Levantine Arabic/Greetings
Greetings
[edit | edit source]The response is usually different than the greeting itself.
| Phrase | Responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| هلا! / يا هلا! | hala! / yā hala! | Hi! (informal) | - | ||
| مرحبا! | marḥaba! | Hello! | مرحبتين! | marḥabtēn! | Two hellos! |
| مراحب! | marāḥeb! | Many hellos! | |||
| أهلا! / أهلا وسهلا! | 'ahlan! / 'ahla w-sahla! | Welcome! | أهلين! | 'ahlēn! | Two welcomes! |
| أهلان فيك! | 'ahlan fīk(i)! | Welcome to you! | |||
| السلام عليكم! | as-salāmu ʕalēkom! | Pease be upon you! (muslim greeting) |
وعليكم السلام! | wa-ʕalēkom is-salām! | Upon you be peace! |
| صباح الخير! | ṣabāḥ il-ḵēr! | Good morning! | صباح النور! | ṣabāḥ in-nūr! | Morning of the light! |
| مسا الخير! | masa l-ḵēr! | Good evening! | مسا النور! | masa n-nūr! | Evening of the light! |
Goodbye
[edit | edit source]| Phrase | Responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| باي! / يلّا باي! | bāy! / yalla bāy! | Bye! (informal) | - | ||
| بخاترك! | b-ḵātrak/ek! | Goodbye (Leaving person) “With your permission!” |
مع السلامة! | maʕ is-salāme! | Goodbye (Remaining person) “Go safely!” |
| مع السلامة! | maʕ is-salāme! | Goodbye (Remaining person) “Go safely!” |
الله يسلّمك! | 'alla ysallmak/ek! | Goodbye (Leaving person) “May God keep you safe!” |
| تصبح على خير! | tiṣbaḥ ʕala ḵēr! | Good night! “May you morning on goodness!” |
تلاقي الخير! | tlā'i l-ḵēr! | “May you encounter goodness!” |
| وإنت من أهله! | w-'inta/i min 'ahlo! | ||||