Dale Corey

In Syrian Arabic, ‘welcome’ is أهلا وسهلا (ahlan wa sahlan). أهلا وسهلا greets someone arriving at a home, shop or event.

The English phrase ‘mirror’ is translated into Arabic as مِرْآة. The word refers to a smooth reflecting surface.

The English phrase “hello my brother” is translated into Arabic as مرحبا يا أخي.

The Arabic word for gangster is سَارِق.

To paint (as in applying paint to a surface) in Arabic is دهان. The verb is used to describe the action of applying paint to a surface.

In Palestinian Arabic, ‘please’ to a man is لو سمحت (law samaht). To a woman, the same phrase becomes لو سمحتي (law samahti).