Arabic

In Syrian Arabic, ‘goodnight’ is تصبح على خير (tusbih ala khair) to a man, or تصبحي على خير (tusbihi ala khair) to a woman.

The English phrase “hi, my name is” is translated into Arabic as مرحبًا، اسمي. This phrase is used to greet someone and introduce yourself by name.

The English word salt is translated to Arabic as ملح. The term refers to the chemical compound sodium chloride.

The Arabic word for key is مفتاح. This noun refers to a device designed to open and close a lock.

The English word “always” can be translated into Arabic using several forms, most commonly دَائِمًا.

In Arabic, perfume can be expressed as أَرِيج, شَذًا or عِطْر. The words in this group refer to substances that provide a pleasant smell.

The phrase “long life” in Arabic is طول العمر. طول العمر refers to a state of living for many years.

In Iraqi Arabic, ‘mom’ is ماما (mama). To call out to her, Iraqis often say يمة (yumma), a warm, traditional word for mother used as a direct address.

The phrase ‘my son’ in Arabic is ابني.

In Saudi Arabia you say عيد ميلاد سعيد (ʿīd mīlād saʿīd), “happy birthday”.