How to say "do you speak English?" in Saudi Arabic
تِتكَلَّم إنجليزي؟
titkallam ingleezi?
- Without tashkeel
- تتكلم إنجليزي؟
- Franco / chat alphabet
- titkallam ingleezi?
- Literally
- do you speak English?
When to use it
To a man "titkallam", to a woman "titkallami". Many Saudis, especially in Jeddah, speak English.
Other ways to say it
to a woman
تِتكَلَّمي إنجليزي؟
titkallami ingleezi?
do you speak English? (f)
The feminine form.
a little
شْوَيّة
shwayya
a little
A common answer.
How people reply
أيوا، شْوَيّة
aiwa, shwayya
yes, a little
أكيد
akeed
of course
In a sentence
لو سَمَحت، تِتكَلَّم إنجليزي؟
law sama7t, titkallam ingleezi?
Excuse me, do you speak English?
أنا أتكَلَّم عَرَبي شْوَيّة
ana atkallam 3arabi shwayya
I speak a little Arabic
فيه أحَد يِتكَلَّم إنجليزي هِنا؟
feeh a7ad yitkallam ingleezi hina?
Is there anyone 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?
Iraqi Arabic
تِحكي إنكليزي؟
ti7chi ingleezi?
Gulf Arabic
تِتكَلَّم إنجليزي؟
titkallam ingleezi?