Arabic Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Arabic easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Arabic for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Arabic by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Arabic vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	ARABIC	PRONUNCIATION
Hello	مرحبًا	mrhban
Good morning!	صباح الخير!	sabah alkhayri!
Good afternoon!	طاب مسائك!	tab masayika!
Hi	أهلاً	ahlaan
Good evening	مساء الخير	masa’ alkhayr
Good night	طاب مساؤك	tab masawuk
Sleep well	نم جيداً	nam jydaan
How are you?	كيف حالك؟	kayf halika?
I’m fine, thank you.	أنا بخير شكرا لك.	ana bikhayr shukran lika.
How about you?	ماذا عنك؟	madha eanka?
Nice to meet you.	سعيد بلقائك.	saeid biliqayika.
Nice to meet you too.	سُعدت برؤيتك.	suedt biruyatika.
Likewise	بطريقة مماثلة	bitariqat mumathila
It’s good to see you.	من الجيد رؤيتك.	min aljayid ruyatuka.
Nice to see you again.	جميل ان اراك مرة اخرى.	jamil an arak maratan aikhraa.
Pleased to meet you.	ممتن لمقابلتك.	mumtin limuqabalatika.
How nice to see you!	كم هو جميل أن أراك!	kam hu jamil ‘an ‘arak!
What’s up?	ما أخبارك؟	ma ‘akhbaraka?
What brings you here?	ما الذي أتى بك إلى هنا؟	ma aladhi ‘ataa bik ‘iilaa huna?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	مع السلامة	mae alsalama
I hope we’ll meet again.	آمل أن نلتقي مرة أخرى.	amal ‘an naltaqi maratan ‘ukhraa.
I’ve got to go.	يجب أن أذهب.	yajib ‘an ‘adhhaba.
It was good meeting you.	كان من الجيد مقابلتك.	kan min aljayid muqabalatuka.
It was great seeing you again.	كان من الرائع رؤيتكم مرة أخرى.	kan min alraayie ruyatukum maratan ‘ukhraa.
It was great to catch up!	كان من الرائع اللحاق بالركب!	kan min alraayie allihaq bialrakbi!
See you again sometime.	اراك مرة اخرى في وقت ما	arak maratan akhraa fi waqt ma
See you in the morning	أراك في الصباح	arak fi alsabah
See you later	أراك لاحقًا	arak lahqan
See you soon	اراك قريبا	arak qariban
See you tomorrow	أراك غدا	arak ghadan
See you tonight	اراك الليلة	arak allayla
Sleep well	نم جيداً	nam jydaan
Take care.	يعتني.	yaetani.
Other greetings
Bless you	بارك الله فيك	barak allah fik
Cheers!	هتافات!	hutafatun!
Farewell	وداع	wadae
Good luck!	حظا طيبا وفقك الله!	hazana tayiban wafaqak allahu!
Talk to you soon	سأكلمك قريبا	sa’ukalimuk qariban
Welcome	أهلا وسهلا	ahlan wasahlan
Well done!	أحسنت!	ahsanta!

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