How to say "you're welcome / pardon" in Arabic
New wordMeaningyou're welcome / pardon
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
عَفْوًا
ʿafwanעפואן
عفوا
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
על לא דבר
al lo davarأَل لُو دَاڤَار
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
بْلَا جْمِيل
bla jmīlבלא ג'מילDarija's 'you're welcome' is bla jmīl, 'no favor owed'; ʿafwan is understood too.
In a phrase
عَفْوًا، لَا مُشْكِلَة
ʿafwan, lā mushkilaעפואן, לא משכלהyou're welcome, no problem