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To say good night in Arabic, say تُصْبِح عَلَى خَيْر (tuṣbiḥ ʕalā ḵayr) when someone is going to bed.

Capricorn in Arabic is بُرْج اَلْجَدْي. The term is used to refer to the astrological sign Capricorn.

The English word ‘vote’ can be translated into Arabic as تصويت.

The Arabic word for movie is فِلْم.

The English word handsome can be translated into Arabic as جَمِيل or وَسِيم. In Arabic, these terms are used to describe attractiveness.

The English phrase “egyptian pound” is translated into Arabic as جنيه مصري. جنيه مصري refers to the official currency used in Egypt.

In Tunisian Arabic, ‘I miss you’ is توحشتك (twahashtek). To say ‘I miss you a lot’, add the Tunisian برشا, ‘a lot’: توحشتك برشا.

The English word “bicycle” is translated into Arabic as دَرَّاجَة. The standard term for a bicycle is دَرَّاجَة.

The Arabic word for oil is زيت (zayt), used for cooking oil, olive oil and engine oil. زيت covers liquid fat for cooking and also the oil in a car.

The Arabic word for vegetarian is نباتي.