Timo Schmitz - My Archive of Languages (2021 Edition)

bark – to bless

rde – to bless

Llah irde 3lik! – God bless you!

Bshlama – Goodye!

nedma – regret

ndum – regrets

khuf – to be afraid

tkhle3 – to be afraid

ana – I

nti – you

huwa – he

hiya – she

hna – we

ntuma – you (pl.)

huma – they – also spelled humma

liya – mine

lik – yours

lih – his, hers (?)

dialhum – theirs

Salam – Hello!

Nharek taieb – Good morning!, lit. “Good day!”

Sbeh el-khir – Good morning!

rabi ybeerak – God bless you ! (Annaba dialect)

mla ak ta3rafe arabe mli7 – Why do you know Arabic so well? (Annaba dialect)

Chfama jdid? – What’s new ?

Hata chay – nothing at all

Behi – Okay!

Tesbah ala khir! – Good night!

Ila illi9a! – Goodbye!

Beslema! – Goodbye!

chkun? – who ?

lach ? – why ?

waqtach? – when?

kifach ? – how ?

chfama – what?

Chnouwa – what?

ena – I

enta, enti - you

houwa – he

hiyya – she

ehna – we

entouma – you (pl.)

houma – they

Allah ybarek ta7ki arabe wa francais englich – Allah benefited you with speaking Arabic, French, and English (Annaba dialect)

des locons fi classa – lessons in class (Annaba dialect)

bessa7tak – that’s good (Annaba dialect)

chta3mel f hyetek? – What do you do in your life ?

klit w krit chwaya – I ate and read a bit

klit – I ate

krit – I read

chwaya – a bit (Algerian: chwiya)

momken – maybe (Algerian: momkin)

aih – yes

la – no

Chokran! – Thank you!

Aychek! – Thank you!

Tfathal! – You’re welcome!

Netcharfou – Nice to meet you !

Mafhemtech – I don’t understand

ya 3inaya – my eyes

Kifech t3alamet arabe – How do you know Arabic?

Twa7chtek – I miss you

barcha – a lot

N7eb – I love you!

7atta enna zada! – And me too!

7atta – and

enna – I

w enti ch3aml – And how are you?

Aya bahi – It’s great !

men 8ir mziya – You’re welcome

hada – this

hadaka – that

hna – here

ghadi – there

marhaban (مرحبا) – Hello

salam – Hello

ismi (اسمي) – My name is...

kef halek? (كيف حالك؟) – How are you?

al hamdulillah (الحمد لله) – Thanks to God

bikhair (بخير) – good

alhamdulillah, bekhair – Fine, thanks to God

wa anta kaif halak? (وانت كيف حالك؟) – and how are you?, What about you? How are you?

tamam (تمام), al hamdu lil-lah – good, thanks to God

ana min almaniya – I’m from germany

ana almani - I’m german

ana yemeni – I’m Yemeni

tasharrafna (تشرفنا) - Nice to meet you!

na3am (نعم) – yes

la – no

shukran or: shokran – Thanks! teslam (تسلم) – thanks (especially used when someone did a favor or helped you)

afwan or: alafo – You are welcome!

anta jaed fi al3arabi (أنت جيد في العربي) – You are good in Arabic

a2uthu bil-lah – God bless you

i3tani binafsak (اعتني بنفسك) – Take care!

ma3a s-salama or: ma'a assalama (مع السلامة) – Goodbye ila alliqaa or: ila ali9aa (الى اللقاء) – See you!

hel min jadid? (هل من جديد؟) – Are there any news? (Standard Arabic)

la shai jadeed (لاشئ جديد) – No things are new, I don’t have any news, no new things (reply to hel min jadid)

shai – thing

jadid – news

matha a'ankom? (ماذا عنكم؟) – What about you?

kef usratek? (كيف اسرتك؟) – How’s your family doing?

esh tishtighil? (ايش تشتغل؟) – What are you working?, What’s your job?

adros fi al-jamia'ah (أدرس في الجامعة) – I’m studying in the university

aish musawee (أيش مسوي) or: aish t3mal - What are you doing?

shokran – thanks

la shokr a'ala wajib (لا شكر على واجب) – you are welcome, no need to say thanks

Taiz slang:

pronounce j like g in good

j and dj are pronounced the same

so people say gaza2iri instead of djaza2iri (djaza2iri means “Algerian”)

e=aiwa=ya sa'am(Sana'a slang)=yes

da=laa= mashi(Sana'a slang)=no

focus in Egyptian slang mashi means ‘yes’, but in Yemeni it’s the opposite!

wa kef altaks fe almaniya – How is the weather in Germany?

altaks – weather

altaks hona mo3tadil – The weather here is warm

hona – here

mo3tadil or: motadil – warm

mazilt talib – still student (Standard Arabic)

mazilt – still (Standard Arabic)

3adni – still (Yemeni slang)

adrouso al handash al kahrbaeah – studying electrical engineering

adrouso – studying

alhandsah – engineering

alkahrbaeah – electrical

matha 3nk? – What about you?

hayya nitkallah min hagana – Hey let’s talk from ours

ma 3ayifhamoonash – They won’t understand

fen albaqeeah – Where are the others?

alyoum – today

masaryiah – Egyptian

wa ant mo t3mal alaan – And what are you doing now? (Taizzi slang)

wa ant ma bet3mal alaan – And what are you doing now? (Sana’ani slang)

alyoum hama – today is hot

hama – hot

wa altaks 3ndkom kef? – How’s the weather by your side?

3ndkom – by your side

bared – cold

abrad – colder

men doa3i sorori – It is my pleasure (Standard Arabic)

wa ant aithan – to you too

fe aman allah – in God’s protection

Do your best

in Yemeni: i3mal jahdak

in formal Arabic: قدّم أفضل ما عندك (qaddem afdhal ma 3indak)

Salam – Hello!

Ezzeyek? – How are you?

Ezzeyoko? – How are you? (pl.)

kwayes – good

mashi – so so

aywa – yeah

Ismak ey? – What’s your name? (m.)

Ismik ey? – What’s your name? (f.)

Ismi... – My name is ...

Inta minayn? – Where are you from? (m.)

Inti minayn? – Where are you from? (f.)

wa7d (واحد) – one

atnen (اتنين) – two

talataa (تلاته) – three

arb'aa (اربعه) – four

kmsaaa (خمسه) – five

staaa (سته) – six

sb'aa (سبعه) – seven

tmanya (ثمانيه) – eight

ts'aa (تسعه) – nine

3shraa (عشره) – ten

hadshar – eleven

atnshr – twelve

tlatshr – thirteen

albhr gamal (البحر جميل) – beautiful sea

ana 3ish fi medinat alaskendriya (انا عيش فى مدينه الاسكندريه) – I live in Alexandria, I live in the city of Alexandria

ana – I

anta – you

howa – he

hyaa – she

nahnu, nhnoo – we

hom – they

fi – in

medina – city

bahr – sea

Zay iful! – That’s perfect! (lit.: “like jasmin”)

Mish ma3qul! – No way!/ That’s unbelievable

Ma’alak? – What’s wrong?

Tawwal baalak! – Be patient!

Sabah il-khayr – Good morning!

Sabah in-nur – Good morning! (reply)

Misa il-khayr – Good evening!

Misa in-nur – Good evening! (reply)

Tisbah ala khayr – Good night!

niswangi – womanizer

3andu wash – someone crazy

Yimut fi – to be crazy about something

sahl – easy

wikhish – bad

sulb – hard

Mafiish fayda – It’s useless!

Inta sakh! – You are right!