Colin Gilbert

The phrase “mother and father” is translated into Arabic as الوالدان.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘how are you?’ is لاباس؟ (labas?).

In Arabic, “my darling” is expressed as حبيبي.

The English word “useless” is translated into Arabic as عديم الفائدة.

niyyah is the Arabic word for ‘intention’.

The Arabic phrase for “eid mubarak, my love” is عيد مبارك يا حبيبي. The term habibi means “my love” when addressing a male.

The English phrase “school bus” is translated into Arabic as حافلة مدرسية. The phrase refers to a vehicle used for transporting schoolchildren.

The Arabic word ها represents the sound of laughter, transliterated as ha.

The English phrase ‘believe me’ can be said in Arabic as صدقني.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘I love you’ is كنبغيك (kanbghik). A shorter version, نبغيك (nbghik), means exactly the same thing in fast, casual speech.