Arabic

The English word raspberry is توت العليق in Arabic. The term is used to refer to the fruit known as a raspberry.

The phrase “happy palm sunday” in Arabic is أحد شعانين مبارك. This phrase is a greeting used to wish someone a blessed Palm Sunday.

To catch in Arabic is أمسك (amsaka).

In Iraq, ‘no’ is لا (la). For emphasis, Iraqis add والله, ‘by God’, and say لا والله (la wallah), making the denial stronger and more sincere.

The Arabic phrase for “please forgive me” is سامحني.

In Arabic, the phrase for “parents” is والدين. The term refers specifically to the father and mother of a person.

The Arabic phrase for “date of birth” is تَارِيخُ الْمِيلَادِ. تَارِيخُ الْمِيلَادِ is used to refer to the specific day and year when a person was born.

The English word ‘pencil’ is قَلَم رَصَاص in Arabic. قَلَم رَصَاص refers specifically to a graphite writing instrument.

The Arabic word for “shush” is صه.

In Iraqi Arabic, ‘good’ is زين (zein). طيب (tayyib) means the same thing and is used just as widely, often for people’s character as well as things.