English → Arabic
hello in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- marḥaban
- Arabizi
mar7aban- Type
- interjection
How to use it
'Marḥaban' is a very common and versatile greeting in Arabic, suitable for most situations. It's a friendly way to say hello. You can also use 'as-salāmu ʿalaykum' (السلام عليكم), which is more formal and carries a religious connotation, meaning 'peace be upon you'.
Example sentences
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مَرْحَبًا، كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
marḥaban, kayfa ḥāluka?
Hello, how are you?
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مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ فِي بَيْتِي.
marḥaban bikum fī baytī.
Hello to you in my home.
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قَالَ لَهَا: مَرْحَبًا.
qāla lahā: marḥaban.
He said to her: Hello.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Hello!
مرحباً.
Hello, Ron.
مرحباً، رون.
Hello, Tom.
مرحبا يا توم.
Hello again.
أهلا من جديد.
Hello, world!
مرحبًا بالعالم!
Hello Milton.
مرحبا ميلتون!
Hello, Chicago!
مرحباً، أهل شيكاغو!
Hello everyone!
مرحباً جميعاً!
Hello, I'm Mike.
مرحبا، أنا مايك.
Rosie O'Donnell: Hello, Ben.
روزي أودونل: مرحبا بن.
Hello, Doha. Hello. Salaam alaikum.
مرحبا,الدوحة, مرحبا, السلام عليكم
Hello. Actually, that's "hello" in Bauer Bodoni for the typographically hysterical amongst us.
مرحبا. في الواقع، هذه "مرحبا" في باور بودوني لأصحاب الطباع الهستيرية بيننا.
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