Arabic

The English phrase ‘bless’ is translated into Arabic as بارك. The verb بارك is used to mean confer blessing on.

The Arabic word for cigarette is سيجارة. سيجارة refers to a thin roll of tobacco made for smoking.

To paint (as in applying paint to a surface) in Arabic is دهان. The verb is used to describe the action of applying paint to a surface.

The English word ‘slap’ is translated into Arabic using either صَفْعَة or لَطْمَة. Both terms refer to a blow dealt with an open hand.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘what’ is شنو (shnu). شنو opens almost any question about a thing or an idea, as in شنو هادشي؟, ‘what is this?’.

The English word peanut is translated into Arabic as فُولٌ سُودَانِيٌّ.

كاكا is the Arabic way to say the name of the professional football player Kaka.

To say “be patient” in Arabic, you use اصبر.

The English word ‘swing’ (referring to a hanging seat) is أُرْجُوحَة in Arabic. The term refers to a hanging seat.

To tell a woman “I love you” in Arabic, say أحبكِ (uhibbuki). In Egypt and the Levant it is بحبك (bahibbik), with the feminine ending -ik.