Emirati Arabic
How to say excuse me in Arabic (Emirati)
One excuse me for stepping away, one for getting someone's attention.
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3an ithnik
عن إذنك
Excuse me for a second
When you need to step away or take a call.
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Law sama7t
لو سمحت
Excuse me
To get a waiter's or shop assistant's attention.
How to pronounce it
- 3 is the Arabic letter ع. It is a deep sound squeezed from the throat, with no English equivalent.
- 7 is the Arabic letter ح. It is a strong, breathy h from the back of the throat, like breathing on glasses to clean them.
- th is said as in "think" for ث and as in "this" for ذ.
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