Saudi phrasebook
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بعد ساعة
All SaudiIn an hour.
Ba'd sa'a - in an hour, literally after an hour - is the answer to half the questions you will be asked about time in Saudi Arabia, and swapping the last word gives you every other answer.
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All SaudiStop for a second.
Waggif shwayy - stop for a second, hold on a moment - is what you say to a driver, and shwayy is the little word that softens almost any instruction in Saudi Arabic.
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All SaudiExtra sugar.
Ziyadat sukkar - extra sugar - is what you say at the counter when the shahi comes too plain, and ziyada on its own is the Saudi word for extra of anything.
Hear it and read the entryمحتاج مساعدة
All SaudiI need help.
Mihtaj musa'ada - I need help - is the plainest way to ask for help in Saudi Arabic, and it works on anyone: a shop assistant, a nurse, a policeman, a stranger at the next pump.
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