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Abu Dhabi Travel
Tips and City Facts
- To help you plan a
trip to Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Hotel Discounts
and City Guide provides a summary of the important
information you need.
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Alphabetical Listing of United Arab Emirates Travel
Tips
| Arabic
Phrases |
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Arabic
language is a member of the Semitic group
of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages.
Classical Arabic language is the language
of the people that live in the Middle
East and Arabian Gulf. For this reason
Arabic is the sacred language of the Islam
and is used by Muslims throughout the
world.
A
modern Arabic-speaking person can comprehend
the Holy Qur'an with as much proficiency
as did the Arabs of fourteen centuries
ago. Colloquial Arabic varies between
countries and not all dialects are mutually
intelligible.
Arabic
is spoken as a native language by more
than 130 million people, mostly found
in North Africa, the Middle East, and
the Arabic Peninsula.
Here
are some of the basic words and phrases
in Arabic that will help you get started
in the United Arab Emirates and throughout
the Middle East.
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1
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Wahid
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16
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sittaashr |
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2
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ithnan
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17
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sabataashr |
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3
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thalatha
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18
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thamantaashr |
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4
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arbaa
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19
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tissataashr |
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5
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khamsa
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20
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ishreen |
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6
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sitta
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30
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thalatheen |
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7
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sabaa
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40
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arabaeen |
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8
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thamania
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50
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khamseen |
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9
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tissa
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60
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sitteen |
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10
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ashra
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70
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sabaeen |
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11
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ihdashr
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80
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thamaneen |
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12
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ithnashr
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90
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tissaeen |
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13
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thalataashr
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100
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miya |
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14
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arabataashr
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1000
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alf |
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15
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khamstaashr
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-
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- |
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Saturday
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al
sabat |
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Sunday
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al
ahad |
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Monday
|
al
ithnain |
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Tuesday
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al
thalatha |
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Wednesday
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al
arba |
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Thursday
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al
khamees |
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Friday
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al juma |
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| Yes |
na,am,
aiwa |
| No |
la |
| Please |
min
fadlak (m) iki (f) |
| Thank
You |
shukran |
| You
are welcome |
afwan,
ahlan wa sahlan |
| Excuse
me / sorry |
assif |
| Hello |
al
salaam a' Laykum/marhaba |
| Hello
(reply) |
WA
alaykum al salaam |
| Good
Bye |
ma
salaama |
| How
are you? |
kheif
halak (m) iki (f) |
| Very
Well |
tamam,
bikhair |
| Do
you speak English? |
tatakalam
Inglesi? |
| I
don't understand |
anna
mush fahim |
| Why? |
lain? |
| Who? |
meen? |
| What
is this? |
shu
hatha? |
| When? |
mata? |
| How? |
kaif? |
| How
much is this? |
bikam
hatha? |
| What
is the discount? |
kam
il khasem? |
| I
want to buy.... |
Anna
ureed ishtaraiti |
| ¼
Kilo |
ruba
kilo |
| ½
Kilo |
nusf
kilo |
| One
bottle |
zujajah
wahida |
| Today |
al
youm |
| Yesterday |
ams |
| Tomorrow |
bukra,
ghadan |
| After
tomorrow |
baad
bukra |
| In
the morning |
fe
al sabah |
| In
the afternoon |
baad
al dhuar |
| Tonight |
fel
al massa |
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| Where
is... |
wain |
| the
bank |
IL
masrif |
| the
restaurant |
IL
mataam |
| the
telephone |
IL
hatif |
| the
airport |
IL
matar |
| the
post office |
maktab
IL bareed |
| the
toilets |
IL
hamam |
| the
hospital |
IL
mustashfa |
| the
police station |
dar
al shurta |
| traffic
police |
IL
murur |
| Go... |
rouh |
| to
the left |
ala
al yassar |
| to
the right |
ALA
al yameen |
| Go
straight on |
alatool |
| The
road |
al
shar'e |
| Roundabout |
al
dawar |
| Stop |
giff/towagaff |
| Finished |
intaha/khalas |
| No
problem |
mafeeish
muskkhkilla |
| Crazy |
majnoon |
| My
name is... |
ismee |
| What
is your name? |
ma
ismiki (f) |
| |
ma
ismikai (m) |
| It
is too expensive |
ghalia
katheer |
| It
is too cheap |
hatha
rakhees jedan |
| A
little (or slowly) |
shwai |
| I
feel ill |
ana
mareed/a (f) |
| Thanks
be to God |
al
hamdulillah |
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