Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Hello, how are you?
Arabic translation:
Keefak(male) or Keefek(female)
Jul 19, 2001 15:17
25 yrs ago
English term
Michelle
How are you?
would like to say "How are you?" in Arabic
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 0 +2 | kaifa halooka? |
Raghad
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| 0 | kayfa halaka كيف حالك |
Alaa Zeineldine
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| 0 | Correction: izzayaik |
Alaa Zeineldine
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| 0 | kaifa haaluka or kaifa haaluki |
yacine
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Proposed translations
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kaifa halooka?
to one male:
kaifa halooka? كيف حالك
to one female:
kaifa halookee كيف حالك
to three men and over:
kaifa halookom كيف حالكم
to three women and over (this is usually used in written Arabic)
kaifa halokoonna كيف حالكن
two persons/ males or females (rarely used in spoken Arabic)
kaifa halookoma كيف حالكما
informal "how are you" differs from one country to another. In my country we usually abbreviate it to:
keefak (to one male)
keefek (to one female)
keefkom (to many persons males or females).
I am sure my coleagues will provide you with more terms and expressions.
kaifa halooka? كيف حالك
to one female:
kaifa halookee كيف حالك
to three men and over:
kaifa halookom كيف حالكم
to three women and over (this is usually used in written Arabic)
kaifa halokoonna كيف حالكن
two persons/ males or females (rarely used in spoken Arabic)
kaifa halookoma كيف حالكما
informal "how are you" differs from one country to another. In my country we usually abbreviate it to:
keefak (to one male)
keefek (to one female)
keefkom (to many persons males or females).
I am sure my coleagues will provide you with more terms and expressions.
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kayfa halaka كيف حالك
The above is for addressing a male, for a female you would write the phrase the same way and pronounce it:
kayfa halaki
Bear in mind that there are coloquial phrases that differ from region to another, but the above phrase is generic and should be understood everywhere.
One important and very common coloquial variation is the same phrase but with the following pronunciation. Notice that there is no infliction on the last "k", and that the infliction for the female case is on the "l":
kayfa halak (addressing a male)
kayfa halik (addressing a female)
Another popular expression (originally from Egypt) is:
izzayak (male)
yazzayik (female)
Regards,
Alaa Zeineldine
kayfa halaki
Bear in mind that there are coloquial phrases that differ from region to another, but the above phrase is generic and should be understood everywhere.
One important and very common coloquial variation is the same phrase but with the following pronunciation. Notice that there is no infliction on the last "k", and that the infliction for the female case is on the "l":
kayfa halak (addressing a male)
kayfa halik (addressing a female)
Another popular expression (originally from Egypt) is:
izzayak (male)
yazzayik (female)
Regards,
Alaa Zeineldine
Reference:
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Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Egypt
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&
Arabic
Egypt
The best in IT ... and in Automotive
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, English, and 1 more.
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:
614
Correction: izzayaik
Please correct the last expression as follows:
izzayak إزيك (male)
izzayik (female)
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Alaa
izzayak إزيك (male)
izzayik (female)
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Alaa
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kaifa haaluka or kaifa haaluki
the first one is for a man
the second one is for a woman
I hope it helps you
the second one is for a woman
I hope it helps you
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