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كَيْفَ حَالُكَ
kayfa ḥāluka
how are you (to a male)
A1phraseroot: ح-و-ل
كَيْفَ حَالُكَ الْيَوْمَ؟
kayfa ḥāluka al-yawma?
How are you today?
بِخَيْرٍ
bi-khayrin
fine / well
A1phraseroot: خ-ي-ر
أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.
anā bi-khayrin, al-ḥamdu lillāhi.
I am fine, praise be to God.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
al-ḥamdu lillāhi
praise be to God / thank God
A1phraseroot: ح-م-د
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ جَيِّدٌ.
al-ḥamdu lillāhi, kullu shayʾin jayyidun.
Thank God, everything is good.
إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
in shāʾa allāhu
God willing / hopefully
A1phraseroot: ش-ي-أ
سَأَذْهَبُ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
saʾadhhabu ghadan in shāʾa allāhu.
I will go tomorrow, God willing.
آسِفٌ
āsifun
sorry
A1adjectiveroot: أ-س-ف
أَنَا آسِفٌ عَلَى التَّأْخِيرِ.
anā āsifun ʿalā at-taʾkhīri.
I am sorry for the delay.
لَوْ سَمَحْتَ
law samaḥta
if you permit / excuse me (to a male)
A1phraseroot: س-م-ح
لَوْ سَمَحْتَ، هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الْمُرُورُ؟
law samaḥta, hal yumkinunī al-murūru?
Excuse me, may I pass?
مَاذَا
mādhā
what
A1pronoun
مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟
mādhā turīdu?
What do you want?
مَنْ
man
who
A1pronoun
مَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ؟
man hādhā ar-rajulu?
Who is this man?
أَيْنَ
ayna
where
A1adverb
أَيْنَ الْمَطْعَمُ؟
ayna al-maṭʿamu?
Where is the restaurant?
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
A1adverb
كَيْفَ تَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْعَمَلِ؟
kayfa tadhhabu ilā al-ʿamali?
How do you go to work?
مَتَى
matā
when
A1adverb
مَتَى يَبْدَأُ الدَّرْسُ؟
matā yabdaʾu ad-darsu?
When does the lesson begin?
لِمَاذَا
limādhā
why
A1adverb
لِمَاذَا أَنْتَ مُتَأَخِّرٌ؟
limādhā anta mutaʾakhkhirun?
Why are you late?