Arabic

In Syrian Arabic, ‘grandma’ is تيتا (teta).

In Darija, ‘why’ is علاش (‘lash). علاش opens any question about reason or cause, from asking why someone is late to asking why a decision was made.

The standard word for hammer in Arabic is مطرقة (miṭraqa), the tool for driving nails.

The most common way to say ‘hello’ in Dubai is السلام عليكم (as-salamu alaykum), the greeting Emiratis use every day.

وقت الغداء is the Arabic phrase for lunch time. The phrase refers to the time of day when people usually eat their midday meal.

The English word peace is translated into Arabic as سَلَام.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘coffee’ is قهوة (qahwa). قهوة is used for coffee as a drink and also for the café itself, as in نمشيو للقهوة, ‘let’s go to the café’.

To learn in Arabic is تعلم. The term is used to describe the process of acquiring knowledge or a specific ability.

The English phrase “crazy girl” is translated into Arabic as مجنونة.

The Arabic word for “greeting” is تحية. The word تحية refers to the act of greeting someone or the specific words used during a greeting.