Russian Arabic phrasebook with transcription and pronunciation. Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic. Learning Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic. Middle East News Greeting, Farewell in Arabic

This is an incredibly necessary thing if you are going to travel to the resorts and cities of the Arab countries. Of course, in many resorts of the world, knowledge of English is enough for you, and sometimes only Russian, but this does not apply to the resorts that we are talking about. In many Arab resorts, only Arabic is familiar and common, so this phrasebook will be an indispensable tool for you.

Here are collected the most common topics for conversation and all sorts of frequently asked questions.

Appeals

Common phrases

At customs

At the station

Walk around the city

In transport

Numerals

At the hotel

In the shop

In a cafe, restaurant

Emergencies

Dates and times

Greetings - This theme includes a list of phrases needed to greet and start a conversation.

Standard phrases - a list of the most common words and questions that are most often used in a conversation.

Station - so that you do not feel discomfort while at the station in a foreign country, which is associated with a language barrier, use this phrasebook topic.

Passport control - passing through control at the airport, you need to know a number of phrases and answers to questions translated into Arabic, just here these phrases are presented.

Orientation in the city - in Arab cities there are a lot of people and intersecting streets, in order not to get lost, you will need to check the route to your destination with passers-by. This topic will help you with this.

Transport - so that you do not have problems with public transport and taxis, use this topic.

Hotel - when checking into a hotel, be prepared for the fact that you will have to answer some questions, their translation and translation of other necessary phrases are in this section.

Emergencies - anything can happen in a foreign country, to make sure, use this topic from the Russian-Arabic phrasebook. Using the words and phrases from this topic, you can call for help, call the police or ask passers-by to tell an ambulance that you feel bad.

Dates and times - the translation of words denoting date and time.

Purchases - using this section, you can make any purchases anywhere, whether it is a market or an expensive jewelry store. Here are collected all the necessary questions and phrases for this.

Restaurant - in order to call the waiter, place an order, find out what this or that dish includes, you need to know Arabic or just use the words from this topic.

Numbers and figures - every tourist should know how to pronounce this or that number in the language of the country in which he is resting. Just the translation of these figures and numbers is collected in this section.

And now, since such a philological topic has come up (especially since I am directly related to it), I will tell you about the local language, about Arabic, about how I myself spoke it.

What was the most frequently used word? You don’t have to think for a long time, for sure, the greeting is AS-SALAM-ALEKUM (I will write Arabic words in Russian letters). Everyone knows that it is beautifully translated - Peace be with you. There is an even longer and more beautiful one - AS-SALAM-ALEYKUM, VA RAHMATU LAHI VA BARAKYAT - Peace be upon you, mercy and blessings of the Lord. It is beautiful in meaning, and the beauty of the sound delights me - SABAH AL-KHAIR - good morning. Sounds insanely beautiful. (And it is already written on my wall to meet every morning).

By the way, I pierced several times with “as-salamu-alaikum”. The fact is that Christians neither in Egypt nor in Syria do not greet each other like that. They say - MARKHABA - which means (sort of) just "hello" or "welcome".

No less often, I probably said “thank you” - SHUKRAN. At the same time, I quickly learned how to say “thank you very much” - SHUKRAN KTIR. "Ktir" translates as a lot.

One of my favorite words, which I also often used is… I would introduce it into our language with pleasure, it is so sonorous and precise, the form perfectly conveys the meaning - HALAS means “everything”.

Especially useful when communicating with the police, when they once again look into the car, they see a foreigner who is supposed to ride exclusively in buses, they begin to make claims to the driver. Moreover, they don’t speak to me, they don’t know English (although there are quite a few policemen who still speak some English). And then a foreigner for no reason at all:

HALAS! HALAS! TAMAM, MAFIA MUSHKELE. ELLA.- Everything. All. OK, no problems. Go.

They were surprised, then so naively and just smiled and let us go. Sometimes.

ELLA is a great word. It means "let's go", "let's go".

