Learn how to introduce yourself in Levantine Arabic with our list of vocabulary, phrases and expressions useful while talking about yourself.
Today you will learn how to talk about your name, nationality, age, and job in Levantine Arabic. You will also learn a few common greetings for beginners.
Greetings in Levantine Arabic
There is more than one way to say hi in Levantine Arabic, but the most common one is marHaba.
If you want to be more official use as-salamu 3alaykom.
| English | Arabic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hi | مَرْحَبا | marHaba |
| Peace be upon you | السلام عليكم | as-salamu 3alaykom |
| Hi | أَهْلاً | ahlan |
| Hi | سَلام | salaam |
| Good morning | صَباح الخَيْر | SabaaH al-khayr |
After a greeting you will need to ask the question “how are you”. In Levantine Arabic the most common one is Keef Haalak, but you can also say:
| How are you? (m.) How are you (f.) | كيف حَالَك؟ كيف حَالِك؟ | keef Haalak? keef Haalik? |
| How are you? (m.) How are you? (f.) | كيفَك؟ كيفِك؟ | keefak? keefik? |
| What’s the news? | شو الأَخْبار؟ | shoul akhbaar? |
Learn 1000 most common Levantine words. All materials for learning Levantine dialect you can find here: Levantine dialect resources.
Introduce yourself in Levantine Arabic
Below you can find basic questions and answer useful while introducing yourself.
| English | Arabic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| What’s your name? (m.) What’s your name? (f.) | شو اِسْمَك؟ شو اِسْمِك؟ | shou ismak shou ismik |
| My name is… | اِسْمي | ismi |
| How old are you? (m.) How old are you? (f.) | كَم عُمْرَك؟ كَم عُمْرِك؟ | kam 3omrak kam 3omrik |
| I am … years old | عُمْري … سَنِة *numbers from 3 to 10 it’s سنين (sneen) not سَنِة | 3omrii … saneh |
| Where are you from? (m.) Where are you from? (f.) | مِن وين انْتَ؟ مِن وين انْتي؟ | min wein inta? min wein inti? |
| What is your nationality? | شو جِنْسيتَك؟ | shou jinsiitak? |
| I am from… | أَنا مِن | ana min |
| Where do you live? (m.) Where do you live? (f.) | وين ساكِن؟ وين ساكْنِة؟ | wein saakin? wein saakneh? |
| I live in… | ساكِن في ساكْنِة في | saakin fii… saakneh fii… |
| What did you study? (m.) What did you study? (f.) | شو دَرَسْت؟ شو دَرَسْتِ؟ | shou darast? shou darasti? |
| I studied… | دَرَسْت | darast… |
Talking about your job in Levantine Arabic
Learn how to ask and answer a question about job in Levantine Arabic:
| English | Arabic (m.) | Arabic (f.) |
|---|---|---|
| What is your job? | شو شُغْلَك؟ shou shuglak | شو شُغْلِك؟ shou shughlik |
| I am a teacher | أَنا مُدَرِّس ana mudarris | أَنا مُدَرِّسَة ana mudarrisa |
| I am an engineer | أَنا مُهَنْدِس ana muhandis | أَنا مُهَنْدِسَة ana muhandisa |
| I am an accountant | أَنا مُحَاسِب ana muHaasib | أَنا مُحَاسِبَة ana muHaasiba |
| I am a doctor | أَنا طَبيب ana Tabeeb أنا حَكيم ana Hakeem أنا دُكْتور ana doktoor | أَنا طَبيبة ana Tabeeba أَنا حَكيمة ana Hakeema أَنا دُكْتورة ana doktoora |
| I am an actor | أَنا مُمَثِّل ana mumaththil | أَنا مُمَثِّلَة ana mumaththileh |
| I am a journalist | أَنا صَحَفِي ana SaHafiy | أَنا صَحَفِيّة ana SaHafiyyeh |
| I am a policeman | أَنا شُرْطِي ana shorTiy | أَنا شُرْطِيّة ana shorTiyyeh |
| I am a lawyer | أَنا مُحَامِي ana muHaamiy | أَنا مُحَامِيّة ana muHaamiyyeh |
| I am a manager | أَنا مُدِير ana mudeer | أَنا مُدِيرة ana mudeera |
| I am a photographer | أَنا مُصَوِّر ana muSawwir | أَنا مُصَوِّرة ana muSawwira |
| I am a nurse | أَنا مُمَرِّض ana mumarriD | أَنا مُمَرِّضَة ana mumarriDa |
| I am an artist | أَنا فَنَّان ana fannaan | أَنا فَنَّانِة ana fannaaneh |
| I am a cleaner | أَنا مُنَظِّف ana munaDHDHif | أَنا مُنَظِّفة ana munaDHDHifeh |
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