(هل تقبلون بطاقات الائتمان؟) – Do you accept credit cards? Hadha rakhees. (هذا رخيص) – This is cheap. 🍽️ Dining Out and Cafes
(السلام عليكم) – Peace be upon you.
Food is central to Arab culture. These sentences will make you friends.
(كيف حالكِ؟) – How are you? (To a female).
Whether you’re in Cairo, Dubai, or Amman, you will need to move.
First impressions matter deeply in Arabic-speaking cultures.These phrases form the foundation of polite, daily interactions.
(هذا غالٍ جداً) – This is very expensive.
(أريد ماءً بارداً) – I want cold water.
(أريد أن أشتري هذا) – I want to buy this.
| | | Egyptian | Levantine | Gulf | |---|---|---|---|---| | "How are you?" | كيف حالك؟ | إزيك؟ | شو أخبارك؟ | شلونك؟ | | Best for… | Formal/written, all Arabs understand | Movies, most widely understood dialect | Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine | Saudi, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar |