EXPRESSIONS #1**
**Adapted from Fethi Mansouri and Yousef Alreemawi, Instant Arabic, Tuttle  Publishing

1.  HELLO marhaban

Peace be Upon You

as-salaamu alaykum ( assalaamo alyakom)

Response to "peace be upon you"

wa alaykum as-salaam (wa' alaykom assalaam)

Good Morning

sabaahul khayr (sabaahel kheir)

Response to "good morning".

sabaahun nuur (sabaahenoor)

Good Evening

masaa'ul khayr (masaa' ol kheir)

Response to "good evening"

masaa'un nuur (masaa' in noor)

Welcome

ahlan wa sahlan ( ahlan wa sahlan)

Goodbye

ma as-salaamah (ma'as salaamah)

See You Later

'laa al-liqaa ('ilal leqaa)

Have a Good Night

tusbih/tusbihiina (fem) (tosbeh/tosbeheena)

alaa khayr (alaa kheir)


2. THANKS --shukran (shokran)

Thank You ( singular male)

shukran laka (shokran laka)

Thank You ( singular female)

shukran laki (shokran laki)

You are welcome ( Response to "thank you" or " thanks".)

afwan (af one)

Thank you very much.

shukran jaziilan (shok run jazeelan)

Thanks for the hospitality

shukran alad diyaafah (shok run'aldad deyaafa)

No,thanks

laa,shukran (laa,shokran)

Don't mention it

laa shukra alaa waajiib (laa shokra alaa waajeb)

Don't Thank Me

laa tashkurmi ( laa tash kor nee)

Thank him for me , please

ushkurhu 'annii  (osh korho 'annee)