Free online Arabic conversations for beginners
Arabic is the liturgical language of 1.8 billion Muslims, and Arabic is one of six official languages of the United Nations. All varieties of Arabic combined are spoken by perhaps as many as 422 million speakers (native and non-native) in the Arab world, making it the fifth most spoken language in the world. Arabic is traditionally written with the Arabic alphabet, which is an abjad script and is written from right to left, although the spoken varieties are sometimes written in ASCII Latin from left to right with no standardized orthography. It is named after the Arabs Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities and is used to varying degrees in workplaces, government and the media. Arabic, in its standard form, is the official language of 26 states, as well as the liturgical language of the religion of Islam, since the Quran and Hadith were written in Arabic. It is a Semitic language that first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE, is now the lingua franca of the Arab world. Arabic has multiple spoken dialects, a few of which are mutually unintelligible! Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as al-ʿarabiyyatu l-fuṣḥā (اَلعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلْفُصْحَىٰ “the eloquent Arabic”) or simply al-fuṣḥā (اَلْفُصْحَىٰ).
Arabic language is also extremely rich. Imagine what it’s like to be able to travel to more than 20 countries and being able to communicate with locals. In order to communicate as a beginner, you’re going to be in need of a few basic phrases. In that case, here are a few free online Arabic conversations for beginners:
1. Hello – Salam – سلام
2. Welcome – Marhaban – مرحبا
3. Good morning – Sabah el kheer – صباح الخير
4. Good evening – Masaa el kheer – مساء الخير
5. How are you? (female) – Kaifa haloki? – كيف حالك؟
6. How are you? (male) – Kaifa haloka? – كيف حالك؟
7. I am fine, thank you – Ana bekhair, shokran – أنا بخير شكرا
8. I will be right back – Sa arje’o halan – سأرجع حالا
9. Good bye – Ma’a salama – مع السلامة
10. Good night – Tosbeho (male) / Tosbeheena (female) ‘ala khair – تصبحين على خير
11. See you later – Araka (male) / Araki (female) fi ma ba’d – أراك في مابعد
12. What’s your name? (female) – Ma esmouki? – ما إسمك؟
13. What’s your name? (male) – Ma esmouk? – ما إسمك؟
14. Where are you from? (female) – Men ayna anti – من أين أنت؟
15. Where are you from? (male) – Men ayna anta – من أين أنت؟
16. Where do you live? (female) – Ayna taskuneen? – أين تسكن؟
17. Where do you live? (male) – Ayna taskun? – أين تسكنين؟
18. What do you do for a living? (female) – Ma mehnatuki? – ما مهنتك؟
19. What do you do for a living? (male) – Ma mehnatuk? – ما مهنتك؟
20. How old are you? (female) – Kam howa umroki? – كم هو عمرك؟
21. How old are you? (male) – Kam howa umruk? – كم هو عمرك؟
22. Do you speak Arabic? – Hal tatakallam al-lughah al-‘arabīyah? – هل تتكلم اللغة العربية؟
23. Happy birthday – Eid meelad sa’eed – عيد ميلاد سعيد
24. Happy New Year – Sana sa’eedah – سنة سعيدة
25. Merry Christmas – A’yaad meelad Saeedah – أعياد ميلاد سعيد
26. Happy Ramadan – Ramadan mobarak – رمضان مبارك
27. Happy Eid – Eid mobarak – عيد مبارك
28. Good luck – Bettawfeeq – بالتوفيق
29. Bless you – Rahimaka Allah – رحمك الله
31. Good night, sweet dreams – Laila sa’eda wa ahlaam ladida – ليلة سعيدة و أحلام لذيذة
32. Can you help me? – Hal beemkanek mosa’adati? – هل بإمكانك مساعدتي؟
33. Excuse me (passing by) – Alma’derah – المعذرة
34. Where is the bathroom? – Ayna ajedu al merhaad? – أين أجد المرحاض؟
35. Where is the pharmacy? – Ayna ajedu assaidaliah? – أين أجد الصيدلية؟
36. Can you say it again? – A’ed men fadlek! (male) A’eedi men fadleki (female) – تكلم ببطء من فضلك
37. I don’t understand – La afham – لا أفهم
38. I don’t know – La a’ref – لآ أعرف
39. I’m sorry (didn’t hear something) – ‘Afwan – عفوا
40. My Arabic is bad – Lughati al arabic laisat kama yajib – لغتي العربية ليست كما يجب
Finally,
Arabic has a mathematically structured grammar. It is a flexible language where you can usually switch between the words (e.g. “Take my gift”, it could be “My gift, take [it]” though the meaning will be the same you show how important your gift is). It has a rich vocabulary. One of the major reasons why Arabic is such a beautiful language is Poetry. Arabic Poetry is not only rhyming but also has a certain rhythm. Arabic is a macrolanguage that has 30 modern varieties or dialects. Literary Arabic, which is also called Standard Arabic or Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), is used today in formal speech and in writing in the Arab world while Classical Arabic was used in the Islamic literature of the 7th to 9th centuries.
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