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'ahbak (أحبك)
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I Love you
Arablish (also known as Arabizi or Franco-Arabic) is a blend of Arabic and English, widely used in everyday informal communication across the Arab world. It involves writing Arabic words and sentences using the Roman (English) alphabet rather than the Arabic script.
Unlike formal Arabic, Arablish does not follow strict spelling rules. It reflects how millions of bilingual Arabic speakers naturally communicate digitally in text messages, social media, and casual conversations.
| Arablish | Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Marhaba | مرحبا | Hello / Welcome |
| Shukran | شكرًا | Thank you |
| Ana | أنا | I / Me |
| Anta | أنتَ | You (masculine) |
| Jayyid | جيد | Good |
| Bayt | بيت | Home / House |
| Aruh | أروح | I'm going |
| Aji | أجي | I'm coming |
| Quli | قولي | Tell me / Say |
| Aarif | أعرف | I know |
| Shu sar | شو صار | What happened? |
| Adrus | أدرس | I study |
These sentences mix Arabic and English the way real Arab speakers text each other — Arabic grammar with English loanwords.
| Arablish + English (Mixed) | Arabic + English | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ana mit'akhir 3ala l-office, sorry | أنا متأخر على ال-office، sorry | I'm late for the office, sorry |
| L-meeting itlaghat, inta free hala'? | الـmeeting انلغت، إنت free هلأ؟ | Meeting got cancelled, are you free now? |
| WiFi speed bati' jiddan, frustrating | WiFi speed بطيء جداً، frustrating | WiFi speed is very slow, frustrating |
| L-presentation jahez, hala review 3alayha | الـpresentation جاهزة، هلأ review عليها | The presentation is ready, now review it |
| La Instagram il-suwar hadhi hilwa ktir | لـInstagram الصورة هذه حلوة كثير | That photo on Instagram is very beautiful |
| Ishtarakto b'il gym, daily workout sawwi | اشتركت بالـgym، daily workout سوّي | I joined the gym, doing daily workout |
| Talabna pizza, hala b-intizar il delivery | طلبنا pizza، هلأ بانتظار الـdelivery | We ordered pizza, now waiting for delivery |
| Ji email muhimma, lazim reply 3alayha | جي email مهمة، لازم reply عليها | An important email arrived, need to reply |
| Bukra deadline, bas il-shughl khilis | بكرا deadline، بس الشغل خلص | Deadline is tomorrow, but work is done |
| Fl-online shopping fi khsumat ktir | فالـonline shopping في خصومات كثير | There are lots of discounts in online shopping |
| Bukra 3andi interview, ana nervous | بكرا عندي interview، أنا nervous | I have an interview tomorrow, feeling nervous |
| Zaadu feature jdid 3al project, khallina nsaw wi l-testing | زادوا feature جديد عالـproject، خلّينا نسوّي الـtesting | They added a new feature, let's do the testing |
For example, "kayf halikm" becomes "كيف حالكم"
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