Showing posts with label Iraqi Arabic Basics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraqi Arabic Basics. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Ayyam li Isbua’ - Days of the Week

Saturday – al sabit
Sunday – al aHad
Monday – al ithnayn
Tuesday – al thalaathaa
Wednesday – al arba’a
Thursday – al khamiis
Friday – al jumaa’

What day is it today? – Shunu il yoom?
Today is Saturday – Il yoom is sabit
Today is Sunday – Il yoom il aHad
Today is Monday – Il yoom l-ithnayn
Today is Tuesday – Il yoom ith-thalaathaa
Today is Wednesday – Il yoom il araba’a
Today is Thursday – Il yoom il khamiis
Today is Friday – Il yoom il jumaa’
Saturday comes after Friday - Yatte al sebit ba’d al jumaa
Sunday comes before Monday – Al aHad kebla al ithnayn
Friday is a holy day – Al jumaa’ otla
How many days are in the week? – Kam yoom bil usbua’

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Weather - Il Jaww

Clouds = Ghoyoum
Dry = Jaaf
Dust = Ghobar/'ajaaj
Dust Storm = 'aasifa turaabiyya
Hot = Haar
Humid = RaTub
Ice = Jalid
Lightning = Barq
Moderate = Mu'tadil
Moon = Gumar
Rain = Mater
Rainbow = Quaos or Quasah
Sand = Raml
Snow = Thalij
Storm = Asifa
Temperature = Darajat il-Haraara
Thunder = Ra'ad
Warm = Daafi
Wind = RiyaaH

How is the weather today? = Shloon il jaww il yoom?
It's hot = Il yoom haara
It's cold = Il yoom baarda
It's humid = Il yoom raTuba
It's neither hot nor cold = Il yoom laa haara wala baarda
It's dusty = Aku 'ajaaj
It's moderate = Il yoom mu'tadil
It's raining = Il yoom muTar
It's windy = Il yoom aku riyaaH
It's cloudy = Il yoom mghayma
It's sunny = Il yoom mshamsa

What's the weather going to be like next week?
Shool rah-ykuun ij-jaww lis buu' ij jaay?
What's the weather going to be like next month?
Shool rah-ykuun ij-jaww ish-shahar ij jaay?
What's the temperature today?
Shgadd darajat il haraara il yoom?

This summer is hell! = haadha Seif jahannam!
Summer in Ramadi is very hot = iS-Seif kullish Haar ib Ramadi
Especially in July = Khusuusan ib-shahar Tammuuz
Summer is hot in Iraq = Il-Seif haar bil'iraaq
Fall is moderate in Iraq = Il KHariif mu'tadil bil'iraaq
Winter is cold in Iraq = Ish Shita baarid bil'iraaq

Friday, October 26, 2007

Concepts of Time

Second = Thaneeah
Minute = Daqeeqah
Hour = Sa'aah
Day = Youm
Night = Al leil
Week = Isbuuaa
Month = Shahar
Year = Sen-a

Morning = Al sebah
Noon = Al dhaher
Evening = Al aasar
Midnight = Nus al leil

Yesterday = Al barha
Today = Al youm
Tomorrow = Bacher

Now = Hes-ah
Later = Baadein

Days of the week

Sunday = Al'ahed
Monday = Al ithnein
Tuesday = Al thulatha'
Wednesday = Al arbaa'
Thursday = Al khamees
Friday = Al jumaah
Saturday = Al sebit

Numbers

1 = Wahed
2 = Ithnein
3 = Talatha
4 = Arbaa
5 = Khamseh
6 = Siteh
7 = Sebaa
8 = Themanya
9 = Tisaa
10 = Aashrah
11 = Daash
12 = Ithnaash
13 = Telettaash
14 = Arbataash
15 = Khamsetaash
16 = Settaash
17 = Sebaataash
18 = Themantaash
19 = Tisaataash
20 = Aashreen
30 = Telatheen
40 = Arbaaeen
50 = Khamseen
60 = Siteen
70 = Sebaaeen
80 = Themaneen
90 = Tisaaeen
100 = Meeah
1,000 = Alf
10,000 = Aashratalaf
100,000 = Meeatalf
1,000,000 = Milyoun

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Basic Conversation

Hello.......Marhaban
How are you?.......Kayfa l-haal
I’m fine.......Bikhayr/ Zayn
So-so.......Laa ba’sa
Things are busy.......Anaa mashghuul jiddan
Things are hard.......al-awdaa’ sa’ba
How have you been?.......Kayfa ente?
I’ve been fine, thank you.......anaa bikhayr, shukran
What’s new?.......Hal min jadiid?
What have you been doing?.......maadha kunta taf’al
Nothing much.......laysa kathiiran

Basic Questions

What? = Shunu?
What’s your name? = Shunu ismak?
Where? = Wein?
Where is Babylon? = Wein Baabil?
How much/long/far? = Shgadd?
When? = Shwakit?
Which? = Ay?/ Yaa?
How much? What time? = Beish?/ibbeish?
What time is it? = ibbeish is-saa’a?
How much is the beer? = Beish il-biira?
How many? = Kam?/Cham?
How? = Shloon?
How are you? = Shloonak?
Why? = Leish?
Why are you upset? = Leish za’laan?
Is…?/Are…? = Hal?
Are you from…? = Hal inta min…?
Where did you come from? = Mnein ijeit?
Who/Whom? = Minu?
Who is she? = Minu hiyya?
Whose? = Maalman/ilman?
Whose passport is this? = Maalman il-paasport?