Arabic

In Arabic, “shut your mouth” is said as اخرس. اخرس is a rude command used to tell someone to stop talking immediately.

The Arabic verb for ‘mix’ is يخلط. يخلط is used to describe the action of combining items from two or more sources that are normally kept separate.

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.