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Gulf Arabic (Khaliji) Quiz
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| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | واحد wahed wa sabuun |
| Two | ثنين thnen |
| Three | ثلاتة thalatha |
| Four | أربعة arbaa |
| Five | خمسة khamsa |
| Six | ستة sta |
| Seven | سبعة sba |
| Eight | ثمانية thmanya |
| Nine | تسعة tsaa |
| Ten | عشرة ashra |
| First | أول awal |
| Second | ثاني thani |
| Monday | الاثنين althneen |
| Tuesday | الثلاثا althlatha |
| Wednesday | الاربعا alrbaa |
| Thursday | الخميس alkhamees |
| Friday | يمعه ymaa |
| Saturday | سبت sabt |
| Sunday | الاحد alaahad |
| Now | احين aheen |
| Yesterday | امس ams |
| Today | اليوم alyoom |
| Tonight | فليل flel |
| Tomorrow | باجر bajr |
| Fruits | فواكه fawaka |
| Apples | تفاح tfah |
| Bananas | موز moz |
| Tomatoes | طماط tamat |
| Potatoes | بطاطا batata |
| Onions | بصل basal |
| Red | أحمر ahmar |
| Green | أخضر akhdar |
| Blue | أزرق azraq |
| White | أبيض abyad |
| Black | اسود aswd |
| Grey | رصاصي rasai |
| Breakfast | ريوق reugh |
| Lunch | غدا ghda |
| Dinner | عشا asha |
| Milk | حليب haleeb |
| Coffee | كوفي koffee |
| Bread | خبر khubes |
| Sunny | مشمس mshms |
| Windy | هوا hawa |
| Rainy | اممطر ammatr |
| Snowy | مثلج mthalej |
| Cold | برد brd |
| Hot | حر hr |
| Boy | ولد wld |
| Girl | بنت bnt |
| Son | ولد walad |
| Daughter | بنت bnt |
| Brother | اخو akhoo |
| Sister | أخت akhet |
| Man | ريال riyal |
| Woman | مرا mara |
| Father | ابو abo |
| Mother | ام amm |
| Grandfather | يد yed |
| Grandmother | يده yedah |
| House | بيت beet |
| Toilet | مرحاض murhaath |
| Room | غرفة ghfa |
| Bedroom | غرفة نوم ghfat noom |
| Kitchen | مطبخ matbakh |
| Table | طاولة tawla |
| Cat | قطوه qatwa |
| Dog | جلب jalb |
| Mouse | فار far |
| Bird | طير ter |
| Cow | بقره bgra |
| Horse | حصان hsan |
| Socks | ذلاق thlak |
| Shoes | جوتي jooti |
| Trousers | بنطلون bntloon |
| Shirt | بدي bde |
| Sweater | قميص ghamees |
| Coat | بالطو balto |
| English | انقليزي engleze |
| French | فرنسيا faranseea |
| German | المانيه almaneea |
| Spanish | اسبانيه abnaneeya |
| Italian | ايطاليه etaliah |
| Portuguese | برتغاليه burtughaliiyah |
| Greek | يونانيه yonaniyah |
| Russian | روسيا roosya |
| Arabic | عربي arabi |
| Hindi | هنديه hndia |
| Chinese | صيني sene |
| Japanese | يابانيه yabaniiyah |
| Taxi | تاكسي tksi |
| Bus | باص bas |
| Hotel | هوتيل hoteel |
| Reservation | حجز hjz |
| Airport | مطار mtar |
| Passport | جواز jawaz |
| Student | طالب taleb |
| Teacher | مدرس mudares |
| Pen | قلم qalam rasas |
| Books | كتب ktb |
| Page | صفحة safha |
| Dictionary | معجم mujam |
| Hand | يد yad |
| Feet | ريل reel |
| Hair | شعر shaar |
| Eye | عيون euon |
| Mouth | حلج halj |
| Nose | خشم khashm |
| Ambulance | اسعاف asaaf |
| Doctor | دكتور dktoor |
| Hospital | مستشفى mstshfa |
| Pharmacy | صدليه sedeleya |
| Police | شرطة shrta |
| Stomach ache | معدتي meedati |
| And | و w |
| Under | تحت tahat |
| Before | قبل ghabel |
| After | عقب oghob |
| Inside | داخل dakhil |
| Outside | برع baraa |
| With | مع maa |
| But | بس bas |
| For | حق hag |
| From | من mn |
| To | لي le |
| In | في fe |
| What? | شنو؟ shno? |
| Who? | منو؟ mno? |
| How? | شلون؟ shloon? |
| Why? | ليش؟ leesh? |
| Where? | وين؟ ween? |
| Never | مستحيل mustaheel |
| Rarely | نادرن nadeeran |
