Syrian Arabic: A Preview of Kaleela’s Latest Course
Gary Greer 1/20/2020
Syrian Dialect
As some of you may already know, Kaleela has introduced a new course to its Arabic language learning app – Syrian Arabic! To give you a quick glance at the language, we’ve decided to present the following list of 50 important words and expressions you’ll learn as a part of this new and exciting course. So, without further ado, here they are:
Greetings and Farewells
| English | Transliteration | Arabic |
| Hello! | marhabaan | مرحبا |
| Good morning! (sing/pl) | sabah alkhyr | صباح الخير |
| Hello! (sing/pl) | alsalam ealaykum | السلام عليكم |
| Good evening! (sing/pl) | misa alkhayr | مسا الخير |
| Good night! (sing/pl) | tusbih ealaa khayr | تصبح على خير |
| Bye! (informal) | bi’ayi | باي |
| Good bye! (formal.) | salam | سلام |
Short Conversational Words
| English | Transliteration | Arabic |
| yes | iy | اي |
| no | la | لا |
| maybe | mumkin | ممكن |
| OK | mashi | ماشي |
| Thank you! | shukraan | شكرا |
| You’re welcome! (m/f) | aleafw | العفو |
| Excuse me, … (sing/pl) | efu | عفوا |
| I’m sorry. (m/f) | asif | آسف |
| I (don’t) have … | maei … (ma mey) | معي … (ما معي |
| We (don’t) have … | maeana …(mamieana) | معنا …(مامعنا |
| There is (no) … | fia..(ma fi..) | في..(ما في..) |
| very cold | bard katir | برد كتير |
| very warm | shub katir | شوب كتير |
| I am warm. | ‘iinaa mushub | انا مشوب |
| I am cold. | ‘iinaa buradan | انا بردان |
| beautiful | halu | حلو |
| ugly | bashie | بشع |
| too late | ta’akharat katir | تاخرت كتير |
Introducing Yourself
| English | Transliteration | Arabic |
| My name is … | aismi … | ..اسمي |
| I’m … years old. | eamri… sana | عمري… سنة |
| I am (not) married. (m/f) | ‘iinaa mtzwj/ (ana many mtzwj/) | انا متزوج/ة ) انا ماني متزوج/ة) |
| I’m (not) traveling alone. | ‘iinaa lawahdi musafara/ (anaa lawahady mamsafr/) | انا لوحدي مسافر/ة) انا لوحدي مامسافر/ة) |
| I’m traveling with … | ‘iinaa musafara/t maea.. | انا مسافر/ة مع |
Comprehension
| English | Transliteration | Arabic |
| I don’t speak any Syrian. | iinaa mabhki suriun | انا مابحكي سوري |
| I don’t understand that. (m/f) | maeim ‘afham | ماعم افهم |
| Do you speak …? (m/f) | bituhki..? | بتحكي..؟ |
| Does anyone here speak …? | biahki haddaan hun..? | بيحكي حدا هون..؟ |
| English | anklyzy | انكليزي |
| French | faransi | فرنسي |
| Could you write that down, please? (m/f) | lawasamaht aktabali halshi.? | لوسمحت اكتبلي هالشي.؟ |
| Could you please repeat that? (m/f) | lawasamaht eyd marat taniata.? | لوسمحت عيد مرة تانية.؟ |
| Just a moment please. | lahzat law samahat | لحظة لو سمحت |
| Well done! | kuayis katirun. | كويس كتير |
Numbers
| English | Transliteration | Arabic |
| one | wahid | واحد |
| two | atnin | اتنين |
| three | tilata | تلاتة |
| four | arbe | اربعة |
| five | khms | خمسة |
| six | sita | ستة |
| seven | sabe | سبعة |
| eight | tamana | تمانة |
| nine | tisa | تسعة |
| ten | eshr | عشرة |
| eleven | ahdaeash | احداعش |
| twelve | atnaesh | اطناعش |
| thirteen | talataeash | تلاطاعش |
| fourteen | arbetesh | اربعطعش |
| fifteen | khmstesh | خمسطعش |
| sixteen | satateash | ستطعش |
| seventeen | sbetesh | سبعطعش |
| eighteen | atmintiesh | اتمينطعش |
| nineteen | tsetesh | تسعطعش |
| twenty | eshryn | عشرين |
| twenty-one | wahid weshryn | واحد وعشرين |
| thirty | talatin | تلاتين |
| forty | ‘arbaein | اربعين |
| fifty | khamsin | خمسين |
| sixty | sitiyn | ستين |
| seventy | sabein | سبعين |
| eighty | tamanin | تمانين |
| ninety | tisein | تسعين |
| one hundred | my | مية |
| one thousand | ‘alf | الف |
| one million | milyun | مليون |
| some / a couple | juz | جوز |
So, there you have it – a sneak preview of just a sample of all the great things you’ll learn when you learn Syrian Arabic through the Kaleela Arabic language learning app. We hope you’re as excited as we are to get started learning the Syrian Arabic dialect.
Of course, Kaleela is more than just a learn Syrian Arabic app; it’s also one of the best Arabic language learning apps for learning Modern Standard Arabic and other Arabic dialects like Levantine Arabic. You can ever learn Egyptian Arabic! Download it today to your IOS or android device. It’s free and only from kaleela.com.
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