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Languages & Phrases

Wording
Phonetic
English
     
Salam Sah-lam Hello/Hi
Ma a salama Mah ah sah-lah-mah Good Bye!
Hal tatakallamo alloghah al Enjileziah / Alarabiah? Hahl tah-tah-kah-lah-moh ahl-oh-gah ahl Ehn-jill-ehz-ee-ah / Ah-lah-rah-bee-ah Do you speak English / Arabic?
Esmee… Ehz-mee My name is…
Hal beemkanek mosa’adati Hahl beam-kah-nehk moh-sah-ah-dah-tee Can you help me?
Abhatu an… Ahb-hah-too ahn I’m looking for…
Na’am / Laa Nah-ahm / Lah Yes / No
Assayed / Assayedah / Al Anesah Ah-say-ehd / Ah-say-ehd-ah / Ahl Ah-ney-sah Mr / Mrs / Miss
Alyawm / Al aan Ahl-yorm / Ahl Ahn Today / Now
Ghadan / Albareha Gah-dahn / Ahl-bah-reh-ah Tomorrow / Yesterday
Haza / Zalek / Huna / Hunak Hah-zah / Zah-lek / Hoo-nah / Hoo-nahk This / That / Here / There

 


Phrases

Above are a few common Arabic phrases to help you get around.

 

Languages

Although Arabic is the official language of the country, Balochi, a Northwestern Iranian language, is also very widely spoken, especially by the Baloch people. Lesser spoken native languages in the country include Bathari (a Semitic language), Mehri (a Southern Arabian language), Hobyot (another Semetic language also spoken in Yemen), Harsusi (a Semetic language similar to Mehri), Kumzari (a Southwestern Iranian language) and Shehri (or Jibbali, a Modern South Arabian language).

Additionally, both English and Swahili are spoken throughout the country with nearly all signs and writing appearing in both Arabic and English. Urdu is also spoken significantly and schools have recently started teaching German.