English                                              Pronunciation

 

Do you speak English?                          TET-KALAM INGLIZI?

 

Can you help me?                                             MOOM-kin tu-sa-‘ID da-nee?

 

How much?                                                      BEA-KAM?

 

Where is….?                                                    WEINA…?

 

When?                                                             SHWAKET?

 

When?                                                             MA-ta?

 

What?                                                              Ma?

 

Bandage                                                           LAFAF

 

Blanket                                                 Ba-TA-NEE-yah

 

Bridge                                                              JISIR

 

Building                                                            al-meb-nee / al-ba-NAY-ya

 

 

Children                                                           TIF-ful / ATFAL

 

 

Coffee                                                              KA-HA-WA

 

Daughter (your)                                                BINTIK

 

Family                                                              AA’ILA

 

Father/Mother                                      AB / OM

 

Food                                                                Ak-el

 

Gasoline                                                           BEN-ZEEN

 

Hello                                                                mar-HA-ba

 

Hurry!                                                              Bee-SUR-ah!

 

Husband (your)                                                ZOUW-jik

 

I understand.                                                    ana AF-ham

 

I don’t understand                                            ana la AF-ham

 

Entrance                                                           da-KHOOL / med-khal

                       

Map                                                                 kha-REE-ta

 

Medicine                                                          Do-WA’

 

Money                                                 FEL-LOOS

 

Mosque                                                            al-JAA-mi’ or MEZJED

 

Market                                                 AL-SOOK

 

On the left                                                        ALA-EL-YASAR

 

On the right                                                      ALA-EL YAMIN