This Week in Palestine - Arabic Course
Issue no. 31 - November  2000
Prounous:
Ana I
Inta you (m)
Inti you (f)
Ihna we
Houweh he
Hiyeh she
Houmeh they
Greetings:
Greeting Response
SabaH 'el khair (good morning)
Sabah 'el Nour
Masa'a 'el Khair (good afternoon)
Masa'a "el Nour 
As Salam 'alaykom (peace be upon you)
Wa 'alaykom as Salam
TisbaH 'ala khair (good night - masculine)
Tla'i el khair
isbaHi 'ala khair (good night - feminine)
Tla'i el khair
Keef Halak (Halek for female) - How are you?
 Al Hamdulillah (ok- thank God)
Mabrook (congratulations)
 'Alla ybarek feek (feeky-f)
General:
Ya'ateek al 'afyeh (god give you good health)
 'Alla Y'afeek (Y'afeeky for female)
Ma'es-salameh/ salam
 bye bye
Shoo (aish) ismak (-ik) 
what's your name
Ana ismi ...
 my name is
Houweh ismo 
his name is
Hiyeh isimha 
her name is
Wa inta shoo ismak? 
And you, what is your name? (m)
Wa inti shoo ismek? 
And you, what is your name (f)
Aish
what
Ana fahim (fahmeh - f) 
I understand
Ana mish fahem (fahmeh - f) 
I don't understand
Indi sou'al 
I have a question
Min Wain inta (inti-f) 
where are you from
Ana min ----
 I am from -----
Ana baHkeesh 'arabi
 I don't speak Arabic
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