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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.

Right yemien	Rightside Aala el-yemien
Left shemal	Leftside Aala el shemal
North shamal	South ganoub
East shar'	West ghârb
Next (to) gamb	In front of oddam
Behind wara	Near to orayyeb men
Straight ahead Aala tuul	Far from.... beAied Aan...
Corner of... nasyyet el....	Here hena
There henak	Between... and.. bein..we....
Across from oddam	Facing fel wesh
At . Aand .	Stop here hena kewayyes
Go slowly beshweish	Go quickly bi sorAa
How many kilometers? kam kilo?	Where can i rent a ...? fein momken 'aggâr ...?
Boat markeb	Bicycle Aagala
Car Aarabeyya	Ferry meAaddeyya
Camel gamal	Horse Hosaan
Donkey Huumaar	How far is .? kam kilo li .?
I want to go to .? ana Aawez arouH.?	Which bus goes to .? otobies nemra kam beyrouH...?
Does this bus go to ..? hal el otobies dah beyrouH.?	How many buses per day go to ...? kam otobies fel yoam beyrouH li ...?
Please tell me when we arrive at .? law samaHt, olli lamma newSal li ...?	What is the fare to ..? bekam el- tazkâra li.?
May i sit here? momkin aAodd hena?	Please wait for me law samaHt estannani
Stop here, please o'af hena, men faDlak	What eih
Where fein	When emta
Which anhi	Why leih
Who mien	How ezzay
At the intersection fel taqatoA	Can i drink the tap water ? momken ashrâb men mâyyet el Hanafeyya
Can i purchase a ticket aboard the train? momken ashteri tazkâra Aala 'atr?	Can i take photos ? momken akhod Sowar?
Can i walk there ? momken amshi henak?	Can we enter? momken adkhol?
Can we go now ? momken nemshi delwa't?	Can you show me on the map? momken tewarrini Aala el khariTa
Cross the street aAadi el shariA	Does anyone here speak..? fi Hadd hena beyetkallem .?
Do we stop at .? eHna beno'af Aand.?	Do you go near .? eHna benrouH orayyeb men .?
Do you have a larger car ? fi Aarabeyya akbar?	Schedule gadwal mawaAied
Follow this road emshi el tarie' dah	From which platform does the train to .. leave ? anhi rasief Aaleih el 'atr elli beyrouH. ?
By foot mashi	Driver's license rokhSet sewa'a
Passport bassboar	How can i contact you? momken akallemak?
How deep is the water? Aomq el mâyya add eih?	How do i get back to . ? ezzay argaA. ?
How far? add eih masaafa?	How far are we from .? eHna add eih beAied men .?
How frequently do the buses run? kol add eih fi otobies beysafer?	How long can i stay here ? add eih momken aAodd hena?
How long is this flight going to be delayed ? add eih el tayyara hattet'âkhkhâr	How long will it take to get downtown ? add eih wa't li west el balad?
How long will the delay be ? add eih el ta'khier?	How much is the fare to .? add eih el-ogra li . ?
I'm looking for . ana badâwwar Aala .	I'm lost ana tayeh
I ve lost my ticket ana DâyyaAt el tazkâra	I've lost my way ana toht
I'd like a window seat Aawez korsi gâmb el shobbak	I have to catch a plane in a few hours lazem alHa' el tayyara fi wa'at oSâyyar
I hope we make it to the airport on time atmanna newSal el mâTaar fel maAad	Is it far? beAieda?
Is there a guided tour to .? fih reHla bi morshed li .?	Is there any thing worth seeing there? fi Haga momkin tetshaf henak?
Is there a student discount? fi takhfieD lel Tâlâba?	Is this going to .? dah beyrouH li .?
Is this open to the public? dah maftouH lel gomhour?	I would like to book a guided tour Aawez aHgez reHla bi morshed
I would like to confirm my reservation Aawez a'akked el Hagz	May i bring a dog on board? momkin agieb kalb maAaya?
May i change my departure date? momken aghâyyâr maAad el moghadra?	May i have receipt? momken akhod waSl?
Please cancel my reservation men faDlak elghi el Hagz	Please don't drive so fast men faDlak matso'sh bi sorAa
Please let me off at the next corner men faDlak nazzelni el nâSya elli gayya	Non-smoking section makan le gher el modakhennien
Smoking section makan lel modakhennien	Should i rent a car? lazem a'aggâr Aarabeyya
Take me to . khodni …	Take me to the airport khodni el mâTaar
Take me to downtown khodni west el balad	Take me to the pyramids khodni el ahrâmât
Take me to the Egyptian Museum khodni el matHaf el mâSri	Take me to the sea khodni el bâHr
The car is out of gas el Aarabeyya mafihash banzin	The engine is overheating el matoar sekhen
Turn around lef	Turn left here. khosh shemal
Turn right here khosh yemien	We are here on our honeymoon eHna fi shahr el Aasal
We are looking for . eHna bendawwar Aala	We are from USA eHna men amrika
We are from England eHna men engelterra	We are from Europe eHna men oroppa
We are from France eHna men faransa	We are from Germany eHna men almanya
We are from Italy eHna men etalya	We are from Spain eHna men asbania
What are the main tourist attractions here? eih momken el waHed yezouroh hena?	What is the speed limit? eih el sorAa el qoswa?
What is the name of this town? eih esm el madina di?	What is the rate per day? kam el ogrâ fel yoam?
What is the weather like in .? el gaw shaklu eih fi …?	What time is the plane scheduled to land? el tayyara betohbot el saAa kam?
When can we board? emta momken teTier el tayyara?	When did it leave? emta meshyet?
When is the plane going to take off? emta temshi el tayyara?	Where am i? fein ana?
Where can i get a map of.? fein a'dar agieb khâriTâ li …?	Where is there a public telephone? fein telefoan Aomomi?
Where is the tourist information office? fein maktab el seyaha hena?	Where might i inquire about local internet access? fein momken ashtaghal Aala el enternet?
Which bus goes to .? anhi otobies beyrouH li …?	Which road goes to the .? anhi tarie' beyrouH li …?
Which way? anhi tari'?