Emma Jill

In Qatar the usual way to say goodbye is مع السلامة (ma’a as-salama), “with safety”.

To start in Arabic is بدأ (bada’a). The verb بدأ is used to express the action of beginning something.

dunya is the Arabic phrase for the physical world and earthly life as opposed to the spiritual or afterlife.

My chair in Arabic is كرسيي (kursīyī), formed by adding the ending for my to the word for chair. كرسيي refers to a chair that belongs to the speaker.

The English phrase ‘may allah bless you’ is translated into Arabic as بارك الله فيك.

The English phrase “stop lying” is translated into Arabic as توقف عن الكذب. This phrase is a command used to tell someone to stop telling falsehoods.

The English word ‘change’ can be translated into Arabic as تغيير.

The English phrase ‘joy’ can be translated into Arabic as سُرُور or فَرَح. Both terms represent a feeling of happiness.

The phrase “may allah give you shifa” is translated into Arabic as شفاك الله.

To write in Arabic is كتب. The verb refers to the act of forming letters or characters.