Greetings in Arabic

Find common greetings and phrases in Arabic, and how to pronounce them.

Greetings

Term/Phrase

Translation

Transliteration

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Hello (formal)

مرحبا

Marhaban

Mar-ha-ban

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Hello (informal)

Not used in this language

N/A

N/A

N/A

Greetings everyone

مرحبا بكم جميعًا

Marhaban bidkum jamee’an

Mmar-hab-ban bi-kum ja-mee-‘an

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How are you? (formal)

* كيف حالكَ؟

 **كيف حالكِ؟

***كيف الحال؟

Kaifa haluka

Kaifa haluki

Kaifa alhal

Ky-fah hah-look

Ky-fah hah-looki

Ky-fah al-hahl

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Thank you

شكرا

Shukran

Shoo-kran

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Good morning

صباح الخير

Sabah al-khair

Sah-bah al-khair

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Good afternoon

مساء الخير

Masa' alkhayr

Mah-sah al-khair

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Good evening

مساء الخير

Masa' alkhayr

Mah-sah al-khair

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Good night

تصبحون على خير 

Tesbahun ala khair

Tes-ba-hun ala khair

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* When adressing a singular male

** When addressing a singular female

*** General greeting - no number or gender

 

Other useful words and phrases

Term/Phrase

Translation

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Pronunciation

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Peace be upon you

السَّلَام عليكم

Asalaamu alaikum

As-sah-lahm-u alay-kuhm

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