Levantine Arabic Phrases

How to say the everyday things in Levantine 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

ู…ุฑุญุจุง

mar7aba

hello

ูƒูŠููƒุŸ

kifak?

how are you?

ุดูƒุฑุง

shukran

thank you

ูƒู„ ุณู†ุฉ ูˆุฅู†ุช ุณุงู„ู…

kull saneh w inta salem

happy birthday

ุตุจุงุญ ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ

saba7 el khayr

good morning

ู…ุณุง ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ

masa l-kheir

good evening

ู…ุน ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…ุฉ

ma3 as-salameh

goodbye

ู„ูˆ ุณู…ุญุช

law sama7t

please

ุนููˆุง

3afwan

excuse me

ุงู†ุง ุงุณู

ana aasef

I'm sorry

ุฅูŠู‡ ูˆู„ุฃ

eh w la2

yes and no

ุงุณู…ูŠ

ismi

my name is...

ุดูˆ ุงุณู…ูƒุŸ

shu ismak?

what's your name?

ู…ู† ูˆูŠู† ุฅู†ุชุŸ

min ween enta?

where are you from?

ู…ุด ูุงู‡ู…

mish fahem

I don't understand

ุจุชุญูƒูŠ ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุŸ

bti7ki injleezi?

do you speak English?

ุจู‚ุฏูŠุด ู‡ุงุฏุŸ

b2addaysh haad?

how much is this?

ุจุญุจูƒ

b7ebbak

I love you

ู…ุจุฑูˆูƒ

mabrouk

congratulations

ุฃู‡ู„ุง ูˆุณู‡ู„ุง

ahlan wa sahlan

welcome

ุจุฏูŠ ู‚ู‡ูˆุฉุŒ ู„ูˆ ุณู…ุญุช

biddi ahwa, law sama7t

coffee

ุนูŠู„ุฉ

3eile

family

ูƒูŠู ุงู„ุฌูˆุŸ

kif el jaw?

what's the weather like?

ุงู†ุง ู…ุดุบูˆู„

ana mashghoul

I'm busy

ุจุดูˆููƒ ุจุนุฏูŠู†

bshoofak ba3den

see you later

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