Keith Ralph

In Iraqi Arabic, ‘I miss you’ said to a man is اشتقتلك (ishtaqtillak). To a woman, say اشتقتلچ (ishtaqtillich).

The English phrase “shut up” can be translated into Arabic using several forms, most commonly صَه.

The English phrase “thank you sir” is translated into Arabic as شكرا سيدي. شكرا سيدي is a polite expression used to thank a man in a formal way.

To remember in Arabic is تذكر (tadhakkar). The phrase is used to describe the act of bringing a piece of information or a past event back into one’s mind.

The English word “patchy” is translated into Arabic as غير منتظم. The term غير منتظم is used to describe things that lack consistency or continuity.

The phrase “he is” in Arabic is هو. هو is a third-person singular pronoun used to refer to a male person or thing.

The phrase “you deserve it” in Arabic is translated as تستاهل.