Free · Saudi Starter Pack
100 Saudi Arabic sentences,with the audio.
The exact things you will say and hear in your first weeks in Saudi Arabia - arriving, greetings, taxis, coffee, first days at work, asking for help. Ten everyday situations, ten sentences each, every line recorded by a Saudi teacher. Free, and you can play them without signing up.
About sixty are things you say; the rest are what you will hear back, marked You’ll hear, so you know the reply when it comes. Press play on any line to hear a Saudi teacher say it.
Arriving (airport, SIM, first taxi)
هذا جواز سفري
hātha jawāz safarī
This is my passport
هذه تأشيرتي
Hathi taasheerati
This is my visa
وين الجوازات؟
wēn il-jawāzāt?
Where is passport control?
- You’ll hear
كم مدة الإقامة؟
Kam muddat al-iqamah?
How long is the stay?
ما فهمت السؤال
mā fahimt is-suʾāl
I didn’t understand the question
عيد لو سمحت
ʿīd law samaḥt
Repeat please
أبي شريحة
abī sharīḥah
I want a SIM card
كم سعر الشريحة؟
kam siʿr ish-sharīḥah?
How much is the SIM card?
الشريحة ما اشتغلت
ish-sharīḥah mā ishtaghalat
The SIM card did not work
أقدر أدفع بالبطاقة؟
agdar adfaʿ bil-biṭāgah?
Can I pay by card?
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Greetings and their replies
السلام عليكم
as-salāmu ʿalaykum
Peace be upon you
- You’ll hear
وعليكم السلام
wa ʿalaykum as-salām
And peace be upon you too
هلا
halā
Hi
صباح الخير
ṣabāḥ il-khēr
Good morning
مساء الخير
masā il-khēr
Good evening
- You’ll hear
تفضل
tfaḍḍal
Please come in
- You’ll hear
حياك الله
ḥayyāk Allāh
Welcome
الله يحييك
Allāh yiḥyīk
Thank you / welcome
- You’ll hear
يا هلا فيك
yā halā fīk
Welcome to you
هلا والله
halā wallāh
Hi there / welcome
Introducing yourself and small talk
- You’ll hear
كيف حالك؟
Kaif halk?
How are you?
اسمي ...
ismī ...
My name is ...(your name)
أنا من ...
ana min ...
I am from ...(your country)
وش اسمك؟
wish ismak?
What is your name?
- You’ll hear
من وين أنت؟
Min wain enta?
Where are you from?
الحمد لله
al-ḥamdu lillāh
Thank God / I’m fine
- You’ll hear
تشرفنا
tasharrafnā
Nice to meet you
مع السلامة
maʿ as-salāmah
Goodbye
أول مرة لي هنا
awwal marrah lī hina
It’s my first time here
- You’ll hear
وش أخبارك؟
wish akhbārak?
What’s up? (male)
Taxis, Careem and directions
أنا عند البوابة
ana ʿind il-bawwābah
I am at the gate
- You’ll hear
أنا برا الحين
ana barra il-ḥīn
I am outside now
- You’ll hear
وينك أنت؟
wēnak inta?
Where are you?
وصلت؟
waṣalt?
Have you arrived?
- You’ll hear
ما لقيتك
mā lagētak
I can’t find you
أبي ألغي الرحلة
abī alghī ir-riḥlah
I want to cancel the ride
أبي أروح هنا
abī arūḥ hina
I want to go here
هذا العنوان
hātha il-ʿunwān
This is the address
هذا الموقع
hātha il-mawgiʿ
This is the location
- You’ll hear
هذا قريب؟
hātha gerīb?
Is this near?
Coffee, restaurants and paying
أبي قهوة
abī gahwah
I'd like a coffee, please
أبي شاهي
abī shāhi
I'd like a tea, please
أبي شاهي حليب
abī shāhi ḥalīb
I'd like milk tea, please
- You’ll hear
حار ولا بارد؟
ḥārr wala bārid?
Hot or cold?
أبي معه ثلج
abee maah thalj
I'd like it with ice
- You’ll hear
سكر ولا بدون؟
sukkar wala bidūn?
With sugar or without?
