Emirati Arabic
How to say welcome in Arabic (Emirati)
What a host says when you arrive, and what you will say when you host.
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Itfadhal
تفضل
Go ahead, have a seat
Inviting a man in, to sit, or to take something.
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El bait baitek
البيت بيتك
Make yourself at home
Literally "the house is your house".
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Nawarrat el bait
نورت البيت
You have brightened the house
Said to a guest when they arrive.
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7ayy Allah min yana
حي الله من يانا
Welcome, may God bless you
A warm welcome at the door.
How to pronounce it
- 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.
- dh is a heavy, deep version of the "th" in "this".
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