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Activity 2: Greetings and Goodbye
Listen to the greetings and their correct replies to answer the quiz questions.
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التسجيل الصوتي |
Notes
ملاحظات |
Meaning in English
المعنى بالانجليزية |
Arabic word الكلمة بالعربية |
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مرحبًا is a warm welcome to someone. | Hello | مرحبًا
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أهلًا و سهلًا is one of the many ways to reply to مرحبًا أهلًا literally means to welcome someone as one of the family members of the house and سهلًا means that the guest will be have a smooth and easy stay. |
Welcome | أهلًا و سهلًا |
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صباح الخير is only used in the morning in some Arab countries and throughout the day in other Arab countries, particularly Egypt.
صباح الخير literally means "morning of good." |
Good morning | صباح الخير |
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صباح النور is one of the many ways to reply to صباح الخير. Others ways include صباح الياسمين، صباح السكر، صباح الخيرات.
صباح النور literally means "morning of light." |
Good morning | صباح النور |
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مساء الخير can be used in the afternoon and at night.
مساء الخير literally means "evening of good." |
Good afternoon/evening | مساء الخير |
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مساء النور is one of the many ways to reply to مساء الخير. Others ways include مساء الفل.
مساء النور literally means "evening of light." |
Good afternoon/evening | مساء النور |
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السلام عليكم can be used at any time of the day. | Peace be Upon You | السلام عليكم |
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و عليكم السلام is the reply to السلام عليكم. It is also used as a shortened version of و عليكم السلام و رحمة الله و بركاته, which means And Peace be Upon You and the Mercy and Blessings of Allah. | And Peace be Upon You | و عليكم السلام |
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مع السلامة can be used at any time of the day.
مع السلامة literally means "with safety." |
Goodbye | مع السلامة |
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سلام can be used at any time of the day. You can reply by saying سلام back. | Hello, Goodbye, or a short version of Peace be Upon You | سلام |
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إلى اللقاء can be used at any time of the day.
إلى اللقاء literally means "until we meet again." |
Goodbye | إلى اللقاء |
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