Are you going to travel to Algeria? Learn the most important words in Arabic.

A Russian-Arabic phrasebook with pronunciation and transcription is an indispensable thing when traveling through the countries of the Arab world. The number of speakers exceeds 300 million people, and its prevalence covers almost the entire world map.

The Arabic phrasebook will be useful in popular tourist destinations such as the UAE, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and a number of other countries. The Maltese, whose language is derived from Arabic, also understand it.

Due to the dialect branching, special alphabet and writing stroke (from right to left), this Russian-Arabic phrasebook for tourists and beginners is presented with transcription. For convenience, you can download the Russian-Arabic phrasebook for free in pdf format.

Standard phrases

Does a tourist need a Russian-Arabic phrasebook?

Don’t know the language of the country you’re flying to on vacation at all? It's not a problem, and there's nothing to be afraid of. No one will eat you for speaking only your native language. Do they all speak Arabic? But does everyone who comes to Russia bother to study the “Holy Trinity”: “hello”, “thank you” and “excuse me”? I'm certainly not saying that this is correct.

I also do not claim that minimal knowledge of a foreign language is absolutely unnecessary. But if this is the only reason that prevents you from immediately buying a plane ticket, then I have good news for you - it is not a prerequisite for a great vacation.

However, despite all of the above, think about the meaning of the Czech proverb:

…“When you learn a new language, you gain a new soul”…

There is a huge amount of truth in this statement. Each language, with its own structure, reflects the traits and behaviors characteristic of the people who use it. When you learn a language, you inevitably look at the behavior of its speakers and, after a while, begin to understand them more.

In addition to such lyrical and slightly lofty reasons, there is also a practical benefit from at least minimal knowledge of the language of the country in which you are traveling.

What are the practical advantages of knowing a “minimum set of knowledge” of a foreign language:

• You won’t blink your eyes in confusion when you hear a basic greeting;
• If necessary, you will be able to convey to a local resident the meaning of your request or question, and such needs unfortunately do happen;
• In any country in the world, foreigners who speak at least a dozen phrases in the local language receive a warmer and more friendly attitude.

So we smoothly come to a short Russian-Arabic phrasebook. In fact, in Egypt, like in many other countries, many different languages ​​are used. However, the majority of the population considers only the Egyptian dialect of Arabic as their native language .

Below I have given the basic words and phrases that you may need to conduct a minimal dialogue in Egypt (Egyptian phrasebook).

Important : capital letters in the middle of words indicate a stressed syllable;
a colon before a letter indicates a pause before that sound.

Transport

Diyafa ضيافة

Hospitality

Bedouin tent. 1900 Library of Congress
The tradition of Arab hospitality dates back to a time when the Arabs led a largely nomadic life. A traveler walking through the desert has nowhere to find shelter except in a pitched tent, and only mutual hospitality helped the Bedouins avoid death among the sand or withered grass. The host's cordiality was elevated to the category of the highest virtue: it was mentioned in the Koran and Sunnah (traditions about the life of the Prophet Muhammad), it was boasted about, sung in poetry and proverbs. The guest should have been received without questions, fed and watered for three days, and only after that asked who he was and where he was going. Generous hospitality was prescribed regardless of income. “On the evening when you receive a guest, forget about poverty,” says the proverb. The famous theologian Hatim al-Assam taught: “Haste is from Shaitan. Shaitan is an evil spirit, the devil in Muslim mythology, with the exception of five cases: feeding a guest, preparing for the funeral of the dead, marrying off a girl, paying off a debt and repenting of sin.” These words are still relevant for the Arab home today: anyone who finds themselves far from the tourist routes will be provided with the best place to relax and generous treats.

Purchases

Kahwa قهوة

Coffee

Still life with Arabic coffee pot dalla and persimmons. Sam Doom. 2014 © Sam Doum / SamDoumArt.com
It is impossible to talk about Arab cuisine as a whole: different regions prepare different dishes. But coffee will be served to the guest everywhere. The word qahwa originally meant “wine” or “sour milk,” ostensibly meaning “appetite suppressant” in both cases. In Arabic dialects, the word "coffee" is pronounced as "qahwa", "ahwe", "gahwa", "ghawa" or "gahawa". These differences in pronunciation are so significant that they are even used by linguists to designate a whole complex of phonetic changes - for example, they say that Bedouin dialects are characterized by the “Gahawa syndrome” The transition of the sound q to g, the appearance of an additional vowel after the glottal sound, the movement of stress .. According to etymology According to dictionaries, in its form closest to the literary language, the word “kahva” was borrowed into the Turkish language, and from there it came into European languages, including Russian.

