Arabic

The English phrase “uncle and aunt” (referring to the siblings of one’s father) is translated into Arabic as عم وعمة.

In Dubai, ‘my love’ in Emirati Arabic said to a man is حبيبي (habibi).

Slavery in Arabic is expressed as عُبُودِيَّة or رِقّ.

The English word ‘story’ is translated into Arabic using several forms, most commonly قِصَّة.

The Arabic word for “option” is خيار. خيار refers to one of the choices that can be made.

The Arabic way to say ‘huh’ is ها؟.

The English phrase “private” can be translated into Arabic as خَاصّ or شَخْصِيّ.

In Moroccan Arabic, ‘a kiss’ is بوسة (bosa). بوسة is the noun, as in عطاها بوسة, ‘he gave her a kiss’.

Mexico in Arabic is المكسيك (al-maksīk). The phrase refers to the country Mexico.

The English name Jacob is translated into Arabic as يعقوب. يعقوب is a male given name used to translate the name Jacob.