How to say "welcome" in Iraqi Arabic
أهلاً وسَهلاً
ahlan w-sahlan
- Without tashkeel
- أهلا وسهلا
- Franco / chat alphabet
- ahlan w-sahlan
- Literally
- family and ease
When to use it
Said to welcome a guest. Iraqi hospitality is famous, and a welcome is usually followed by tea and food.
Other ways to say it
warm
هَلا بيك
hala beek
welcome to you
Friendly welcome to one man.
come in
تِفَضَّل
tfadhdhal
please
Inviting someone in or to sit.
How people reply
أهلاً بيك
ahlan beek
welcome to you
الله يحَيّيك
alla y7ayyeek
God greet you
In a sentence
أهلاً وسَهلاً، تِفَضَّل
ahlan w-sahlan, tfadhdhal
Welcome, come in
هَلا بيكُم بالعِراق
hala beekum bil-3iraag
Welcome to Iraq
البيت بيتَك
il-beit beitak
My house is your house