What about approval and disagreement, yes and no. Here is a “yes” they have convenient - quince. Instead of chattering “yes, yes, yes”, it’s much easier to stretch out “A-Y-B-A”. And “no”, on the contrary, you have to chatter - LA, LA, LA. "No" they have "la". Our “no”, and the English “no” is much easier to stretch out when you need to refuse flatly, and immediately. And they have to sing:

La, la, la.

How much did I manage to learn Arabic in a month in Arabic-speaking countries? I can only say the number of words - 50-60. But for some reason, the Arabs kept asking: “Where did you learn the language?”. Answered:

I eat and study.

Also, by the end of the trip, I was very surprised that in a car with a driver who did not speak a word of English, I managed to communicate for ten, twenty, thirty minutes. Amazing.

And then I had to communicate in Arabic and on the phone. After all, when they give me a ride, they all ask if I have a phone. And I can’t lie, I had to give a number. Then some (and those who do not know English, of course, too) called, we had to talk. Not for long though.

What were we talking about?

It is clear that my first question when I opened the car door:

MUMKEN AT-TARIQ MUSTAKIM BEDUNI FULUS? - Can I go straight down the road without money?

This was followed by an inviting gesture by the driver's hand. So did the smartest and most disinterested.

Second answer option:

WAYNE? - Where?

Third:

LE BEDUNI FULUS? - Why no money?

I answered the second question:

MUSTAKIM. - Directly.

And on the third:

Shvae-shvae FULUS. - A little bit of money.

When I got into the car, I was also the first to enter into a conversation and explained who I was:

ANA SEYAKHA MIN RUSIA. - I am a traveler from Russia.

MIN RUSSIA?! - they were surprised and nodded in understanding.

Everyone knows Russia. And for some reason they love it. She asked why. It seems even not only because our tourists are a dime a dozen there, but also because politically more or less each other (Russia Egypt) supports.

So, to express friendship, they said:

RUSSIA VA MYSR - SADIK. - Russia and Egypt are friends.

By the way, Egypt, as you can see, is called such an unusual word "MYSR". And the "Egyptian" will be "Mysrin".

Then, continuing the conversation, I named the countries through which I passed on the way to Mysr. Slowly listing them, so that mysrin has time to understand and be surprised.

MIN RUSSIA - TURKISH, SURIA, Ö RDON, MYSR, - I emphasized the last word.

WALED? - One? They showed me one finger.

WALED, I confirmed.

LE OUALED? - Why alone? they didn't calm down.

It is impossible in their understanding for the girl to go so far (somewhere) alone. So they always asked where my friends were.

WALED TAMAM, - Alone is good, - I answered. And if the driver knew at least some English, she added: " Interesting» - Interesting.

And when everything incomprehensible was explained, it was the turn of the first (full-fledged) and important question from the driver:

INTA YAJOZ? - he asked and depicted how the ring on the ring finger is removed and put on.

LA, - No, - I answered.

LE? - Why? - he was surprised (and delighted).

For a long time it was difficult for me to answer this question with a small vocabulary, until I finally learned the saving one:

ANA URIDU LA. - I don't want.

But it didn't turn out to be a life saver. They don't have "I don't want to get married". They have certain reasons. For example…

From the Darfur pyramids near Cairo, a very friendly Egyptian drove us back to the capital. Us - this is me, Sasha - my good friend from Ryazan and Dima - from Moscow. So, at one of the stops, all three of us were talking (an Arab spoke English), we were talking about marriage.

You are married? the Arab asked Sasha.

No.

Why? - the Arab asked and immediately answered himself, - no money?

This is both funny and amazing (in the sense of significantly) at the same time. I'll tell you later (although you'll guess) what it means.

So, after “I don’t want”, I had to learn another expression:

MUSTAKBAL, INSHAALLAH. - In the future, if God wills.

KAM IS DIED? - How old are you? - then the question followed (although in the Egyptian dialect it sounds something like “KAM SEN?”)

ITNEIN ASHRIN - Twenty-two.

Hearing this, almost everyone looked at me approvingly, although often with some surprise.

After that, there was often a clarification whether I had a friend whom I was going to marry. Hearing that no, some drivers, without wasting time, offered themselves to me as husbands. Open text or the idea to go with me to Moscow.

