Phrases Greetings

                             

                           PHRASES GREETINGS

Arabic Phrases
English Phrases	Arabic Transliterated Phrases	Arabic Script
Hi!	Salam!	سلام
Good Morning!	Sabah el kheer	صباح الخير
Good Evening!	Masaa el kheer	مساء الخير
Welcome! (to greet someone)	Marhaban	مرحبا
How Are You?	Kaifa haloka/ haloki ( female)	كيف حالك؟
I'm Fine, Thanks!	Ana bekhair, shokran!	أنا بخير شكرا
And You?	Wa ant? / Wa anti? (female)	و أنت؟
Good/ So-So.	Jayed/ 'aadee	جيد / عادي
Thank You (Very Much)!	Shokran (jazeelan)	شكرا (جزيلا)
You're Welcome! (for “thank you”)	Al’afw	ألعفو
Hey! Friend!	Ahlan sadiqi/ sadiqati! (female)	أهلا صديقي /صديقتي!
I Missed You So Much!	Eshtaqto elaika/ elaiki (female) katheeran	إشتقت إليك كثيرا
What's New?	Maljadeed?	مالجديد؟
Nothing Much	Lashai jadeed	لا شيء جديد
Good Night!	Tosbeho/ tosbeheena (female) ‘ala khair/	تصبح/ تصبحين على خير
See You Later!	Araka/ Araki (female) fi ma ba'd	أراك في مابعد
Good Bye!	Ma’a salama	مع السلامة

I used the blue font sometimes in transliteration to distinguish between

 the female and male gender, which is not that different from the

 masculine form, just an extra “i” or “a” …

The tick (‘) is for a sound like soundless “a” or a stop just to make 

closer to the real sound which doesn’t exist in English.

The “th” is sometimes pronounced as “th of that” and sometimes 

as “th of think”, I usually state how you should pronounce it.

There is a sharp “h” that is different from the regular “h”,

 however a person can be understood even if it’s pronounced 

as a regular “h”.

Nunation- Modulation - D

D- Doubling of Short Vowel Sign (Nunation) (Modulation) /̛al-tanwin/

Type of Nunation (Modulation) - تنوين /tanwin/	Nunation (Modulation) of regularity – تَنوين الضَم /tanwin /̛ad-dam/ -	Nunation (Modulation) of openness – تَنوين الفَتح /tanwin/ /̛̛al-fath/	Nunation (Modulation) of reduction – تَنوين الكَسر /tanwin/ /̛ak-kasr/
Nunation (Modulation) – تَنوين /tanwin/ sign in Arabic	ٌ	ً	ٍ
Nunation (Modulation) – تَنوين /tanwin/ transliterated sign in English	/un/	/an/	/in/
Example	For example the word /hub/ for love and is pronounced /hubun/ حُبٌ	For example the word /hub/ for love is pronounced /huban/ حبًا and we write the Nunation (Modulation) of opening before the ālif not on the ālif; - The word /samā̛n/ for sky سَماءً notice there is no ālif as in /huban/ حُبًا - The word /fursatan/ for chance like فُرصَةً and note that we write it over the " tā̛ Marbutah" (ـة) not before it.	For example the word /hub/ for love is pronounced /hubin/ حُبِ

Description:

ٌ

- A special ending in pronunciation.
- Over the top of last final Arabic Letter of a word. 

ً

- A special ending in pronunciation.
- Over the top of last final Arabic Letter of a word.

NB 1: After this kind of Nunation (Modulation) ONLY we have to put the letter ālif; except when there is a hamza after the letter ālif then we will not add the ālif Letter.
NB 2: Special note that is not known by many on the Nunation (Modulation) of openness ONLY in case we write it after it the letter ālif; Nunation (Modulation) should be written before the last final letter not on the ālif letter; but in the case of the hamza mentioned above it is written on the hamza not on the preceding letter.
NB 3: If the Nunation (Modulation) is on the feminine indicator ending " tā̛ Marbutah". (ـة) we can't add the letter ālif and we write the Nunation (Modulation) over the " tā̛ Marbutah" (ـة).

ٍ

- A special ending in pronunciation.
- Below the last final Arabic Letter of a word.

NB 1: It will be regarded by some an error to write the Nunation (Modulation) of reduction below the letter ālif or below the letter hamza; i.e. in this case it is just pronounced but not written; however, this is seen as acceptable in the Holy Quran then it depends on your choice. For us we are with the Language of the Quran and we do not regard it an error as it is just meant for simplification means.

