🇸🇦 Arabic Small Talk & Introductions
Names, where you're from, and the magic words — 'more slowly, please'. The phrases that turn strangers into conversations. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Arabic | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| What's your name? | ما اسمك؟ | ma ismuk? |
| My name is… | اسمي… | ismi… |
| Nice to meet you | تشرفنا | tasharrafna |
| Where are you from? | من أين أنت؟ | min ayna anta? |
| I'm from… | أنا من… | ana min… |
| Do you speak English? | هل تتحدث الإنجليزية؟ | hal tatahaddath al-injliziyya? |
| I speak a little | أتحدث قليلا | atahaddath qalilan |
| I don't understand | لا أفهم | la afham |
| Can you repeat that? | هل يمكنك أن تكرر؟ | hal yumkinuka an tukarrir? |
| More slowly, please | ببطء من فضلك | bibut' min fadlik |
| What do you do? | ماذا تعمل؟ | madha ta'mal? |
| See you later! | إلى اللقاء! | ila al-liqa'! |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Arabic phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in