Fethi Mansouri - Making Out in Arabic: (Arabic Phrasebook)

Nothing special. laa sh ay yudhkar I havent seen you around for a while. lam arak fi l-min t aqa mun dh u fitra Yes, its been a long time. naam, laqad ma d a waqtun tawiil Have you been around? Hal kunta fi l-min t aqa? What are you doing here? maa dh a tafal hunaa Hows Peter / Mary doing? kayfa h aal Peter / Mary? Hes / shes fine. innahu / innaha bi kh ayr Anything new with Peter/ Mary? hal min jadiid maa Peter / Mary? Whats wrong? maa dh a hada th ? Whats on your mind? maa dh a yaduur bifikrik? Nothing. kuntu ufakkir I was just daydreaming. laqad sari h tu bit-tafkiir Its none of your business. haa dh a al-amr laa yahummuk Mind your own business. ihtamm bimaa huwa min sh a'nik Leave me alone. utruknii liwa h dii Go away. i dh hab min hunaa Fuck off. hill annii This is a colloquial expression which means get out of my sight. hill annii This is a colloquial expression which means get out of my sight.

The actual expression fuck off is not used in Standard Arabic. Really? h aqqan? Is that so? ahaaka dh aa? Are you sure? hal anta muta'akkid? Oh, yeah? aah, naam? Youre lying. anta tak dh ib This expression is very impolite in Arabic and should be avoided as much as possible. You can suggest to your interlocutor instead that their information might be incorrect using the expression maluumatik khaatia. Dont lie. tawaqqaf an il-ka dh ib How come? wa kayfa dh aalik? What do you mean? maa dh a taq s id? Is something wrong? maa l-mu sh kila? Whats the difference? maa l-farq? What? maa dh a? Huh? haa? Are you serious? hal anta jiddii? You dont mean it! anta laa taq s id haa dh a! Thats impossible! haa dh a musta h iil! Thats too good to be true. laa yumkin an yakuun haa dh a s a h ii h an I dont believe it. laa u s addiq haa dh a Youre joking.