Please and Thank You in Arabic

Polite phrases in Arabic: مِنْ فَضْلِكَ (min fadlik, Please), شُكْرًا (shukran, Thank you), عَفْوًا (ʿafwan, You're welcome), مَعْذِرَةً (ma'dhiratan, Excuse me), آسِف (aasif, Sorry), لَا أَفْهَمُ (la afham, I don't understand). Below are all 24 polite phrases from lessons 6 and 8 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 24 Arabic polite phrases

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Lesson 6 · Polite Requests 12 words

مِنْ فَضْلِكَ min fadlik Please.

من فضلك، افتح الباب.

min faḍlika, iftaḥ al-bāb.

Please open the door.
شُكْرًا shukran Thank you.

شُكراً على مُساعَدَتِك.

shukran 'ala musā'adatik

Thank you for your help.
عَفْوًا ʿafwan You're welcome.

عَفْوًا.

ʿafwan.

You're welcome.
مَعْذِرَةً ma'dhiratan Excuse me.

مَعْذِرَةً، أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى الْمُسَاعَدَةِ.

ma'dhiratan, ahtaju ila al-musa'ada.

Excuse me, I need help.
آسِف aasif Sorry.

أنا آسِف.

ana aasif.

I am sorry.
هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ مُسَاعَدَتِي؟ hal yumkinuka musāʿadatī? Could you help me?

هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ مُسَاعَدَتِي؟

hal yumkinuka musāʿadatī?

Could you help me?
أَعَادَ a'āda Could you please repeat?

هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تُعِيدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟

hal yumkinuka an tu'īda dhalika min fadlika?

Could you please repeat that?
بِبُطْءٍ bi-buṭ' Could you speak more slowly?

هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَتَحَدَّثَ بِبُطْءٍ أَكْثَرَ؟

hal yumkinuka an tataḥaddatha bi-buṭ'in akthar?

Could you speak more slowly?
هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الْحُصُولُ عَلَى...؟ hal yumkinunī al-ḥuṣūlu ʿalā...? Could I have ... please?

هل يمكنني الحصول على ماء من فضلك؟

Hal yumkinunī al-ḥuṣūl ʿalā māʾ min faḍlik?

Could I have water please?
أَوَدُّ awaddu I'd like

أَوَدُّ المزيد من الشاي.

awaddu al-mazīda mina ash-shāy.

I'd like some more tea.
هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ...؟ hal yumkinunī an...? May I...?

هل يمكنني أن أحصل على بعض الماء؟

Hal yumkinunī an aḥṣula ʿalā baʿḍ al-māʾ?

May I have some water?
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ hal yumkinu Is it okay if...?

هل يمكنني أن أجلس؟

hal yumkinunī an ajlis?

Is it okay if I sit?

Lesson 8 · Understanding & Repair 12 words

لَا أَفْهَمُ la afham I don't understand.

لا أفهم.

la afham.

I don't understand.
أَعَادَ a'āda Could you repeat that please?

هل يمكنك إعادة ذلك من فضلك؟

Hal yumkinuka i'ādatu dhālika min faḍlik?

Could you repeat that please?
بِبُطْءٍ أَكْثَر bi-buṭ'in akthar More slowly please.

ببطء أكثر، من فضلك.

bibuṭʾin ʾakthar, min faḍlik.

More slowly please.
مَاذَا يَعْنِي ذَلِك؟ mādha yaʿnī dhālik? What does that mean?

مَاذَا يَعْنِي ذَلِك؟ لَمْ أَفْهَمْ قَصْدَك.

mādha yaʿnī dhālik? lam af-ham qaṣdak.

What does that mean?
كَيْفَ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ بِـ kayfa taqūlu dhālika bi-... How do you say that in ...?

كيف تَقُول ذلك بالإسبانية؟

kayfa taqūlu dhālika bil-'isbāniyya?

How do you say that in Spanish?
كَيْفَ تَهْجُو ذَلِكَ؟ kayfa tahju dhalik? How do you spell that?

كَيْفَ تَهْجُو ذَلِكَ؟

kayfa tahju dhalik?

How do you spell that?
دَوَّنَ dawwana Can you write it down?

هل يمكنك كتابته، من فضلك؟

hal yumkinuka kitābatahu, min faḍlik?

Can you write it down, please?
تُرِيَنِي turiyanī Can you show me?

هل يمكنك أن تريني الصورة؟

Hal yumkinuka an turīyanī aṣ-ṣūrah?

Can you show me the photo?
هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثُ...؟ hal tataḥaddath...? Do you speak ...?

هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثُ الإنجليزية؟

Hal tataḥaddathu al-injlīziyyah?

Do you speak English?
لَحْظَةً مِنْ فَضْلِك laḥẓatan min faḍlik Just a moment please.

لَحْظَة مِنْ فَضْلِك.

laḥẓa min faḍlik.

Just a moment please.
أَعْتَقِدُ ذٰلِك aʿtaqidu dhalik I think so.

أعتقد ذلك أيضاً.

a'taqidu dhalika aydan.

I think so too.
لَا أَعْرِفُ lā aʿrif I don't know.

لَا أَعْرِفُ.

la a'rif.

I don't know.