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In Arabic (Algerian), hello is السلام عليكم (es-salamu ʿalaykum) and thank you is شكرا (shokran). Here are 29 everyday Arabic (Algerian) phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Arabic (Algerian) · How to say thank you in Arabic (Algerian) · How to say goodbye in Arabic (Algerian) · How to say please in Arabic (Algerian) · How to say sorry in Arabic (Algerian) · How to say nice to meet you in Arabic (Algerian)
| English | Arabic (Algerian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | السلام عليكم also just 'صحا' (sahha) casually; the reply is وعليكم السلام | es-salamu ʿalaykum |
| Goodbye | بسلامة | b-slama |
| Please | من فضلك also عافاك (ʿafak), very common informally | min fadlek |
| Thank you | شكرا | shokran |
| Yes | إيه / نعم ih is the everyday word | ih / naʿam |
| No | لا | la |
| Excuse me / Sorry | سماح لي | smah li |
| Do you speak English? | واش تهدر بالإنجليزية؟ to a man; to a woman: تهدري (thedri) | wach thder bel-inglizia? |
| I don't understand | ما فهمتش | ma fhemtch |
| Please speak slowly | هدر بشوية عافاك | hder bechwiya ʿafak |
| How much is it? | بشحال هاذا؟ | bech-hal hada? |
| Where is the bathroom? | وين كاين بيت الما؟ | win kayen bit el-ma? |
| I'd like this, please | نحب هاذا، عافاك | nheb hada, ʿafak |
| The bill, please | الفاكتورة، عافاك | la-facture, ʿafak |
| Where is …? | وين كاين …؟ fill the gap with the place name | win kayen …? |
| Help! | عاونوني! | ʿawnouni! |
| I need a doctor | محتاج طبيب a woman says محتاجة (muhtaja) | muhtaj tbib |
| Call the police! | عيطو للبوليس! | ʿayto lel-bolis! |
| I don't speak Arabic | ما نهدرش بالعربية Algerians often just say ما نهدرش بالعربية; the local dialect itself is called دزيري (dzayri). | ma nhedrch bel-ʿarabia |
| Can you help me? | تقدر تعاوني؟ to a woman: تقدري (teqdri) | teqder tʿawenni? |
| English | Arabic (Algerian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | السلام عليكم casual: صحا (sahha) | es-salamu ʿalaykum |
| I'm fine, thank you. | لاباس، الحمد لله. | labas, el-hamdulillah. |
| And you? | وانت؟ to a woman: وانتي (wa nti) | wa nta? |
| Nice to meet you. | تشرفنا. | tcharrafna. |
| Where are you from? | منين انت؟ to a woman: من وين انتي (mnin nti) | mnin nta? |
| I'm from … | انا من … put your country in the gap | ana men … |
| English | Arabic (Algerian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Slower, please. | هدر بشوية عافاك to a woman: هدري بشوية عافاك (hderi bechwiya ʿafak) | hder bechwiya ʿafak |
| Again, please. | عاود عافاك to a woman: عاودي عافاك (ʿawdi ʿafak) | ʿawed ʿafak |
| I don't understand. | ما فهمتش | ma fhemtch |
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