Levantine

Arabic
language difficulties
Do you speak English ?
btahkee injleezee
Do you understand?
/ btafham/btafhamee m/f
I understand.
. fahemet
I dont understand.
. maa fahemet
Could you please ? / iza bitreed/
bitreedee m/f
repeat that / eed/eedee zaalik m/f
speak more , ihkee shway shway
slowly
write it down / iktubu/iktubeeh m/f
numbers
0 sifr 20 ishreen
1 waahed 30 talaateen
2 itnayn 40 arbeeen
3 talaate 50 khamseen
4 arba 60 sitteen
5 khamse 70 sabeen
6 sitte 80 tamaaneen
7 saba 90 tiseen
8 tamaane 100 mia
9 tisa 1000 elf
10 ashre 1,000,000 malyoon
For Arabic numerals, see the box on page 14.

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time & dates
What time is it? kam issaee
Its one oclock. . issaee wahde
Its (two) oclock. .() hiye (tintayn)
Quarter past (two). . () (tintayn) oo rub
Half past (two). . () (tintayn) oo nus
Quarter to (two). . () (tintayn) illa rub
At what time ? emta
At fee
am subeh
pm masae
Monday yawm ilitnayn
Tuesday yawm iltalaat
Wednesday yawm ilarbaa
Thursday yawm ilkhamees
Friday yawm iljuma
Saturday yawm issabt
Sunday yawm ilahad
last yillee raah
next ijjaeee
night layle
week usboo
month shahr
year sane
yesterday mbaereh
tomorrow bukra
morning subeh
afternoon bad zuhr
evening masae
What date is it today?
shoo ittaereekh
Its (15 December).
.( ) huwe (khamstaash deesember)
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border crossing
Im here sabab zeeyaeretee hoon
in transit to ittraanseet
(Jordan) () lil(urdun)
on business ittijaere
on holiday ileejaeze
Im here for ana hoon li
(10) days () (ashre) ayyaem
(three) weeks () (talaete) esaebee
(three) months () (talaetu) shuhoor
Im going to (Homs).
/ ana musaefer/
.() musaefare la(homs) m/f
Im staying at the (Hotel Rabee).
/ ana mueeyem/mueeyeme
.( ) bil(fundu arrabee) m/f
I have nothing to declare.
. ma maee ma laezimu iliraar
I have something to declare.
. maee ma laezimu iliraar
Thats (not) mine.
. () hayda (mish) lailee
tickets & luggage
Where can I buy a ticket?
min wayn ishtaree tazkire
Do I need to book a seat?
laezim ahjiz maad
One ticket tazkire
(to Beirut), () (labayroot)
please. . iza bitreed
one-way zahaeb
return zahaeb oo eeyaeb
Id like to my biddee
ticket, please. . , tazkiretee iza bitreed
cancel alghee
change ghayyir
collect aakhud
Id like a seat, , biddee maad
please. . iza bitreed
nonsmoking biism ghayr
ilmudakhkhineen
smoking biism
ilmudakhkhineen
Is there air conditioning?
fee mukayyef
Is there a toilet?
fee hammaemaet
How long does the trip take?
, arrihle kam saea bitaekhud
Is it a direct route?
ittaree mubaeshir
My luggage shantaeyetee
has been
damaged mitdarrire
lost daeyae
stolen masrooe
transport
Where does flight (687) arrive/depart?
/ wayn bitoosal/bitrooh rihle
( , ,) (sitte tamaene saba)
Is this the haydae il
to (Petra)? () la(beetra)
boat sfeene
bus baas
plane taeire
train itaar

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What times emta
the bus? ilbaas il
first awwel
last aekhir
next aedim
How long will it be delayed?
addeesh byataakhkhir
What station/stop is this?
/ shoo haydae ilmhatte/ilmawif
Please tell me when we get to (Martyrs Square).
/ oolee/ooleelee lamma mnoosal
.( ) ind (maydaen ishshuhadaa) m/f
Is this seat available?
haydae ilkursee faedee
Thats my seat.
