Emirati Arabic
How to say nice to meet you in Arabic (Emirati)
Two ways to say it when you meet someone for the first time.
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Tsharrafna
تشرفنا
Nice to meet you
Right after you swap names. It means "we are honoured".
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FurSah sa3eedah
فرصة سعيدة
Nice to meet you
Literally "a happy chance". Good at the start or end of a first meeting.
How to pronounce it
- 3 is the Arabic letter ع. It is a deep sound squeezed from the throat, with no English equivalent.
- A capital S in the middle of a word marks a heavier s, said with the tongue pulled back.
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