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INTRODUCTION
ArabicPod101.com presents Arabic Survival Phrases. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Arabic speaking countries, with particular focus on Morocco. So join us for Arabic Survival phrases. You will be surprised at how far a little Arabic will go.
Now before we jump in, remember to stop by ArabicPod101.com, there you’ll find an accompanying PDF, additional learning tools in the premium learning center, and other great Arabic language learning materials. In addition, you’ll find more information in the post. And if you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
Today we'll cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of day. As there are quite a few to cover, let's jump right in.
If there is one expression that can be used as a universal greeting, in Arabic, the phrase al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum (السلام عليكم) can be used as a universal greeting.
al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
Let’s break it down by syllable: al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
Now let's hear it once again: al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
The first word al-ssalāmu (السلام) means “peace.”
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: al-ssalāmu
al-ssalāmu
The second word ʿalaykum (عليكم) means “upon you.”
ʿalaykum.
ʿalaykum.
Put together, al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum literally means “peace be upon you”, and is used to say “hello”.
In Arabic, “Good morning” is ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri. (صباح الخير).
ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri.
Let’s break it down by syllable: ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri.
Now let's hear it once again: ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri.
The first word ṣabaāḥu (صباح) means “morning.”
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: ṣabaāḥu
ṣabaāḥu
This is followed by al-ḫayri (الخير), which in Arabic is “good.”
al-ḫayri
al-ḫayri
When someone greets you with ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri, meaning “good morning”, you can respond using the same expression, ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri. That’s pretty simple, isn’t it?
In Arabic, there is no expression for “good afternoon”. You can use the expression we learned earlier, al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum, which means “hello”, or you can use the same expression used to say “good evening.”
In Arabic, the evening greeting is masaāʾu al-ḫayri (مساء الخير).
masaāʾu al-ḫayri.
Let’s break it down by syllable: masaāʾu al-ḫayri.
Now let's hear it once again: masaāʾu al-ḫayri.
The first word masaāʾu (مساء) means “evening”
Let's hear it one more time: masaāʾu
This is followed by al-ḫayri (الخير), which in Arabic is “good.”
al-ḫayri
al-ḫayri
When greeted with masaāʾu al-ḫayri, (good evening), respond by saying masaāʾu al-ḫayri (good evening) in return.
At the workplace, it is common to greet your colleagues and superiors with ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri (good morning) or masaāʾu al-ḫayri (good evening) depending on the time of the day.
If you walk into a meeting, you can use the all-purpose al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum, which means “hello.”
Customers are usually greeted with marḥaban (مرحبا)
Let’s break it down by syllable: marḥaban
Now let's hear it once again: marḥaban
When in Morocco, you’re going to hear al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum many many times, so you want to know how to respond to that. You say ʿalaykum al-ssalām (عليكم السلام), which also literally means “peace be upon you”, but in a slightly different form. Use it at all times as a response when greeted. You’ll come across as polite and likable.
Now let's hear it again: ʿalaykum al-ssalām
ʿalaykum al-ssalām
al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
alaykum al-ssalām.

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so حظ سعيد, that means "good luck" in Arabic.
Ok, here we go!
“Hello.” - al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum.
“Good morning.” - ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri.
ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri.
ṣabaāḥu al-ḫayri.
“Good evening.” - masaāʾu al-ḫayri.
masaāʾu al-ḫayri.
masaāʾu al-ḫayri.
“Welcome” - marḥaban
marḥaban
marḥaban
All right. This is going to do it for this lesson of Arabic Survival Phrases. Remember to stop by ArabicPod101.com. There you’ll find an accompanying PDF, additional learning tools in the premium learning center, and other great Arabic language learning materials. See you soon, which in Arabic is - ilā al-liqāʾ.

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