. zaelik ilkursee ilee
Id like a taxi biddee taksee
at (9am) ) fee (saee tise
( subeh)
now halla
tomorrow bukra
How much is it to ?
addeesh ilujre la
Please take me to (this address).
.( ) oosalnee ind (haydae ilunwaen)
Please put the meter on.
. shughl iladaed iza bitreed
Please iza bitreed
stop here if hoon
wait here stannaa hoon
Id like to hire a biddee istajir
car sayyaere
4WD sayyaere zaat
iddaf errubaeee
with a driver oo maaa saei
with air conditioning bilmukayyef
How much for addeesh
hire? ilujre la
daily yawm
weekly usboo
I need a mechanic.
. laezimnee meekaaneekee
Ive run out of petrol.
. khalas ilbitrool bisayyaeretee
I have a flat tyre.
. itaer issayyaere ma feehu hawae
directions
Wheres the ? wayn il
bank bank
market soo
post office maktab ilbareed
Is this the road to (Tyre)?
() haydae ittaree la(soor)
Can you show me (on the map)?
() btwarjinee (alkhareete)
Whats the address?
shoo ilunwaen
How far is it?
addeesh huwa baeed min hoon
How do I get there?
kayf boosal lahunaek

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Turn (left/right). / ittajih/ittajhee
.(/) (liyasaer/lishimael) m/f
Its / huwe/hiye m/f
behind khalf
in front of addaem
near to areeb min
next to jinb
on the corner ind azzaewiye
opposite muwaejeh
straight ahead liladdaem
there hunaek
north shemael
south ijnoob
east shar
west gharb
signs
madkhal Entrance
makhraj Exit
maftooh Open
mughlak Closed
maloomaat Information
ashshurta Police Station
mamnoo Prohibited
dawraatul miyaah Toilets
arrijaal Men
annisaa Women
haar Hot
baarid Cold
accommodation
Wheres a ? wayn
camping ground mukhayyam
guesthouse bayt idduyoof
hotel fundu
youth hostel fundu shabaeb
Can you recommend bitwarjinee
somewhere ? ala makaen
cheap irkhees
good mneeh
nearby areeb
Do you have fee indkun
a room? ghurfe
single bitakht munfarid
double bitakht muzdawwej
twin bitakhtayn
How much is addeesh
it per ? li
night layle
person shakhs
Id like to book a room, please.
, biddee ahjez ghurfe
. law samaht
I have a reservation.
. indee hajz
Id like to stay for (three) nights.
/ ana mueem/mueeme
. () (talaet) layyaelee m/f
Am I allowed to camp here?
feenee bikhayyem hoon
Could I have my key, please?
/ atinee/ateenee
. , miftaehee iza bitreed m/f
Can I get another (blanket)?
/ atinee/ateenee
. () (bataaneeye) taenee m/f
The (air conditioning) doesnt work.
. () (ilmukayyef) maenu shaghael
This (sheet) isnt clean.
() haydae (ilsharshef)
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Is there an elevator/a safe?
/ fee masad/khazaenit
ilimaenaet
What time is checkout?
ayee saea ilmughaedere
Could I have my / atinee/ateenee
, please? . iza bitreed m/f
deposit wadeeetee
passport jawaez saferee
valuables eshyaeee ileeme
banking & communications
Wheres a/an ? wayn
ATM jehaez issaraefe
foreign exchange makteb saraefe
office
Id like to biddee
arrange a sawwee tahweel maelee
transfer
cash a cheque esref sheek
change a travellers uhawwel
cheque sheek seeyaehee
change money uhawwel msaere
withdraw money eshab msaere
Whats the ? shoo
charge for that ilumoole
exchange rate sir ittahweel
Wheres the local internet caf?
wayn areb maha ilinternet
How much is it per hour?
addeesh bitkallef lasaea wahde
Id like to biddee
check my email shoof bareedee
ililiktroonee
get internet adkhal alinternet
access
use a printer istakhdem aelet
ittabaea
use a scanner istakhdem nasekh
iliktroonee
Id like biddee
to hire a mobile/ istajer moobeel
cell phone
a SIM card for bitaeet seem
your network lishebeketkun
Whats your phone number?
shoo ram telifoonkun
The number is
irram
Wheres the nearest public phone?
wayn areb telifoon umoomee
Id like to buy a phonecard.
