – ab
Grandmother – gad
Grandfather – gada
Son – ibn
Daughter – ibna
Sister – okht
Brother – akh
Aunt – a’ma (Aunt from the father side),
khala (Aunt from the mother side)
Uncle – a’m (Uncle from the father side),
khal (Uncle from the mother side)
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Colours:
white – abyad
grey – ramady
black – aswad
red – ahmar
purple – banafsegy
yellow – asfar
green – akhdar
pink - wardy
orange – bortokaly
brown – bony
blue – azrak
gold – thahaby (the “th” is pronounced
like the English word “the”)
silver – fedy
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Phrase:
What is your name? - ma ismok?
My name is - ismy ______
How old are you? - kam omroka?
Nice to meet you - tasharrafna
Goodbye - ma'assalama
yes - na'am
no - la
Hello - marhaba
Good morning - sabah al-hayri
How are you? - kayfa haluk?
Please - minfadlik
Thank you – shukran
Where are you from - me ain anta?
You’re Welcome - a’fwan
Folktales of Egypt
by Shamy Hasan El (Author), Hasan M. El-Shamy (Editor),
Richard Mercer Dorson (Unknown)
Raks
Sharki: Classic Egyptian Dance Music
Mokhtar Al-Said
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