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Gulf Spoken Arabic
(colloquial)
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Transliteration |
Standard Arabic
(Formal) |
Spoken English |
Context
/ Related Topics |
Expressions to Show Anger in Arabic
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استحي على ويهك
|
Esthahee ala wayhik |
استحي من افعالك |
Behave yourself.
You’d
better behave yourself |
Showing anger.
Showing disapproval.
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احترم نفسك
|
Ehtharim nafsak |
احترم نفسك |
Behave yourself.
You’d
better behave yourself |
Showing anger
Showing displeasure
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لو تسكت يكون احسن
|
Law
thaskuth yakoon ahsan |
من الافضل لك
ان تلزم الصمت |
You
better shut up |
Showing displeasure/discomfort/ anger
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خلني ساكت أحسن
|
Khalleenee sakith ahsan |
من الأفضل لي أن ألزم الصمت |
I
better keep quiet |
Showing anger. |
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ما تضيع وقتي
|
Maa
thodhayye'e waqthee |
لا تضيع وقتي |
Don’t
waste my time. |
Showing displeasure
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لا تصرخ علي
|
La
thasrakh alayy |
لا تصرخ علي |
Stop
shouting at me |
Showing anger.
Forbidding.
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ليش تصرخ علي |
Laysh
thasrakh allay |
لماذا تصرخ علي |
Why
are you shouting at me |
Showing anger.
Showing displeasure/ disapproval. |
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حسبي الله عليك يا أحمد
|
Hesbiyallah alayk ya ahmed |
حسبي الله عليك
يا أحمد |
I am
tired of you Ahmed |
Say
when you are angry at someone or something. |
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إسكت ولا كلمه
|
Uskuth wala kalima |
اخرس ولا تتكلم |
Shut
up, don't utter a single word |
Showing anger
Give
instructions |
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وخر
|
Wakhir |
ابتعد عن طريقي |
Go
away |
Showing anger.
Giving command and instruction. |
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اطلع برا |
Eth-la barra |
اغرب عن وجهي |
Get
out of here |
Showing anger.
Giving command and instruction. |
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مو على كيفك
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Moo
ala kayfak |
إن الأمر ليس على هواك |
It is
not up to you |
Showing displeasure
Showing anger.
Criticising. |
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مب على كيفه..
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Mob
ala kayfah |
الأمر ليس على هواه |
It is
not up to him |
Showing anger.
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من طلبك تسوي جدي
|
Man
tholabak thsawweee chidhee |
من طلب منك أن تفعل هذا؟ |
Who
asked you to do that |
Showing displeasure
Showing anger
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كم مرة قلت لك
|
Kam
marra gulth lak |
كم مرة قلت لك ذلك؟ |
how
many times I have told you |
Showing anger
Warning
Times. |
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كم مره لا زم أقول هالكلام
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Kam
marra lazim agool hal kalam |
كم مرة يجب أن أكرر كلامي
هذا |
How
many times do I have to tell you this
|
Showing displeasure
Showing anger.
Times |
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ليش جذبت علي |
Laysh
chadhabth alayy |
لماذا كذبت علي |
How
dare you lie to me (Why did you lie to me) |
Showing anger.
Expressing displeasure/disapproval.
Asking for reason
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انا قاعد احاجيك..ليش ما ترد
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Ana
gaaed ohacheek. Laysh matharodh alayya |
إني أتحدث معك، ولماذا لا ترد |
I’m
talking to you. Why aren’t your replying |
Expressing displeasure/disapproval |
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ما لك دخل فيه
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Ma
lak dhakhl feeh |
لا شأن لك بالأمر |
It’s
none of your business. |
Showing displeasure/ annoyance
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مالك خص فيه
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Ma
lak khass feeh |
لا شأن لك بالأمر |
It’s
none of your business. |
Showing displeasure/ annoyance |
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هذا شغلي الخاص و ما لك دخل
فيه
|
Hadha
shoghlee elkhas wa malak dhakhl feeh |
هذا شأنى الخاص و ليس
لك به اى علاقة |
The
things I do are my business, not yours. |
Interfering in others’ issues
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ليش يدخل خشمه في شي ماله دخل
فيه
|
Laysh
yodhkhil khashmuhu fee shay malahu dhakhl
feeh |
لما تتدخل في أمور ليس لك شأن
فيه |
The
things I do are my business, not yours. |
Interfering in others’ issues |
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لو واحد غيري جان سمعك كلام ما
يعجبك
|
Law
wahed ghayree chan samma’ak kalam ma
yoajibak |
لو كان أحداً غيري لسمعت
منه ما لا يروق لك |
If
someone else was in my place, you would have
heard something really nasty |
Showing anger.