. biddee ishtaree bitaee telifoon
What are the rates?
shoo ilasaer
How much does a (three)-minute call cost?
addeesh bitkallif ittisael
() (talaet) daaee
I want to biddee
call (Canada) () ittasel bi(kanada)
make a local call sawwee ittisael
mahalee
reverse the sawwee ittisael
charges oolujre allazee
biyrid
I want to send a biddee ibat
fax faks
parcel tard

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I want to buy a/an biddee ishtaree
envelope zarf
stamp taebi
Please send it / ibatu/ibateehu
(to Australia) by () (liustraeliyae) bi m/f
airmail ilbareed iljawwee
surface mail ilbareed ilaedee
sightseeing
What time does it open/close?
/ emta byafteh/bysakker
Whats the admission charge?
addeesh tamen iddukhool
Is there a discount for students/children?
/ fee khasm littulaeb/lilatfael
Id like a biddee
catalogue fahres
guide daleel
local map khareetet ilmintea
Whens the next ? emta ijjaeee
day trip irrihle ilyawmeeye
tour iddawre
Is included? byahtawee ala
accommodation isseken
the admission charge tamen iddukhool
food ittaaem
transport ilmuwaeselaet
Id like to see
biddee shoof
Whats that?
shoo haydae
Can I take a photo?
btsamahnee aakhud soore
How long is the tour?
kam saee btaekhud irrihle
What time should we be back?
emta laezim mnarja
sightseeing
castle kala f
church kaneese f
main square saeha raeeseeye f
mosque masjad m
old city madeene adeeme f
palace asr m
pyramids alahraem f
ruins aethaar m
shopping
Wheres a ? wayn
bookshop maktabe
camera shop mahal ilkaameeraet
department store mahal ilmunawwaaet
grocery store baaele
newsagency wikaelet ilenbaa
souvenir shop mahal ittizkaeraet
supermarket suber markt
Im looking for
bidawwer an
Can I look at it?
/ warjinee/warjeenee yaah m/f

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Do you have any others?
fee indkun ghayru
Does it have a guarantee?
indhu damaene
Can I have it sent overseas?
/ btabatu/btabateehee labarra m/f
Can I have my repaired?
btsalahlee ee
Its faulty.
. huwe kharbaen
How much is it?
addeesh hau
Can you write down the price?
. / iktub/iktubee ilha m/f
Thats too expensive.
. haydae ghaelee ikteer
Whats your lowest price?
shoo ihsen sir tabakun
Ill give you (50 lira).
.( ) buteekun (khamseen leera)
Theres a mistake in the bill.
. fee khata bilhisaeb
Do you accept ? btabal
credit cards bitaeaet raseed
debit cards bitaeaet itiraed
travellers sheekaet seeyaeheeye
cheques
Id like , , biddee
please. . law samaht
a bag kees
my change ilbaeee
a receipt wasil
a refund istirdaed mael
to return this irja haydae
Id like biddee
(100) grams () (mie) ghraem
(three) kilos () (talaet) keelooaet
(three) pieces () (talaet) ita
(six) slices () (sit) sheraeih
Less. . aal
Enough. . kifaeye
More. . iktar
photography
Can you ? / btader/btaderee m/f
burn a CD from / tujahhez/tujahhezee
my memory irs mudammej min
card bitaeatee izzaekire m/f
develop this / tuhammid/tuhammidee
film haydae ilfeelm m/f
load my film / tuhammil/tuhammilee
feelmee m/f
I need a/an film laezimnee feelm
for this camera. . lihaydae ilkaameeraa
B&W iswad oo ibyad
colour mlawwen
slide shareehe
(200) speed () sareee (mietayn)
When will it be emta beekoon jaehiz
ready?
making conversation
Hello. . merhaba
Good night. . tusbih ala ilkhayr m
. tusbihee ala ilkhayr f
Goodbye. . khaetrak m
. khaetrik f

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Mr sayyid
Mrs/Miss sayyide
How are you?