Doubling Arabic Letter Sign - C

C- Doubling Arabic Letter Sign

The Doubling Sign	ّ
Doubling Sign English Name	Arabic Letter Doubling Sign
Doubling Sign Arabic Name Transliterated	/shad-da/
Doubling Sign Arabic Name	شَدّة
Usage	Used in doubling the sound of an Arabic Letter
Description	- Doubling just written in Arabic transliteration by doubling the pronounced Arabic Letter in writing for easiness and simplicity; but in Arabic is written by putting the /shad-da/ sign over the Arabic Doubled Letter i.e. doubling is just pronounced and is just written via /shad-da/ sign in Arabic.
Bilingual Pronunciation Example	i.e. No vowel like for example the sound of the English Letter /N/

Anti-vowels - B

B- Anti-vowels (Real and Unreal Quiescence)

Anti-Vowel Sign
Anti-Vowel English Name	Real Quiescence
Anti-Vowel Arabic Name Transliterated	/Sukun/
Short Vowel Arabic Name	سُكُون
Usage	Elision and/or cutting /̛āg-gazm/ الجزم
Description	- It is the action of cutting or elision. - Very silent at the end of the verb. - Always written above the letter. - Arabic word never begins with a Quiescence
Bilingual Pronunciation Example	i.e. No vowel like for example the sound of the English Letter /N/

NB: When a Quiescence is added over an Arabic Letter; it shall be called a Still Letter /harf sākin/ حَرف سَاكِن because Arabic Letter+ Quiescence = Stillness /sākin/

Do you know that: 1- All Arabic Alphabets are consonants yet three of them are exceptionally referred to as long vowels; yet Dahdah termed them "Defective letters"as they are letters and not vowels as they are called in Arabic /huruf/ /̛āl-عilah/ حُرُوف العِلة: ālif, wāw and yā̛.

Short Vowels, A

The Arabic Alphabet- Writing letters(4)

2^nd Group
- Change shape according to their position in the word.

1st Group (Non-Connecting Letters)	1st Group Examples	2nd Group (Connecting Letters)	2nd Group Examples
ālif ا	سَمَاء /samā̛/ for "sky"	عain   ع	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
Dāl د	الدَهر /̛ād-dahr/ for "past life"	ghain غ	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
zāl ذ	الذَهب /̛āz-zahab/ For "gold"	kāf ك	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
rā̛ ر	الرَمَادِي /̛ā̛r-ramādy/ for "grey color"	hā̛ ه هـ	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
zāy ز	الزَمَان /̛āz-zamān/ For "past"	yā̛ ي	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final)
wāw و	الوَطَن /̛āl-watan/ for "homeland"	hamza ء أُ إِ أَ	Refer to the three Arabic Letters' Writing Forms (initial – medial – final). NB: this letter will be discussed later

10- Few Arabic Written Letters could be only differentiated by their dots :

bā̛    ب tā̛    ت thā̛    ث	jim    ج hā̛    ح khā̛   خ	dāl    د Zāl    ذ rā̛    ر Zāy    ز
sin    س shin    ش	sād    ص dād    ض	tā̛    ط ẓā̛   ظ
عain    ع ghain    غ	fā̛    ف qāf    ق	nun    ن

11- There are Confusing Arabic Written Letters phonetically-wise:

Light Sound in Pronunciation	Heavy Sound in Pronunciation
tā̛    ت	tā̛   ط
Dāl    د	dād    ض
zāl    ذ	ẓā̛    ظ
sin    س	sād   ص
Kāf    ك	qāf    ق

12- The Letter tā̛ ت; sometimes it is written like the letter hā̛ in its final form ـهyet with two dots above it ـة. This letter is mostly seen in its final position to indicate a feminine gender ending and is termed " tā̛ Marbutah".

The Arabic Alphabet - Writing letters (3)

نُون	nun	ن		Like the N in Noon	نـ	ـنـ	ـن	n
هَاء	hā̛	ه هـ		Like the H in He	هـ	ـهـ	ـه	h
وَاو	wāw	,		Like the W in the reaction of astonishment saying: WAW!	ـو	----	ـو	W(aw, au, u)
يَاء	yā̛	ي		Like the Y in you	يـ	ـيـ	ـي	Y (ay, ai, ῑ)
هَمزَة	hamza	ء أُ إِ أَ	Seen latter because it differs according to case and context	Latter will be discussed separately	أ ؤ	ـئـ	ئ	̛

Now, you can deduce from the herein above Chart that Arabic letters are 29 with the letter hamza, sometimes is regarded as a separate Letter. Further, in the first column above, you can see some dashes or symbols on the Arabic Letter above or below them; they are called Arabic vowels Consider The following three Arabic Letters Characteristics:
a- Letters are connected to form words.
b- Words have vowels on it (described later).
c- Some letters have dots on it.

Do you know that:
1- Arabic structure is different in Alphabet from any other Language.
2- Arabic letters form words by connecting them together.
3- Arabic Alphabet is written and read from right to left.
4- Arabic Letters' writing has three forms: initial, medial, and final i.e. different in shape according to their position.
5- Letters in isolation and final are mostly the same in shape.
6- Letters in the initial and medial positions are mostly the same in shape.
7- There are many print forms, types of fonts and writing forms for Arabic; yet most common of which is /̛ān-naskh/ (normal writing) النَسخ and /̛ār-ruqعa/ الرِقعة. An elementary/ intermediate Reader/ Learner is advised to use /̛ān-naskh/ writing form.
8- You can find the correct pronunciation in Arabic just from the spelling of the word which is considered a no-trouble-trick of Arabic pronunciation.
9- Arabic Letters can be divided into two groups according to their position

1^st Group
- Can't be joined on the left side.
- Can be joined to a preceding letter but never to a following one.
- Then, all Arabic Letters in the Alphabet could be connected from both sides except the following mentioned Letters.(see table below)