Basic Arabic – Useful for taxis, Numbers
Useful for taxis:
Sida – straight
Yasar – left
Yameen – right
Shwey Schwey – slow, drive slower. Shwey also means a little bit, perhaps in the context of food.
Khalas –finish or stop
Awwul – first
Thanee – second
Thalith – third
Rabbea – forth
Muffruq – turning
Shariya – road
Ishaara – Traffic light / signal
At – fee
Min – From
Fouq – up
That – down
Tabaan – of course
Andi – i have
Kam -how much
Affwaan -excuse me
Kull -everything
Wayn- where
Maata – when
Keyf – how
shoo – what
leysh – why
meen – who
Numbers:
0 -siffr
1 -wahid
2 -itnain
3 -thalatha
4 -arba
5 -khumsah
6 -settah
7 -sabaa
8 -thamaaneeya
9 -tissaa
10 -asharah
11 -ihda shaar
12- ithna shaar
13 -thalatha shaar
14 – arba ata shaar
15 -khamsta shaar
16 -sitta shaar
17 -saba ata shaar
18 -tamantha shar
19 -tis ata shar
20 -ishrin
21 -wahid wa ishrin
22 -ithain wa ishrin
23 -thalatha wa ishrin
24 -arbaa wa ishrin etc
30 -thalath een
40 -arba een
50 -khamseen
60 -sitteen
70 -sabeen
80 -thamaneen
90 -tiseen
100 -miyya
200 -mittain
300 -thalatha miyaa
400 -arba miyya etc
1000 -alf
2000 -alfain
3000 -thalaathat aalaf
4000 -arbaat aalaf