Benjamin Warren

money, Arabic, نُقُود مَال is a general term for money, but it often carries a formal connotation of wealth, assets or property.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘house’ is بيت (beit). بيت means both the physical building and ‘home’ in the sense of where you belong, as in ارجع بيتك, ‘go home’.

The English word juice is عصير in Arabic. عصير is used to refer to a beverage made of juice.

The English phrase “there is no god but allah” is translated into Arabic as لا إله إلا الله.

The English phrase “calligraphy” is فن الخط in Arabic. فن الخط refers to the art of writing beautifully.

In Dubai the friendly Gulf greeting is هلا (hala). Emiratis also say مرحبا (marhaba) and, with more respect, السلام عليكم (as-salamu alaykum).

The English phrase “among us” is translated into Arabic as بيننا.

The English phrase “black girl” is translated into Arabic as فتاة سوداء. This phrase refers to a girl who has dark skin or is of African descent.

The English phrase ‘light bulb’ is translated into Arabic as لَمْبَة.

In Algerian Arabic, ‘what’ is واش (wach).