Useful Syrian Arabic Expressions
The dialect used in these sheets is the mainstream dialect in Damascus, Syria. The dialects in other regions and
cities in Syria differ slightly, mainly in the use of some short vowels and vocabulary.
There are two genders in Arabic: male (m) and female (f). There are also plural forms (all) used for plural males and
females. The male form is also used for neutral. Adjectives, verbs, and pronouns have to agree in gender.
What if you did not get the gender right? No problem, people will still understand what you say from the context.
Pronunciation Guide
a
ai
on
like in
like in
like in
ma
main
on
i
u
.
like in inin
like in put
tiny pause
like in men
glottal stop
stressed syllable
‫ﺍﻟﺿﻣﺎﺋﺭ ﺍﻟﺷﺧﺻﻳﺔ‬
Personal Pronouns
I
ana
We
You (m)
nihna
intai
You (f)
inti
You (all)
He
intu
huwai
She
They
hiyai
hinai
‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
‫ﻧَﺣﻧﺎ‬
‫ﺇﻧﺕ‬
‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺇﻧ‬
‫ﺇﻧﺗﻭ‬
‫ُﻫ ّﻭﻱ‬
‫ﻫﻳﻲ‬
‫ِﻫﻧّﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻣﻠﻛﻳﺔ‬
Possession
My name (name = ism ‫)ﺍِﺳﻡ‬
Our name
Your name (m)
ismi
Ismna
ismak
Your name (f)
Your name (all)
His name
ismek
ismkon
ismo
Her name
isma
Their name
ismon
‫ﺍِﺳﻣﻲ‬
‫ﺍِﺳﻣﻧﺎ‬
‫ﺍِﺳ َﻣﻙ‬
‫ِﺳﻣﻙ‬
ِ ‫ﺍ‬
‫ﺍِﺳﻣ ُﻛﻥ‬
‫ﺍِﺳﻣﻭ‬
‫ﺍِﺳﻣﺎ‬
‫ﺍِﺳ ُﻣﻥ‬
‫ﺃﺳﺋﻠﺔ‬
Question words
What
shu
How
Keef
Why
How much
laish
adiash
How many
kam
1
e
‘
bold
‫ﺷﻭ‬
‫ﻛﻳﻑ‬
‫ﻟﻳﺵ‬
‫ﺍﺩﻳﺵ‬
‫ﻛﺎﻡ‬
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Where
When
wain
aimta
Who
meen
b.adaish
‫ﺍﻟﺗﺭﺣﻳﺏ‬
Greetings & Introductions
Welcome/ good to see you
ahla wu sahla
Hello
Response to ‘hello’
Hello (Peace be upon you)
marhaba
ahlain
asalamu alaikum
How are you (to a m)?
keefak
How are you (to a f)?
Thank God (I’m good)
Keefek
ilhamdilah
Ok
What is your name (to m)?
What is your female (to f)?
tamam
shu ismak
shu ismek
My name is ….
This (m)
This (f)
ismai
hada
ha.y
This is my friend (m) …
This is my friend (f) …
This is my son
hada rfee’i …
ha.y rfee’ti …
Hada ibni
This is my daughter
This is my husband
This is my wife
ha.y binti
hada jozi
ha.y marti
Good bye
ma esalame
Yes
No
ai
la'
Thank you
Response to ‘thank you’
shukran
afwan
Here you are/sit down (to m)
Here you are/sit down (to f)
tfadal
tfadali
Do you need help (to m)?
Do you need help (to f)?
bidak musaade?
bidek musaade?
