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SALUTATIONS!
HELLO!...............mar-ha-ba! WELCOME!...............ah-lan wa sah-lan! GOOD MORNING!...............sa-baah al-kheyr,(response:sa-baah an-nuur). GOOD AFTERNOON...............ma-saa' al-kheyr, (response:ma-saa' an-nuur). GOOD NIGHT...............tis-bah 'a-la kheyr, (response:tlaa-'i al-kheyr). GOODBYE...............ma-'a s-sa-laa-ma. GOODBYE(RESPONSE)...............al-laay sal-mak.
EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS!
YES...............na'am, or(informal)= ey'wa. NO...............laa. OK!...............tay-yib. REALLY?...............sa-hiih? PLEASE...............min fad-lak. THANK YOU VERY MUCH...............shuk-ran ja zii-lan. YOU'RE WELCOME...............'af-wan. I DON'T KNOW...............laa a'-rif. I THINK SO...............a-zun haa-ka-dha. I DON'T THINK SO...............laa a-zun haa-ka-dha.
INTRODUCTIONS!
MY NAME IS ABDUL...............is-mi abdul. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?...............shuu is-mak? I'M PLEASED TO MEET YOU...............a-na sa-'iid bi-ma'-rif-tak. HOW ARE YOU?...............kiif haa-lak? I'M FINE, THANKS; AND YOU?...............bi-kheyr shuk-ran; wa an-ta? WHERE ARE YOU FROM?...............min weyn an-ta? I'M FROM LEBANON...............a-na min lubnaan.
NUMBERS!
ZERO...... si-fir_____ELEVEN...... ih-da'sh ONE...... waa-hid_____TWELVE...... ith-na'sh TWO...... ith-neyn_____THIRTEEN...... tlaat-ta'ash THREE...... tha-laa-tha_____FOURTEEN...... ar-ba'-ta'sh FOUR...... ar-ba-'a_____FIFTEEN...... kha-mas-ta'sh FIVE...... kham-sa_____SIXTEEN...... sit-ta'sh SIX...... sit-ta_____SEVENTEEN...... sa-ba'ta'sh SEVEN....... sab-'a_____EIGHTEEN...... tha-man-ta'sh EIGHT...... tha-maan-ya_____NINETEEN...... tis-a'-ta'sh NINE...... tis-'a_____TWENTY...... 'ish-riin TEN...... 'a-sha-ra_____TWENTY-ONE......waa-hid u 'ish-riin

Some More Useful Arabic words :

- Welcome ......................................... Ahlan wa sahlan
- Good Morning................................. Sabahh El-Khair
- Good Evening.................................. Massa El-Khair
- Hello ( Hi )....................................... Marhhaba
- How are You ................................... Kifak (male), Kifek (fem)
- Car .................................................. Sayyara
- Plane ............................................... Tayyara
- My name is John............................. Esmeh John
- Watch............................................... Saa'a
- What's the time............................... Adesh el-saa'a
- Me................................................... Anna
- You................................................... Ennta (male), Ennteh (Fem)
- They................................................. Henney
- Thirsty............................................. Attshaan(male), Attshanneh(Fem)
- Hungry............................................ Jouaa'an(male), Jouaa'aneh(Fem)
- Help................................................. Moussaa'adi
- Hands.............................................. Eiddain
- Feet................................................. Eijrain
- Face.................................................Wejj
- Head................................................ Rass
- buy................................................... Ishtirry
- Money............................................. Massarei
- Love ................................................ Houb
- I love you ......................................... Bahhibak(male), Bahhibek(female)

Rules by examples :

1- "I am hungry" cut this to "Me Hungry" in Lebanese it will be :
Anna Jouaa'an (male) or Anna Jouaa'aneh (female).
2- "My Face" in Lebanese it will be :
Wejjeh (male & female).

Whatever is your native language you are understood in Lebanon. Around 60% of Lebanese people understand Arabic,French and English. Do not hesitate to mix english words and Arabic like : tickets, televison, telephone...

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