Arabic/Intermediate Phrases


 * تصبح على خير
 * tusbih `alaà khair
 * Syllable breakdown: tuS-biH-`a-la-khair
 * Good night. (when talking to a guy)
 * It doesn't mean "good night", but it is used in the same way.


 * صباح الخير
 * Sabaahu al-khair
 * Syllable breakdown: Sa-baa-Hul-khair
 * Good morning. (addressing a male)


 * هكذا
 * haákadhaa
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-ka-dhaa
 * like this. OR thus. OR like that


 * قل
 * qul
 * Syllable breakdown: qul
 * Say. (when talking to a guy)


 * أنظر
 * undhur
 * Syllable breakdown: un-dhur
 * look.


 * إنتظر
 * intadhir
 * Syllable breakdown: in-ta-Zir
 * wait.


 * يجب أن + (يفعل
 * yajibu an ... (verb)
 * Syllable breakdown: ya-ji-bu--an
 * (you/he/she/it/they) should/ought to


 * لا بدّ أن
 * laa budda anna ... (noun)
 * Syllable breakdown: laa--bud-da--an-na
 * It must needs be that
 * Meaning: It must be that... NOT the same as "It has to be..."
 * The concept is difficult to explain in the English language
 * It is the "must" in : " We must have met before" OR "They must have forgotten their books."
 * But not the "must" as in: "We must go now"


 * إنتبه
 * intabih
 * Syllable breakdown: in-ta-bih
 * Watch out! when speaking to a guy


 * أرأيت؟
 * A ra'ait?
 * Syllable breakdown: a-ra-ait
 * Did you see (that)?


 * مثلا
 * mathalań
 * Syllable breakdown: ma-tha-lan
 * For example.


 * لا بئس
 * laa ba'sa
 * Syllable breakdown: laa-ba's
 * No problem


 * كلما
 * kullamaa
 * Syllable breakdown: kul-la-maa
 * whenever


 * هذا يكفي
 * haadhaa yakfee
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dha-yak-fee
 * That's enough.


 * ربـما
 * rubbamaa
 * Syllable breakdown: rub-ba-maa
 * may/maybe


 * لَعَلّى
 * la`allaa
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * might


 * <font size="+3">أبدا
 * abadań
 * Syllable breakdown: a-ba-dan
 * never except in rare cases where it means ever.


 * <font size="+3">سترى
 * sa taraà
 * Syllable breakdown: sa-ta-raà
 * You'll see. (when talking to one guy)


 * <font size="+3">مرة
 * marräh
 * Syllable breakdown: mar-rah
 * time; once (add to the end of a sentence to mean "once"), means time if you can count it, as in "one time", "five times"


 * <font size="+3">خصوصا
 * khusuusań
 * Syllable breakdown: khu-Soo-San
 * especially 


 * <font size="+3">لاسِيَما
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * especially since
 * especially since


 * <font size="+3"> أعتقد أن
 * A`taqidu anna...
 * Syllable breakdown: a`-ta-qi-du--an-na
 * I believe that...


 * <font size="+3"> أظن أن
 * Adhunnu anna...
 * Syllable breakdown: a-Zun-nu--an-na
 * I think that...


 * <font size="+3">ما رأيك؟
 * maa ra'yu-k(a/i)
 * Syllable breakdown: maa-ra'-yuk
 * What do you think? OR What's your opinion?


 * <font size="+3">ماذا حَصَل؟
 * Maadhaa hasala?
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * What happened?


 * <font size="+3">حاضر
 * haadir
 * Syllable breakdown: Haa-Dir
 * Certainly. It is said after a command to tell the person commanding that you plan to carry it out. Is especially used to show respect example a daughter would say this to her mother.


 * <font size="+3">ماذا يـجري؟
 * Maadhaa yajrii?
 * Syllable breakdown: maa-dha-yaj-ree
 * What's going on?


 * <font size="+3">ما الأمر؟
 * Maa al-amr?
 * Syllable breakdown: mal-amr
 * What is it?


 * <font size="+3">كلاهما
 * kilaa-humaa
 * Syllable breakdown: ki-laa-hu-maa
 * Both of them


 * <font size="+3">ثم
 * thumma
 * Syllable breakdown: thum-ma
 * then The meaning of "then" meaning "after that" ex. "Then I went to school."
 * Sometimes (rarely) it means "and"


 * <font size="+3">إذاً OR إذن
 * idhan
 * Syllable breakdown: i-dhan
 * then the meaning of "then" meaning "in that case"


 * <font size="+3">مَعًا
 * ma`ań
 * Syllable breakdown: ma-`an
 * Together


 * <font size="+3">ما بك؟
 * Maa bi-ka?
 * Syllable breakdown: maa-bik
 * What's (wrong) with you?


 * <font size="+3">فكرة جيدة
 * fikratuń jayyidäh ... (verb)
 * Syllable breakdown: fik-ra-tun-jai-yi-dah
 * Good idea.