/ kayfak/kayfik m/f
Fine, thanks. And you?
./ mneeh/mneeha m/f
/ oo ent/entee m/f
Whats your name?
/ shoo esmak/esmik m/f
My name is
esmee
Im pleased to meet you.
. tasharrafnae
This is my / haydae/haydee m/f
brother akhee
daughter bintee
father bayee
friend / rafeeee/rafeetee m/f
husband jawzee
mother immee
sister ekhtee
son ibnee
wife zawjtee
Heres my haydae huwe
address unwaenee
email address unwaenee ilbareed
ililiktroonee
phone number ramu telifoonee
Whats your ? shoo
address unwaenak
email address unwaenak ilbareed
ililliktroonee
phone number ram telifoonak
Where are you / ente/entee min wayn m/f
from?
Im from ana min
Australia ustraeliya
Canada kanada
New Zealand neeyoo zeelanda
the UK bareetaeneeya
the USA amreeka
Whats your / shoo btashtaghl/
occupation? btashtaghlee m/f
Im a/an ana
businessperson rajul amael m
sayyidet amael f
office worker muwazzef m
muwazzife f
tradesperson hirafee m
hirafeeye f
Do you like ? / bithib/bithibee m/f
I (dont) like () ana (ma) bihib
art ilfenn
movies ilaflaem
music ilmooseea
reading iliraea
sport irreeyaeda
eating out
Can you recommend btoosee bi
a ?
bar baar
caf maha
restaurant matem
Id like , please. . , biddee law samaht
a table for (four) ) taewile li(arbaat
( eshkhaes)
the (non)smoking () ism (ghayr)
section ilmudakhkhineen

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breakfast ftoor m
lunch ghadae m
dinner ashae m
Id like (the) , , biddee
please. . law samaht
bill ilhisaeb
drink list aeimet
ilmashroobaet
menu aeimet ittaaem
that dish zaelik ilwajbe
What would you recommend?
bishoo btoosee
Whats the local speciality?
shoo ilwajbe ilkhaese
Whats that?
shoo haydae
drinks
Ill have
biddee
Ill buy you a drink.
/ bidook/bidookee
. ila mashroob m/f
What would you like?
/ shoo bithib/bithibee m/f
(cup of) coffee () (finjaen) ahway
(cup of) tea () (kaeset) shaay
with milk bilhaleeb
without sugar bidoon sukker
boiled water maay maghlee m
mineral water meeyaah madaneeye f
(orange) juice () aseer (burteael) m
soft drink shiraeb baerid m
a bottle/glass of beer / zujaeje/kaeset beera
a shot of (whisky) () jaret (weeskee)
a bottle/glass / zujaejet/kaeset
of wine nbeez
red ahmer
sparkling fawwaer
white ibyad
special diets & allergies
Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?
fee matem nabaetee areeb
Do you have fee indkun
food? taaem
halal halael
kosher koosher
vegetarian nabaetee
Could you prepare btaderoo tuhadderoo
a meal without ? wajbe bidoon
butter zebde
eggs bayd
meat stock mir lahm
Im allergic ana indee hasaeseeye
to min
dairy produce ilalbaen
gluten ilghlooteen
nuts ilmukassiraet
seafood ittaaem bahree
emergencies
Help! !/! saeid/saeidee m/f
Stop! !/! if/ifee m/f
Go away! !/! rooh/roohee m/f
Thief! !/! saeri/saerie m/f
Fire! ! naar
Watch out! !/! intabih/intabhee m/f

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Call ! ! ittasil bi
a doctor duktoor
an ambulance sayyaeret ilisaef
the police ishshurta
Could you help me, please?
,/ saeidnee/saeideenee
. law samaht m/f
I have to use the phone.