I refused, and again it sounded: “LE?”.

After? After that, I always sincerely praised Egypt.

AN-NAS - KVEIS, - People are excellent, - I said.

And if picturesque mountains, desert or palm trees came across in the window, she said:

MYSR - JAMIL. - Egypt is beautiful.

Then I did it, already knowing what would follow in response:

INTA - JAMIL. - You are beautiful.

She said that it is cold in Russia now:

RUSSIA - BERID, MYSR - HARR. - Russia is cold, Egypt is hot. - RUSSIA - KTIR MYTR. - There is a lot of snow in Russia.

Another topic of conversation is family. Quite often, following the surprise that I was alone, the driver asked:

WAYNE MOM, GRANDMA? - Where's mom, dad? - they say, how did they let me go alone, why didn’t they go with me.

And my favorite question about family was:

FI AH, OHT? - Do you have brothers, sisters?

Naturally, they never answered me: “MAFI” - No.

KAM? - How many? - I did not let up.

Still, where else can you hear: "ARBA AH, KHAMSA OHT" - Five brothers, three sisters, or "SITTA AH, TLYATA OHT" - six brothers, four sisters. Or ... yes, as much as you like. But usually not less than five children in a family. Although now everything is changing, they give birth less.

Then the topic of conversation was something that I saw in the window and that I could already name: children - ATFAL, a donkey - HUMAR, a palm tree - NAHL, a train - QATAR, a mountain - JEBAL ...

They were surprised at every word I said, and I rejoiced like a child.

I knew such rare words as “difficult” - “SAAP”, which came in handy after I called my complicated name “Tatiana”. How will it be “hot” - “SOCHN” - they give hot tea all the time, but I can’t drink this. I know how it will be "sorry" - ASIF. You can pronounce this word, and now it seems that you are speaking Arabic. After all, you said everything you wanted, and you were understood. I know how the "night" will be - LEIL. And even how it will be “do not worry” - LA TAKLAK, how it will be “I am happy” - ANA SAID, and even how it will be “I love you” - “ANA PHABIK”, a little girl in the Syrian village told me this, and I answered :

Ana phabik.

There is another such wonderful word - HABIBI. Do you know what it means? For some reason it seems to me that one can guess from one sound. "Expensive". But I, of course, want to translate ... "dear." Do you know who I want to say this to? Okay, I'll tell you a secret. Although it is not a secret, by the amount of things I have written here, you can easily guess that I will say: "My dear Egypt." I'm in love.

And I also know such Arabic words as TEA, MOTORCYCLE, GASOLINE, MOM ...

I miss this language around so much, I sometimes break out Arabic words and gestures. It's a pity that I can't show you gestures. It's different there too. But I'll definitely show you when we meet.

