شلونَك Shlonak is used when addressing a man, “شلونِك shlonik” for a woman, and “شلونكن shlonkon” for a group of two or more. “ شلونَك؟ Shlonak ” is used often Iraq, Syria, and many gulf countries. Gulf Arabic or Khaliji is an important dialect among the Arabian world, and it is widely spoken in U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait countries. You can answer also with the phrase “الحمدلله حد الساعة al hamdulillah had saa’a”, which means so far, so good. As a response, it states that ‘everything is ok’. Similarly, you could also answer with “كلشي على خير kolshi ala kheir”. When said as a response, it simply means ‘I’m fine’. You can actually respond by saying “لا بأس la baas” as well. The third way of asking how someone is is “ كلشي بخير؟ kol shi b kheir ”, which means ‘Is everything fine?’. When asked as a question it means ‘are you ok?’ كلشي بخير؟ Kol shi b kheir You use “ كيداير؟ kidayer ” when addressing a man and “كيدايرة kidayera” when addressing a woman. There are three ways you can ask how are you in the Maghrebi Dialect. ArabicĬountries of the Maghreb region including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libia, Western Sahara and Mauritania use colloquial Moroccan Arabic dialect. If you’re not feeling great, you can “مش كويس msh kwayes” which simply means ‘not good’. The most common responses you’ll hear and could use are “كويس، الحمدلله kwayes, al hamdullilah” meaning ‘I’m fine, thank God’, and the phrase “كلو تمام kolo tamaam” that means ‘Everything is good’. Regarding the response for “How are you” in Arabic, Egyptians have a few ways of responding. The conjugation will differ depending on the gender of who you’re speaking with and how many people you’re speaking to. ![]() “ أخبارك إيه؟ akhbarak eeh ” translated as ‘what’s your news’. AddresseeĮgyptians also use other phrases, such as “ عامِل إيه؟ aamel eeh ” which is a casual way to ask how are you. ![]() In Egyptian you can say “ إزيَّك؟ Ezzayak ” translated literally as ‘How are you’. Read next: Forty Basic Egyptian Arabic Phrases to Sound Local إزيَّك؟ Ezzayak ArabicĮgyptian Arabic is the most widespread Arabic dialect used in music, media and TV shows. You can also say “أنا مريض Ana marid” if you were sick. On the other hand, if you were not feeling good and you want to express that, you can say “لست بخير Lastu bikhaer”, and its translation is ‘I am not good’. ![]() Or you could answer positively as “بخير والحمدلله Bikhaer wal hamdulillah” which serves a similar meaning ‘Good and thanks for God’. If someone asks you this question, there are many personalized ways to reply in Standard Arabic, such as the most common answer “أنا بخير، شكراً Ana bikhaer, shokran” which is translated as ‘I am fine, thanks’. The phrase is conjugated depending on the addressee as summarized in the table. “ كيف حالك؟ Kayfa Haluka ” is the phrase used to say ‘How are you’ in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and it is understood by all Arabs and used mostly in formal writing.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |