Love in Arabic
How do you ask someone on a date or say I love you in Arabic? How do you tell someone they’re not your type, or you just want to be friends? After this free audio lesson you’ll know lots of useful words for dating in Arabic – after all, you don’t always know when those special (and not so special) moments might occur!
Listen to the native speakers on the audio, and practice saying the Arabic phrases aloud. Whether you’re dating or just making some friendly Arabic conversation, they might come in very useful.
You'll be an expert on love in Arabic!
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Let's talk love in Arabic
In this lesson all gender specific words are in males talking to females.
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كله كويس؟
Kolo kowayes?
Everything alright?
انا احب.......
Ana a7eb…..
I would like to…
بالتاكيد
Belta2kid
Certainly
تحبي.........؟
Te7eby......?
Would you like…? (casual)
ده جميل اوي
Da gamil awy.
That is very nice.
ده كويس اوي منك
Da kwayes awy menek.
That is very kind of you
انا عاجبني ده اوي
Ana 3agebny da awy.
I like that very much.
ده مش عاجبني اوي
Da mesh 3agebny awy.
I don't like that very much.
ده مزح
Da maz7
That's fun.
ده مش مزح
Da mesh maz7
That's no fun.
العفو
El 3afw
You're welcome.
What do you do when you meet someone and you realize that you are falling in love? Here are some phrases you might want to use…
انا مغرم بيكي
Ana mo3'ram biky.
I'm fond of you.
انا معجب بيكي جدآ
Ana mo3gab biky gedan.
I like you lots.
انا معجب بيكي اوي
Ana mo3gab biky awy.
I like you very much.
انا بحبك
Ana ba7ebek.
I love you.
انا بحبك اكتر من اي حاجة
Ana ba7ebek aktar men ay 7aga.
I love you more than anything.
If you want to confess your love to someone, just say
انا بحبك
Ana ba7ebek.
I love you.
Hopefully the answer will be…
انا كمان بحبك
Ana kaman ba7ebak.
I love you, too.
Going out for dates is still not socially accepted in Egypt. But youngsters often go out with their special friend.
تحبي تخرجي معايا؟
Te7eby to7'rogy m3aya?
Would you like to go out with me?
احب اقضي وقت اكتر معاكي
A7eb a2ady wa2t aktar m3aky.
I would like to spend more time with you…
عايز اعزمك على العشاء برة
3ayez a3zemek 3la el 3asha bara.
I would like to take you out for dinner…
ممكن نتمشى شوية سوا؟
Momken netmasha shewaya sawa?
Shall we go for a little walk together?
If the date went successful you might want to say…
اليوم ده كان جميل
El youm da kan gamil.
That was a lovely day…
الليلة دي كانت جميلة
El lela di kanet gamila.
That was a lovely evening…
Some more useful phrases when spending time with the man or woman of your dreams…
شكلك رائع
Shaklek ra2e3
You look great!
انتي حلوة اوي
Enty 7elwa awy.
You are so sweet.
انتي جادة من ناحيتي؟
Enty gada men na7yety?
Are you serious about us?
انا عايز اكون معاكي
Ana 3ayez akon m3aky.
I want to be with you.
عايزة تتجوزيني؟
3ayza tetgaweziny?
Do you want to marry me?
انت فتى احلامي
Enta fata a7lamy.
You are the man of my dreams.
انتي فتاة احلامي
Enty ftat a7lamy.
You are the woman of my dreams.
If you are going out with someone who is not exactly what you were hoping for you could say…
انا عايز نبقى اصحاب بس
Ana 3ayez neb2a as7ab bas.
I just want to be friends.
انا مش مهتم
Ana mesh mohtam.
I'm not interested.
سبيني لوحدي
Sebiny lwa7dy.
Leave me alone.
هنتي مش التيب بتاعي
Enty mesh el teeb beta3y.
You are not my type.
امشي بعيد
Emshy b3id!
Go away!
That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.
Why not check out some more lessons on Arabic phrases next?
- The ultimate ice-breaker! Learn common sports phrases in Arabic
- Wanting to book a hotel in Arabic?
!مع السلامة (Ma3a essalama!) Goodbye!
Amira Zaki: Rocket Arabic
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