بدون سكر
bidūn sukkar
Without sugar
- You’ll hear
خفيف ولا قوي؟
khafīf wala gawi?
Light or strong?
واحد زيادة
wāḥid ziyādah
One more, please
أبي أطلب
abī aṭlub
I'd like to order
Shops, prices and numbers
بكم؟
bikam?
How much?
بكم هذا؟
bikam hātha?
How much is this?
بكم هذي؟
bikam hāthi?
How much is this? (feminine item)
فيه أرخص؟
fīh arkhaṣ?
Is there cheaper?
ممكن تخفض السعر؟
mumkin tkhaffid a-seir?
Can you do a better price?
فيه خصم؟
fīh khaṣm?
Is there a discount?
- You’ll hear
بـ 50
bi 50
It’s 50
- You’ll hear
بـ 20 ريال
bi 20 riyāl
riyals 20
- You’ll hear
بـ 100 ريال
bi 100 riyāl
riyals 100
- You’ll hear
هذا آخر سعر
hātha ākhir siʿr
This is the final price
First days at work
أشتغل في...
ashtaghal fī...
I work in... (your work)
كيف الدوام؟
kēf id-dawām?
How’s work going?
- You’ll hear
مشغول؟
mashghūl?
Are you busy? (male)
- You’ll hear
مشغولة؟
mashghūlah?
Are you busy? (female)
لو سمحت
law samaḥt
Please (to a male)
لو سمحتي
law samaḥti
Please (to a female)
بعد إذنك
baʿd ithnak
Excuse me (to a male)
الله لا يهينك
Allāh lā yhīnak
Please / kindly (very Saudi, to a male)
- You’ll hear
شكرًا
shukran
Thank you
- You’ll hear
تسلم
tislam
Thank you (to a male)
Government, iqama and paperwork
أبي إنترنت
abī internet
I'd like a data plan, please
كم الباقة؟
kam al-baaqa
How much is the plan?
أبي شاحن
abī shāḥin
I want a charger
أبي كفر
abī kafar
I'd like a phone case, please
فيه حماية شاشة؟
fīh ḥimāyat shāshah?
Do you have a screen protector?
- You’ll hear
الجوال خربان
il-jawwāl kharbān
The phone is broken
أبي تصليح
abī taṣlīḥ
I'd like a repair, please
كم ياخذ وقت؟
kam yākhudh wagt?
How long does it take?
فيه تقسيط؟
fīh tagsīṭ?
Do you offer installment plans?
عندي سؤال
ʿindī suʾāl
I have a question
Help, repairs and emergencies
ممكن تساعدني؟
mumkin tsāʿidnī?
Can you help me?
ما فهمت
mā fahimt
I didn’t understand
ممكن تعيد؟
mumkin taʿīd?
Can you repeat?
تكلم شوي شوي
takallam shwayy shwayy
Speak slowly
وش يعني هذا؟
wish yaʿnī hātha?
What does this mean?
كيف أروح؟
kēf arūḥ?
How do I get there?
عندي مشكلة
ʿindī mushkilah
I have a problem
أنا ضايع
ana ḍāyiʿ
I am lost
- You’ll hear
واضح فيه مشكلة
wāḍiḥ fīh mushkilah
It looks like there’s a problem
صار فجأة
ṣār fajʾah
It suddenly happened
Time, days and appointments
الساعة كم؟
is-sāʿah kam?
What time is it?
- You’ll hear
الساعة 3 ونص
is-sāʿah 3 w nuṣṣ
It’s 3:30
- You’ll hear
الساعة 4 وربع
is-sāʿah 4 w rubʿ
It’s 4:15
- You’ll hear
الساعة 8 إلا ربع
is-sāʿah 8 illa rubʿ
It’s 7:45
تمام كذا؟
tamām kitha?
Is that okay?
- You’ll hear
تم
tamm
Done / confirmed
إن شاء الله
in shāʾ Allāh
Hopefully
نأكد الموعد؟
nʾakkid il-mawʿid?
Should we confirm the appointment?
الحين
il-ḥīn
Now
بعد شوي
baʿd shwayy
In a bit / soon
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