Arabic Conversation Starters #

A list of simple Arabic phrases to help break into a conversation with an Arabic speaker.

• أَنَا أَتَكَلَّمُ ٱللُّغَةَ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةَ وَلَٰكِنْ بِبُطْءٍ وَفُصْحَى فَقَطْ
  I speak Arabic, but slowly and only in formal Arabic.

• كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
  How are you?

• مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟
  What is your name?

• مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟
  Where are you from?

• هَلْ تَسْمَحُ لِي بِمُحَادَثَتِكَ؟
  May I talk to you?

• هَلْ يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ نَتَحَدَّثَ قَلِيلًا؟
  Can we talk a little?

• لُغَتِي ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةُ لَيْسَتْ جَيِّدَةً، لَكِنِّي أُحَاوِلُ.
  My Arabic is not good, but I’m trying.

• هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ بِبُطْءٍ؟
  Can you speak slowly?

• مَاذَا تَعْنِي هَذِهِ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ؟
  What does this word mean?

• هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةَ؟
  Do you speak English?

• سَعِيدٌ بِلِقَائِكَ!
  Nice to meet you!

• مَا ٱلْمَوْضُوعُ ٱلَّذِي تَتَحَدَّثُونَ عَنْهُ؟
  What are you talking about?

• أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُشَارِكَ فِي ٱلْحَدِيثِ، هَلْ هَذَا مُمْكِن؟
  I want to join the conversation, is that okay?

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