안녕sayihello · draw your face, say hello

🇸🇦 العربية · Arabic

How to say hello in Arabic

مرحبا! — that is what a face drawn in Arabic says when it bumps into another face on sayihello.

Say	Sounds like	When
مرحبا	marhaban	neutral — across the Arab world
السلام عليكم	as-salāmu ʿalaykum	peace be upon you — reply: وعليكم السلام
أهلا	ahlan	warm and casual — also means welcome
صباح الخير	sabāh al-khayr	good morning

As-salamu alaykum is the greeting you will hear most, and it has a fixed reply, wa alaykumu s-salam. Marhaba is a neutral hello; ahlan is warm and casual.

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