Speaking on the Phone in Gulf Arabic

Speaking on the Phone in Gulf Arabic. In this lesson, you will learn common phrases for telephone conversations in Arabic. Asking to speak to someone. Asking for a phone number and how to give the phone number…

Dialog 1حوار

عَايشَه و اِلِّي اِيسَلمِج اتِّصِلِي عَلَى اِلسِّكِرتِير و خَبرِيهْ اِيبَلِّغ اِلْمُوَظَّفِين
Aisha w ellii salmach itasali 3la as-sakrateer w khabariih iballagh almuwatzafiin

Aisha, please call the secretary and ask him to inform the employees

إيقُولْ لِهُم اِنَّه اٍمنِيرَه أَجِّلَت اِشتِمَاع اِلْيُوم لِي بُكرَة

Iguul lahum innah Imiira Ajjilat ishtimaa3 ilyoom lii bukra
to tell them that Muneera postponed today’s meeting until tomorrow’
آتِّصِل عَلِيِه تِلِفُونَه كِلَّه مَشغُول

Attisil 3leeh tilifoonahu killah mashghuul
I called him many times, his phone is busy
مِسَاكِين مِن مِسَاعَة يِنتَظرُونِچ

masaakiin min misaaha yintataruunech
Poor folks, they have been waiting for a while for you.
خِير اِنشَاللَّه

kheer inshaallah
What happened?

و آنَا اِش عِندِي بَلوَة غِير هَالْعَمّ و هَالْإخوَان

w Aanaa 3indii balwa gheer hal3amm w hal ikhwaan
What trouble do I have other than this uncle and these brothers?
إيصِدرُون فِي هَالْأوَامِر

iSidaruun fii halawaamir
they keep issuing orders
و يَا وِيلنَا لَو مَا نَفَّذنَا

w yaaweelanaa law maa naffadnaa

and the consequences will be harmful if we do not follow them

إلْمَفرُوظ اِيعَرفَون اِنِّچ مَسؤُولَة اِكبِيرَة

ilmafruud iya3rafuun inach masuu masuula ikbiira
They should realize that you are an important supervisor

وَرَاچ اِرتِبَاطَات و مَسؤُولِيَّات

waach irtibaataat amasuuliiyaat

and you have responsibilities and commitments

Dialog 2 حوار

بدأت اِتِصَالات اِلْمُمَثِلِين

badat ittisaalaat il mumathiliin

Actors started to call us

طُول اِلسِّنَة مَا يَدرُون فِيك عِرَفت و أوَّل مَا اِيسِمعُون إنّه عِندَك عَمَل

tuul is-saana maa yidaruun fiika 3irift wa awal maa isma3uun inu 3indak 3amal
They don’t call the whole year, but once they know that you have a series, they call

ألَو شُلونَك اشلُون الِعِيَال

elo ishuunak ishuun el 3iyaal
Hello, how are you, how’s children!
اصَّدِقّ عَاد مِن قَبل اشوَي اِمكَلمَتنِي مَشَاعِل بَعَد

iSSadig min gabal ishweya ibtakalamantnii mashaa3il bi3ad
You know, also Mashael called me minutes ago
صِچ

sich
Really
اش قِلت لَهَا؟

esh gultelaha
What did you told her
شَ اقولْ لَهَا بَعَد

shaguul lahaa ba3ad
what can I say to her

قلت لِهَا انشَالله هَالْمَرّة بِتكُونِين مَعَانّا فِي اِلْمُسَلسَل

gulat lihaa inshaa allah halmarra bitakuunii ma3anna filmausalsal
I told her you’ll be in the serial with us