Casual and colloquial Arabic expressions used in everyday spoken conversation across the Arab world that a Modern Standard Arabic textbook usually skips. Front: the Arabic word or phrase with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- يلا (yalla)
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Come on, let's go, hurry up (extremely common in casual speech)- حبيبي (habibi)
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My dear, my love (used casually and affectionately between friends and family, not only romantically)- خلص (khalas)
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That's it, enough, done (very common casual expression)- شو هالحكي؟ (shu hal-haki?)
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What's this nonsense? (casual Levantine expression of disbelief)- تمام (tamam)
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Okay, fine, perfect (very common casual response)- ولاء (walla)
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I swear, really (casual emphasis, short for wallahi)- إيش (esh)
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What (casual Gulf/Levantine shortening of ayyu shay')- حلو (helu)
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Nice, sweet, cool (casual, used to describe something good)- مبسوط (mabsut)
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Happy, pleased (very common casual word for feeling good)- معقول؟ (ma'qul?)
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Really? Seriously? (casual expression of disbelief)- يا زلمة (ya zalame)
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Man, dude (casual address to a man, common in the Levant)- شكلك تعبان (shaklak ta'ban)
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You look tired (casual observation about someone)- ماشي الحال (mashi al-hal)
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So-so, it's okay (casual response about how things are going)- على راحتك (ala rahtak)
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Take your time, as you like (casual, relaxed phrase)- فش حدا (fesh hada)
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There's nobody, no one's around (casual Levantine expression)
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