. laezimnee istakhdem ittelifoon
Im lost.
./ ana daei/daeie m/f
Where are the toilets?
wayn ilhammaemaet
Wheres the police station?
wayn ishshurta
I want to report an offence.
. biddee ubellegh an jereeme
I have insurance.
. indee tameen
I want to contact my embassy.
. biddee ittasil bisfaeratee
Ive been hada
assaulted itada alay
raped ightasebnee
robbed sarranee
Ive lost my . dayaet ee
My was/were / ee masroo/
stolen. . masrooe m/f
bag haeebat f
credit card bitaeet raseed f
money msaeree m
passport jawaez safar m
travellers cheques sheekaet seeyaeheeye f
health
Wheres the nearest ? wayn areb
dentist tabeeb ilasnaen
doctor duktoor
hospital mustashfae
(night) () saydaleeye (leeyaelee)
pharmacist
I need a doctor (who speaks English).
.( ) laezimnee duktoor (byahkee injleezee)
Could I see a female doctor?
bidir ashoof tabeebe
Ive run out of my medication.
. khalas kil dawaeee
Im sick.
./ ana mareed/mareede m/f
It hurts here.
. fee alm hoon
I have (a) indee
asthma irrabw
constipation ilimsaek
diarrhoea ilishael
fever humma
headache sudae
heart condition mushaekil bilelb
nausea ghathayaen
pain alm
sore throat alm bihalee
toothache alm fee ilasnaen
Im allergic / ana hasaesee/
to hasaeseeye min m/f
antibiotics mudaed hayawee
anti-inflammatories mudaed lililtihaeb
aspirin ilasbreen
bees nahl
codeine ilkoodeen
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englishlevantine arabic dictionary
Words in this dictionary are marked as n (noun), a (adjective), v (verb), sg (singular), pl (plural),
(masculine) and (feminine) where necessary. Verbs are given in the present tense in the third-
person singular (he/she), in both masculine and feminine forms.
A
accident haedith
accommodation sekene
adaptor muwassel
address n unwaen
after bad
air-conditioned indu mukayyef
airplane taeire
airport mataer
alcohol ilkuhool
all kil
allergy hassaeseeye
ambulance sayyaeret ilisaef
and oo
ankle kaehil
arm zirae
ashtray sahn seejaere
ATM jihaez issarraefe
B
baby /
ti izgheer/tifle izgheere /
back (body) zahr
backpack shantet zahr
bad / sayyi/sayyie /
bag shante
baggage claim
makaen lijami ishshantaeyaet
bank bank
bar baar
bathroom ghurfet ilhammaem
battery bataereeye
beautiful / jameel/jameele /
bed takht
beer beera
before abl
behind khalf
bicycle beeseekleet
big / kabeer/kabeere /
bill hisaeb
black / iswad/sawdae /
blanket bataeneeye
blood group et iddam
blue / izra/zarae /
boat sfeene
book (make a reservation) v /
byahjiz/btahjiz /
bottle zujaeje
bottle opener
faetih izzujaejaet
boy waled
brakes (car) faraemil
breakfast ftoor
broken (faulty) /
kharbaen/kharbaene /
bus baas
business shaghl
buy /
byashtaree/btashtaree /
C
caf mahae
camera kaemeera
camp site mukhayyem
cancel / byalghee/btalghee /
can opener faetih ittanke
car sayyaere
cash n msaere
cash (a cheque) v /
byasref/btasref /
cell phone moobeel
centre n wast
change (money) v /
byasarrif/bitsarrif /
cheap / rakhees/rekheese /
check (bill) hisaeb
check-in n makteb ittasjeel
chest sadr
child / ti/tifle /
cigarette seejaere
city madeene
clean a / nazeef/nazeefe /
closed / msakker/msakkire /
coee ahway
coins raeta
cold a / baerid/baeride /
collect call
ittisael oolujre aellazee byarid
come / byijee/btijee /
