Arabic is the official language in the UAE. In addition to it, English, Hindi, Urdu and Farsi are also spoken throughout the country. If you are not going to spend the whole vacation sitting in the hotel, and prefer to visit the interior of the country, you can't do without a English-Arabic phrasebook.
Arabic phrasebook with pronunciation will help you get used to non-tourist areas of the UAE, establish contact with locals, understand their culture and life. If you have not had time to prepare for your upcoming vacation in advance and buy an Arabic phrasebook, then on all signs, signs, restaurant menus, the Arabic language is duplicated in English.
Despite the fact that you can speak different languages in the UAE, useful phrases in Arabic are always handy. We invite you to familiarize yourself with some of them:
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Hello
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Marhaba! (مرحبا)
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Goodbye
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Ma'assalama (مع السلامة)
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Goodbye (informal)
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Salam (سلام)
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Good morning
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Sabah al-khair (صباح الخير)
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Good evening
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Masaa al-khair (مساء الخير)
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Good night
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Tusbah ala khayr (تصبح على خير)
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Yes
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Naam (نعم)
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No
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La (لا)
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Thank you
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Shukran (شكراً)
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Please
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Afwan (عفواً)
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Excuse me / I'm sorry
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Afwan (عفواً)
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How are you?
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Kif al-haal? (كيف الحال؟)
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How is your health?
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Kif al-saha? (كيف الصحة؟)
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Good
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Kwayyis (كويس)
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So-so
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Ayni (عادي)
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I don't understand
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Ana ma befham (أنا ما بفهم)
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What's your name?
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Shu ismak? (شو إسمك؟)
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Nice to meet you
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Ezayak (إزيك)
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I'm in a hurry
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Ana musta'jil (أنا مستعجل)
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Do you speak English?
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Taarif Ingleezi? (تعرف إنجليزي؟)
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Everything is fine
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Kullu tamam (كل شيء تمام)
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Where is the bathroom?
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Fayn al-hammam? (فين الحمام؟)
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Morning
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Sabah (صباح)
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Evening
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Masaa (مساء)
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Night
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Layl (ليل)
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Tomorrow
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Bukra (بكرا)
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Today
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Al-yawm (اليوم)
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Yesterday
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Bal-ams (بالأمس)
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Day after tomorrow
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Baad bukra (بعد بكرا)
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Who?
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Min? (مين؟)
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Which one? / Which (feminine)? / Which (masculine)?
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Ayi / Aya / Ay (أي / أية / أي)
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Wayn? (وين؟)
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Where to?
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Ila wayn? (إلى وين؟)
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How?
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Kayfa? (كيف؟)
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How much?
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Kam? (كم؟)
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When?
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Mata? (متى؟)
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Why?
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Leish? (ليش؟)
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What?
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Shu? (شو؟)
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What time is it?
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El sa'a kam? (الساعة كم؟)
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No entry
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Dukhul mamnooa (دخول ممنوع)
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How much is the ticket?
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Bikam al-oghraa? (بكم العُقرة؟)
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One ticket to...
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Takhara wahda ila... (تذكرة واحدة إلى...)
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One ticket to ..., please
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Wahad bitaka ..., afwan (واحد بتكة ..., عفواً)
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Where are you going?
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Inta rayih fen? (إنت رايح فين؟)
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Downtown
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El dahar (الداهر)
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Driver, please stop here
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Yarais, min fadlak, stana hena (يا رايس، من فضلك، اتوقف هنا)
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How much does this cost?
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Bikam da? (بكم دا؟)
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Can I see this?
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Mumkin ashuf da? (ممكن أشوف دا؟)
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Money
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Fulus (فلوس)
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Change
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Fakka (فكة)
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Bad
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Mush kwayyis (مش كويس)
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Good
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Kwayyis (كويس)
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Cash
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Fulus (فلوس)
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Card
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Andy kart (عندي كارت)
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