Timo Schmitz - My Archive of Languages (2021 Edition)

Official language in: Koiné language in Algeria, proposed minority language in France

Speakers: c. 30 million

Scripts: Arabic, Latin (in the internet)

Moroccan Arabic

Spoken in: Morocco; by immigrants in many EU countries, Switzerland, Canada and the United States

Official language in: Koiné language in Morocco and Western Algeria, proposed minority language in France

Speakers: c. 20 million

Scripts: Arabic, Latin (in the internet)

Jewish Moroccan Arabic

Spoken in: Morocco, Israel

Official language in: –

Speakers: c. 200,000

Scripts: Hebrew

Tunisian Arabic

Spoken in: Tunisia, Algeria, Libya; by immigrants in many EU countries

Official language in: Koiné language in Tunisia, proposed minority language in France

Speakers: c. 12 million

Scripts: Arabic, Latin (in the internet)

Yemeni Arabic

Spoken in: Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia (in the southern part of the country), Kenya

Official language in: Koiné language in Yemen and widespread second language in Somalia

Speakers: c. 15 million – 20 million

Scripts: Arabic, Latin (in the internet)

Egyptian Arabic

Spoken in: Egypt

Official language in: Koiné language in Egypt

Speakers: c. 55 million

Scripts: Arabic, Latin (in the internet)

Anatolian Arabic

Spoken in: mainly in Southeastern Anatolia (such as Mardin, Siirt, Gaziantep, and Diyabakir) region in Turkey

Official language in: –

Speakers: c. 1-2 million

Scripts: officially not written

1 – Salam

Salam – Hello !

Wech rak? – How are you? (m.)

Wech raki? – How are you ? (f.)

Wach tahki? – What’s new?

Kach jdid? – What’s the news ?

Cha rak edire? – What do you do?

rani na9ra – I am studying

lekraya – to study

Smeh li! – Sorry!, Excuse me!

Men fadlek! – Please!

Lotfan! - Please

Beslema! – Goodbye!

Filamin! – Goodbye!

lah ykhalik – God bless you !

chkoun? – who?

ayna – where?

win? – where?

wesh? – what?

ma – what?

mada – what?

waqtach? – when?

3leh?/ 3lash – why?

kif – how?

kifech? – how?

ana – I

(a)nta – you

howa – he

hiya – she

hna – we

ntouma – you (pl.)

houma – they

rani – I am

rak – you are (m.)

raki – you are (f.)

rah – he is

rahi – she is

rana – we are

raku(m) – you are (pl.)

rahum – they are

lekraya – to study

ana nakra – I study

nta takra – you study

howa yakra – he studies

hiya takra – he studies

hna nakrou – we study

houma yakrou – they study

rayeh – to go

ana rayha – I go

nta rayeh – you go

howa rayeh – he goes

hiya rahya – she goes

hna rayhin – we go

ntouma rayhin – you (pl.) go

homa rayhin – they go

2 – anta min ay balad

anta tatakalam ba3d al almaniya – You speak some German ?

tatakalam – (you) speak

ba3d, chwiya – a bit

almaniya – German

ayna ta3alamta al almaniya – Where did you learn German?

ta3alamta – (you) learn

anta min ay balad – You are from which country ?

min – from

balad, bled – country

inta wahid kidabe – You are a liar !

inta kidabe – You are a liar (m.)

anti kidaba – You are a liar (f.)

bent – girl

walad – boy

mra – woman

rjal – man

chira – girl

yechi – baby

lalla – madam

dadda – sir

had – this (m.)

hadi – this (f.)

dak – that (m.)

dik – that (f.)

rgad – sleep (in Standard Arabic : an-noum النوم)

astati3 – can

ana astati3 – I can

anta tastati3 – you can

howa yastati3 – he can

nahno nastati3 – we can

antom tastati3ouna – you (pl.) can

home yastati3oune – they can

the negation :

ana la astati3 – I cannot

anta la tastati3 – you cannot

la – not

loukan – if

ila, ida – if

bessah – but

tkoul – as if

ba3d – after

wra – after

balak – maybe (Standard Arabic: mumkin)

khatar – because

Ki rakoum? – How are you?

Chokran – Thanks!

Sahhit – Thanks!

an3am – oui

ya3jeb – to please

3la bali – I know

bqa lakhir – Goodbye!

3 – mada taf3al

ma howa ra2yok – What’s your opinion ?

ra2yok – your opinion

mada taf3al – What do you do?

taf3af – (you) do

ayna anti? – Where are you?

wah – yes

la – no

walo – nothing

hadu – these

duk – those

gourbi – house

zayla – animal

boufertetou – butterfly

orid an a9di ma3aki layla momti3a – I wish you a happy evening

lila sa3ida – Good night

Sbah el-khir – Good morning!

Msa l-khir – Good evening!

4 – la youjad jadid

ع 3

ق 9

7 ح

salam 3alaykom wa rahmato allah wa barakatoho – Muslim greeting

la youjad jadid – There are no news !

youjad – to exist

twahachtik – I miss you

ya 7ayat elro7 – my love

win rak? – Where are you ?

marhba bik fil jazair – Welcome to Algeria !

fi – in

el jazair – Algeria

srire we mhaynah kbar – a litttle one who does the things like a big one

srire – little

n9oul – tell

ngoul – tell

ngoul li – Tell me!

makane walo – There is nothing !

hayati – my life

3ayniya – my eyes

khir minik – better than you

bila3 fomik – the farm

nza3a9 m3ak – I fool you !

nza3a9 m3ak – I laugh with you

nza3a9 3lik – I laugh about you

ana tani – me too !

3id sa3id – Happy festival !/ holiday !

ya 3omri – my life

3omri = hayati

o7ibok – I love you !

7abib al 9alb – love from the heart

7abib – masculin

habibti – féminin

alf mabrouk – Thousand luck !

kol 3am wa antombikhayr – Every year should be good!

ramadhan karim – Happy Ramadan !

anta tihdar chwiya almaniya – You speak some German?

chokran – Thank you

al 3afw – You’re welcome

allah y3awinha – God shall be with her !

5 – Ana men el-djaza’ir

Esmi… - My name is …

ana men el-djaza’ir - I live in Algeria

wa anta men ayn? – And where are you from ?

mtshrf – Nice to meet you ! (said to a man)

motasharefa – Nice to meet you ! (said to a woman!)

ana taleba – I’m student (f.)

anta taleb – You are student (m.)

adross el-biologiya – I study biology

gul li) – tell me

wash rak tekhdem fi-bladek? – What do you work in your country ?

allah yessetrek – God bless you !

mahattet dyal el-kiran – bus stop

mahattet el-kiran – bus stop

kidayra 3a ila? – How’s your family doing ? (Maroc)

wach rahom fel dar ? – How’s your family doing ? (Algeria)

dar – house

fel – in the (fi + el = fil, Mahgrebin : fel)

wach raha la famille – How’s your family doing ? (Algeria)

Remember ‘wach rak ?’ (how are you), the plural of rak is raha (they) so ‘wach raha’ is ‘how are they’ and to precise who is meant with ‘they’, the French ‘la famille’ is added

anta myan – Where are you from ?

mayan – from where

min ayna – from where (in Standard Arabic)

ana men al-almaniya – I’m from Germany

men – from (Standard: min)