Whether you plan on vacationing to Petra, doing business in Irbid, or introducing yourself to your new Jordanian neighbors, these 50 Jordanian words should help you in any situation in Jordan.

Greetings in Jordanian Arabic

EnglishTransliterationJordanian Arabic
Hello in Arabic marḥaba! مرحبا
Good morning in Arabic sabah al-khair صباح الخير
How are you in Arabickeef haalak (m.)
keef haalik (f.)
كيف حالَك؟
كيف حالِك؟
Good evening in Arabic masaʾa al khair مساء الخير
Good night in Arabic tusbiḥ ‘akhairتصبح ع خير
Bye in Arabic (informal) maʿa ssalāma مع السلامة
Good bye in Arabic (formal) ʾilā l alLiqa إلى اللقاء



General Vocabulary in Jordanian Arabic

EnglishTransliterationJordanian Arabic
Yes in Arabic naʿam نعم
No in Arabic لا
Maybe in Arabic rubbamā ربما
Okay in Arabic ḥasanan حسنا
Thank you in Arabic šhukran شكرا
You’re welcome in Arabic ʿafwan عفوا
Excuse me in Arabic almaʿtrah المعذرة
I’m sorry in Arabic ʾana āsif أنا آسف
I have in Arabic ʿindī عندي
I don’t have in Arabicmaa ʿindīما عندي
We have in Arabic ʿindanā عندنا
We don’t have in Arabicmaaʿindanāما عندنا
There is in Arabic fee في
There is no in Arabicmaa feeما في
Information in Arabic ʾistiʿlāmāt إستعلامات
Arab in Arabic Arab العرب
Foreigner in Arabic ʿağanib أجانب
Visa in Arabic fīzā فيزا
Tax in Arabic rusūm رسوم
And in Arabic wa و
Or in Arabic ʾaw أو



Introductions in Jordanian Arabic

EnglishTransliterationJordanian Arabic
My name is in Arabic ʾismī إسمي
I’m from in Arabic ʾanā min… أنا من
I’m X years old in Arabic ʾanā ʿumrī … sanah أنا عمري …. سنة
I am married in Arabic ʾanā mutazawwiğ أنا متزوج
I am not married in Arabicʾanā lastu mutazawwiğanأنا لست متزوجا
I am traveling alone in Arabic ʾanā ʾusāfiru waḥdī أنا أسافر وحدي
I am not traveling alone in Arabicʾanā lā ʾusāfiru waḥdīأنا لا أسافر وحدي
I’m traveling with in Arabic ʾanā ʾusāfiru maʿa… …أنا أسافر مع



Vocabulary for Comprehension in Jordanian Arabic

EnglishTransliterationJordanian Arabic
I don’t speak Arabic in Arabic ʾanā lā ʾtakallamu l-ʿarabiyyah أنا لا أتكلم العربية
I don’t understand in Arabic ʾanā lā ʾafhamu أنا لا أفهم
Do you speak in Arabic hal tatakallamu… ? هل تتكلم…؟
Does anyone here speak in Arabic hal yatakallam ʾaḥadun mā hunā… ? هل يتكلم أحد ما هنا…؟
English in Arabic al-ʾinğlīziyyah الإنجليزية
French in Arabic al-faransiyyah الفرنسية
Could you write that down please in Arabic min faḍlik, ʾuktub hāḏā? من فضلك, أكتب هذا!
Could you please repeat that in Arabic min faḍlik, karrir hāḏā? من فضلك, كرر هذا!
Just a moment please in Arabic laḥÛah min faḍlik? لحظة من فضلك!



Numbers in Jordanian Arabic

EnglishTransliterationJordanian Arabic
One in Arabic waḥid واحد
Two in Arabic ʾiṯnān اثنان
Three in Arabic ṯalāeah ثلاثة
Four in Arabic ʾarbaʿah أربعة
Five in Arabic ḫamsah خمسة
Six in Arabic sittah ستة
Seven in Arabic sabʿah سبعة
Eight in Arabic ṯamaniyah ثمانية
Nine in Arabic tisʿah تسعة
Ten in Arabic ašarah عشرة
Eleven in Arabic ʾaḥad ʿaašar أحد عشر
Twelve in Arabic ʾiṯhnā ʿaašar اثنا عشر
Thirteen in Arabic ṯalaṯata ʿaašar ثلاثة عشر
Fourteen in Arabic ʾarbaʿata ʿaašar أربعة عشر
Fifteen in Arabic ḫamsata ʿaašar خمسة عشر
Sixteen in Arabic sittata ʿaašar ستة عشر
Seventeen in Arabic sabʿata ʿaašar سبعة عشر
Eighteen in Arabic ṯamaniyata ʿaašar ثمانية عشر
Nineteen in Arabic tisʿata ʿaašar تسعة عشر
Twenty in Arabic ʿišrūn عشرون
Twenty one in Arabic waḥidun wa ʿišrūn واحد و عشرون
Thirty in Arabic ṯlāṯūn ثلاثون
Forty in Arabic ʾarbaūn أربعون
Fifty in Arabic ḫamsūn خمسون
Sixty in Arabic sittūn ستون
Seventy in Arabic sabʿūn سبعون
Eighty in Arabic ṯamānūn ثمانون
Ninety in Arabic tisʿūn تسعون
One hundred in Arabic miʾah مئة
One thousand in Arabic ʾalf ألف
One million in Arabic milyūn مليون
Some in Arabic zawğ زوج
A couple in Arabiczawğزوج


In conclusion



From Mafraq in the north to Aqaba in the South and everything in between, whether you’re visiting for business or pleasure, you’ve started to learn basic Arabic words in the Jordanian dialect to help get you around the beautiful country of Jordan.

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