Meet and Greet in Arabic - YAHALA - Unit One - Lessons 1&2

What about Morning Greeting in Arabic

• We start saying sabaahu alkair, the answer back is sabaahu annoor

• صباح الخير - صباح النور

• صباح الصباح - صباح الصباح

• مساء الخير - مساء النور

السلام عليكم

• This is a greeting to use before going to sleep

• We read this: Assalamu alaikum, and it is a greeting that means: may peace be upon you

• The answer back is : وعليكم السلام

• Good night

If you want to ask in Arabic about someone what do you say?

• If asking a male I would say: كيف حالكَ ؟

• If asking a female I would say: كيف حالكِ؟

• If asking a female I would say: من هي ؟

• If asking a male I would say: من هو ؟

If you want to ask about someone ?

• If asking about female: كيف حالكِ؟

• If asking about female: من هي ؟

• If asking about male: كيف حالكَ؟

• If asking about male: من هو ؟

من هو ؟

• It is a question used to ask about a male

• It is a question used to ask about a female

• It is how to say how are you to a male

• It is how to say how are you to a female

• من means who, هو means he is

تَشَرَفْنا

• It is what say when meeting someone for the first time

• Tacharafnaa means Honoured

• It is what to say in the morning

• Marhaba is a greeting

مرحباً

• Ahlan, is the answer for Marhaban

• This is a greeting that means Good bye

• Marhaban is how we read this word and it means Hello

• It is the name of one of the characters

أهلاً وَ سهلاً

• When reading this, it sounds : Ahlaan wa sahlaan -

• It is the evening greeting

• It means: most welcome and it is a greeting

• It is a way to introduce yourself

بِخير، شكراً

• Fine, Thank you

• Bekhair, Shukran. It is the answer for كيف حالك؟

• I am fine and you?

• She is my mum

أنا - أَنْتَ - أنْتِ - هُوَ - هِيَ

• These five words are the personal singular pronouns

• They are five words with no specific meanings

• The meanings of the five words : I - You (m) - You (f) - He - She

• They are verbs in Arabic