Question:
How do you say hello in Arabic?
tfrankin
2006-04-23 06:15:32 UTC
How do you say hello in Arabic?
Eleven answers:
cypruspolice
2006-04-27 11:45:20 UTC
Salam wa aleikum (peace be upon you) - the reply is "wa aleikum ah salam (and also peace be upon you).



That is the most common greeting.



There are also:



What is your name? --- ma ismok?



Nice to meet you --- tasharrafna



Goodbye --- ma'assalama



Hello! --- marhaba



Good Morning--- sabah al-hayri



How are you? --- kayfa haluk?
lyon
2016-09-30 07:04:21 UTC
Hello In Arabic
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2016-07-23 08:23:20 UTC
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Confused
2015-02-02 07:06:05 UTC
Actually hello is : Marhaba

Greetings : Asalamwalekum ( to reply - Walekumasalam ) means Peace be upon you

Good Morning : sabah al khair / sabah al noor

Goodbye : Ma'alsalama

How r u : Kaifal haal ?

I am fine : bukhair al hamdulilah
leiandrai
2006-04-23 21:25:26 UTC
among my muslim friends, it is usually salama, but have heard

alaykumu s-salām more often, especially among the men, meaning hello, or peace be upon you. it is the more formal among strangers, and those most respected or between a man and a woman. Salama is used mostly between freinds, family, have noticed that among family members they give respect to each other in greeting, a son will shake a fathers hand with a greeting. quite interesting and worth learning...arabic is beautiful sounding, musical
mishaal.faheem
2016-09-11 13:10:27 UTC
Marhaba
2013-12-08 13:31:35 UTC
hello in arabic means ahlan in an egyptian accent a morrocon person would say marhaba and in hebrew you say shalom
answermachine
2006-04-23 06:22:49 UTC
Salamo alaykom means peace be upon you

Saba7 el kheer means good morning

masaa el kheer means good evening

Ahlan means welcome

Ezayak means how are you? (slang)

Marhaba is not usually used

Hala is lebanese slang for hello

keefak also lebanese slang and used in wider range in gulf countries but not in Egypt

bottom line is use Saba7 el kheer as good morning

or massa el kheer as good evening

Salamo Alaykom is more general and don't worry about it's religious conotation it's ok to say it anytime , you will be more than welcome
2014-06-08 19:49:24 UTC
Salam
SeeknHm
2006-04-24 07:43:59 UTC
Salaam
sweet_foxxy_n_divine
2006-04-23 08:20:35 UTC
Salam Alaikum means hello, but it has a slight religious connotation, so if u dont knw the Arab in front of you is Muslim or what, better use "Marhaba!" ( something like welcome, but used as hello)


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