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🇸🇦Essential Arabic phrases for beginners

If you're starting Arabic from zero, these are the phrases to learn first. They cover the moments you'll hit on day one — saying hello, being polite, asking for help, ordering food and finding your way. Each one is native-checked, with romanization to help you say it, and a tap through to usage and related phrases.

How to use this list: don't try to memorize all of them at once. Learn the greetings and the courtesy phrases first — they're the ones you'll use every single day — then add a few situational ones (directions, food, emergencies) before a trip. Say each out loud; reading silently won't build the muscle. When you're ready, practice them with a real Arabic speaker.
  1. 1
    هل يمكنك التوضيح؟

    Can you explain?
  2. 2
    أهلا من جديد.

    Hello again.
  3. 3
    مرحباً بيك، كيف حالك؟ Marhaban bik, kaif halik?

    Hello, how are you?
  4. 4
    هل تقدمون البيتزا؟ Halt tukhduñun al-bītaz?

    Do you serve pizza?
  5. 5
    هل يمكنك التوضيح أكثر؟

    Can you explain more?
  6. 6
    هل يمكنك أن تساعدني؟

    Can you help me?
  7. 7
    هل يمكنك أن تأتي إلى المنزل؟

    Can you come home?
  8. 8
    صباح الخير، كيف حالك؟

    Good morning, how are you?
  9. 9
    مرحباً بالليل، كيف حالك؟

    Good evening, how are you?
  10. 10
    مرحباً، كيف حالك اليوم؟

    Hello, how are you today?
  11. 11
    ما الذي جعلك تأتي اليوم؟ Ma dhalika jala'tak tawa'i l-yawm?

    What made you come today?
  12. 12
    أنا بحاجة إلى مساعدة

    I need help
  13. 13
    هل تقدمون وجبة خفيفة؟ Hel khamidoon wajba khayfita?

    Do you serve light meals?
  14. 14
    هل تقدمون المكرونة بالصلصة الأرجنتينية؟ Halt tukhduñun al-makru'nah bi-l-salṭa al-'Irānjīt?

    Do you serve Argentine pasta?
  15. 15
    هل يمكنك توضيح السعر؟

    Can you explain the price?
  16. 16
    هل يمكنك أن تقدم لي خدمة التوصيل؟

    Can you provide delivery service?
  17. 17
    صباح الخير، كيف حالك اليوم؟

    Good morning, how are you today?
  18. 18
    مرحباً، كيف حالك في البيت؟

    Hello, how are you at home?
  19. 19
    أنا في الخدمة، شكراً لك

    I'm busy, thank you
  20. 20
    مرحباً بيك، كيف حالك مع الأصدقاء؟

    Hello, how are you with friends?
  21. 21
    مرحباً، كيف حالك في هذه الأيام؟

    Hello, how are you these days?
  22. 22
    عذراً، ماذا تفعل؟

    Excuse me, what are you doing?
  23. 23
    شكراً جزيلاً لك

    Thank you very much
  24. 24
    أهلاً بيك، ماذا عنك؟

    Hello to you, what about you?

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