Your departure for Morocco, Tunisia or another Arab-speaking country is approaching? This falls well, Wanderlix offers useful expressions to learn in Arabic to travel calmly!
No worries, the Maghrebins speak French. You will therefore have no difficulty in making you understand and interact with the premises. Nevertheless, speaking a few words of Arabic is extremely well seen in the Maghreb.
In a warm, welcoming and hospitality nature with strangers, be not surprised that the Maghrebins regularly offer you a tea, or little cakes. It is customary not to decline the proposal, it could saddle them or be misunderstood. Moreover, you are advised to drink and eat slowly if you are not fond of what they offer. Conversely, finish your tea in the blink of an eye and you will be immediately tightened.
So to imbue you with culture and better integrate yourself during your stay, Wanderlix offers you a list of words, phrases and expressions to learn in Arabic to express yourself on a journey!
The reading and pronunciation of Arabic
Photo credit: Shutterstock – kamomeen
The Arabic language has distinct characteristics of French. His alphabet, or abjad , consists of 28 letters very different from those of our Latin alphabet. And unlike French and the majority of other languages, Arabic reads from the right to the left.
There is a phonetic transposition of the Arabic, which allows “to decipher” the alphabet and thus to be able to pronounce the words when you do not know the Arabic script yet. In terms of pronunciation, it is important to specify that there are 6 particularities in Arabic:
- the kh is pronounced as jota Spanish (for Spanish speakers), that is, a hard r from the throat;
- the r rolls, like a rolled in Spanish;
- the gh is pronounced as a French r, which is called the Parisian r;
- the h is aspired;
- the 3 is a gutural sound;
- the 9 is pronounced as a q + r.
A little as there are different French between Europe, America and Africa, know that there are various Arab dialects depending on the countries. Nevertheless, the alphabet is identical for each of them. Here we suggest words and phrases in literary Arabic, with which you can get understood in all Arab-speaking countries.
Common words and basic expressions
Photo credit: Shutterstock – Darya Kiprina
Let’s start with the current words, the everyday words, which you will use several times a day in many situations. This is the basic vocabulary, easy to use. Not bad for a start.
[object Promise]
Words and expressions to ask for his path, to be spotted
Photo credit: Shutterstock – John Grummitt
You are not safe to lose yourself or simply have to go somewhere without knowing exactly where it is. Here are a few words and phrases to learn in Arabic to guide you in the city. If you can ask for your way to Arabic, you will not be very proud of it!
[object Promise]
The phrases and expressions to get understood
Photo credit: Shutterstock – Vixit
It is always good to have someone repeat or to explain to him that you do not understand his language well. Especially in the event that the person would not or little speak French.
[object Promise]
Useful words and phrases at the restaurant
Photo credit: Shutterstock – Tatiana Bralnina
If you visit the restaurant during your stay, here are a few words and phrases to learn in Arabic and that may be useful to you.
[object Promise]
The phrases to buy, pay something
Photo credit: Shutterstock – Eric Valenne geostory
Needless to say that you are very likely to make a tour at least once in one souk and that temptation may be strong. So don’t hesitate to learn these few Arabic phrases that could be used to inform you of a price for example.
[object Promise]
Now that you are incollable on these words and phrases in Arabic, you only have to pack! And as you will probably hear it often, take care of you عتني بي نفسك, which literally means taking care of his head!
Loading comments ...