English-Arabic Word List
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The following English Arabic word list was designed specifically for travellers and tourists who will be visiting Libya. The word list is constructed to be simple and contain only the words most used in relation to travel, mostly in Libyan dialect, including Arabic pronouns, main verbs and nouns, general greetings, main food items, and how to ask questions. This will be updated to include sentence and more example. You can
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| Hello | Ahlla(n) | ||
| I | na, ana | ||
| you (m) | enta, anta | ||
| you (f) | enti, anti | ||
| he | howwa | ||
| she | heeyya | ||
| they (m) | hom, homma | ||
| they (f) | hon, honna | ||
| we (m) | h'na, nah’no | ||
| we (f) | h’nea | ||
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| thing, it | h’aja | ||
| this | hadi (f.), hada (m.), hadihe | ||
| these | hado(ma), hawlae’ | ||
| that | hadika, dalika | ||
| in | fee | ||
| out | barra | ||
| go out | et'la' | ||
| come in | udkhul | ||
| beside | h'da, b-jenb- | ||
| on, above | a’la, fawqa | ||
| and | wa | ||
| with | ma’a | ||
| from | min, men | ||
| under | teh’t | ||
| near (to) | h'da(h) | ||
| near (diistance) | greeb | ||
| far | ba'eed | ||
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| today | elyoum | ||
| tomorrow | ghedwa | ||
| morning | s’obeh’ | ||
| midday | d’ouher | ||
| night | layel | ||
| week | sboua' | ||
| month | shaher | ||
| year | a'am, sana | ||
| hour | saa'ah | ||
| minute | dgiga | ||
| second | lah'da | ||
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| speak | tkellem | ||
| listen | esma’ | ||
| see | shouf, eshbah' | ||
| take | khoud | ||
| begin | e’bda | ||
| sit (down) | uga’ed | ||
| come | ta’ala | ||
| go | emshi | ||
| walk | tmeshsha | ||
| distance | masafa | ||
| how far | kam taba'ed | ||
| run | ejree | ||
| stand (v.) | ougef | ||
| stop | wegggef | ||
| sleep | erged (v.) | ||
| wake up | noud’ | ||
| drive | soug | ||
| climb, go up | erkeb | ||
| get off | enzel | ||
| push | deff | ||
| pull | ejbed | ||
| swim | a'oum | ||
| bring | jeeb | ||
| take | khod | ||
| give | ea’tee | ||
| give me | ea’t’eeni | ||
| throw away | lawweh' | ||
| save | des | ||
| reduce | negges' | ||
| jump | neggez | ||
| increase | zeed | ||
| enough | yezzi, yakfe | ||
| like (want) | nebbee | ||
| like (as) | zey, mitel | ||
| help me | saa'ednee | ||
| write | ektub | ||
| read | egra | ||
| reading | graya | ||
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| Top of Page | who | men? | |
| where | wein? (ayna?) | ||
| what | shenou? (mada ?) | ||
| why | leesh or a'lash? (leemada?), | ||
| because | mahoo, leeanna | ||
| how | keif | ||
| to much | halba | ||
| little | shaweyya | ||
| explain | eshrah', waddah' | ||
| information | ma'loumat | ||
| price | sea'er, thamen | ||
| welcome | tfaeddel | ||
| thank you | shokran | ||
| how are you | kif h’alek | ||
| I am fine; okay | kwayyes; bahi | ||
| and-you, how are you? | w-enta, kif h'alek | ||
| so and so | mashi elh'al | ||
| what do you want? | shen tebbee? | ||
| can you tell me . . . ? | mumken tgollee . . . ? | ||
| can you show me? | mumken twaerreenee? | ||
| how much? | kam, geddash? | ||
| how many? | kam, kem? | ||
| how far? | geddash teba'ed? | ||
| is this right? | hal hada sah'? | ||
| what time is it? | es sa'a geddash? | ||
| where is the office? | wein el maktab? | ||
| can you help me please? | min fad'lek, mumkin tsa'aedni | ||
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| passport | jawaz as-safer, basabort | ||
| visa | tashira, tashiret | ||
| entry visa | tashiret ad-dokhoul | ||
| immigration office | mabna al-jawazat | ||
| border | h'odoud | ||
| logbook | koutayyeb | ||
| help | mousa'ada | ||
| car | karhba, sayyara | ||
| motorbike | motto | ||
| lorry | h'emmala | ||
| bicycle | beshkleit | ||
| airplane | t'eyyar | ||
| train | qit'ar, sekka | ||
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| stamp (noun) | khatem | ||
| registeration | tasjeel | ||
| passport registration | tasjeel al basabort | ||
| residence | iqamah | ||
| renew residence | tajdeed al iqamah | ||