computer kombyooter
condom ilwaaee
contact lenses adaset laesie
cook v / byatbukh/btatbukh /
cost n teklife
credit card bitaeet raseed
cup njaen
currency exchange saraefe
customs (immigration) jamaeruk
D
dangerous / khaetir/khaetire /
date (time) taereekh
day yawm
delay n takheer
dentist tabeeb ilasnaen
depart /
byughaedir/bitghaedir /
diaper hafaezat ti
dictionary aemoos
dinner ashae
direct /
mubaeshir/mubaeshire /
dirty / waskh/waskhe /
disabled / muae/muaee /
discount n khasm
doctor / duktoor/duktoore /
double bed takht muzdawwej
double room
ghurfe lishakhsayn
drink n mashroob
drive v / byesoo/bitsoo /
drivers licence
rukhset ileeyaede
drug (illicit) mukhaddir
dummy (pacier) massaese
E
ear uzun
east shar
eat / byaekul/btaekul /
economy class
iddaraje ilaedeeye
electricity kahrabae
elevator masad
email bareed iliktroonee
embassy safaere
emergency taeri
English (language) ilinjleezee
entrance madkhel
evening masae
exchange rate sir ittahweel
exit n makhraj
expensive / ghaelee/ghaeleeye /
express mail bareed saree
eye ayn
F
far / baeed/baeede /
fast / saree/sareee /
father bay
lm (camera) feelm
nger isba
rst-aid kit
sundoo lilisaef ilewwel
rst class iddaraje iloole
sh n semek
food taaem
foot adm
fork shawke
free (of charge) majaenan
friend / rafee/rafeee /
fruit fawaekeh
full / shabaen/shabaene /
funny /
mudhik/mudhike /
G
gift hadeeye
girl bint
glass (drinking) kaese
glasses (eye) nazaaraet
go / byarooh/bitrooh /
good / mneeh/mneeha /
green / akhdar/khadrae /
guide n / daleel/daleele /
H
half n nuss
hand yad
handbag mahfazet yad
happy /
mabsoot/mabsoota /
have ind
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head raas
heart elb
heat n haraera
heavy / taeel/taeele /
help v /
byasaeid/bitsaeid /
here hoon
high / aelee/aeleeye /
highway taree aem
hike v /
byatamashae/btatamashae bitaree
taweel fee reef /
holiday ijaeze
homosexual a /
lootee/suhaeeeye /
hospital mustashfa
hot / haar/haare /
hotel funku
hungry / jawaen/jawaene /
husband zawj
I
identication (card) shakhseeye
ill / mareed/mareede /
important /
muhim/muhimme /
included /
muhtawee/muhtaweeye /
injury darar
insurance tameen
internet ilinternet
interpreter /
mutarjim/mutarjime /
J
jewellery mujawhiraet
job shaghl
K
key miftaeh
kilogram keelooghraem
kitchen matbakh
knife sikkeen
L
laundry (place) maghsel
lawyer /
muhaemee/muhaemeeye /
left (direction) yasaer
left-luggage oce
maktab ilihtifaez bilamtie
leg rijl
lesbian a suhaeeeye
less aal
letter (mail) risaele
lift (elevator) masad
light n daw
like v / byuhib/bithib /
lock n i
long / taweel/taweele /
lost / daee/daeea /
lost-property oce
maktab ilaghraed ildaeea
love v / byuhib/bithib /
luggage amtia
lunch ghadae
M
mail n bareed
man rajul
map khareete
market soo
matches kibreet
meat lahm
medicine dawae
menu aeimet ittaaem
message risaele
milk haleeb
minute daeea
mobile phone moobeel
money msaere
month shahr
morning subeh
mother im
motorcycle mooter bayk
motorway ootoostraed
mouth tim
music mooseea
N
name esm
napkin mahrame
nappy hafaezet ti
near areeb
neck rube
new / ijdeed/ijdeede /
news akhbaar
newspaper jereede
night layle
no laa
noisy / dajeej/dajeeje /
nonsmoking
ghayr ilmudakhkhineen
north shimael
nose munkhaer
now halla
number ram
O
