Arabic      
Greeting
"Peace be with you"
Salaam aleykum Thank you Shokran
Response
"And with you be peace"
Aleykum salaam Do you have? Wesh andik?
How are you? La bes? How much (is that)? Bsh hal (hadik)?
Response
"Fine, thanks be to God"
La bes, Hamdullah    
One Wahed Eleven Haddick
Two Jooj Twelve Tinach
Three Talassa Thirteen Teltach
Four Arba'a Fourteen Arba'atach
Five Khamsa Fifteen Khamstach
Six Setta Sixteen Settach
Seven Sebaa Seventeen Sebatach
Eight Tmenia Eighteen Tmentach
Nine Tesara Nineteen Tesatach
Ten Ashra Twenty Ashreen
Twenty one (etc) Wahed uh ashreen    
A little Shwei shwei Bread Khobz
Come here Ajee, ajee Water Mayia
Follow me Chicken Djaj
Look out! Andak! / Balak! Lamb
I'm from... Ana min... Goat Lhem l-kuruf
I don't understand Mah Femsh Camel Lhem l-jamal
    (Mint) tea Atay (bi naanaa)

 

Next language - Wolof

Africa by Bike
2004-2006

Home
 
Sponsorship
 
Route
 
Updates
 
Practical Information
 
Link Community Development
 
About Us
 
Contact Us
 
Mailing List
 
Donate Online
 
Links
 
Our Sponsors

 


All content Copyright © 2003-2005 Luke Skinner and Anna Heywood unless otherwise stated
Africa by Bike

Last Updated April 27th 2004
info@africabybike.org
www.africabybike.org