A small dictionary
It is always an advantage if you know a few words of the language spoken in the holiday destination. Your local counterpart will certainly notice and appreciate your efforts with pleasure. Our little holiday phrasebook should help you a little with your conversation.
| Good morning | Sabah al cheir |
| Good day | Marhaba or Salamu al aikum |
| Good evening | Masa al cheir |
| Auf Wiedersehen | Ma'a salama or Chaturkom |
| Wie geht's | Kif halik (female person) / Kef halak (male person) |
| Never mind | ma'liesh |
| If God wants | insha'llah |
| Please | the afri |
| Thank You | shukran |
| Ja | well, away |
| No | la |
| today | al-yaum |
| There are | fi or yugud |
| There is not | ma fi or la yugud |
| Tomorrow | bukru |
| Yesterday | ams or al-bariha |
| How much | came, adeesch |
| Restaurant | mat'am |
| Hotel | funduq |
| Money | flus (long "u") |
| Coffee | coffee |
| Tea | shit |
| Toilet | mirhad (long "a"), hammam |
| This is too expensive | hada ghali (gh is pronounced like the German "r" in Friday) |
