When introducing yourself in Arabic, you might want to talk about where you’re from and which languages you speak. Most Arabic names of countries and languages are quite different from English, so make sure to memorize at least those that are most important to you.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Arabic“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Countries & Languages

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America

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Americaأمريكاamrikaar-sing_america
American languageاللغة الأمريكيةal loghah al amrikiyahar-sing_american-language
in American (English)بالإنجليزية (الأمريكية)bil enjilizeyah (al amrikiyah)ar-sing_in-american-english
from Americaمن أمريكاmin amrikaar-sing_from-america
Americanأمريكي, أمريكيةamriki, amrikeyahar-sing_american-personar-sing_american-person-2
Americanأمريكي, أمريكيةamriki, amrikeyahar-sing_americanar-sing_american-2

Austria

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Austriaالنمساannemsaar-sing_austria
Austrian languageاللغة النمساويةal loghah annemsawiyahar-sing_austrian-language
in Austrianبالنمساويةbin-nemsawiyahar-sing_in-austrian
from Austriaمن النمساmina annemsaar-sing_from-austria
Austrianنمساوي, نمساويةnemsawi, nemsawiyahar-sing_austrian-personar-sing_austrian-person-2
Austrianنمساوي, نمساويةnemsawi, nemsawiyahar-sing_austrianar-sing_austrian-2

England

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Englandإنجلتراenjilteraar-sing_england
English languageاللغة الإنجليزيةal loghah al enjliziyahar-sing_english-language
in Englishبالإنجليزيةbil enjliziyahar-sing_in-english
from Englandمن إنجلتراmin enjilteraar-sing_from-england
English / Englishmanإنجليزي, إنجليزيةenjilizi, enjiliziyahar-sing_english-personenglishmanar-sing_english-personenglishman-2
Englishإنجليزي, إنجليزيةenjilizi, enjiliziyahar-sing_englishar-sing_english-2

France

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Franceفرنساfaransaar-sing_france
French languageاللغة الفرنسيةal loghah al faransiyahar-sing_french-language
in Frenchبالفرنسيةbil faransiyahar-sing_in-french
from Franceمن فرنساmin faransaar-sing_from-france
French / Frenchmanفرنسي, فرنسيةfaransi, faransiyahar-sing_french-personfrenchmanar-sing_french-personfrenchman-2
Frenchفرنسي, فرنسيةfaransi, faransiyahar-sing_frenchar-sing_french-2

Germany

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Germanyألمانياalmanyaar-sing_germany
German languageاللغة الألمانيةal loghah al almaniyahar-sing_german-language
in Germanبالألمانيةbil almaniyahar-sing_in-german
from Germanyمن ألمانياmin almanyaar-sing_from-germany
Germanألماني, ألمانيةalmani, almaneyahar-sing_german-personar-sing_german-person-2
Germanألماني, ألمانيةalmani, almaneyahar-sing_germanar-sing_german-2

Italy

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Italyإيطالياitalyaar-sing_italy
Italian languageاللغة الإيطاليةal loghah al italiyahar-sing_italian-language
in Italianبالإيطاليةbil italiyahar-sing_in-italian
from Italyمن إيطالياmin italyaar-sing_from-italy
Italianإيطالي, إيطاليةitali, italiyahar-sing_italian-personar-sing_italian-person-2
Italianإيطالي, إيطاليةitali, italiyahar-sing_italianar-sing_italian-2

Poland

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Polandبولنداbolandaar-sing_poland
Polish languageاللغة البولنديةal loghah al bolandiyahar-sing_polish-language
in Polishبالبولنديةbil bolandiyahar-sing_in-polish
from Polandمن بولنداmin bolandaar-sing_from-poland
Polishبولندي, بولنديةbolandi, bolandeyahar-sing_polish-personar-sing_polish-person-2
Polishبولندي, بولنديةbolandi, bolandeyahar-sing_polishar-sing_polish-2

Russia

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Russiaروسياrosyaar-sing_russia
Russian languageاللغة الروسيةal loghah arrosiyaar-sing_russian-language
in Russianبالروسيةbirrosiyahar-sing_in-russian
from Russiaمن روسياmin rosyaar-sing_from-russia
Russianروسي, روسيةrosi, rosiyahar-sing_russian-personar-sing_russian-person-2
Russianروسي, روسيةrosi, rosiyahar-sing_russianar-sing_russian-2

Spain

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Spainإسبانياispanyaar-sing_spain
Spanish languageاللغة الإسبانيةal loghah al ispaniyahar-sing_spanish-language
in Spanishبالإسبانيةbil ispaniyahar-sing_in-spanish
from Spainمن إسبانياmin ispanyaar-sing_from-spain
Spanish / Spaniardإسباني, إسبانيةispani, ispaniyahar-sing_spanish-personspaniardar-sing_spanish-personspaniard-2
Spanishإسباني, إسبانيةispani, ispaniyahar-sing_spanishar-sing_spanish-2

Switzerland

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Switzerlandسويسراswisraar-sing_switzerland
Swiss languageاللغة السويسريةal loghah asswisriyahar-sing_swiss-language
in Swissبالسويسريةbisswisriyahar-sing_in-swiss
from Switzerlandمن سويسراmin swisraar-sing_from-switzerland
Swissسويسري, سويسريةswisri, swisriyahar-sing_swiss-personar-sing_swiss-person-2
Swissسويسري, سويسريةswisri, swisriyahar-sing_swissar-sing_swiss-2

Notes:

1 $Please note that in Arabic most nouns have masculine and feminine forms. So If we were to say 'A Polish shirt', noting that in Arabic the word shirt is masculine قميص, qamis, then we will have to use the masculine adjective of Polish as well بولندي, bolandi. So that the final result of 'a Polish shirt' would be قميص بولندي, qamis bolandi, and not بولندية, bolandeyah. This applies to the other country related adjectives below as well.2 Please note that in Arabic we usually flip adjective positions. The literal translation for this Arabic sentence is 'in English (American)'. This is because in Arabic, we have to put the noun first. So the adjective 'English' is the noun here, and 'American' is the adjective for that noun.

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