Jacob Charles

The Arabic word for newspaper is جَرِيدَة. Both جَرِيدَة and صَحِيفَة are used to mean a newspaper (publication).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘wife’ is زوجة (zoga). Egyptians also use مرات (mirat), but only attached to a name or another word, as in مرات أحمد, ‘Ahmed’s wife’.

In Arabic, to call (someone) on the telephone is expressed by هاتف.

The English adjective “blessed” is translated into Arabic as مبارك.

The English phrase “you’re so beautiful” can be said in Arabic as أنتِ جميلة جداً.

To call a boy or man “my love” in Arabic, say حبيبي (ḥabībī). To a woman the same word becomes حبيبتي (ḥabībatī).

The English phrase “blessed friday” is translated into Arabic as جمعة مباركة.

In Tunisian Arabic, ‘my love’ is حبيبي (habibi) said to a man, or حبيبتي (habibti) said to a woman.

The English phrase “hi daddy” is translated into Arabic as مرحبا بابا. This phrase is an informal greeting used by a child to say hello to their father.

The English word ‘point’ can be translated into Arabic as نقطة. نقطة is used to mean a unit of scoring in a game or competition.