Oman Pocket Guide
Arabic words and phrases - travel | Arabic words and phrases |
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Some Arabic useful words and phrases - audio (travel related):![]() Arabic words and phrases by Mohammad |
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| Greeting, thanking, apologizing, helping | ||
| Good morning! | Sabah el khair | |
| Good day! | Youm saaéed | |
| Good evening! | Masaa el khair | |
| Good night! | Tosbeh aala khair | |
| Good bye! | Ma al salama | |
| Hi! (for one man) | Marhaba! | |
| Hi! (for more than one person) | Marhaban bekom | |
| Welcome | Ahlan wa sahlan | |
| Welcome | Marhaba! | |
| Hi! (for one man) | Marhaban bek | |
| How are you? | Kaifa halok? | |
| Please | Law samaht | |
| Thanks! | Shukran | |
| Thank you! | Shukran lak | |
| Thank you very much! | Shukran jazeelan | |
| My pleasure (as a reply for "Thank you") | Afwan | |
| Excuse me! | Law samaht | |
| I'm sorry! / I beg your pardon! | Ana asef / afwan | |
| Help | Saédni | |
| Could you help me, please? | Could you help me please | |
| Help me please! | Saédni - law samaht | |
| Important words - | ||
| yes | Naam | |
| no / not | La | |
| and | Wa | |
| woman | Maráa | |
| man | Rajol | |
| girl | Bent | |
| boy | Walad | |
| I understand | Ana Afham | |
| I don't understand | Lam afham | |
| Double room | Gorfa mozdawaja | |
| Single room | Gorfa besareer wahed | |
| How much is it? | Kam thamanoha | |
| With breakfast and services? | Maa al fotoor wal khadamat? | |
| where? | Ayn? | |
| Excuse me | Law samaht | |
| Excuse me, where is the hotel? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al fondoq? | |
...post office? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo maktab al bareed? | |
...the train station? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo mahatat al qetar? | |
...the bus station? | Law samaht, ayna taqao mahattat al hafelat? | |
...airport? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al matar? | |
...museum? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al mothaf? | |
...square? | ||
...park? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al hadeeqa? | |
...church? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al kaneesa? | |
...embassy? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al sefara? | |
...hair-dresser? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo mosaffef al shaar? | |
...doctor? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo al tabeeb? | |
| pharmacy | Saydaleya | |
| hospital | Mostashfa | |
| ambulance | Esaaf | |
| fire dept. | Markaz al defaa al madany | |
| police | Markaz el shorta | |
| when? | Mata? | |
| how? | Kaif? | |
| now | Al aan | |
| later | Laheqan | |
| urgent | Daroorey | |
| day | Youm | |
| week | Osboo | |
| month | Shahar | |
| morning (early) | Fajran | |
| morning (before noon) | Sabahan | |
| noon | ||
| afternoon | Al Asr | |
| evening | Masaan | |
| night | Laylan | |
| today | Al youm | |
| tomorrow | Ghadan | |
| the day after tomorrow | Youm baad ghad | |
| yesterday | Bel ams | |
| the day before yesterday | Ma qabl al alms | |
| to eat | Lel akl | |
| to drink | Lel shorb | |
| to sleep | Lel naom | |
| square | ||
| street | Tareeq | |
| road | Share | |
| museum | Mothaf | |
| post office | Maktab al bareed | |
| travel office | Maktab al seyaha | |
| right/to right | Yameen / ala yameen | |
| left/to left | Yasar / ala yasaar | |
| Forward of | Amam | |
| Restaurant, food - | ||
| restaurant | Mataam | |
| breakfast | Fotoor | |
| lunch | Ghadaa | |
| dinner | Ashaa | |
| coffee with milk | Qahwa bel haleeb | |
| café | Qahwa | |
| sweet shop | Mahal al halaweyat | |
| menu | Qaemat al taam | |
| waiter | Garson | |
| to pay | Lel dafee | |
| The bill please! | Al fatoora law samaht | |
| soup | Shorba | |
| meat | Laham | |
| beef | Laham | |
| chicken | Dajaj | |
| fish | Samak | |
| salt water fish | Al samak al momallah | |
| shrimp | Robbeyan | |
| fried/grilled meat | Laham maqley / Laham mashwey | |
| mineral water (gassy,without gas) | Maa | |
| garnish | ||
| vegetable | Khodrawat | |
| boiled vegetables | Khodrawat mofawara | |
| bean | Foul | |
| string beans | ||
| tomato | Tamatem | |
| potato | Patates | |
| cabbage | Malfouf | |