If
condition. |
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اكلمه ما اكلمه شي راجع لي
|
Ukallimhu ma ukallimhu shay raaje’e lee |
هل أتحدث معه أم لا فهذا شأن
يرجع الي |
It is
up to me to talk to him or not |
Showing anger |
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هذولا ما عندهم اخلاق |
Hadhola ma-endhahum akhlaaq |
هؤلاء ليس لديهم أخلاق |
These
guys have no morals |
Showing anger
Talking about someone |
Expressions to Calm Down an Angry Person in Arabic
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* اهدأ (Ehdha) |
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اهدأ
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Ehdha |
اهدأ |
Calm
down
|
Calming someone down.
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اهدا شوي |
Ehdha
shu'ooye |
اهدأ قليلا |
Calm
down a bit |
Calming someone down. |
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فؤاد اهدا
شوي واسمعني |
Ehdha
shu'ooye wasma'enee |
اهدأ قليلا واصغ إلي |
Calm
down a bit a listen to me |
Calming someone down. |
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تروح تهديه
|
Tharooh thohadheeh |
اذهب إليه وهدئه |
Go
and calm him down
|
Comforting/ Calming someone down. |
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لا
تعصب
(Laa
thoasseb) |
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لا تعصب |
Laa
thoasseb |
لا تغضب |
Don't
be angry |
Showing anger.
Giving advice.
Requesting. |
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خلك هادي ولاتعصب..
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Khalleek haadhee wa lathoasseb |
كن هادئاً ولا تغضب |
Calm
down, control yourself (don’t be angry) |
Comforting/ calming down someone.
Giving advice. |
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زين خلاص لاتعصب..
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Zayn
khalas la thoa’sseb |
حسنا، لا تغضب، انتهى الآمر |
Well,
it is over now. Don’t be angry. |
Giving advice.
Finding solution/ settlement. |
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ما تزعل
(Ma
thaz’al) |
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ما تزعل |
Ma
thaz’al |
لا تغضب |
Don't
be angry |
Comforting/ calming down someone. |
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علشان ما تزعل |
Alshan ma thaz’al |
حتى لا تغضب |
Because I don’t’ want to make you angry (So
that you don’t be angry ) |
Comforting/ calming down someone.
Giving reason. |
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لاتزعل مني |
La
thaz’al minnee |
لا تغضب مني |
Don't
be angry with me |
Comforting/ calming down someone.
Requesting. |
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برد حرتك
(Barrid herrathak) |
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برد حرتك
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Barrid herrathak |
اكبت غضبك/
اكتم غيظك |
Calm
down
|
Comforting/ Calming someone down.
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Expressions to Describe an Angry Person or Situation
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معصب (Moasseb) |
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معصب |
Moasseb |
غاضب/ غضبان |
Furious, very angry |
Showing anger.
Describing someone.
Describing mood. |
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كان معصب |
Kaan
moasseb |
كان غاضباً |
He
was angry.
He
was short-tempered |
Showing anger.
Describing someone.
Describing an incident.
Describing mood. |
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شكله معصب |
Shakluhu moasseb |
يبدو أنه غاضب |
He
looked angry |
It
seems.
Making assumptions.
Describing someone.
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هو معصب بمكتبه
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Huwa
moasseb bi makthabihi |
هو غاضب بمكتبه |
He is
at the office. He is angry |
Showing anger.
Describing someone
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فؤاد معصب..شكله صاير شي |
Fuad
Moasseb, shakluhu sayer shay |
فؤاد غاضب، يبدو ان امراً جللاً
قد حصل |
Fuad
looked angry. It seems something happened |
Making assumptions.
Describing someone.
Describing mood. |
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هو شوي عصبي |
Huwa
shu-ooyye asabee |
هو انسان سريع الغضب |
He is
bit short-tempered |
Describing someone.
Describing mood.
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*
يتنرفز
(Yathanarfaz) |
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يتنرفز
|
Yathanarfaz |
يغضب سريعاً |
He is
in a bad mood/ irritable |
Showing anger.
Describing mood. |
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يتنرفز: Get annoyed,
irritable |
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بسرعه يعصب ويتنرفز
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Bi
sur-a yoasseb wa yathanarfaz |
إنه رجل ينفعل سريعا ويغضب
سريعا |
He is
very bad tempered and irritable person |
Showing anger
Describing someone |
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والله مرات
اتنرفز بس
اسكت |
Wallah marrath athanarfas bas askuth |
الغضب يسيطر علي أحيانا ولكنني
ألزم الصمت |
Sometimes I get annoyed, but keep silent |
Describing mood.