Useful Muslim phrases in Arabic with translation الله أكبر - Allahu akbar (Allah akbar) - Allah is Great (Greatest). Praise (takbir). Used when a believer wants to remember the greatness of Allah الله عالم - Allahu alim - Allah knows best (Allah knows best) عليه السلام - Alayhi salam (a.s.; a.s.) - Peace be upon him. It is said after the names of the prophets, messengers and higher angels (Jibril, Mikail, Azrael, Israfil) الحمد لله - Alhamdulillah (Al-Hamdu Lil-Lah) - Praise be to Allah. So Muslims often comment on anything, for example, when they say about success and when they answer the questions “how are you”, “how health” ال#ipe Photiform They وللbed الail.Ru الail.Ru № Alhamdullyakhs Alyamin - praise Allahu! ال nose Assalam - Assalam Alyamin - Alyamin. Мир вам (приветствие) أستغفر الله - АстагфируЛлах - Прошу прощения у Аллаха أَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّـيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمِ - Аузу билляхи мин аш-шайтани р-раджим - Прибегаю к защите Аллаха от проклятого (побиваемого) сатаны أخي - Ахи - (Мой) брат بَارَكَ اللهُ - Barakalllah- peace bless you Allah lf gardurity اللail.Ru الرail.Ru اللellent- bismillah-r-rahman-r-rahim- in the name of Allah, Merciful, Merciful. These words should be pronounced before any important matter (Sunnah- pronounced this phrase before eating, before eating, before washing. at the entrance to the house, etc.) ‏وعليكم السلام - Wa alaikum assalam - “And peace be upon you” (Answer to a greeting) جزاك اللهُ خللهُ خيرًا - JazakAllahu Khairan (JazakAllahu) - May Allah reward you with good! Thank you". At the same time, “Jazak Allahu Khairan” is said when addressing a man; "Jazaqi Allahu Khairan" - when referring to a woman; “Jazakuma Allahu Khairan” - when referring to two people; "Jazakumu Allahu Khairan" - when referring to several people Short answer: "Wa yakum" (وإيّاكم) - and let him reward you too, "wa yak" - (male), "wa yaki" - (female) إن شاء الله - InshaAllah - If it is the will of Allah - Yahdikumullah - May Allah show you the right path! لا إله إلاَّ الله - La ilaha illa Allah - There is no God but Allah (there is no one and nothing worthy of worship except the One God Allah). The first part of the shahada ما شاء الله - MashaAllah (Masha "Allah) - So Allah willed; Allah decided so. Used when commenting on any events to express submission to the will of Allah, to what He predetermined for a person. They also say "MashaAllah" when praise someone, admire someone's beauty (especially a child), so as not to jinx it , saw, saaw, pbuh) - May Allah bless Muhammad and welcome (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). They say at the mention of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him سبحان الله - SubhanAllah - Most Pure (Most Holy) Allah. Everything that happens or does not happen is by the will of Allah, who has no flaws. Muslims often say "SubhanAllah" in conversation or to themselves to remind (someone or themselves) about this سبحانه و تعالى - Subhanahu wa Ta "ala - Holy is He (Allah) and Great. These words are usually spoken after pronouncing the name of Allah أختي - Uhti - My sister في سبيل الله - Fi Sabilil-Lah (fi sabilillah, fisabilillah) - On the path of the Lord

In a traditional environment, you can hear a greeting (at any time of the day):

السلام عليكم ! Peace to you! as-sala: m 'ale ykum

Reply to this greeting:

وعليكم السلام ! Peace to you too! Wah Bale ykum as-sala: m

In a religious environment, it is customary to greet with a blessing:

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته !

as-sal I: m 'ale ykum Wa-rahmat-ulla Wa-baraka: ti h And

Peace var, and the mercy of the Most High, and His blessings

You can say hello (or answer a greeting) with one word:

سلام ! Hello! (verbatim:world) sal i :m

In an informal environment, greetings are possible:

مرحبا ! Hello! m a rhaba

أهلا ! Hello! A hAlan

Reply to a guest greeting:

أهلا وسهلا ! Welcome!A halan wah-s A hAlan

In a rural areain response to the greeting of the guest, they can say:

أهلين أهلين Hi Hi A hl eh yin, eh hl eh yin

مرحبتين ! Hi Hi! (literally: "two hello") ma rHabte in

When meeting a person who has not been seen for a long time, you can also say (in a friendly environment; colloquial language):

Where have you been, man?ue:on-l-g eh yba, ya for the lame وين الغيبة يا زلمة؟

Residents of cities after a greeting usually ask a question:

كيف الحال ؟ How are you? ki:f al-ha:l

(wordحال Ha:l in this case, it is translated as “state, position, business; well-being")

In literary language, this phrase sounds like this:

كيف الحال ؟ How are you? ka yfa-l-ha:l

Residents of rural areas are characterized by a different version of the question, using a pronominal ending. In the literary version, it sounds like this:

كيف حالك ؟ ka yifah ha:bow

كيف حالك ؟ ka yifah ha:bows

كيف حالكم ؟ How are you doing? (plural) ka yfa ha: delight

Note that the above addresses to a man and a woman are spelled the same (because the pronominal suffix is ​​used ك ) , but differ in pronunciation. A feminine plural form exists, but the situations in which it is used (for example, in women's educational institutions) are rare and therefore not mentioned in the scope of this material.

