Here is a list of Arabic vocabularly that will probably make its way back to the states with me. It's a combination of both ameea (colloquial) and fusha (formal).
mumtas- excellent
mush mushkilah- no problem
esh- what?
bijanin- super excellent, so excellent it makes you crazy (this word is derived from the root majnoon which means crazy)
wain ____?- where is ______? I will also probably incoperate some Arabic grammatical rules into this and say something like wain hairbrushi? because "i" at the end of the word means it's mine.
habibti- my female love, girlfriend, term of endearment
habibi- my male love, boyfriend, term of enderarment
ana keman- me too
matha hadatha!?!?!?- what happened?!?!? in fusha. If you actually say this to an Arabic-speaker they will laugh at you becuase you're so formal, but it's so much more fun to say than shoo sahr?!?!?
sufi mafi- what's up (seriously Jordanian colloquial)
safia wafia- nothing (seriously Jordanian colloquial response)
assifa- sorry
shukran- thank you
la- no
mush- no, but used to negate nouns.
aywah- yes
sah- yes, true
mashi- ok
ahlan wa sahlan!!!- welcome! although translated literally it means you are among family and you should feel at ease. ahlan wa sahlan is a great Arabic filler that people say when no one is speaking to break awkward silences. it is also yelled at ajnabiyyah when they walk on the street.
ajnabiyyah- foreign girl
khalas- enough, done (this word is used all the time, although apparently not to pull cabs over)
itfudali/itfudul- go ahead, although it is used in many more situations than "go ahead" is in english.
mumkin-maybe
yanni- I mean.... it's another great Arabic filler
esh hal arif- that sucks bro
moosh my mooshkilah- not my problem. this is a good example of how much I love Arabish.
bidi falafel wahid law samat?- can I have one falafel please?
and then there are the allah's. these are just a few of many, many, many.
yallah- let's go
inshallah- hopefully
alhamdulillah- good, great, awesome
yarhamukullah- bless you (what you say when someone sneezes)
mumtas- excellent
mush mushkilah- no problem
esh- what?
bijanin- super excellent, so excellent it makes you crazy (this word is derived from the root majnoon which means crazy)
wain ____?- where is ______? I will also probably incoperate some Arabic grammatical rules into this and say something like wain hairbrushi? because "i" at the end of the word means it's mine.
habibti- my female love, girlfriend, term of endearment
habibi- my male love, boyfriend, term of enderarment
ana keman- me too
matha hadatha!?!?!?- what happened?!?!? in fusha. If you actually say this to an Arabic-speaker they will laugh at you becuase you're so formal, but it's so much more fun to say than shoo sahr?!?!?
sufi mafi- what's up (seriously Jordanian colloquial)
safia wafia- nothing (seriously Jordanian colloquial response)
assifa- sorry
shukran- thank you
la- no
mush- no, but used to negate nouns.
aywah- yes
sah- yes, true
mashi- ok
ahlan wa sahlan!!!- welcome! although translated literally it means you are among family and you should feel at ease. ahlan wa sahlan is a great Arabic filler that people say when no one is speaking to break awkward silences. it is also yelled at ajnabiyyah when they walk on the street.
ajnabiyyah- foreign girl
khalas- enough, done (this word is used all the time, although apparently not to pull cabs over)
itfudali/itfudul- go ahead, although it is used in many more situations than "go ahead" is in english.
mumkin-maybe
yanni- I mean.... it's another great Arabic filler
esh hal arif- that sucks bro
moosh my mooshkilah- not my problem. this is a good example of how much I love Arabish.
bidi falafel wahid law samat?- can I have one falafel please?
and then there are the allah's. these are just a few of many, many, many.
yallah- let's go
inshallah- hopefully
alhamdulillah- good, great, awesome
yarhamukullah- bless you (what you say when someone sneezes)
Oh great, now you can sing "Oh where is my hairbrush" in Arabic!
ReplyDeleteI think we should have Arabic time next year, when we are roommates.
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