Greetings
Hello
Osama.
How's it going? ….. Praise be to God.
Really,
I want to hear this greeting from you, and I hope to respond it like this.
Here in public life of Egypt, we use
many kinds of greetings, but there is a famous greeting between us as Arab
people when we meet each other. Let me start with this greeting, and its
response:
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Peace be upon you
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السلام عليكم
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Response
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And peace be upon you
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وعليكم السلام
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There is a
famous greeting when we leave each other. Here it is:
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Peace
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سلام
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Response
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Peace
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سلام
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Now,
I will teach you the other famous greetings and their responses:
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Good morning
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صباح الخير
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Response
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Good morning
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صباح الخير/ النور
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Good evening
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مساء الخير
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Response
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Good evening
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مساء الخير/ النور
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Good night (SM)
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تصبح على خير
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Good night (SF)
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تصبحى على خير
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Good night (P)
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تصبحوا على خير
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Response
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Good night (SM)
Or
And you are of good people (SM)
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تصبح على خير
Or
و انت من اهله
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Good night (SF)
Or
And you are of good people (SF)
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تصبحى عل خير
Or
و انتى من اهله
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Good night (P)
Or
And you are of good people (P)
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تصبحوا على خير
Or
و انتوا من اهله
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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How are you? (SM)
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ازيك
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How are you? (SF)
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ازيك
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How are you? (P)
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ازيكم
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Response
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Praise be to
God
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الحمد لله
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Fine
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بخير
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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How’s it going? (SM) |
عامل ايه؟ |
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How’s it going? (SF) |
عامله ايه؟ |
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How’s it going? (P) |
عاملين ايه؟ |
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Response
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Praise be to God |
الحمد لله |
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Good (SM) |
كويس |
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Good (SF) |
كويسه |
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Good (P) |
كويسين |
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Not good (SM) |
مش كويس |
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Not good (SF) |
مش كويسه |
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Not good (P) |
مش كويسين |
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So-So |
يعنى / نص نص |
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Hello / Hi
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اهلا
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Response
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Hello / Hi
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اهلا
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Welcome
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اهلا وسهلا
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Response
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Welcome
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اهلا وسهلا
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Goodbye
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مع السلامة
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Response
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Goodbye
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مع السلامة
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English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Greeting
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Say hello to
…. (SM)
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سلملى على ...
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Say hello to
…. (SF)
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سلميلى على ...
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Say hello to …
(P)
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سلمولى على ....
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Response
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God willing
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إن شاء الله
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Okay
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حاضر
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Remember: There is no
“Good afternoon” in Arabic. We say “Good morning” from 12am to
12pm, and we say “Good evening” from 12pm to 12am.
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Now, could you say this
greeting and its response in Arabic?
Hello Osama. How's it
going? ….. Praise be to God.
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