Iraqi Arabic Phrases

How to say the everyday things in Iraqi Arabic, with the Arabic script, the tashkeel, a plain-ASCII transliteration, and the forms you need for a man, a woman, or a group.

25 phrases

ู‡ู„ุง

hala

hello

ุดู„ูˆู†ูƒุŸ

shloonak?

how are you?

ุดูƒุฑุง

shukran

thank you

ุนูŠุฏ ู…ูŠู„ุงุฏ ุณุนูŠุฏ

3eed meelaad sa3eed

happy birthday

ุตุจุงุญ ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ

sabaa7 il-khair

good morning

ู…ุณุง ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ

masa il-khair

good evening

ู…ุน ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…ุฉ

ma3a is-salaama

goodbye

ุฑุฌุงุก

rajaa2an

please

ู„ูˆ ุณู…ุญุช

law sima7it

excuse me

ุขุณู

aasif

I'm sorry

ุฅูŠ ูˆู„ุง

ee w-la

yes and no

ุฅุณู…ูŠ

ismi

my name is...

ุดุณู…ูƒุŸ

shismak?

what's your name?

ู…ู†ูŠู† ุฅู†ุชุŸ

mineen inta?

where are you from?

ู…ุง ุฃูุชู‡ู…

ma aftihim

I don't understand

ุชุญูƒูŠ ุฅู†ูƒู„ูŠุฒูŠุŸ

ti7chi ingleezi?

do you speak English?

ุจูŠุด ู‡ุงุฐุงุŸ

beesh haadha?

how much is this?

ุฃุญุจูƒ

a7ibbak

I love you

ู…ุจุฑูˆูƒ

mabrook

congratulations

ุฃู‡ู„ุง ูˆุณู‡ู„ุง

ahlan w-sahlan

welcome

ู‚ู‡ูˆุฉ

gahwa

coffee

ุนุงุฆู„ุฉ

3aa2ila

family

ุดู„ูˆู† ุงู„ุฌูˆุŸ

shloon ij-jaww?

what's the weather like?

ุขู†ูŠ ู…ุดุบูˆู„

aani mashghool

I'm busy

ุฃุดูˆููƒ ุจุนุฏูŠู†

ashoofak ba3dain

see you later

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