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English. | Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation |
welcome | āhlan wa sāhlan or marhabba |
when | lamma |
when? | imta? |
whence | mineyn |
where? | feyn? |
where from? | min eyn? min feyn? |
where to? | 'ala feyn? lifeyn? |
whom | illi (=whom or which) |
whose? | bit'a mīn? |
why? | leyh? 'ala shān eyh ? |
yes | āywa, na'am |
yesterday | embāreh |
yet | lissa |
25. Adjectives. | |
Angry | za'alān |
awkward, stupid | ghashīm |
bad | battāl |
beautiful, elegant | gamīl, latīf |
better | aḥsan |
bitter | murr |
blind | a'ama |
broad | arīd |
civil | m'arūf or sāhib adab |
clean | nadīf |
clever | shatīr |
cold | bard |
cool | barīd |
dark | atmah |
dear | azīz, ḥabīb |
dear (expensive) | ghāli |
deceitful | ghashāsh |
deep | ghawīt, wāti |
delightful | yifrih, mufrih |
difficult | sa'ab |
dirty | wisekh |
dry | nāshif |
eldest (oldest) | bakri |
empty | farigh, khali |
false | keddāab (kidb, a lie) |