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What’s Up? 1

Hello.

marhaban

How are you?

kayfa l-haal?

I’m fine.

bikhayr

OK, I guess.

al-umuur ’aadiyya

Not very common in Arabic.

So-so.

laa ba'sa

Things are busy.

anaa mashghuul jiddan

Things are hard.

al-awdaa’ sa’ba

How have you been?

kayfa anta?

I’ve been fine, thank you.

anaa bikhayr, shukran

What’s new?

hal min jadiid?

What have you been doing?

maadha kunta taf’al?

Nothing much.

laysa kathiiran

Literally, this means the situation (conditions) is not as good as it should be.

Nothing special.

laa shay’ yudhkar

I haven’t seen you around for a while.

lam arak fi l-mintaqa mundhu fitra

Yes, it’s been a long time.

na’am, laqad mada waqtun tawiil

Have you been around?

Hal kunta fi l-mintaqa?

What are you doing here?

maadha taf’al hunaa

How’s Peter / Mary doing?

kayfa haal Peter / Mary?

He’s / she’s fine.

innahu / innaha bikhayr

Anything new with Peter/ Mary?

hal min jadiid ma’a Peter / Mary?

What’s wrong?

maadha hadath?

What’s on your mind?

maadha yaduur bifikrik?

Nothing.

laa shay’

I was just thinking.

kuntu ufakkir

I was just daydreaming.

laqad sarihtu bit-tafkiir

It’s none of your business.

haadha al-amr laa yahummuk

Mind your own business.

ihtamm bimaa huwa min sha'nik

Leave me alone.

utruknii liwahdii

Go away.

idhhab min hunaa

Fuck off.

hill ’annii

This is a colloquial expression which means “get out of my sight”. The actual expression “fuck off” is not used in Standard Arabic.

Really?

haqqan?

Is that so?

ahaakadhaa?

Are you sure?

hal anta muta'akkid?

Oh, yeah?

aah, na’am?

You’re lying.

anta takdhib

This expression is very impolite in Arabic and should be avoided as much as possible. You can suggest to your interlocutor instead that their information might be incorrect using the expression “ma’luumatik khaatia”.

Don’t lie.

laa takdhib

Stop lying.

tawaqqaf ’an il-kadhib

How come?

wa kayfa dhaalik?

What do you mean?