Small Talk in Arabic

Small talk in Arabic: كَيْفَ تَسِيرُ الأُمُور؟ (kayfa tasīr al-umūr?, How's it going?), كَيْفَ يَوْمُكَ؟ (Kayfa yawmuka?, How's your day?), أَتَمَنَّى لَكَ يَوْمًا سَعِيدًا (atamannā laka yawman saʿīdan, Have a nice day), اِنْتَبِهْ لِنَفْسِك (intabih linafsik, Take care), حَظّاً سَعِيداً (ḥaẓẓan saʿīdan, Good luck!), مَبْرُوك (mabrūk, Congratulations!). Below are all 36 small-talk phrases from lessons 10, 114 and 115 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 36 Arabic small-talk phrases

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Lesson 10 · Quick Socials 12 words

كَيْفَ تَسِيرُ الأُمُور؟ kayfa tasīr al-umūr? How's it going?

كيف تسير الأمور؟

Kayfa tasīru al-umūr?

How's it going?
لَمْ نَرَكَ مُنْذُ فَتْرَةٍ طَوِيلَة lam naraka mundhu fatra tawila Long time no see.

لَمْ نَرَكَ مُنْذُ فَتْرَةٍ طَوِيلَة.

Lam naraka mundhu fatratin ṭawīlah.

Long time no see.
تَسْتَمْتِعُ tastamtiʿu What do you enjoy?

بِمَاذَا تَسْتَمْتِعُ؟

bimādhā tastamtiʿu?

What do you enjoy?
مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟ mādha tafʿal? What are you up to?

مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ الآن؟

mādha tafʿal al-ān?

What are you up to now?
أَتَمَنَّى لَكَ يَوْمًا سَعِيدًا atamannā laka yawman saʿīdan Have a nice day.

أَتَمَنَّى لَكَ يَوْمًا سَعِيدًا يا جون!

atamannā laka yawman saʿīdan yā Jūn!

Have a nice day, John!
اِنْتَبِهْ لِنَفْسِك intabih linafsik Take care.

اِنْتَبِهْ لِنَفْسِكَ. أراك غداً.

Intabih linafsik. Araka ghadan.

Take care. See you tomorrow.
حَظّاً سَعِيداً ḥaẓẓan saʿīdan Good luck!

حَظّاً سَعِيداً! أنا أؤمن بك!

ḥaẓẓan saʿīdan! ʾanā ʾuʾminu bik!

Good luck! I believe in you!
مَبْرُوك mabrūk Congratulations!

مبروك! لقد أَنْهَيْتَ العمل الشاق.

mabrūk! laqad anhayta al-ʿamal ash-shāqq.

Congratulations! You finished the hard work.
فِي صِحَّتِكَ fī ṣiḥḥatik Cheers!

فِي صِحَّتِكَ!

Fi ṣiḥḥatika!

Cheers!
لا مُشْكِلَة la mushkila No problem.

لا مشكلة، يمكنني مساعدتك.

lā mushkila, yumkinunī musāʿadatak.

No problem, I can help you.
لَا تَقْلَقْ la taqlaq Don't worry.

لَا تَقْلَقْ، سَيَكُونُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِخَيْر.

la taqlaq, sayakunu kullu shay'in bikhayr.

Don't worry, it will be okay.
يَبْدُو جَيِّداً yabdū jayyidan Sounds good.

يَبْدُو جَيِّداً بالنسبة لي، شكراً!

Yabdū jayyidan bin-nisbati lī, shukran!

Sounds good to me, thanks!

Lesson 114 · Small-Talk Starters 12 words

كَيْفَ يَوْمُكَ؟ Kayfa yawmuka? How's your day?

كَيْفَ يَوْمُكَ؟

Kayfa yawmuka?

How's your day?
عُطْلَةُ نِهَايَةِ الأُسْبُوع ʿuṭlat nihāyat al-usbūʿ How was your weekend?

كَيْفَ كَانَتْ عُطْلَتُكَ لِنِهَايَةِ الأُسْبُوعِ؟

kayfa kānat ʿuṭlatuka li-nihāyat al-usbūʿ?

How was your weekend?
خُطَط khuṭaṭ What are your plans for today?

ما هي خُطَطُكَ لليوم؟

mā hiya khuṭaṭuka lil-yawm?

What are your plans for today?
كَيْفَ الْجَوّ؟ kayf al-jaww? How's the weather?