| green pepper | Fel fel akhdar | |
| lettuce [as vegetable] | khas | |
| salad [as food] | Salata | |
| fruit | Fawakeh | |
| grape | Enab | |
| apple | Tofah | |
| peach | Khokh | |
| apricot | Mesh mesh | |
| watermelon | Bateekh ahmar | |
| melon | Bateekh | |
| lemon | Laymoon | |
| tart (cake) | Kaaka | |
| ice cream | Ice cream | |
| juice | Aseer | |
| water | Maa | |
| beer | Beera | |
| cup | Kaub | |
| glass | Kaub zojaj | |
| bottle | Zojaja | |
| milk | Haleeb | |
| yogurt | Rawb | |
| coffee | Qahwa | |
| tea | Shay | |
| bread | Khobez | |
| toast | Khobez mohammar | |
| scrambled eggs (fried eggs) | Bayd maqly | |
| boiled (soft) eggs | Bayd mofawar | |
| ham | Hamberger | |
| sausage | Nakaneq | |
| butter | Zebda | |
| cheese | Jebna | |
| jam | Murabba | |
| honey | Asal | |
| sugar | Sukkar | |
| chocolate | Shokolata | |
| salt | Melh | |
| vinegar | Khal | |
| red pepper | Fel fel ahmar | |
| black pepper | Fel fel aswad | |
| onion | Basal | |
| Shopping / Directions - | ||
| How much does that cost? | Kam thamanoha? | |
| Excuse me, I would like to pay! | Law samaht, oreed an adfaa! | |
| Do you have anything cheaper? | Aldayka ayo shayen arkhas? | |
| Do you accept credit cards? | ||
| Where are the toilets, please? | Ayna yaqao al hammam law samaht? | |
| Men / Women | Rejal / Nesaa | |
| Excuse me, where is the (nearest) bank machine? | Law samaht, ayna yaqao aqrab sarraf aley? | |
| Excuse me, where is a telephone? | Law samaht , ayna ajedo al hatef? | |
| Excuse me, where is an internet café, please? | Law samaht, ayna ajedo maqha al internet? | |
| Where can I get a taxi? | Ayna ajedo sayarata el ojra? | |
| Straight ahead | Amamak mobasharatan | |
| At the corner | Ala al zaweya | |
| After the stoplight | Baad esharat el moroor | |
| entrance / exit | Madkhal / makhraj | |
| Behind (the church) | Waraa el kaneesa | |
| In front of (the museum) | Amam el mothaf | |
| right / left | Yameen / yasaar | |
| Opposite (the hotel) | Moqabel al fondoq | |
| next / first / last | Baad / awalan / akheeran | |
| Numbers - | ||
| 0 | Sefer | |
| 1 | Wahed | |
| 2 | Ethnan | |
| 3 | Thalatha | |
| 4 | Arbaa | |
| 5 | Khamsa | |
| 6 | Seta | |
| 7 | Sabaa | |
| 8 | Thamaneya | |
| 9 | Tesaa | |
| 10 | Ashra | |
| 20 | Eshreen | |
| 30 | Thalatheen | |
| 40 | Arbaeen | |
| 50 | Khamseen | |
| 60 | Seteen | |
| 70 | Sabeen | |
| 80 | Thamaneen | |
| 90 | Teseen | |
| 100 | Meyaa | |
| 1000 | Alf | |
| 2000 | Alfan | |
| Days of the week - | ||
| Monday | Al ethnain | |
| Tuesday | Al tholatha | |
| Wednesday | Al arbeaa | |
| Thursday | Al khamees | |
| Friday | Al jumaa | |
| Saturday | Al sabt | |
| Sunday | Al ahad | |
| Transport, traveling - | ||
| open | Maftooh | |
| closed | Moghlaq | |
| bus | Hafela | |
| ship | Safeena | |
| train | Qetaar | |
| When does it leave? | Mata sayoghader? | |
| When does it arrive? | Mata sayasel | |
| Give me a ticket to ..., please. | Aateny tathkeratan law samaht | |
| Give me a seat reservation to ..., please. | Aateny hajzan lel korsi law samaht | |
| (railway or coach) station | Mahattat al qetaar | |
| airport | Mataar | |
| ticket office | Maktab el tathaker | |
| Where can I buy tickets? | ||
| ticket | tathkera | |
| porter | ||
| luggage | Amteaa | |
| left-luggage | ||
| lost & found | Al mafqoodat | |
| entrance | Madkhal | |
| exit | Makhraj | |
| parking garage | Al mawqef | |
| parking place | ||
| gas station, filling station, garage | Mahattat al banzeen | |
| petrol, gas | Banzeen | |
| unleaded | Khali men al rasas | |
| gas (diesel oil) | Diesel | |
| oil | Oil | |
| service station | Markaz al khedma | |
| out of order | ||
| Smoking - | ||
| Do not smoke!/Smoking is forbidden! | ||
| non-smoking | Bedoon tadkheen | |
| to smoke | Lel tadkheen | |
| matches | Kebreet | |
| cigarette | Segara | |
| cigar | Sigar | |
| tobacco | Tombaq / tabgh | |
| Post office - | ||
| letter | Resala | |
| Bareed | ||
| registered mail/parcel | Bareed mosajjal | |
| air mail | Bareed jawwy | |
| stamp | Tabe | |
| postcard | Betaqa bareedeya | |
| picture postcard | Betaqa mosawwara | |
| Entertainment - | ||
| theatre | Masrah | |
| concert | Hafla | |
| cinema | Cinema | |
| free entrance | Dokhool majjany | |
| admission fee | Rosoom el dokhool | |