Iraqi عربي English
joo’aan جوعان hungry
‘aTshaan عَطشان thirsty
hathaa yibayyin هذا يبَيِن this seems
aani ‘indi آني عِندي I have
fiqra فِكره idea
yi’jibni يِعجِبني I like, literally,
it pleases me
inti shitguuliin إنتِ شِتگولين what do you say?, what do
you think? – contraction of
shinnu and tguliin
aani atifiq آني أتّفِق I agree
akil أكِل food
latheeth لَذيذ delicious
‘aaml il maT’amعامل المطعم waiter
masaa’ il kheir مَساء الخير good afternoon
tishirbuun تِشرَبون you (pl) drink
buTul بُطُل bottle
mai مَي water
mumtaaz مُمتاز excellent
hamm هَم also
aani aHibb آني أحِب I love, I like
qaa’imat akil قائِمَة menu
aani raaH arjaa’ آني راح أرجَع I will return
akthar أكثَر more than
intu tiTilbuun إنتوا تِطلِبون you (pl) order
simach masgoof سِمَچ مَسگوف masgoof fish (see Facts
About Iraq later this
lesson.)
aani akalit آني أكَلِت I ate
il baarHa bil lehl البارحه بالليل last night
arjuuk أرجوك please
jiiblii جيبلي bring me
dolma دولمَه Iraqi dish (see Facts
About Iraq later this
lesson.)
zalaaTa زلاطه salad
ma’a مَع with
zayt zaytuun زيت زيتون olive oil
shorba شوربَه soup
TamaaTa طَماطه tomato
dijaaj دِجاج chicken
timman تِمَن rice
putayta بُتيته potato
la . . . . walla لا والله neither . . . . nor
kabaab كَباب kabab
mashwi مَشوي grilled
‘aal عال okay, good
ruzz رُز another word for rice
khuthra خُضره vegetables
‘idkum عِدكُم you have
jizar جِزَر carrots
bahmya باميا okra
beitinjaan بيتنجان eggplant
buSal بُصَل onions
shalgham شَلغَم turnips
shijerشِجَر zucchini
mithil مِثِل same as
mu balla مو بالله right? – tag phrase asking
for agreement
SaHiiH صَحيح true
ilich Haq الچ حَق you are right
rai-ich رَأيچ your opinion
il aHsan إلأحسَن the best
min zamaan مِن زَمان in a long time
maftu‘uH مَفتوح open
masduud مَسدود closed
yoom il ithnehn يوم الإثنين Monday
yoom ith thalaathaa يوم الثَلاثاء Tuesday
sena, sniin (p)سَنَه،سِنين year(s)
isbuu’ إسبوع week
shahar شَهَر month
shahar Aab شَهَر آب month of August
Hatta حَتى so that, in order to
ijaaza إجازه vacation
haa ها I see
la’ad لَعَد then, therefore
Hsaabحساب bill
‘alayya عَليّه for me
‘indi عِندي I have, literally, with me
fluus فلوس money
aani raaH adfa’ آني راح أدفَع I will pay
inta difa’it إنتَ دِفَعِت you paid
marra مَرّه time, period, occasion
jaaya جايه next
khallini خَليني let me
aHuT أحُط (I) leave
bakhsheesh بَخشيش tip
‘azizi عَزيزي my dear
dakhil داخِل inside, included
kariim كَريم generous
nishkurak نِشكُرَك we thank you
sabqa سابقه last, previous
il-akhiira الأخيره last time
rajaa’ann رجاءً please
