Terry Keith

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘hurry up’ is يلا بسرعة (yalla bisur’a). بسرعة alone, ‘quickly’, works as a shorter version of the same push.

In Algerian Arabic, ‘shut up’ to a man is اسكت (sekket). To a woman, it becomes اسكتي (sekti).

saad is the Arabic word for saad.

The English phrase “may Allah make it easy for you” is translated into Arabic as يسر الله لك.

The English phrase “walaikum assalam” is translated into Arabic as وعليكم السلام.

In Moroccan Arabic, also called Darija, ‘ugly’ is خايب (khayb).

The English word ‘revolution’ is translated into Arabic as ثَوْرَة or اِنْقِلَاب.

The Arabic word for apricot is مشمش. This word refers to the fruit known as an apricot.

The Arabic word for sugarcane is قصب السكر. قصب السكر refers to the tall perennial grass grown for the sugar extracted from its stems.

Pita bread in Arabic is خبز عربي. The phrase خبز عربي is used to refer to the pita bread commonly found in the Middle East.