Friday, August 16, 2013

Omani Arabic for Expats - Meeting up/Social Expressions

Meeting-up

Examples with variations.

Would you like to meet later?  Tureed naltaqi baaden? Tureed nitqable baaden?  Tabi niltaqi baa'den?
تريد نلتقي بعدين؟\ تريد نتقابل بعدين؟\ تبي نلتقي بعدين؟

When should we meet? Mita naltaqi? Mita nataqable? Mita benshoofik?
متى نلتقي؟\ متى نتقابل؟\ متى بنشوفك؟

Where should we meet? Wen naltaqi? Wen nataqable? Wen benshoofik?
وين نلتقي؟\ وين نتقابل؟\ وين بشوفك؟

Meet me at Costa a 5 pm. Qableni fi Costa saa hamsa. Bashoofik fi Costa saa hamsa.
قابلني في كوستا ساعه خمسه\ بشوفك في كوستا

I am coming now. جاي الحين jaay alheen

I'll be there in 10 minutes. bakoon hinak baad ashar daqayaq
بكون هناك بعد عشر دقايق

I'll be there soon. bakoon hinak qareeban
بكون هناك قريبا

Where are you? weenak?
 وينك

On the Telephone

Hello - Aloo Marhaba
الو مرحبا
Who's speaking - Men mai? (lit. who's with me)
مين معي؟
Ahmed speaking - Ahmed mak. (lit. Ahmed with you)
احمد معك
How are you, how are things? Kaif halkum. Kaif Lamoor?
كيف حالكم \ كيف الامور؟
Everything is good. Alhumdullah. Kullu tamam.
الحمد الله كله تمام
Is Qassim there? - Qassim majood?
قاسم موجود
No, he's not. - La, Ma majood.
لا ما موجود
Could I take a message? Mumkin atrekluh resala?
ممكن اتركله رساله
Give my regards to Manal.  Ersil Taheeyateli Manal
ارسل تحياتي الى منال
Hold please - intad'er daqeeqa
انتظر دقيقة
Goodbye - masalama
مع السلامه

Inviting someone into your home

Knock Knock - atrick
اطرق

Who's there - Men hunak?
 مين هناك؟

Come in - Tafadl,  Tafadeli (for female)
 تفضل\ تفضلي

Please have a seat. - Tafadl Iglees, tafadeli gelsee (for female)
 تفضل اجلس او اجلسي

Would you like something to drink? - Tureed tashrub shay? Tureedi (for female)
تريد تشرب شاي

Please come to visit my home. - Men fadlik tahal zoorni fi baiti.
 من فضللك تعال زورني في البيت

Vocabulary:
  • Question words:
    •  Mita - when
    •  Wen - where
    •  Men - who
  • Verbs (in third person masculine singular):
    • yaqable (meet)
    • yaltaqi (meet)
    • yashoof (see)
    • yureed (want)
    • yabi (want)
    • yashrub (drink)
    • yentader (wait)
  • Prepositions: fi (in),  saa (hour as in time), hamsa (five)

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