Pronunciation in Arabic pope eternal memory. Useful Muslim Phrases in Arabic with Translation

Useful Muslim phrases in Arabic with translation الله أكبر - Allahu akbar (Allahu akbar) - Allah is Great (Greatest). Praise (takbir). Used when a believer wants to remember the greatness of Allah الله عالم - Allah alim - Allah knows best (Allah knows best) عليه السلام - Aleikhi salam (a.s.; a.s.) - Peace be upon him. It is said after the names of the prophets, messengers and the highest angels (Jibril, Mikail, Azrael, Israfil) الحمد لله - Alhamdulillah (Al-Hamdu Lil-Lah) - Praise be to Allah. This is how Muslims often comment on something, for example, when they talk about success and when they answer the questions “how are you”, “how are you?” Peace be upon you (greeting) أستغفر الله - Astaghfiru Allah - I beg forgiveness from Allah - BarakAllah - May Allah bless you at the entrance to the house, etc.) وعليكم السلام - Wa aleikum assalam - "Peace to you" (Reply to the greeting) gratitude, analogue of "thank you". At the same time, "JazakA Allahu Khairan" is spoken when referring to a man; "JazakI Allahu Khairan" - when referring to a woman; “JazakUMA Allahu Khairan” - when addressing two people; "JazakUM Allahu Khayran" - when addressing several people Abbreviated answer: "Va yakum" (وإيّاكم) - and let him also repay you, "va yaka" - (male), "va yaki" - (female) - 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 Only God of Allah). The first part of the shahada ما شاء الله - Masha Allah (Masha "Allah) - This is what Allah wanted; Allah decided so. Used when commenting on any events to express obedience to the will of Allah, what He has ordained for a person. Also say" Masha Allah "when praise someone, admire someone's beauty (especially a child), so as not to jinx it , saw, saaw, pbuh) - May Allah bless and bless Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). They say at the mention of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him سبحان الله - SubhanAllah - Most Holy Allah. Everything that happens or does not happen is by the will of Allah, who has no shortcomings. Muslims often pronounce "SubhanAllah" in conversation or inwardly to remind (someone or themselves) of this Uhti - My sister

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

What word did you have to pronounce most often? You don't have to think for a long time, for sure, a greeting - AS-SALYAMU-ALEIKUM (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-SALAMU-ALEIKUM, VA RAHMATU LAHI VA BARAKYATU - Peace be upon you, the mercy and blessings of the Lord. It is beautiful in meaning, and the beauty of the sound delights me - SABAH AL-KHEYR - good morning. Sounds insanely beautiful. (And already written on my wall to meet every morning).

By the way, I have pierced as-salamu-aleikum several times. The fact is that Christians neither in Egypt nor in Syria do not greet like this. They say - MARHABA - which means (sort of) just "hello" or "welcome."

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

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

Especially useful when communicating with the police, when they once again look into the car, see a foreign woman who is supposed to ride exclusively in buses, they begin to make claims to the driver. At the same time, they do not speak to me, because they do not know English (although there are quite a few police officers who still speak something in English). And then a foreigner for no reason, no reason:

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

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

Here is ELLA - a great word. So let's go, let's go.

But what about approval and disagreement, yes and no. Here is a "yes" they have a convenient - AIVA. Instead of jabbering "yes, yes, yes", it's much easier to stretch "A-Y-V-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 hold out when you need to flatly refuse, and right away. 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 the Arabs for some reason kept asking: "Where did you learn the language?" Answered:

I go and teach.

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

And then I had to communicate in Arabic and by phone. When they give me a lift, they all ask if I have a phone. And I don't know how to lie, I had to give a number. Then some (and those who didn’t know English, of course, too) called, we had to talk. Not for long after all.

What did we talk about with them.

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

MUMKEN AT-TARIK MUSTAKIM BEDUNI FULUS? - Can I go straight on the road without money?

This was followed by an inviting gesture with the driver's hand. This was done by the most intelligent and selfless.

Second answer:

WINE? - Where?

Third:

LE BEDUNI FULUS? - Why no money?

I answered the second question:

MUSTAKIM. - Directly.

And on the third:

SEAM-SEAM FULUS. - A little bit of money.

When I was in the car, I was also the first to enter into a conversation and explain who I am:

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

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

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

So, to express friendship, they said:

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

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

Then, continuing the conversation, I named the countries through which I traveled on the way to Mysr. Slowly listing them so that the Mysrin could understand and be surprised.