I am sorry (m)
aasef
I am sorry (f)
I do not know
I do not understand
aasfe
ma baaref
ma fhemt
2
‫ﻭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺍﻳﻣﺗﻰ‬
‫ﻣﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺑﺄﺩﻳﺵ‬
‫ﺳﻬﻼ‬
َ ‫ﺍﻫﻼ ﻭ‬
‫َﻣﺭﺣﺑﺎ‬
‫ﺍﻫﻠﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻳﻛﻡ‬
َ ‫ﺍﻟ‬
‫ﻛﻳ َﻔﻙ‬
‫ﻛﻳ ِﻔﻙ‬
'ِ‫ﺍﻟﺣﻣﺩ‬
‫ﺗ َﻣﺎﻡ‬
‫ﺷﻭ ﺍﺳ َﻣﻙ؟‬
‫ﺍﺳﻣﻙ؟‬
ِ ‫ﺷﻭ‬
... ‫ﺍﺳﻣﻲ‬
‫ﻫﺎﺩﺍ‬
‫ﻫﺎﻱ‬
... (‫ﻫﺎﺩﺍ ﺭﻓﻳﻘﻲ )ﺭﻓﻳﺋﻲ‬
... (‫ﻫﺎﻱ ﺭﻓﻳﻘﺗﻲ )ﺭﻓﻳﺋﺗﻲ‬
‫ﻫﺎﺩ ﺍﺑﻧﻲ‬
‫ﻫﺎﻱ ﺑﻧﺗﻲ‬
‫ﻫﺎﺩ ﺟﻭﺯﻱ‬
‫ﻫﺎﻱ ﻣﺭﺗﻲ‬
‫َﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺳﻼﻣﺔ‬
‫ﺃﻱ‬
‫ﻷ‬
ً ‫ﺷﻛﺭﺍ‬
ُ
ً ‫َﻋﻔﻭﺍ‬
‫ﺿﻝ‬
َ ‫ﺗ َﻔ‬
‫ﺿﻠﻲ‬
َ ‫ﺗ َﻔ‬
‫ﺑﺩﱠﻙ ُﻣﺳﺎ َﻋﺩﺓ؟‬
‫ﺑ ِﺩّﻙ ُﻣﺳﺎ َﻋﺩﺓ‬
‫ﺁ ِﺳﻑ‬
‫ﺃﺳﻔﺔ‬
‫ﻌﺭﻑ‬
ِ ‫ﻣﺎ َﺑ‬
‫ﻣﺎ ﻓ ِﻬﻣﺕ‬
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‫ﺍﻟﺗﻌﺎﺭﻑ‬
ُ
Getting to know someone
Where are you from (to m)?
min wain intai
Where are you from (to f)?
I am from ….
min wain inti
ana min
Where do you live (to m)?
wain saken
Where do you live (to f)?
I live in/on … (m)
wain sakne
ana saken bi …
I live in/on … (f)
ana sakne bi …
What’s your phone # (to m)?
What’s your phone # (to f)?
shu raqam telifonak
shu raqam telifonek
M number is …
raqami …
What do you do (m)? –ProfessionWhat do you do (f)?
What did you major in (m)?
shu btishtighel?
shu btishtighle?
shu dares?
What did you major in (f)?
How many children you have (f)?
shu dares?
kam walad andak?
kam walad andek?
I have …
Do you like (to) (m)…?
Do you like (to) (f)…?
andi …
btheb …
bthebi …
Do you like to eat with us (m)?
Do you like to eat with us (f)?
Do you like to eat with us (all)?
Btheb takol maana?
Btheb takle maana?
Btheb taklo maana?
Do you like chocolate (f)?
bthebi chocolate?
How many children you have (m)?
