‘aasefa
sandstorm
عاصِفةٌ رَمليّة
‘aasefatun ramleyya
thunderstorm
عاصِفةٌ رَعديّة
‘aasefatun ra’deyya
NUMBERS | الأعداد
| 1 | واحِد | waahed |
| 2 | اِثنان | ethnaan |
| 3 | ثلاثة | thalaatha |
| 4 | أربعة | arba’a |
| 5 | خمسة | khamsa |
| 6 | ستّة | setta |
| 7 | سبعة | sab’a |
| 8 | ثمانية | thamaaneya |
| 9 | تسعة | tes’a |
| 10 | عَشرة | ‘ashara |
| 11 | أحد عَشر | ahada ‘ashar |
| 12 | اثنا عَشر | ethnaa ‘ashar |
| 13 | ثلاثةَ عشر | thalaathata ‘ashar |
| 14 | أربعةَ عَشر | arba’ata ‘ashar |
| 15 | خمسةَ عَشر | khamsata ‘ashar |
| 16 | ستّةَ عَشر | settata ‘ashar |
| 17 | سبعةَ عَشر | sab’ata ‘ashar |
| 18 | ثمانيةَ عَشر | thamaaneyata ‘ashar |
| 19 | تسعةَ عَشر | tes’ata ‘ashar |
| 20 | عشرون | eshroun |
| 30 | ثلاثون | thalaathoun |
| 40 | أربعون | arba’oun |
| 50 | خمسون | khamsoun |
| 60 | ستّون | settoun |
| 70 | سبعون | sab’oun |
| 80 | ثمانون | thamaanoun |
| 90 | تِسعون | tes’oun |
| 100 | مائة | maa’a |
| 1000 | ألف | alf |
| 1000000 | مَليون | malyoun |
You can travel to Arab countries by air and by sea. There is no rail system that links Arab countries with each other, in fact, many Arab countries do not have a railway system at all. Taxis and public buses, however, are always available.
helicopter
هليكوبتر
helicobter
1. rotor
الدَّوّارُ الآليّ
ad-dawwaru-l-aaley
2. blade
الشَّفْرة
ash-shafra
3. cockpit
قُمرةُ القِيادة
qumratu-l-qeyaada
4. nose
مُقدّمةُ المَركبة
muqaddematu-l-markaba
5. tail
مؤخّرةُ المَركبة
mu’akhkheratu-l-markaba
THE BASICS | الأساسيّات
YOU MIGHT SAY…
When asking for directions, it’s easiest simply to state your destination, followed by لو سمَحت (law samaht). It’s always most polite to use مِن فضلِك (men fadlek) (for men) or من فضلِكِ (men fadlekee) (for women) to address any passers-by you stop and ask.
YOU MIGHT SAY…
Excuse me…
…المَعذرة
al ma’thera…
Where is…?
أينَ ال…؟
ayna-l …?