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

WALED? - One? - they showed me one finger.

WALED, - I confirmed.

LE OUALED? - Why alone? - they did not calm down.

It is impossible, in their understanding, for a girl to travel so far (somewhere) alone. Therefore, they certainly asked where my friends were.

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

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

INTA YAJOES? - he asked and depicted how the ring on the ring finger was removed and put on.

LYa, - No, - I answered.

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

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

ANA URIDU LA. - I do not want.

But it didn’t turn out to be a lifesaver. They do not have "I do not want to get married." They have certain reasons. For example…

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

You are married? the Arab asked Sasha.

No.

Why? - Asked and immediately answered the Arab 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 yourself will guess) what this means.

So after “I don’t want” I had to learn one more expression:

MUSTAKBAL, INSHALLA. - In the future, if God willing.

KAM UMRUK? - How old are you? - then the question followed (although in Egyptian dialect it sounds approximately like "KAM SENE?")

ITNEIN ASHRIN - Twenty-two.

Hearing this, almost everyone looked around 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 me to be my husband. In plain text or an idea to go with me to Moscow.

I refused, and again it sounded: "LE?".

After? After that, I certainly praised Egypt sincerely.

AN-NAS - QUEYS, - People are great, - I said.

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

MYSR - JAMILA. - Egypt is beautiful.

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

INTA - JAMILA. - You're 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:

WEIN'S MOM, BABA? - Where is mom, dad? - they say, how they let me go alone, why didn't they come with me.

And my favorite family question was:

FI AH, OHT? - Are there brothers, sisters?

Naturally, they never answered me: "MAFI" - No.

KAM? - How many? - I did not calm down.

Still, where else will you hear: "ARBA AH, HAMSA OHT" - Five brothers, three sisters, or "SITTA AH, VILS OHT" - six brothers, four sisters. Or ... yes, as much as necessary. But usually there are at least five children in a family. Although things are changing now, they are giving birth less.

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

They were surprised at every word I called, and I was happy like a child.

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

Ana phabik.

There is also such a 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 naturally I would like to translate ... "dear". Do you know who I want to say that to? Okay, I'll tell you a secret. Although it is not a secret, from how much 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, PETROL, MOTHER ...

I miss this language around me so much, Arabic words and gestures sometimes break out. It's a pity I can't show you the gestures. There it is also different. But I will definitely show you when we meet.

This is an incredibly useful thing if you are going to travel to the resorts and cities of 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 we are talking about. In many Arab resorts, only the Arabic language is familiar and widespread, therefore this phrasebook will be an indispensable assistant for you.

Collected here are the most common conversation topics and all sorts of frequently asked questions.

Appeals

Common phrases

At customs

At the train station

City walk

In transport

Numerals

At the hotel

In the shop

In a cafe, restaurant

Emergencies

Dates and Times

Greetings - This topic includes a list of phrases you need to greet and start a conversation.

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

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

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

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 clarify the route to your destination with passers-by. This topic will help you do 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 be on the safe side, use this topic from the Russian-Arabic phrasebook. Using words and phrases from this topic, you can call for help, call the police or ask passers-by to tell the ambulance that you feel bad.

Dates and Time - translation of words denoting date and time.

Shopping - using this section, you can make any purchases, anywhere, be it a market or an expensive jewelry store. All the questions and phrases necessary for this are collected here.

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

Numbers and numbers - 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 numbers and numbers is collected in this section.

The official language of the United Arab Emirates is Arabic. As in the entire modern world, English is also widely used in tourist and business areas. It is not uncommon to meet people who understand French. Since a large number of expatriates came to work in the country who are not native speakers of Arabic, 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 doing a good deed - in many self-respecting hotels, shopping centers and some small shops (mainly in Nasser Square) the Russian language is understood that it cannot but please the lazy or hard-to-learn English tourists from the post-Soviet space. Signs are also beginning to adapt to Russian-speaking travelers - savvy traders are happy to try in any way to make themselves known and attract buyers, although most of the signs are still broadcast in two languages ​​- Arabic and English.

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

very vaguely reminiscent of the signs we are accustomed to, 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 - fusch, they speak only in the mass media. It may very well be that the cream of the Emirati society also speaks this language, but they do not use it every day. Basically, all communication takes place in dinglish - the so-called Dubai English, in which everything is not 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

Shop (shopping)

Transport

Emergency cases

A restaurant

Pronouns

The numbers