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M o r e U s e f u l E x p r e s s i o n s

Y o u w e r e g i v e n s o m e u s e f u l e x p r e s s i o n s o n p a g e s 2 2 t o 2 4 . H e r e a r e m o r e e x p r e s s i o n s , i n c l u d i n g m a n y

G o d p h r a s e s .

G o d P h r a s e s

May God bless your parents.(used often when asking for a service /information or to express gratitude tosomeone)

lla y-r m l-walidin. .

Our parents and yours. (aresponse to the above)

walidina u walidik. .

May God cure you. (used to showsympathy toward a sick person)

lla y-afi. .

May God not show you anyharm. (a response to the above)

lhla y-wrrik bas. .

May God magnify the gooddeeds. (used to offer condolences forsomeones death)

ajarakum llah. .

May God make your child agood person. (used to complement aparent on his/her child)

lla y-s l . .

May God grant you grace. (usedwhen saying goodbye to a friend orcongratulating him/her on a job welldone)

tbark llah lik. .

May God grant you grace.(response to the above)

lla y-bark fik. .

I swear to God. (expresses thatwhat you said was true)

ullah. .

Used to express excuse me whensomeone does something for you, suchas: hands you socks or shoes, pourswater over your hands to wash them,etc. It is also used when the speakermentions words like donkey or trash.

aak. .

May God grant you pride andhonor. (used as a response to theabove)

zzk llah. .

Used on the arrival of somebodyafter a trip.

la slamtk. .

Response to the above. lla y-sllmk. .

May God make your life easier.(said to beggars)

lla y-shl. .

O t h e r E x p r e s s i o n s

Would you please help me? we ymkn lik t- awnni?

If you dont mind. ila jat la x a t rk. .

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It is my pleasure. la r-ras u l- in. .

Youre welcome. la ukran la wajib. .

God forgives. lla y-sam . .

It is all right. (no harm done) i bas ma kayn. .

There is no harm. (response toapology)

ma fiha bas. .

Thats fine. d-dnya hanya. .

Im going on ... adi n-mi nhar... . . .

and Ill be back on ... u adi n-rj nhar... . . .

Really ?/! b s s ?/! ! /

Its shameful. uma

Shame on you. uma lik. .

Its none of your business. mai lk. .

Hurry up. srbi / d ya / t lq rask. / / .

You are right. ndk l- qq. .

I agree with you. ana mttafq m ak. .

Watch out! ndak! !

Move aside. balak. .

How do we say ... in Arabic?kifa kan-gulu ... b

l- rbiya. . . . .

Is there another word? we kayna i klma xura?

Is there an easy word?we kayna i klmasahla?