أريد العودة إلى المنزل
urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil
To say "I want to go home" in Arabic, you use أريد العودة إلى المنزل (urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil).
This phrase is used to express a desire to return to one's place of residence.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase أريد العودة إلى المنزل is composed of أريد (I want), العودة (the return), إلى (to) and المنزل (the house).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Levantine Arabic, which is spoken in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, you will commonly hear the informal phrase بدي أروح البيت or the variation بدي أروح عالبيت. The informal phrase عايز أروح البيت is also used.
How does it change in a sentence?
While the default form uses the noun العودة (the return), a common alternative construction is to use the verb to return by saying أريد أن أعود إلى المنزل.
How do you pronounce it?
urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil
Did you know?
- In many Arabic cultures, the word for 'home' can be swapped for بيت (bayt), which originally referred to a tent or a place where people spend the night.
- While المنزل is used for a physical residence, speakers often use وطني (my homeland) when the desire to 'go home' is an emotional longing for their country of origin.
- In Egyptian Arabic, the word عايز (ayez) for 'want' is derived from a root meaning 'needing' or 'lacking', implying that wanting to go home is a necessity.
Examples in context
- أريد العودة إلى المنزل الآن.urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil al-'ān.I want to go home now.
- أنا متعبة، أريد العودة إلى المنزل.anā mut'aba, urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil.I am tired, I want to go home.
- هل يمكننا الرحيل؟ أريد العودة إلى المنزل.hal yumkinunā al-raḥīl? urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil.Can we leave? I want to go home.
Example conversation
Mariam and Ziad are at a loud party and feel ready to leave.
- مريم Maryamزياد، أنا متعبة جداً.Ziyād, anā mut'aba jiddan.Ziad, I am very tired.
- زياد Ziadأنا أيضاً، هل تريدين المغادرة؟anā ayḍan, hal turīdīna al-mughādara?Me too, do you want to leave?
- مريم Maryamنعم، أريد العودة إلى المنزل.na'am, urīdu al-'awdata ilā al-manzil.Yes, I want to go home.
- زياد Ziadحسناً، لنذهب الآن.ḥasanan, li-nadhab al-'ān.Okay, let's go now.