In Yemen, the birthplace of coffee plantations, it is often impossible to drink black coffee: it is exported, and the Yemenis themselves drink a drink made from coffee husks, which is more similar in taste and color to green tea. In Saudi Arabia, coffee is prepared in a dallah, a vessel similar to a metal jug with a sharp, curved spout and lid. Both black and “red” coffee are brewed in it. The latter - made from unroasted grains with the addition of various spices - is considered more traditional. The dalla can be of large volume: it is customary to add coffee until the guest turns the cup over. As is often the case in Arab culture, there is an unwritten rule: drink no more than three cups; to drink less means to offend the hospitable host, to drink more means to be greedy. This custom is reflected in the proverb: “The first cup is for quenching thirst, the second is for hospitality, the third is for high, the fourth is for the sword.”

Coffee often appears in modern Arabic poetry. One of the most famous qasidas of the 20th century Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani, “The Fortune Teller,” dedicated to fortune telling on coffee grounds, was set to music and performed by the famous Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafiz, “Elvis of the Arab world.” The performance of this song in different variations (with orchestral passages, improvisations and repetitions) could last up to an hour and a half.

Restaurant

A few words for the hotel

Numbers and numbers

Jamal جمل

Camel

Fraudster Abu Zayad riding a camel. Miniature from Muhammad al-Hariri’s book “Maquamat” (“Maqams”). XII century Bibliothèque nationale de France
Camels played a huge role in the history of the Arab people: they could roam the vast deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, transport property and goods. The camel was an indispensable companion of the ancient Arabic poet, the hero of his poems and the basis for metaphors. This is how the 7th century poet al-Asha characterizes his beloved:

She is so beautiful: her pearl teeth shine, her thick black hair hides her white temple, and, like a camel whose hooves are worn out along the way, she walks slowly, without getting her feet dirty in the mud. Translation by Anna Dolinina. Quote from: Arabian antiquity. From ancient Arabic poetry and prose. M., 1983..

In the dictionary of classical Arabic you can find thousands of words describing different types of camels, their condition, appearance, age, habits, as well as human treatment of them: rāša (“camel with furry ears”), šursūf (“camel with a broken knee” ), habhabiyy (“a good camel driver who knows how to urge them on with the right tunes”), bazama (“milk a camel with two fingers”) and so on. The most common and common name, jamal, was borrowed (possibly through other Near Eastern languages) into Greek and Latin, and from there into most European languages, such as English (camel). A Bedouin legend says that the Prophet Muhammad pronounced 99 names of Allah out loud, and whispered the hundredth in the camel’s ear, which is why the camel always looks a little arrogant. “A camel does not see his own hump, he sees only his brother’s hump,” the Arabs say, meaning a speck in someone else’s eye.

Today the camel has almost ceased to be a part of Arab life, but camel racing is still popular in the Arabian Peninsula. Compared to horses, camels run very slowly. The lighter the jockey, the faster the camel, so traditionally the jockeys were children and teenagers. However, in recent years, some countries have banned the participation of minors in competitions and replaced them with... radio-controlled robots!

How to say in Arabic How are you?

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Let's start with the official phrase:

High hack? – how are you doing (address to a man)

High hacks? – how are you doing (address to a woman)

We can use the same phrase without referring specifically to a man or a woman:

Kaifa l-hal? - How are you?

However, in everyday life, Arabs often simplify this phrase and say:

High fun? – how are you (to a man)

High? – how are you (to a woman)

We can answer these questions in the following way:

Ana bi hAir! Al hamdu lilla! - I'm fine! Praise be to Allah!

Or simply: Al hamdu lilla! After all, we thank the Almighty for everything, not only for the good.

The following is a way to ask an unobtrusive question about life:

Ma l-akhbAr? – what news?

Or rather, even “What’s new?”, since this phrase in no way implies a detailed answer to the question, but is simply a general phrase of politeness.

How do these phrases sound in the Egyptian dialect?

IzzaAyak? - how are you (to a man)

Izzaik? - how are you (to a woman)

Second option:

Aamel huh? - how are you (to a man)

Amla huh? - how are you (to a woman)

Third option:

E akhbAr? – what news?

ahbArek huh? - What's going on?

