Instant Arabic. Yousef Alreemawi

      

Sorry ‘aasif (aa sef)

      I am sorry! (male)

      ‘anaa ‘aasif (anaa aa sef)

      I am sorry! (female)

      ‘anaa ‘aasifah (anaa aa se fah)

      I am sorry, I apologize.

      ‘anaa ‘aasif ‘udhran (anaa aasef odh ran)

      I am very sorry.

      ‘anaa ‘aasif jiddan (anaa ‘aasef jeddan)

      Sorry for disturbing you.

      ‘aasif lil iz`aaj (aasef lel ez `aaj)

      

Please

      rajaa’an (rajaa an)

      law samaht (lao samaht)

      min fadlik (men fad lek)

      Come in, please!

      tafaddal bid-dukhuul (tafaddal beddo khool)

      Sit down, please!

      tafaddal bil-juluus (tafaddal bel joloos)

      Here you are! Help yourself! Please take!

      tafaddal (ta faddal)

      Just a moment, please.

      lahzah min fadlik (lah zah men fad lek)

      Bring me water, please.

      ‘ahdirlii maa’an min fadlik (ahder lee maa an men fad lek)

      Please continue.

      istamirr min fadlik (esta mer men fad lek)

      Please stop.

      tawaqqaf arjuuk (tawaq qaf arjook)

      The bill, please.

      alfaatuurah min fadlik (al faa too rah men fad lek)

      Please wait here.

      intazir hunaa law samaht (enta zer honaa lao samaht)

      

Yes na`am (na`am)

      Yes, that’s right.

      na`am haadhaa sahiih (na`am, haa dhaa sa heeh)

      Yes, I have heard of it.

      na`am, sami`tu bidhaalik (na`am, sa me`to be dhaa lek)

      Yes, I would like some.

      na`am, ‘uriidu ba`dan minh (na`am oreedo ba`dan menh)

      Yes, I speak Arabic.

      na`am, ‘anaa ‘atakallamul `arabiyyah (na`am, anaa ata kalla mol `ara beyyah)

      Yes, please.

      na`am min fadlik (na`am, men fad lek)

      

No laa (laa)

      No, I am OK.

      laa, ana `alaa maa yuraam (laa, anaa `alaa maa yo raam)

      No problem.

      laa mushkilah (laa mosh kelah)

      No, thanks.

      laa, shukran (laa, shokran)

      

Negation

      Negating an activity in the past

      

maa (maa) or

lamm (lamm)

      I didn’t sleep well.

      ‘anaa lamm ‘anam jayyidan (anaa lam anam jayye dan)

      I didn’t eat.

      ‘anaa lamm ‘aakul (anaa lamm aa kol)

      I didn’t come.

      ‘anaa lamm ‘aatii (anaa lamm aa tee)

      Negating an activity in the present

laa (laa)

      I don’t go.

      ‘anaa laa ‘adh-hab (anaa laa adh hab)