In Arabic we don’t say “goodnight “

Instead we say :
تصبح على خير
Which means “May you wake up to good things/news”
Or “May you wake up with goodness/ to all that’s good”
And the other person would reply with:
وانت من اهله
Which means : and you are of the good people
💕😊

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helenS · 36-40, F

When I studied I had some friends from Arabia, and I still remember how nice they were. Upper class kids of course. They sometimes translated their Arabian greetings and wishes literally, and it always sounded extremely friendly. Europeans are cold as ice in comparison.

Moon3624 · 18-21, F

@helenS awwww
Yeah Arabic is a very beautiful language, and I believe every language has its own beauty

helenS · 36-40, F

@Moon3624 I like Arabic girl names very much, like أَرِيج

Moon3624 · 18-21, F

@helenS oh Areej is a cute name!
my name is Leen in Arabic it means softness
(Pronounced like Read )

Domking · 61-69, M

Can you please mention how to pronounce it? I cannot read Arabic 🙄 Shukariya

Moon3624 · 18-21, F

@Domking
Tisbah ala kheir
^ the k here is pronounced like the Spanish “j” sound
Literal meaning is “May you wake up to Good”
And the response is
“Wa anta min ahleh “
And the literal meaning is
“And you are from its people “
Hope this helped 💕

Domking · 61-69, M

@Moon3624 thank you so much
I knew [i]Shabba Khair[/i] , now I know this, too.

Teslin · M

I like that. I have a saying, it's never goodbye, it's see you later, or until we meet again.

JerseyGal · 51-55, F

I like this a lot.
Thank you for sharing!

Moon3624 · 18-21, F

@JerseyGal aww thanks !

SW-User

This is true.

We also say (though less commonly and more formally) [b]ليلة سعيدة[/b] which translates to [b]happy night[/b].

Moon3624 · 18-21, F

@SW-User haha it’s never actually used here
That’s fusha Arabic
But yep! We have that too

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Moon3624 · 18-21, F

@NickiHijab 😂😂😂😂

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