أمريكا
Amrika
In Arabic, "America" is said as أمريكا (Amrika).
أمريكا is the common name used to refer to the United States of America.
Which one should you use?
While أمريكا (Amrika) is the common name used in daily speech, الولايات المتحدة (al-Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥida) is the formal name for the United States of America.
How do you pronounce it?
Amrika
Did you know?
- The formal name الولايات المتحدة uses the word ولايات for 'states', which shares a root with the word for 'guardianship' or 'province'.
- The term أمريكا is used for the entire continent in many Arabic contexts, not just the United States, though this can vary by region.
- While the phrase الولايات المتحدة translates to 'The United States', it is almost always expanded to الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية in formal writing and news broadcasts.
Examples in context
- هل زرت أمريكا من قبل؟Have you ever been to America?This sentence shows how to ask if someone has visited أمريكا.Tatoeba #482378 by saeb, translation #16800 by CK
- سأذهب إلى أمريكا غداً.I will go to America tomorrow.This sentence shows how to express a plan to go to أمريكا.Tatoeba #489149 by saeb, translation #261914 by CK
- أتى إلى أمريكا عبر كندا.He came to America via Canada.This sentence shows how to describe traveling to أمريكا via another country.Tatoeba #7027251 by OsoHombre, translation #7023767 by shekitten
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Example conversation
Sarah and Ahmed are discussing travel plans.
- سارة Saraهل تريد السفر إلى أمريكا هذا العام؟Hal tureed as-safar ila Amerika hadha al-am?Do you want to travel to America this year?
- أحمد Ahmedنعم، أحلم بزيارة أمريكا منذ فترة طويلة.Na'am, ahlamu bi-ziyarat Amerika mundhu fatra tawila.Yes, I have been dreaming of visiting America for a long time.
- سارة Saraأنا أيضاً، فهي بلد رائعة جداً.Ana aydan, fahiya balad ra'i'a jiddan.Me too, it is a very wonderful country.
- أحمد Ahmedعلينا أن نبحث عن تذاكر رخيصة.Alayna an nabhatha an tadhaakir rakhisa.We should look for cheap tickets.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
