Saudi Arabic→English

Translate Saudi Arabic to English the way locals mean it.

Saudi Arabic speakers often soften requests, show respect, or leave a commitment deliberately open in ways a textbook reading can miss.

Going the other way? English to Saudi Arabic

474 local dialects

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What locals actually say

وش علومك؟

How have you been?

وش علومك literally asks about your news, but it is a casual Saudi greeting rather than a request for a detailed report.

أبشر، تم.

Consider it done.

أبشر literally relates to receiving good news, but as a Saudi response it signals willingness and reassurance that the request will be handled.

على راسي.

Of course, I’d be happy to.

على راسي literally means “on my head”; it signals respect and wholehearted agreement, especially when responding to an elder or someone valued.

بكم ذا؟

How much is this?

ذا is the colloquial Saudi demonstrative for “this,” common in everyday shopping speech.

رح سيده لين تلقى الدوّار.

Go straight until you reach the roundabout.

سيده means “straight ahead” in Saudi directions, while الدوّار is the everyday Saudi word for a roundabout.

أبي لي كبسة، بس لا تحط بصل واجد.

I’d like some kabsa, but don’t put too much onion in it.

أبي means “I want” in Saudi colloquial speech, and واجد is the local everyday intensifier for “a lot” or “too much.”

يمّه، عيالك وصلوا.

Mum, your kids have arrived.

يمّه is a familiar Saudi form of address for “Mum,” signaling close family speech.

الرطوبة اليوم ذابحتنا.

The humidity is killing us today.

ذابحتنا literally means “killing us” and is a common Saudi exaggeration for uncomfortable weather.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

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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