| Sometimes | بعض الأحيان badd al ahyaan |
| Usually | عادتا aadatn |
| Always | دايمن daiman |
| Very | وايد wayeed |
| I | أنا ana |
| You | انت ent |
| He | اهو uhu |
| She | اهي ehe |
| We | احنا ahna |
| They | اهم uhm |
| My | مالي mali |
| Your | مالك malk |
| His | ماله malah |
| Her | مالها malha |
| Our | مالنا malna |
| Their | مالهم malhum |
| I speak English | انا اتكلم انقليزي ana atkalm engleze |
| You speak French | انت اتكلم فرنسي ana atkalm faranse |
| He speaks German | اهو يتكلم الماني aho ytkalm almani |
| She speaks Italian | اهي اتكلم ايطالي ahe ttklm etali |
| I visited France | رحت فرنسا rht farasa |
| I will drink milk | باشرب حليب bashrb haleeb |
| I understand you | افهمك afhmk |
| I don't understand you | مافهمك mafhmtk |
| I don't speak French | ماتكلم فرنسي matklm frnse |
| This is my house | هاي بيتي hay bete |
| That restaurant is far | هل مطعم بعيد hal mataam bayd |
| No problem | عادي adi |
| Hi | هلا hala |
| What is your name? | شسمك؟ shsmk? |
| Nice to meet you | فرصه سعيده frsa saeda |
| How are you? | شلونك؟ shlonk? |
| I'm good, thanks | انا تمام, ونت؟ ana tmam, wnt? |
| And you? | ونت؟ wnt? |
| Do you speak (English/Khaliji)? | اتكلم انقليزي؟ attkalam engleze? |
| Does she speak Chinese? | اتكلم صيني؟ atkalm sene? |
| A little bit | شوي shway |
| How old are you? | كم عمرك؟ kam omrk? |
| I'm 33 years old | انا عمري 33 ana omri 33 |
| It was nice talking to you | استانست معاك astanst maaak |
| What do you mean? | شتقصد؟ shtghsed? |
| I don't understand | مافهمت؟ mafhmt? |
| I don't know | ماعرف maa'rf |
| Sorry | أسف asf |
| What is that called in Khaliji? | شنو يعني هاي بالعربي؟ shno yanee hay blArabi? |
| What does that word mean in English? | شنو يعني هالكلمه بالانقليزي shno yaane hal kelma ms englazee? |
| Where are you from? | من وين انت؟ mn ween ant? |
| I'm from the U.S | انا من الولايات المتحده الامريكيه ana mn alwlayat almutahdah alamericiyah |
| I'm American | انا امريكي ana amriki |
| Where do you live? | وين عايش؟ ween aysh? |
| I live in the U.S | اعيش ف امريكا aeesh f amreeka |
| What do you do for a living? | شتشتغل؟ shtshtghl? |
| I'm a student | انا طالب ana taleb |
| Can I help you? | ممكن اساعدك؟ mmkn assadak? |
| Can you help me? | ممكن اتساعدني؟ mmkn atsaaedni? |
| Where is the airport? | وين المطار؟ ween almtar? |
| Go straight | روح سيدا rooh seeda |
| Then | عقب oqob |
| Turn left | لف يسار lf ysar |
| Turn right | لف يمين lf ymeen |
| Happy birthday | عيد ميلاد سعيد eid melad sayyd |
| Happy New Year | سنة سعيدة sna sayda |
| Merry Christmas | عيد ميلاد مجيد eid melad majeed |
| Good luck | حظ سعيد hath saayyd |
| Congratulations | مبروك mabrook |
| I have a reservation | عندي حجز endi hajz |
| Do you have rooms available? | عندك غرفه فاظيه endi ghrfa fathiya |
| I would like a non-smoking room | ابي غرفه حق مب المدخنين abi ghrfa haq el mub mdakhneen |
| How much it costs per night? | بكم الليله bkm el layla? |
| Waiter | خدام khadam |
| How much is this? | بكم هاي bkm hay |
| What is this? | شنو هاي shno hay? |
| Are you okay? | انت زين؟ ant zeen? |
| I need a doctor | ابي دكتور abe dktoor |
| Help | ساعدوني sadooni |
| Call the ambulance | اتصل فالاسعاف atasl fel esaaf |
| Call the police | اتصل حق الشرطه atsal fel shurta |
| I am sick | انا مريظ ana mreeth |
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