Saturday, 16 February 2013

Asking, "How are you?"

How are you?
  1. Asking a male = كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ kaifa haaluka?
  2. Asking a female = كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟ kaifa haaluki?
I'm fine, thank you = أَنَا بِخَيْر, شُكْرًا anaa bikhair, shukran

And you?
  1. Asking a male = وَ أَنْتَ wa anta?
  2. Asking a female = وَ أَنْتِ wa anti?
Good/quite alright = جَيِد/عَادِي jayeed/'aadee

My comment
If I'm not mistaken جَيِد/عَادِي are commonly used in Egypt. I'm not sure about other countries.