Arabic

The English word ‘atom’ is translated into Arabic as ذرة.

In Arabic, the word for “days” is أيام. أيام is used to refer to multiple twenty-four hour periods.

In Arabic, saw can refer to a tool or the past tense of the verb ‘to see’, depending on the context.

The English word “pullover” can be translated into Arabic as مِعْطَف, كِنْزَة, بُلوفَر or سُتْرَة.

In Lebanese Arabic, ‘sorry’ is آسف (asef) for a man and آسفة (asfeh) for a woman.

The English word ‘engineer’ is translated into Arabic as مُهَنْدِس.

In Iraqi Arabic, ‘welcome’ is أهلا وسهلا (ahlan wa sahlan).

The English phrase ‘dinner’ is translated into Arabic as عشاء. The term refers to the main meal eaten in the evening.

The Arabic phrase for “eid mubarak, my love” is عيد مبارك يا حبيبي. The term habibi means “my love” when addressing a male.

The Arabic word for the colour violet is بنفسجي. بنفسجي is used to refer to the colour violet.