‫ﺍﻷﺭﻗﺎﻡ‬
Numbers
1
wahed
2
3
4
itnain
tlate
arbaa
5
khamse
6
7
site
sabaa
8
9
10
tmane
tisaa
ashra
11
hdaash
12
tnaash
3
‫ِﻣﻥ ﻭﻳﻥ ﺇﻧﺕ؟‬
‫ِﻣﻥ ﻭﻳﻥ ﺇﻧﺕ؟‬
.... ‫ﺃﻧﺎ ِﻣﻥ‬
‫ﻭﻳﻥ ﺳﺎ ِﻛﻥ؟‬
‫ﻭﻳﻥ ﺳﺎﻛﻧﺔ؟‬
.... ‫ﺃﻧﺎ ﺳﺎ ِﻛﻥ ﺑـ‬
...‫ﺃﻧﺎ ﺳﺎﻛﻧﺔ ﺑـ‬
‫ﺷﻭ َﺭﻗَﻡ ﺗ َ ِﻠﻔﻭﻧﻙ؟‬
‫ﺷﻭ َﺭﻗَﻡ ﺗ َ ِﻠﻔﻭ ِﻧﻙ؟‬
... ‫َﺭ َﻗﻣﻲ‬
‫ﺷﻭ ﺑ ِﺗﺷ ِﺗ ِﻐﻝ؟‬
‫ﺷﻭ ﺑ ِﺗﺷ ِﺗ ِﻐﻠﻲ؟‬
‫ﺩﺍﺭﺱ؟‬
ِ ‫ﺷﻭ‬
‫ﺷﻭ ﺩﺍﺭﺳﺔ؟‬
‫ﻛﺎﻡ َﻭ َﻟﺩ َﻋﻧ َﺩﻙ؟‬
‫ﻛﺎﻡ َﻭ َﻟﺩ َﻋﻧﺩِﻙ؟‬
... ‫َﻋﻧﺩﻱ‬
... ‫ﺑﺗﺣﺏ‬
ِ
... ‫ﺑﺗﺣﺑﻲ‬
ِ
‫ﺑﺗﺣﺏ ﺗﺎﻛﻝ ﻣﻌﻧﺎ؟‬
ِ
‫ﺑﺗﺣﺑﻲ ﺗﺎﻛﻠﻲ ﻣﻌﻧﺎ؟‬
ِ
‫ﺑﺗﺣﺑﻭﺍ ﺗﺎﻛﻠﻭ ﻣﻌﻧﺎ؟‬
ِ
‫ﺑﺗﺣﺑﻲ ﺍﻟﺷﻭﻛﻭﻻ؟‬
ِ
‫ﻭﺍﺣﺩ‬
‫ﺍﺗﻧﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻼﺗﺔ‬
‫ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ‬
‫ﺧﻣﺳﺔ‬
‫ﺳﺗﺔ‬
‫ﺳﺑﻌﺔ‬
‫ﺗﻣﺎﻧﺔ‬
‫ﺗﺳﻌﺔ‬
‫ﻋﺷﺭﺓ‬
‫ﺣﺩﻋﺵ‬
‫ﺍﺗﻧﻌﺵ‬
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13
14
tlitaash
arbataash
15
16
17
khamstaash
sitaash
sabataash
18
19
tmintaash
tisataash
20
ishreen
21
22
wahid w ishreen
itnain w ishreen
23
tlata w ishreen
24
25
arbaa w ishreen
khamsa w ishreen
26
sita w ishreen
27
28
29
sabaa w ishreen
tmana w ishreen
tisaa w ishreen
30
31
32
tlateen
wahid w tlateen
itnain w tlateen
33
40
50
tlata w tlateen
arbeen
khamseen
60
70
80
siteen
sabeen
tmaneen
90
100
101
tiseen
miyeh
miyeh w wahid
102
miyeh w tnain
1000
1000000
alf
malyon
4
‫ﺗﻠﺗﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﺃﺭﺑﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﺧﻣﺳﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﺳﺗﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﺳﺑﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﺗﻣﻧﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﺗﺳﻁﻌﺵ‬
‫ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﻭﺍﺣﺩ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺍﺗﻧﻳﻥ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻼﺗﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺍﺭﺑﻌﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺧﻣﺳﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺳﺗﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺳﺑﻌﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻣﺎﻧﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﺳﻌﺎ ﻭ ﻋﺷﺭﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻼﺗﻳﻥ‬
‫ﻭﺍﺣﺩ ﻭ ﺗﻼﺗﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺍﺗﻧﻳﻥ ﻭ ﺗﻼﺗﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻼﺗﺎ ﻭ ﺗﻼﺗﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺃﺭﺑﻌﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺧﻣﺳﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺳﺗﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺳﺑﻌﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻣﺎﻧﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺗﺳﻌﻳﻥ‬
‫ﻣﻳﻳﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻳﻳﺔ ﻭ ﻭﺍﺣﺩ‬
‫ﻣﻳﺔ ﻭ ﺍﺗﻧﻳﻥ‬
‫ﺃﻟﻑ‬
‫ﻣﻠﻳﻭﻥ‬
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