00:00Hi everyone, my name is Yusra and today I'm going to teach you 10 Arabic phrases that you need to learn for Ramadan.
00:12رمضان كريم
00:14The most common phrase you're probably going to hear for the next month.
00:18And it means, have a generous Ramadan if you're going to translate it word for word.
00:23But you know, technically it's just like a happy Ramadan.
00:25So رمضان كريم, say it to everybody.
00:28It's really nice if you do and it's probably going to be like the number one thing you're going to be hearing for the next couple of weeks.
00:36Next on the list we have السلام عليكم
00:39Which translates literally to peace be upon you all.
00:44We say this when we walk into a room, when we meet people.
00:48السلام عليكم or سلام
00:51It's just a really nice way of just like saying hi.
00:54So yeah, that's a very important one you can learn as well.
00:57السلام عليكم, peace be upon you.
01:00And then we have إن شاء الله
01:02Many people joke that إن شاء الله doesn't mean yes or no.
01:05And it just means like, okay, we'll see.
01:10So إن شاء الله is actually like if God is willing.
01:13And if someone asks you like, oh, should we do dinner on Thursday or iftar on Monday?
01:18And you know, most people will answer, sure إن شاء الله
01:23But, you know, sometimes people don't think إن شاء الله actually means yes.
01:27Because there's this running joke in the Arab world saying like, yeah, sure إن شاء الله.
01:30But actually it does mean if God is willing.
01:33So technically it is a yes.
01:35ما شاء الله
01:36A little bit more difficult to explain.
01:38ما شاء الله translated means if God wants it, He will give it to you.
01:45Okay, so let's say you tell someone, oh my God, you're so beautiful ما شاء الله.
01:50You kind of add that ما شاء الله there to be like, I'm going to say it to protect you from the evil eye.
01:56I mean it with like in a genuine way.
01:59And I'm not trying to like take away your beauty.
02:02So ما شاء الله is like a very nice thing to say to people.
02:06امتى المغرب
02:08This translates to when is مغرب?
02:10So that's probably the one thing that I say more than anything else during Ramadan.
02:15Because I just want to start eating again.
02:18This is in an Egyptian accent because I'm Egyptian.
02:21But in other accents, you may hear متى المغرب.
02:24But امتى المغرب is how I say when is مغرب time because I am hungry.
02:28صØور
02:30This is the meal that we have at around 3.30, 4 a.m.
02:35Depending on when Fajr is, depending on where you are in the world watching this video.
02:40صØور is the meal that you have then.
02:41It's usually like a really light sort of breakfast.
02:45Some people like to eat a little heavier.
02:47But it is that time of the like day or night during Ramadan
02:51where you fuel before you start fasting.
02:54صليم
02:56This is asking someone whether or not they are fasting.
02:59صليم is like the literal translation for are you fasting?
03:05And as a kid, I used to always get this like, hey, are you fasting?
03:09Like and it was just so, so like exciting for me to be like, yeah, I am.
03:13ترويØ
03:15Not a very common word that you may hear because it only takes place during Ramadan.
03:20ØªØ±ÙˆÙŠØ is the prayers that happen after dinnertime.
03:24So after the Isha prayers, you go to the mosque and you pray for like a couple of hours.
03:30And it's just like a really nice way that Muslims like to spend evenings in Ramadan.
03:34Oh my God, I cannot wait to hear Eid Mubarak.
03:37That's going to happen at the end of Ramadan.
03:40We're going to celebrate with Eid al-Fitr, which is the celebration of breakfast.
03:45Eid is super exciting.
03:48We love it.
03:49Everyone gets like really excited about it and it's a lot of fun.
03:53And the last one is الله أكبر
03:56God is great.
03:57That's the translation of this.
03:59You'll hear this mainly in like mosques.
04:02If you're walking by and you can hear people praying, sometimes people will just say it.
04:06But it literally just means God is great.
04:10So that's it for the 10 Arabic phrases that you need to learn during Ramadan.
04:16It's just a really great way for you to know some Arabic words to say during this time
04:20or understand it when someone says it to you.
04:23And a great way to get immersed into our culture.
04:25So that's it.
04:26Ramadan Kareem.
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