oil (engine) zayt
old / adeem/adeeme /
one-way ticket tazkiret zahaeb
open a /
maftooh/maftoohe /
outside barra
P
package tard
paper wara
park (car) v / byooif/btooif /
passport jawaez safer
pay / byadfa/btadfa /
pen alm
petrol bitrool
pharmacy saydaleeye
phonecard bitaeet telifoon
photo soore
plate sahn
police shurta
postcard bitaeet muaeyede
post oce makteb ilbareed
pregnant haemil
price ha
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quiet / haedee/haedeeye /
R
rain n mater
razor moosaa
receipt n wasil
red / ahmar/hamrae /
refund n iaedet maelee
registered mail

bareed musajjel
rent v /
byastajir/btastajir /
repair v / byaslah/btaslah /
reservation hajez
restaurant matem
return v / byarji/btarji /
return ticket
tazkire zahaeb ooleeyaeb
right (direction) shemael
road taree
room ghurfe
S
safe a / aamin/aamine /
sanitary napkin
mendeel nisaeee
seat maad
send / byabat/btabat /
service station
mahattet ilbinzeen
sex jins
shampoo shaemboo
share (a dorm etc) /
byashaerik/bitshaerik /
shaving cream
majoon ilhallaee
she hiye
sheet (bed) sharshaf
shirt amees
shoes boot
shop n mahal
short / aseer/aseere /
shower n doosh
single room
ghurfet lishakhes waehid
skin bashare
skirt tannoore
sleep v / byanaem/bitnaem /
slowly shway shway
small / izgheer/izgheere /
smoke (cigarettes) v /
byadakhkhin/bitdakhkhin /
soap saaboon
some shway
soon areeb
south ijnoob
souvenir shop
mahal ittizkaeraet
speak / byahkee/btahkee /
spoon malae
stamp taebi
stand-by ticket tazkiret badeele
station (train) mahattet
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stop v / byaif/btaif /
stop (bus) n mawif
street shaeri
student / taelib/taelibe /
sun shams
sunscreen
majoon waaee fee ishshams
swim v / byasbah/btasbah /
T
tampons
issamaem innisaeee
taxi taksee
teaspoon malaet shaaee
teeth isnaen
telephone n telifoon
television teleseeyoon
temperature (weather) darajet
tent khayme
that (one) (/)
zaelik (ilwaehid/ilwaehde) /
they hunne &
thirsty /
atshaen/atshaene /
this (one) (/) /
haydae/haydee (ilwaehid/ilwaehde)
throat hal
ticket tazkire
time waet
tired / tabaen/tabaene /
tissues mahaerem
today ilyawm
toilet hammaemaet
tomorrow bukra
tonight laylet ilyawm
toothbrush farshaeh ilisnaen
toothpaste majoon ilisnaen
torch (ashlight)
mishal kahrabaeee
tour n dawre
tourist oce
makteb isseeyaehe
towel manshafe
train itaer
translate /
byutarjem/bittarjem /
travel agency wikaelet issafer
travellers cheque
sheek seeyaehee
trousers bintaloon
twin beds takhtayn munfaridayn
tyre itaer issayyaere
U
underwear libaes tahteeye
urgent /
mustajal/mustajale /
V
vacant / faedee/faedeeye /
vacation utle
vegetable n khadrawaet
vegetarian a /
nabaetee/nabaeteeye /
visa feesaa
W
waiter gharson
walk v /
byamshee/btamshee /
wallet mahfaze
warm a / dae/daee /
wash (something) /
byaghsel/btaghsel /
watch n saeet yad
water maay
we nahnae
weekend nihaeyet ilusboo
west gharb
wheelchair
kursee ilmuadeen
when emta
where wayn
white / ibyad/baydae /
who meen
why leesh
wife zawje
window shubbaek
wine nbeez
with maa
without bidoon
woman mara
write / byaktub/btaktub /
Y
yellow / isfar/safrae /
yes eeh
yesterday mbaereh
you sg / ente/entee /
you pl entoo &
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