Talking about yourself.
Expressing times. |
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زعلان
(Za’alaan) |
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زعلان |
Za’alaan |
غاضب/ غضبان |
Angry |
Describing someone.
Describing mood. |
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شكله زعل |
Shakluhu za’al |
يبدو أنه غاضب |
He
looked angry |
It
seems.
Making assumptions.
Describing someone. |
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ماابي اشوفك زعلان |
Maabee ashoofak za’alan |
لا أريد أن أراك غاضباً |
I
don’t want to see you angry |
Wanting & not wanting. |
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انا زعلان
على اللى صار امس |
Ana
za’alan ala ellee saar ams |
أنا غاضب على ما جرى بالأمس |
I am
angry at what happened yesterday |
Giving reason/ clarification |
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هو زعلان مني ومايكلمني |
Huwa
za’alan minnee wa ma yokallimnee |
هو غاضب مني ولا يكلمني |
He is
angry with me, and doesn’t talk to me .
|
Describing someone.
Describing mood.
Expressing bitterness/ difference of opinion
with someone. |
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فؤاد بعد وايد
زعلان |
Fuad
ba’ad waayed za’alan |
فؤاد غاضب أيضاً |
Fuad
is very angry too |
Describing someone.
Describing mood.
Also
and too |
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شكلها ليحين زعلانة |
Shakluha lilheen za’alan |
يبدو أنها لا تزال غاضبة. |
It
seems she is still angry |
Describing someone.
Describing mood.
It
seems. |
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انت الغلطان وتزعل بعد |
Antha
elghalthan wa thaz’al baadh |
لماذا تستشاط غضبا رغم كونك
المخطئ |
You
have done wrong, and getting angry with me?
|
Expressing disapproval.
Criticizing someone. |
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صرخ علي جدام الكل |
Sarakha alayy jidhaam elkell |
رفع صوته أمام الجميع وصرخ |
He
yelled at me in front of everyone |
Showing anger.
Showing displeasure/ disapproval. |
Expressions to Ask the Reason for Anger
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* ليش معصب
(Laysh
moasseb)
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ليش معصب
|
Laysh
moasseb |
لماذا أنت غاضب. |
Why
are you angry?
|
Asking for reason. |
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ليش معصب ومطلع حرتك فيني.
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Laysh
moasseb wa mothalle’e herrathak feenee |
لماذا تصب جام غضبك علي. |
Why
are you venting your anger at me.
|
Showing anger.
Criticising.
Disapproving an action. |
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ماقلتي لي ليش معصب |
Ma
gulth lee laysh moasseb |
لم تقل لي لماذا أنت غاضب |
You
didn’t tel me why are you angry |
Asking for reason.
Asking for clarification.
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انت اشفيك معصب علي |
Anth
eshfeek moasseb alayy |
ما بك، لماذا أنت غاضب مني |
Why
are you angry with me |
Asking for reason.
Showing displeasure. |
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* زعلان؟
(?Za’alaan)
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زعلان؟ |
Za’alaan? |
هل أنت غاضب؟ |
Are
you angry? |
Asking questions.
Asking about mood. |
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أنت زعلان مني |
Anth
za’alaan minnee? |
هل أنت غاضب مني؟ |
Are
you angry with me? |
Asking about mood.
Calming down someone. |
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* ليش زعلان (Laysh za’alan)
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ليش زعلان؟
|
Laysh za’alaan |
لماذا أنت غاضب؟ |
Why
are you angry? |
Asking for reason. |
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اشفيك زعلان مني؟
|
Eshfeek za’alaan mennee |
ما بك، لماذا أنت غاضب مني |
Why
are you angry with me |
Asking for reason.
Showing displeasure.
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شفيك زعلان وحزين
|
Eshfeek za’alan wa hazeen |
لماذا أنت غاضب وحزين |
Why
are you angry and upset? |
Asking about state of mind
Showing anger |
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وليش ماازعل |
Wa
laysh ma az’al |
ولماذا لا أغضب |
Why
don’t I get angry |
Showing anger.
Expressing disapproval. |
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ليحين زعلان مني |
Leeheen Za’alan mennee |
هو غاضب مني حتى الآن |
Are
you still angry at me |
Describing someone.
Describing mood.
Expressing time |
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ليش ازعل انت مسوي شي؟ |
Laysh
Az’al antha mosawwee shay |
لماذا أغضب، هل فعلت أمراً ما (يثير غضبي) |
why
should i be angry, did you do something |
Asking for reason. |
