Planning a trip to Dubai? Learn some basic Arabic to make it more fulfilling. Get to know Arabic greetings, question words, numbers, and the days of the week. Also, be sure to know how to ask for help in Arabic so you’re prepared for emergencies. And something very important: how to order food and drink!
| No | English | Arabic English | Arabic |
| 1 | Hi | Ahlan | اٗھلاََ |
| 2 | Hello | Marhabān | مرحبا |
| 3 | Peace be Upon you | As-salāmu’alaykum | اسلام علیکم |
| 4 | Reply to Peace be Upon you | Wa’alaykum as-salām | وعلیکم اسلام |
| 5 | Thank you | Shukrān lak | شکرا لک |
| 6 | Thank you very much | Shukrān jazilan | شکراََ جریلاََ |
| 7 | You are welcome | Āfwān | عفوا |
| 8 | Please | Min Fadlik | من فضلک |
| 9 | Good Bye | Ilā al-liqa | الی اللقاء |
| 10 | Yes | Na’am | نعم |
| 11 | No | Lā | لا |
| 12 | Excuse me (I’m sorry) | A’tadhir | آعتذر |
| 13 | Good | Jayyid | جید |
| 14 | Delicious | Ladhidh | لذیذ |
| 15 | Arabic (Language) | Al-Arabiyyah | العربیتہ |
| 16 | Very | …jiddan | جداََ |
| 17 | Very Good | Jayyidun Jiddan | جیدُُ جداََ |
| 18 | Bad | Sayyi | سیء |
| 19 | Good Morning | Sabahu Al-Khayr | صباح الخیر |
| 20 | Good Afternoon, Good Evening | Masā’u al-khayr | مساٗ الخیر |
| 21 | Good Night | Tusbihu’ala khayr | تصبیح علی خیر |
| 22 | Good Night | Tusbihina’ala khayr | تصبحین علی خیر |
| 23 | Go in Peace (Said as a good bye) | Ma’a as-salāmah | مع السلامتہ |
| 24 | God is the Greatest | Allahu Akbar | الللہ اٗکبر |
| 25 | God willing | In shā Allah | ان شاءالللہ |
| 26 | Ok, All right | Hasanan | حسناََ |
| 27 | Cheers | Fi sihhatik! | فی صحتک |
| 28 | This | Hadha/Hadhihi | ھذا ؍ ھذہ |
| 29 | That | Dhaka / Tilka | ذلک ؍ تلک |
| 30 | This is Delicious | Hadha ladhidh | ھذا لذیذ |
| 31 | Here | Huna | ھنا |
| 32 | There | Hunāk | ھناک |
| 33 | One | Wahid / Wahidah | واحد ؍ واحدة |
| 34 | Two | ān / ayna | ان ؍ اینَ |
| 35 | I | Anā | اٗنا |
| 36 | You | ‘Anta / ‘Anti | اٰنت ؍ اٰنت |
| 37 | Love | Hubb | حب |
| 38 | I love you | Anā uhibbuk | انا اٗحبک |
| 39 | No Problem | Lā mushkilah | لا مشکلتہ |
| 40 | Welcome | Ahaln wa sahlan! | اٗھلاََ وسہلاََ |
| 41 | Congratulations | Tahānīnā | تہانینا |
| 42 | Help | An-najdah | النجدة |
| 43 | How are you doing? | Kayla haluk? | کیف حالک؟ |
| 44 | I’m fine. | Ana bikhayr | اٗنا بخیر |
| 45 | A little | Qalīlan | قلیلاََ |
| 46 | Now | Al-‘ān | الآن |
| 47 | Later | Lāhiqan | لاحقاََ |
| 48 | Today | Al-yawm | الیوم |
| 49 | Tonight | Al-laylah | اللیلتہ |
| 50 | Tomorrow | Al-ghad | الغد |
| 51 | What is your name? | Mā ismuk / Mā ismuki? | ما اسمک ؍ ما اسمکِ؟ |
| 52 | My name is…. | Ismi…. | اسمی۔۔۔۔ |
| 53 | Where are you from? | Min ayna ant / anti? | من اٗین اٗنت؍انت؟ |
| 54 | I am from…. | Anā min…. | انا من۔۔۔ |
| 55 | Nice to meet you | Sarurtu biliqā’ik | سررت بلقائک |
| 56 | I like it | Uhibbu dhalik | اٗحب ذلک |
| 57 | I don’t like it | Lā yu’jibuni | لا یعجبنی |
