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The table below illustrates words and phrases in English followed by the Arabic transliteration in Latin letters and finally the Arabic transcript.
Clicking on the transliteration, you'll hear the the pronunciation. Click here for the transliteration rules.

Be careful! khod balak (m) / khodi balik (f)	As a matter of fact fel Ha'i'a
As soon as possible fi a'râb wa't momken	At home fel beit
Call me at. eteSSel beyya el saAa .	I can't ma'dârsh
I don't care mayhemmeniesh	I don't know mesh Aaref
I don't like it mesh Aagebni	I enjoyed my stay very much ana estamtaAt bel eqama
I have forgotten .. ana nessait .	I have no money maAyiesh felus
I haven't finished makhâllâstesh	I have to make a phone call lazem aAmel mokalmet telefoan
E-mail e-mail	Letter gawab
Mail baried	Can i.? momken . ?
Can i have.? momken akhod . ?	Can you direct me to.? momken tewâSSlni li .?
Can you give me some information? momken teddini shewayyet maAloumat?	Did you sleep well last night ? nemt kewayyes embaraH
Do me a favor momken teAmelli khedma	Excuse me, i need some help baAd eznak meHtag mosaAda
Here is . ahho .	From my point of view .. men weg-het nâzâri
Give me a call sometime eteSSel beyya ay wa't	Hang up the phone e'fel el sekka
Here's my address & phone number ahho Aenwani wi nemret telefoni	Hold on , please! khalliek Aala el khât!
How can i contact you ? ezzay awSâllâk?	How come ? ezzay?
How do you like it here? eih râ'yak fi hena?	How do you spell that? testahagga ezzay?
How far? beAied add eih?	How long ? li add eih wa't?
Are you married? (to a male) enta metgawez?	How many children do you have? Aandak kam Aayyel
Are you married? (to a female) enti metgawezza?	How many times ? kam mârra?
How much ? kam mârra?	Hurry up ! yalla besorAa
I'm in a hurry ana mestaAgel	I'm just looking ana bas bâboss
I'm sorry i speak so little ana motassef batkallem olayyel	I'm very grateful for your kindness and hospitality ana bashkor karam Deyaftâk
I'm tourist ana sayeH	I'm staying for a week ana aAed osbouA
I'm very upset ana zaAlan	Is this seat free ? el korsi dah faaDi?
It doesn't matter da mayhemmesh	It's important dah mohem
It's really not my fault mesh ghâlTeti	It's a wrong number el nemra ghâlaT
I've changed my mind ana ghâyyârt râ'yi	I've lost my ticket ana DayyaAt el tazkâra
I will call back later ana HâtteSSel biek tani	May i ask you a question ? momken as'al so'al?
May i borrow a pen ? momkin astelef alam?	May i take your picture ? momken akhod Sura liek?
Mind your own business khalliek fi Halak	My address is . Aenwani .
My number is . nemret telefoani .	My party has left without me el magmouAa meshyet men gheri
My room number is ... nemret oaDti .	No smoking mamnouA el tadkhien
Nothing happened mafish Haga HaSalet	Nothing's new mafish Haga gedida
On purpose Aan asd	Be patient with me khalliek Sâbour
Get to the point edkhol fel mawdouA	Call me a cab hat taxi
Speak up Aalli Sotak	Stop following me! baTTal temshi waraya
Wait until i finish estanna lamma akhâllas	Show me warrini
Sit down! oAod	Speak slowly etkallem berrâHâ
Stand up ! o'af	Stop here o'af hena
Take me to the airport khodni el mâTaar	Thank you for coming to meet me shokran ennak geit
That bag is not mine di mesh shAnTeti	That's too much ! dah ketier
That's very kind of you dah karam mennak	The line is engaged el khâT mashghoul
Watch out ! khalli balak	There has been a misunderstanding fi sou' tafahom
There was nobody there mafish Had hena	This is not clean dah mesh neDief
We had a wonderful time aDDeina wa't saAeed	What a magnificent view! manzar ra'eA
What happened? eih elli HâSâl?	What is the matter? eih el Hekaya?
Where are you from? enta menein	Whom am i speaking with? mien beykalemni?
Who's this? mien dah?	Will you be my guest ? momken tob'a Deifi?
You've been a great help to me enta saAeteni ketier	Always daimann
And wi	Again kaman
Also barAu	Don't balash
Don't worry maAlesh	So = then fa
Sure = no problem tabAan	Possible momken
Impossible mostaHiel	Finished khalas
Ok = fine mashi = Tayyeb	Not bad mish baTTal
Nonsense kalam faDi	Enough bass kefaya
Exactly = 100% bizzabT = meyya meyya	Bit by bit shewayya shewayya
I'm broke ana mefalles	Shame on you Aeib Aalek
Are you crazy? enta magnoun?	Have respect eHterem nafsak
Bless you! (sneeze) yarHâmkom âllâh	Brilliant! hayel
Congratulations! mâbrouk	don't mention it el Aafw
Do you have an e-mail address? Aandak e-mail?	Have you visited Egypt before? zort mâSr abl keda?
How are you? ezzayyak?	From my point of view. men weg-het nazari
Go away! ebAed	God bless you! rabbena yebarkak
Great! Aâziem	Happy anniversary kol sana wenta Tâyyeb
Happy birthday! Aeid milaad saAeid	Happy new year! sana saAieda
Have a good time! atmannalak wa't saAied	How lucky! ya Hâzz!
I agree with you on that point ana maAak fel râ'y	I apologize ana assef
I beg your pardon na'Aam	I did not mean that ana ma'aSSatesh
I'd like to introduce . a'addemlak .	I look forward to seeing you again ashoufak baAdein
It has been a pleasure talking to you tashârrâft bel kalam maAak	It's a disgrace da Aar
It's all right kollo tamam	Leave me alone! sebni lewaHdi
Pleased to meet you tashârrâfna	See you later ela el leqaa'
See you next year! ashoufak el sana el gayya	See you soon ashoufak 'ourayyeb
That is exactly what i am looking for dah bel zâbT elli kont badawwâr Aaleih	This has been a wonderful opportunity forSa saAieda
This has not met my expectations dah mesh Hasab tâwâqoAati	This may present a problem dah momken yesabeb moshkela
What do you do for a living? beteshtaghal eih?	Where shall we meet? emta net'abel?
What kind of food do like best? eih el akl elli betHebbu?	Would you like to join me for coffee? momkin teshrâb ahwa maAaya?
You're welcome el Aafw	You can't be serious! betetkallem gadd?
You're crazy! enta magnoun!