Answer:

Call TamAm! El Hamdu lilla! - Everything is fine! Praise be to Allah!

Perhaps now you have a question: what Arabic language should I learn? Literary? Or maybe a dialect? The answer to this question is contained in the video about Dialects →

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Essential words in Arabic

(below are links to free downloads of phrasebooks)

Greetings

greetings in Arabic

Welcome! – Ahlan wasaylan!/أهلا وسهلا

Good night! – Toshebo / toshebekhina (woman) 'ala khair / تصبحين على خير

“Insha Allah!” - “If Allah wills!”, / إن شاء الله ‎‎

Common phrases

Common phrases in Arabic

Please... - Min fadlik - to a woman, minfadlyak - to a man / من فضلك

I'm fine, thank you – bikhair, shukran/ بخير، شكرا انا

Okay, great – jayyid jiddan./جيد جدا

How are you doing? (address to a man) ki:f Ha:lak كيف حالك ؟

What is your name? Ma esmouk? Ma esmouki? (to a woman) /ما إسمك؟

Time

today/now – Alyawm/ Al aan/ اليوم / الآن

What time is it now? – kam essa'a? /كم الساعة؟

Questions

questions in Arabic

Why/why? – limādhā?/ لماذا

Pronouns

Arabic phrases - pronouns

inti, init (colloquial)/ أنتِ

huwwe, hū (colloquial)/هو

hiyye, hī (colloquial)/ هي

we – nahnu/نحن;( ehna, nihna

) (colloquial)/ احنا‎, نحنا

you – (two people) antumā

(very rarely used outside of standard Arabic)/أنتما

You – (m/mixed form) antum

;
intu(m)
(colloquial)/أنتم

You – (f): antunna (very rarely used outside of standard Arabic)/انتن

they – (two people): huma (very rarely used outside standard Arabic)/هما

they – (m/mixed form) hum, humma/هن

they(g)hunna ( very rarely used outside of literary Arabic

)/ هم

Counting, numbers

Majlis مجلس

Salon, club, meeting

Miniature from the Maqam by Muhammad al-Hariri. 1222–1223 Bibliothèque nationale de France
Majlis is a large guest room, which may also be called dīwāníyya (diwaniyya) or maḍā́fa (madafa). There are sofas around the perimeter, and the floor is covered with carpets. The Majlis can be an ordinary living room where friends (usually male) are received, an intellectual salon or an elite club: it all depends on the wealth of the owner. It is not customary to serve hot food here, but you can drink tea and coffee, snack on nuts and dates, and smoke incense. In large majlises, qasidas are read, concerts and holidays are held. Businessmen and politicians conduct formal negotiations in the office, while truly important issues are resolved in the Majlis. In 2021, the Majlis, as a place of conversation and gathering, was included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage - along with the Arabic method of brewing coffee.

Islamic Quotes, Muslim Sayings and Phrases

***For a man there is nothing more offensive than to call him a fool, for a woman to say that she is ugly. Immanuel Kant***A Muslim has no fear except the wrath of Allah! Haji Dawood ***

Ibn Umar reported that the prophet said: “Pray in your homes and do not liken them to graves!” That is, places where prayers are not performed.

• ***The Arabs valued foreign scientists and their scientific texts wherever they found them. Seitz writes that “in both Muslim Mesopotamia and Muslim Spain, major centers were soon created - a kind of centers of international Islamic culture. Everything that was inherited from the Greco-Roman world, as well as from Persia and India, had its own major contribution.”
• ***Allah says: “When it is said to them: 'Do not commit mischief on earth!' - they answer: 'We do only good deeds.' Let it be known to you that they are the wicked, but they themselves do not know [that]" (Koran, 2:11-12) ***"The Prophet Muhammad is a great ruler. He brought the community together in the light of truth, and that is enough to be honored.
• He saved people from shedding blood and achieved peace. He opened the paths of spiritual elevation to them. Such a person deserves universal respect.” Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer *** The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Often remember the destroyer of all pleasures - DEATH, for, truly, if any of you remembers it in a difficult situation, it It will definitely seem easy to him.”
• (Good hadith) *** “Believers are only those who believed in Allah and His Messenger, and then did not have doubts...” (49:15) *** I asked Allah for strength... and He gave me difficulties to do me strong. I asked Allah for wisdom... and He gave me problems to solve. I asked the Almighty for wealth... and He gave me brains and muscles so that I could work... I asked Him for love...

and Allah gave me people whom I could help with their problems. I asked for blessings... and Allah gave me opportunities. I did not receive anything from what I asked for, but I received everything I needed!!!! from the words of Huzaifa, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and greet him, said: “A gossiper will not enter paradise” (Al-Bukhari, Muslim). Sat.

