Colin Gilbert

The English phrase “allah forgive me” is translated into Arabic as استغفر الله.

The English phrase “I am gay” is translated into Arabic as أنا مثلي الجنس. أنا مثلي الجنس is used as a statement by a person to identify as homosexual.

The phrase curse words in Arabic is شتائم.

In Moroccan Arabic, a common insult for ‘idiot’ is حمار (hmar), literally ‘donkey’.

In Arabic, “have a good evening” is translated as مسا الخير. The phrase مسا الخير is used as a greeting when arriving or meeting someone in the evening.

The English word “passion” is translated into Arabic as شغف. شغف is used to describe an object of passionate love or a strong interest in something.

The most common way to say ‘hello’ in Dubai is السلام عليكم (as-salamu alaykum), the greeting Emiratis use every day.

To learn in Arabic is تعلم. The term is used to describe the process of acquiring knowledge or a specific ability.

The Arabic word for cockroach is صرصور (sarsur). The term refers to the type of insect known as a cockroach.

The English word ‘llama’ is translated into Arabic as لاما.