Arabic/Intermediate Phrases

تصبح على خير tusbih `alaà khair Syllable breakdown: tuS-biH-`a-la-khair Good night. (when talking to a guy) It doesn't mean "good night", but it is used in the same way. صباح الخير Sabaahu al-khair Syllable breakdown: Sa-baa-Hul-khair Good morning. (addressing a male) هكذا haákadhaa Syllable breakdown: haa-ka-dhaa like this. OR thus. OR like that قل qul Syllable breakdown: qul Say. (when talking to a guy) أنظر undhur Syllable breakdown: un-dhur look. إنتظر intadhir Syllable breakdown: in-ta-Zir wait. يجب أن + (يفعل yajibu an ... (verb) Syllable breakdown: ya-ji-bu--an (you/he/she/it/they) should/ought to لا بدّ أن laa budda anna ... (noun) Syllable breakdown: laa--bud-da--an-na It must needs be that Meaning: It must be that... NOT the same as "It has to be..." The concept is difficult to explain in the English language It is the "must" in : " We must have met before" OR "They must have forgotten their books." But not the "must" as in: "We must go now" إنتبه intabih Syllable breakdown: in-ta-bih Watch out! when speaking to a guy أرأيت؟ A ra'ait? Syllable breakdown: a-ra-ait Did you see (that)? مثلا mathalań Syllable breakdown: ma-tha-lan For example. لا بئس laa ba'sa Syllable breakdown: laa-ba's No problem كلما kullamaa Syllable breakdown: kul-la-maa whenever هذا يكفي haadhaa yakfee Syllable breakdown: haa-dha-yak-fee That's enough. ربـما rubbamaa Syllable breakdown: rub-ba-maa may/maybe لَعَلّى la`allaa Syllable breakdown: might أبدا abadań Syllable breakdown: a-ba-dan never except in rare cases where it means ever. سترى sa taraà Syllable breakdown: sa-ta-raà You'll see. (when talking to one guy) مرة marräh Syllable breakdown: mar-rah time; once (add to the end of a sentence to mean "once"), means time if you can count it, as in "one time", "five times" خصوصا khusuusań Syllable breakdown: khu-Soo-San especially <noun> لاسِيَما Syllable breakdown: especially since أعتقد أن A`taqidu anna... Syllable breakdown: a`-ta-qi-du--an-na I believe that... أظن أن Adhunnu anna... Syllable breakdown: a-Zun-nu--an-na I think that... ما رأيك؟ maa ra'yu-k(a/i) Syllable breakdown: maa-ra'-yuk What do you think? OR What's your opinion? ماذا حَصَل؟ Maadhaa hasala? Syllable breakdown: What happened? حاضر haadir Syllable breakdown: Haa-Dir Certainly. It is said after a command to tell the person commanding that you plan to carry it out. Is especially used to show respect example a daughter would say this to her mother. ماذا يـجري؟ Maadhaa yajrii? Syllable breakdown: maa-dha-yaj-ree What's going on? ما الأمر؟ Maa al-amr? Syllable breakdown: mal-amr What is it? كلاهما kilaa-humaa Syllable breakdown: ki-laa-hu-maa Both of them ثم thumma Syllable breakdown: thum-ma then The meaning of "then" meaning "after that" ex. "Then I went to school." Sometimes (rarely) it means "and" إذاً OR إذن idhan Syllable breakdown: i-dhan then the meaning of "then" meaning "in that case" مَعًا ma`ań Syllable breakdown: ma-`an Together ما بك؟ Maa bi-ka? Syllable breakdown: maa-bik What's (wrong) with you? فكرة جيدة fikratuń jayyidäh ... (verb) Syllable breakdown: fik-ra-tun-jai-yi-dah Good idea.