SPEAKING ARABIC
If you are new to Qatar,  then these most commonly used words and phrases will be handy.

COURTESIESourtesies
And with you peace (reply)	Wa alaikom asSalam
Hello	Marhaba
Good Morning	Sabah al kheir
Good Morning (reply)	Sabah al noor
Good Evening	Masa al Kheir
Good Evening (reply)	Masa al noor
How are you?	Keif halaak?
Well	Zein
By God’s Grace	Al-hamdu lillah
Thanks	Shukran
Not at all	Afwan
Please	Min Fadlak
Please (do)	Tafaddal
GoodBye	Ma-as-salamah
Yes	Na’am
No	La
Sorry	Muta’assef

Directions
DIRECTIONSurte
Tell me	Qulli
This	Hadha
That	Thalika
How much?	Kam?
What’s the matter?	Aish fi?
On your right	Ala yameenak
On your left	Ala shimalak
Straight on	Ala tool
When?	Emta?
Go!	Imshi!
Come!	Ta’ala!
Stop!	Qif
There isn’t any	Ma fi
Impossible	Mish mumkin
Look!	Shuft
Finished	Khallas

Time
TIME
What time is it?	As-sa’a kam?
It is late	Al-waqt mut’akhar
It is early	Badri
It is one o’clock, two three	As-sa’a wahda, thntein, thalatha

Travel
TRAVELurte
Porter, take the luggage	Ya hammal, khuth’afshee
I want a taxi	Areed taxi
How much is the taxi?	Kam al-ijar
Where is the airline office?	Wain makrab at-tairan?
Take us to the airport	Khuthna ila-matar

Hotels
HOTELSourte
Where is the Sheraton Hotel?	Wain funduq Sheraton
Can I Have a room for the night?	Areed ghurfa li-l-laila?

Shopping
SHOPPINGourte
I want to buy….	Areed ashtiri
Do you have…?	Andak?
Where is the market?	Wain al-souq?
How much is it?	Kam qimtah?

Numbers
NUMBERSourte
One	Wahid
Two	Ithnain
Three	Thalatha
Four	Arba’a
Five	Khamsa
Six	Sitta
Seven	Sab’a
Eight	Thamanya
Nine	Tiss’a
Ten	Ashara
Eleven	Ihda ashar
Twelve	Ithna ashar
Twenty	Ashreen
Hundred	Mi’a
Thousand	Alf

Days of the Week
DAYS OF THE WEEKourte
Sunday	Yom-al-ahad
Monday	Yom-al-ithnain
Tuesday	Yom-al-thalatha
Wednesday	Yom-al-arba’a
Thursday	Yom-al-khamees
Friday	Yom-al-jum’a
Saturday	Yom-al-sabt