Hello in Arabic and Other Greetings

Greetings in Arabic: مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban, Hello), صَبَاحُ الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-khayr, Good morning), نَهَارُكَ سَعِيد (nahāruka saʿīd, Good afternoon), مَسَاءُ الخَيْر (masa' al-khayr, Good evening), مَعَ السَّلَامَة (maʿa as-salāma, Goodbye), تَشَرَّفْنَا (tasharrafnā, Nice to meet you). Below are all 12 greetings from lesson 1 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 12 Arabic greetings

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Lesson 1 · Greetings 12 words

مَرْحَبًا marḥaban Hello

مَرْحَبًا، كيف حالك؟

Marḥaban, kayfa ḥāluka?

Hello, how are you?
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا ahlan wa-sahlan Welcome

أهلًا وسهلًا بكم في بيتنا.

ahlan wa-sahlan bikum fī baytinā.

Welcome to our home.
صَبَاحُ الخَيْر ṣabāḥ al-khayr Good morning

صباح الخير!

ṣabāḥ al-khayr!

Good morning!
نَعَمْ na'am yes

نعم، أفهم.

naʿam, afham.

Yes, I understand.
مَسَاءُ الخَيْر masa' al-khayr Good evening

مَسَاءُ الخَيْر!

masā' al-khayr!

Good evening!
لَا lā no

قالَتْ لَا.

Qaalat laa.

She said no.
مَعَ السَّلَامَة maʿa as-salāma Goodbye

مع السلامة يا آنا!

maʿa as-salāma yā Ānā!

Goodbye, Anna!
نَهَارُكَ سَعِيد nahāruka saʿīd Good afternoon

نَهَارُكَ سَعِيد!

nahāruka saʿīd!

Good afternoon!
أَرَاكَ قَرِيبًا arāka qarīban See you soon

أَرَاكِ قَرِيبًا يَا مِيَا!

arāki qarīban yā miyā!

See you soon, Mia!
أَرَاكَ غَدًا arāka ghadan See you tomorrow

أراك غدًا!

arāka ghadan!

See you tomorrow!
تَشَرَّفْنَا tasharrafnā Nice to meet you

تَشَرَّفْنَا بِكَ أيضاً!

tasharrafna bika aydan!

Nice to meet you too!
كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ kayfa ḥāluka? How are you?

كيف حالك اليوم؟

Kayfa ḥāluka al-yawm?

How are you today?