| validity | salah'iyya | ||
| renew | tajdeed | ||
| nationality | jensiyya | ||
| foreign | ajnabee | ||
| visit | zeeyara | ||
| visitor | zaer | ||
| traveller | rahh'al | ||
| holiday | ijazah | ||
| tourist | sayeh' | ||
| tourism | seeyah'a | ||
| archaeological site | makan atharee, athar | ||
| history | tareekh | ||
| Leptis Magna | Lubdah, Lebda | ||
| Cyrene | Shah'h'at | ||
| Apollonia | Sousa | ||
| museum | math'af | ||
| prehistoric art | fen ma-qabla at-tareekh | ||
| engravings | manh'outat | ||
| sculpture | s'anem, temthal | ||
| antique | touh'fa | ||
| rare | nader | ||
| oasis | wah'a | ||
| mountain | jbel, jabel | ||
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| Top of Page | Libyan | Leebee, Libi | |
| Arab | A’erbee | ||
| Berber | Barberi, Mazighee | ||
| Tuareg | Targee, Mashegh | ||
| Foreign | Ajnabee | ||
| Japanese | Yabanee | ||
| Belgian | Baljeekee | ||
| Dutch | Holandee | ||
| Italian | Italee | ||
| English | Engleezee | ||
| British | Breet'anee | ||
| French | Fransawee | ||
| German | Almanee | ||
| American | Amrekanee | ||
| Australian | Australee | ||
| Canadian | Kanadee | ||
| Spanish | Sbanee | ||
| Greek | Younanee | ||
| Russian | Rousee | ||
| European | Awroubbe, or Romee | ||
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| paper | werga, waraqa | ||
| newspaper | jareeda | ||
| magazine | majella | ||
| book | kitab | ||
| pen | beero, glem | ||
| pencil | labes | ||
| colour | lawn | ||
| paints | lelwan, lawn (paint: noun) | ||
| paint (v.) | lewwen, zewweg | ||
| draw (art) | ersem | ||
| draw (verb, grammar) | ejbed | ||
| library | maktabah | ||
| research | bah't | ||
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| human | insaan | ||
| people | nas | ||
| women | neesa, neswan | ||
| woman | mra, imrae’a | ||
| men | erjal, reejal | ||
| man | rajel, rajol | ||
| boy | weld, walad | ||
| girl | bent | ||
| family | a'ila | ||
| mother | um, oum | ||
| father | ab | ||
| sister | ukht | ||
| brother | khu-, akh | ||
| son | ibn | ||
| daughter | bent | ||
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| one | wah’ed | ||
| two | ethnayen | ||
| three | talata | ||
| four | arba’a | ||
| five | khemsa | ||
| six | setta | ||
| seven | saba’a | ||
| eight | tamania | ||
| nine | tesa’a | ||
| ten | a’shra | ||
| twenty | a’eshreen | ||
| thirty | talateen | ||
| forty | arba’een | ||
| fifty | khamseen | ||
| sixty | setteen | ||
| seventy | saba’een | ||
| eighty | tamenyeen | ||
| ninety | tesa’een | ||
| hundred | meyyat | ||
| thousand | alf | ||
| million | malyoun | ||
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| Top of Page | water | ma, meyyah | |
| wash hands | ughsel iydeyya | ||
| soap | s'aboun | ||
| towel | fout'a, beshkeer | ||
| drinks | sharab, mashroub | ||
| drink | eshreb (v.); mashroub (n.) | ||
| eat | koul | ||
| eating | akel | ||
| food | t'a'am, t'a'am, | ||
| meal | wajbah | ||
| restaurant | mat'a'am | ||
| cafe | maqha | ||
| breakfast | ft'our | ||
| lunch | ghda | ||
| have lunch | tghadda | ||
| dinner | a'sha | ||
| have dinner | ta'shsha | ||
| good meal | wajba mleeh'a | ||
| shop | dokkan, matjer | ||
| market | soug, souq | ||
| buy | eshree | ||
| bread | khobez | ||
| meat | lah’em | ||
| fish | samak | ||
| chicken | dajaj | ||
| egg | dah’ya, bayd’a | ||
| eggs | dah’ee, bayd’ | ||
| couscous | kouskous | ||
| tea | shahee | ||
| coffee | qahwah, gahwa | ||
| milk | h’aleeb | ||
| oil | zayt | ||
| biscuits | bashkout'a | ||
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| land | ard’ | ||
| sky | smae’ | ||
| sun | shamas | ||
| moon | qamer | ||
| stars | nujoum | ||
| sea | bah’er | ||
| light | d’oue’ | ||
| fire | nar | ||
| road | t’areeq | ||
| sand | torab | ||
| desert | sah’ra | ||
| rock | h’ajer | ||
| mud | t’een | ||
| street | sharea’ | ||
| cave | kahaf | ||
| hole | h’oufra | ||
| spring (of water) | a’yn | ||
| valley | wadi | ||
| castle | qaser | ||
| river | naher | ||
| house | bayt, h’oush, manzel | ||
| room | dar, ghurfa | ||
| kitchen | kojina, matbakh | ||
| toilet | merh'ad', bayt arrah'a | ||
| tent | khima | ||
| camp | moukhayyem | ||