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Essential Arabic greetings and salutations.
- مَرْحَبًاmarḥabanHello / Hi (general, friendly)
- أَهْلًاahlanHi / Welcome (informal, warm)
- أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًاahlan wa-sahlanWelcome (warm greeting to a guest or newcomer)
- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْas-salāmu ʿalaykumPeace be upon you (the standard formal/polite greeting)
- وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُwa-ʿalaykumu s-salāmuAnd upon you peace (the reply to as-salāmu ʿalaykum)
- صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِṣabāḥu l-khayriGood morning (literally: morning of goodness)
- صَبَاحُ النُّورِṣabāḥu n-nūriGood morning (the reply: morning of light)
- مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِmasāʾu l-khayriGood evening / Good afternoon (literally: evening of goodness)
- مَسَاءُ النُّورِmasāʾu n-nūriGood evening (the reply: evening of light)
- تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍtuṣbiḥu ʿalā khayrGood night (said to a man; literally: may you wake to goodness)
- لَيْلَةً سَعِيدَةًlaylatan saʿīdatanGood night / Have a happy night
- مَعَ السَّلَامَةِmaʿa s-salāmatiGoodbye (literally: with safety; said to the one leaving)
- إِلَى اللِّقَاءِilā l-liqāʾiSee you / Until we meet again
- إِلَى الْغَدِilā l-ghadiSee you tomorrow (literally: until tomorrow)
- أَرَاكَ لَاحِقًاarāka lāḥiqanSee you later (said to a man)
- كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟kayfa ḥāluka?How are you? (said to a man)
- بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْرًاbi-khayrin, shukranFine, thank you (a common reply to 'how are you?')
- تَفَضَّلْtafaḍḍalPlease / Go ahead / Here you go (said to a man; a polite welcoming word)