كيف الجو؟

Kayfa al-jaww?

How's the weather?
شَاهَدْتَ shahadta Did you watch ...?

هل شَاهَدْتَ المباراة؟

Hal shaahadta al-mubaaraah?

Did you watch the game?
كَيْفَ كَانَ؟ kayfa kāna? How was it?

كَيْفَ كَانَ؟ هل استمتعت به؟

Kayfa kāna? Hal istamtaʿta bihi?

How was it? Did you enjoy it?
حَدِّثْنِي عَنْ ḥaddithnī ʿan Tell me about

حَدِّثْنِي عَنْ يَوْمِك.

ḥaddithnī ʿan yawmik.

Tell me about your day.
هذا رائع hādhā rāʾiʿ That's cool.

هذا رائع، أنا أوافق.

hādhā rā'iʿ, anā uwāfiq.

That's cool, I agree.
حَقًّا؟ ḥaqqan? Really?

حَقًّا؟ هل هذا صحيح؟

Ḥaqqan? Hal hādhā ṣaḥīḥ?

Really? Is that true?
مُسْتَحِيل! mustaḥīl! No way!

مُسْتَحِيل! لم أرَ ذلك أبداً!

Mustaheel! Lam ara dhalika abadan!

No way! I have never seen that!
رَأَى ra'ā I see.

أرى. أنا أفهم الآن.

Ara. Ana afhamu al-'an.

I see. I understand now.
مُثِير لِلِاهْتِمَام muthīr lil-ihtimām Interesting.

مثير للاهتمام. لم أرَ الأمر بهذه الطريقة من قبل.

Mutheer lil-ihtimaam. Lam aral-amra bi-hadhihi at-tareeqati min qabl.

Interesting. I never saw it that way.

Lesson 115 · Small-Talk Boosters 12 words

عَلَى فِكْرَة ʿala fikra by the way

على فكرة، سُرِرْتُ بلقائك.

ʿalā fikrah, surirtu biliqāʾik.

By the way, nice to meet you.
عَلَى أَيِّ حَال ʿala ayyi ḥāl anyway

يجب أن نذهب عَلَى أَيِّ حَال.

Yajibu an nadhhaba ʿalā ayyi ḥāl.

We should go anyway.
فِعْلِيًّا fiʿliyyan actually

في الواقع، كان الفيلم جميلاً جداً.

fī l-wāqiʿ, kāna l-fīlm jamīlan jiddan.

Actually, the movie was very nice.
بِصَرَاحَة bi-ṣarāḥa to be honest

بِصَرَاحَة، أَنَا مُتْعَب.

bi-ṣarāḥa, ana mut'ab.

To be honest, I am tired.
لا مُشْكِلَة lā mushkila no worries

لا مشكلة، سيكون كل شيء على ما يرام.

la mushkila, sayakun kullu shay'in 'ala ma yuram.

No worries, it will be okay.
عَرَفَ / يَعْرِفُ taʿrif you know

تعرف، أعتقد أننا التقينا من قبل.

Ta'rif, a'taqidu annana iltaqayna min qabl.

You know, I think we met before.
عَنَى / يَعْنِي ya'ni I mean

يَعْنِي، الجو يبدو لطيفاً.

Ya'ni, al-jaww yabdu latifan.

I mean, the weather does look nice.
حَسَنًا ḥasanan well

حَسَنًا، هذا يعتمد على كيف ترى الأمر.

ḥasanan, hadha yaʿtamidu ʿala kayfa tara al-amr.

Well, it depends how you see it.
هذا يُذَكِّرُنِي hādhā yudhak-kirunī that reminds me

هذا يذكرني، لديّ موعد.

hādhā yudhakkirunī, ladayya mawʿid.

That reminds me, I have an appointment.
بِاخْتِصَار bi-khtiṣār long story short

بِاخْتِصَار، لَقَدْ فُزْت.

Bikhtiṣār, laqad fuzt.

Long story short, I won.
كَمَا كُنْتُ أَقُول kama kuntu aqul as I was saying

كما كنت أقول، لا بأس.

kamā kuntu aqūl, lā ba's.

As I was saying, it's fine.
عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمِي ʿala haddi ʿilmi as far as I know

عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمِي، المحطة هناك.

ʿalā ḥaddi ʿilmī, al-maḥaṭṭatu hunāk.

As far as I know, the station is there.