Arabic

The English phrase “I swear to god” is translated into Arabic as والله.

The English phrase “may allah have mercy on you” is translated into Arabic as رحمك الله.

The English phrase ‘jobs’ is translated into Arabic as وظائف. The term is used to describe positions of employment that people are paid to do.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘and’ is و (wi). و attaches directly to the next word, with no space in writing, exactly where English puts ‘and’ between two items.

The English word ‘manager’ is translated into Arabic as مُدِير.

The Arabic word for hazelnut is بُنْدُق. The term refers to the fruit of the hazelnut tree.

To say war in Arabic, use حرب (ḥarb), the word for an armed conflict. حَرْب refers to the state of war or to a specific conflict.

In Algerian Arabic, ‘good night’ to a man is تصبح على خير (tesbah 3la khir). To a woman, it becomes تصبحي على خير (tesbahi 3la khir).

The English phrase “happy ramadan” can be translated into Arabic using several forms, most commonly رَمَضَان مُبَارَك.

In Arabic, ‘chase’ is translated as مطاردة. The term مطاردة is used to express the act of pursuing or following something at speed.