English→Saudi Arabic

Translate English to Saudi Arabic like a local.

Gulf Arabic as spoken in Saudi Arabia, not the Modern Standard Arabic nobody speaks at the counter.

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474 local dialects

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What locals actually say

How are you?

شلونك؟

“Shlonak” is the Gulf greeting. The MSA “kayfa haluka” would sound like a news broadcast in Riyadh.

How much is this?

بكم هذا؟

“Bikam hatha” is souq phrasing, short and expected. Formal constructions slow the haggle down.

I'll be there, God willing.

بجي إن شاء الله

“In shaa Allah” is woven into any statement about the future. Translations that skip it sound abrupt to Gulf ears.

Go straight, then turn right.

امشِ سيدا، وبعدين لف يمين.

سيدا is a Saudi colloquial direction word meaning straight ahead, while وبعدين signals the casual spoken sequence then.

I want a chicken shawarma, please.

أبي شاورما دجاج، لو سمحت.

أبي is a common Saudi request form meaning I want, more colloquial than أريد.

My mom will drop by tonight.

أمي بتمر علينا الليلة.

بتمر علينا is a Saudi colloquial expression for dropping by, and the ب prefix marks an intended or near-future action.

I’ll send you the file after lunch.

برسل لك الملف بعد الغدا.

برسل uses the Saudi colloquial b future prefix, while الغدا is the everyday spoken form of lunch.

The weather is really hot today.

الجو اليوم حر مرّة.

مرّة is a strongly common Saudi intensifier meaning really or very, and حر is the casual spoken form used for hot weather.

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How Saudi Arabic differs

Saudi Arabic. Najdi/Hijazi colloquial for casual registers (wesh lonak, tamam, abshir), MSA for formal documents; respectful forms with elders and business contacts.

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