How to say "do you speak English?" in Iraqi Arabic
تِحكي إنكليزي؟
ti7chi ingleezi?
- Without tashkeel
- تحكي إنكليزي؟
- Franco / chat alphabet
- ti7chi ingleezi?
- Literally
- do you speak English?
When to use it
Ask a man with "ti7chi"; ask a woman "ti7cheen ingleezi?". Many young Iraqis speak some English and are happy to help.
Other ways to say it
to a woman
تِحكين إنكليزي؟
ti7cheen ingleezi?
do you speak English? (f)
The feminine form.
a little
شوَيّة
shwayya
a little
A common answer.
How people reply
إي، شوَيّة
ee, shwayya
yes, a little
لا، بَس عَرَبي
la, bas 3arabi
no, only Arabic
In a sentence
لو سَمَحت، تِحكي إنكليزي؟
law sima7it, ti7chi ingleezi?
Excuse me, do you speak English?
آني أحكي عَرَبي شوَيّة
aani a7chi 3arabi shwayya
I speak a little Arabic
أكو واحِد يِحكي إنكليزي هنا؟
aku waa7id yi7chi ingleezi hna?
Is there someone who speaks English here?
"do you speak English?" in the other dialects
Egyptian Arabic
بِتِتْكَلِّم إِنْجِلِيزِي؟
betetkallem engleezi?
Levantine Arabic
بْتِحْكِي إِنْجْلِيزِي؟
bti7ki injleezi?
Moroccan Darija
وَاش كَتْهْضَرْ النّْڭْلِيزِيَّة؟
wash katheder l-ngliziyya?
Modern Standard Arabic
هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ؟
hal tatakallamu al-injiliziyyata?
Gulf Arabic
تِتكَلَّم إنجليزي؟
titkallam ingleezi?
Saudi Arabic
تِتكَلَّم إنجليزي؟
titkallam ingleezi?