In colloquial language, it sounds like this:

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

كيف حالك ؟ How are you doing? (addressing a woman) ki:f Ha:lki; ki:f Halek

كيف حالكم ؟ How are you doing? (plural) ki:f Ha:lkum

Note: in many villages in Israel and Jordan, the letterك pronounced like h(with the exception of pronominal word endings). Therefore, the phrases mentioned above will sound like this:

كيف حالك ؟ How are you doing? (to a man) chi:f ha:lak

كيف حالك ؟ How are you doing? (to a woman) chi:f Ha:lki

كيف حالكم ؟ How are you doing? (plural) chi:f Ha:lkum

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Below are common questions, with pronunciation typical of the spoken language:

Are you doing well? (to a man) umu:cancer tama:m أمورك تمام؟

Are you doing well? (to a woman) umu:rek tama:m أمورك تمام؟

Are you doing well? umu:rkum tama:m أموركم تمام؟

كيف الصحة ؟ How is your health? ki:f aS-Sa Ha

كيف صحتك ؟ ki:f Sa Htak

كيف صحتك ؟ ki:f Sa Htaki; ki:f Sa Htaek

In the traditional Bedouin pronunciation, these questions sound like this:

كيف الصحة ؟ How is your health? chi:f aS-Sa XXa

كيف صحتك ؟ How is your health? (to a man) chi:f Sa xxtak

كيف صحتك ؟ How is your health? (to a woman) chi:f Sa Xxtaki

In the Egyptian dialect, in a friendly environment, you can use the expression:

How are you? (referring to a man) yzza yakازيك

How are you? (addressing a woman) yzza yekازيك

How are you? (to a group of people) yzza ykumازيكم

Standard answer:

الحمد لله God bless! al-ha mdu lilla

When meeting again within one day, you can say:

يعطيك العافية yaaTy:k al-ya:fiyya

He will make you feel good (referring to a man)

(by "He will give" is meant "Allah will give")

يعطيك العافية yaaTy:ki-l-ba:fiyya

He will make you feel good (appeal to a woman)

يعطيكم العافية yaaTy: kum-l-ya: fiyya

He will make you feel good (address to a group of people)

The traditional response to this request is:

الله يعا فيك A lla yaa:fi:k

God will reward you with health (address to a man

الله يعا فيك A lla yaa: fi: ki

God will reward you with health (address to a woman)

الله يعا فيكم A lla yaa:fi:com

God will reward you with health (address to a group of people)

The official language of the United Arab Emirates is Arabic. As in the entire modern world, English has also become widespread in tourist and business areas. It is not uncommon to meet people who understand French. Since a large number of expatriates who are not native speakers of Arabic came to work in the country, you can hear the dialect in Hindi (the state language of India), Urdu (Pakistan), Bengali (Bangladesh), Farsi (Iran), Tagalog (Philippines), Malayam (India) and Punjabi (India).

But the increasing flow of Russian tourists is also doing a good deed - in many self-respecting hotels, shopping centers and some small shops (mainly in Nasser Square), Russian is understood, which cannot but please lazy or hard-to-learn English tourists from the post-Soviet space. Signs are also beginning to adapt to Russian-speaking travelers - cunning merchants are happy to try in any way to express themselves and attract buyers, although most signs are still broadcast in two languages ​​- Arabic and English.

There are no problems with numbers either. Along with the official Hindu-Arabic numerals for the Emirates

very vaguely reminiscent of signs familiar to us, traditional Arabic numerals are widely used, understandable to every European.

As for the purity of speech, there are big problems with this in the UAE. In literary Arabic - fush, they speak only in the mass media. It may very well be that the cream of the Emirati society also speak this language, but do not use it daily. Basically, all communication takes place in Dinglish - the so-called Dubai English, in which everything is mixed.

If, nevertheless, there is a great desire to show off at least a superficial knowledge of Arabic, then below is a list of words and phrases that are often used in the tourist zone.

Russian-Arabic phrasebook

Common phrases

Hotel

Store (shopping)

Transport

emergency cases

Restaurant

Pronouns

Numbers