“Gardens of the Righteous” by Imam al-Nawawi, # 1536.*** “When the help of Allah comes and with it victory, you will see how people will enter the religion of Allah in droves. Glorify your Lord and ask Him for forgiveness. Verily, Allah is He who accepts repentance" (annasr).***"Fear the Almighty and Great Allah.

Verily, those of you who live (long enough) will see many different interpretations, and therefore you (should adhere to) my sunnah and the sunnah of the righteous caliphs, guided by the right path - grab it with your teeth and beware of the innovation of things, because, verily, every innovation is innovation, and every innovation is an error, and every error is on fire!” // hadith from Abu Najih // Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi

***"The best of people is the believer who relies on the Lord's providence with all his life and all his goods."Prophet Muhammad***Beware of those who know too much! for man is essentially forgetful!*** “Which Islam is better?” He replied: “Feed the hungry, greet those you know and those you do not know” (al-Bukhari, Muslim and an-Nasai) ***One day, the disciples of Shah Naqshiband asked him to show a miracle (karamat). He answered: “All my miracles are in reality.” Just look at this: despite so many sins, I still stand on my feet and walk the earth. Is there a greater miracle than this?..***The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Friday is the lady [head] of days! It is greater than the day of Eid al-Fitr and the day of Eid al-Adha." (Al-Bayhaqi).

• ***Become a slave of Allah, so as not to become a slave of your desires....***Also the words of the prophet, peace be upon him: Verily, illness cleanses a Muslim from sins just as fire cleanses iron.***”O Allah! Make my eyes cry from fear of You before they cry from repentance and regret." Muhammad s.a.w.*** WHO IS NOT ABLE TO CONQUER THE ENEMY WITHIN HIMSELF, CANNOT WIN THE EXTERNAL ENEMY./Imam al- Sayyid Muhammad Murtazai az-Zabidi/***The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Every day on which the sun rises, sadaka (alms) should be given for every joint that a person has. To judge two people fairly is sadaqah. Helping to climb onto a riding animal or carrying luggage on it is sadaqah. A kind word is sadaqah. Every step on the way to prayer (to the mosque) is sadaqah. To remove an obstacle from the road is sadaqah.” (Bukhari, Sulh, 11, Jihad, 72; Muslim, Zakat, 56)
• ***"Never quarrel with other people, and do not ask anyone for favors. Do not be a burden to anyone.”(Khoja Abd al-Khaliq) ***The mercy of Allah is so great that He does not leave a person seeking the truth without His guidance, opening the gates of knowledge of Islam and choosing for these purposes whoever He wishes. ***Our God is Allah and no one else, Our home is Paradise, and we want to go home, It is not by chance, it is not in vain that life was given to us by Allah, the heart beats repeating La Illaha IllaLah***” The one who does not show himself will not be pardoned mercy to others.” Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) ***Hasan Al-Basri said: “If someone conveyed to you rumors from another, then know that he will convey to others what he heard from you.”
• ***"When the power of Allah comes and with it victory, you will see how people will enter the religion of Allah in droves. Glorify your Lord and ask Him for forgiveness. Verily, Allah is He who accepts repentance" (annasr). ***The Prophet Muhammad said: “The danger to religion lies in three: a wicked lawyer, an unjust ruler and an uneducated person who independently makes canonical decisions.” Al-jami' as-saghir book of Imam As-Suyuta***If you learn one verse every day, then in 17 years you can memorize the Koran.***Each culture is unique in its own way, and there is no need to create a scale of superiority.** *

Enjoy life as if you will live forever, earn your place in heaven as if you will die tomorrow.

Source: https://www.sotsstatus.ru/statusy-na-temy/musulmanskie-islamskie-statusy/302-islamskie-tsitaty-musulmanskie-vyskazyvanija-i-frazy

Arabic inscriptions with translation

Source: https://vse-o-tattoo.ru/stili/arabskie-tatuirovki