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| Hi everyone. My name is Peryhan and this is ArabicPod101. Today, we are going to do 15 favorite words chosen by fans. You. |
| 15 Favorite Words (Chosen by Fans) |
| 1. |
| أهلاً |
| (ahlan) “Welcome” |
| For example, you can say, |
| أهلاً. إزيك؟ |
| (ʾahlan. ʾezzayyak?) “Hi welcome, how are you?” |
| It’s so easy. |
| 2. |
| شكرا |
| (šukran) “Thank you” |
| For example, |
| شكراً على الدعوة. |
| (šokran ʿala-ddaʿwah) “Thank you for the invitation.” |
| 3. |
| جميل |
| (gamīl) “Nice” or “beautiful” |
| جميل |
| (gamīl), it means “nice” or “beautiful”. |
| For example, you can say |
| بيتهم شكله جميل. |
| (bīthum šakluh ǧamīl.) “Their house is very nice.” |
| Or you can say, |
| البنت دي جميلة. |
| (elbent dī ǧamīlah.) “This girl is very beautiful.” |
| 4. |
| قطة |
| (oṭṭah) “Cat” |
| For example, |
| عندي قطة سيامي. |
| (ʿandī ʾoṭṭah syāmī.) “I have a Siamese cat.” |
| I wish I could have a cat. Ehh.. |
| 5. |
| مبسوط |
| (mabsūṭ) “Happy” |
| هدفي هو أني أكون مبسوط. |
| (Hadafī howwa ʾennī ʾakūn mabsūṭ.) “I am happy to see you.” You! |
| 6. |
| أم |
| (omm) “Mother” |
| For example, |
| كل أم بتتمنى الخير لأولادها. |
| (koll ʾomm betetmannā el-ḫeīr leʾawlādhā.) “Every mother wishes the best for her children.” That’s true. |
| 7. |
| مشهور |
| (mašhūr) “Popular” |
| المغني ده مشهور جداً. |
| (elmuġannī dah mašhūr ǧeddan.) “This singer is very popular.” |
| For example, |
| عمرو دياب مشهور جداً. |
| (ʿamr dyāb mašhūr ǧeddan.) “Amr Diab is very popular.” |
| 8. |
| رائع |
| (rāʾeʿ) “Amazing” |
| So for example, you can say |
| المهرجان كان رائع. |
| (elmahraǧān kān rāʾeʿ), which means, “The festival was amazing.” |
| 9. |
| يحترم |
| (yeḥterem) “To respect” |
| For example, |
| الصغير لازم يحترم الكبير. |
| (el-ṣoġayyar lāzem yeḥterem el-kebīr.) |
| “The young should always respect the elder.” |
| 10. |
| سنجاب |
| (sengāb) “Squirrel” |
| أنا عمري ما شفت سنجاب. |
| (ʾanā ʿomrī mā šoft sengāb.) “I’ve never seen a squirrel.” That’s true. |
| 11. |
| ماشي |
| (māšī) “Okay” It means, okay. |
| For example, you can say, |
| ماشي, تعالى نتقابل الساعة سابعة. |
| (māšī, taʿālā netʾābel el-sāʿah sābʿah.), which means, “Okay, let’s meet at 7 O’ clock.” |
| And fun fact. Usually, young people in Egypt don’t just use the word (māšī) but they also use the word |
| قشطة |
| (ʾešṭah), it means “cream” but we also use it as the word |
| ماشي |
| (māšī) |
| And you can use this word to sound a little more the native-like or if you have lots of Egyptian friends, you will find them using it a lot. |
| 12. |
| عيلة |
| (eīlah) “Family” |
| For example, you can say |
| بحب عيلتي جداً. |
| (baḥeb ʿīltī ǧeddan.) “I love my family very much.” |
| 13. |
| حبيبي |
| (ḥabībī) “My love” |
| The next word is probably a word you all know or get to know or learn when you first start Arabic, it’s Habibi which means my love. We usually use it not only in a romantic way but we also use it as a friendly or endearment kind of term. So you can say Habibi to anyone. |
| For example, “Okay, Habibi” |
| ماشي حبيبي |
| (māšī ḥabībī) |
| 14. |
| أخت |
| (oḫt) “Sister” |
| أنا عندي أخت واحدة أصغر مني. |
| (ʾanā ʿandī ʾuḫt wāḥdah ʾaṣġar mennī.) “I have one younger sister.” |
| 15. |
| سعادة |
| (saʿādah) “Happiness” |
| For example, you can say |
| السعادة هدف كل إنسان. |
| (el-saʿādah hadaf koll ʾensān.) “Happiness is everyone’s goal.” |
| And that’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the video and I hope you found your favorite word. If you have not found your favorite word, please comment below the one you like the most. Bye bye. |
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