Compliments

1. إنت لطيف كتير

   Inte laṭīf ktīr

   You are very kind

   Usage

   To a man; to a woman say "laṭīfe".

   Grammar Note

   No verb "to be" is needed.

2. الأكل كان طيب كتير

   El-akl kān ṭayyeb ktīr

   The food was very good

   Usage

   To the host or cook after a meal. "Ṭayyeb" also means tasty.

   Grammar Note

   "Kān" + adjective gives the past.

3. مدينتك حلوة كتير

   Madīntak ḥelwe ktīr

   Your city is very beautiful

   Usage

   Praises a person's town or country.

   Grammar Note

   "Madīne" is feminine, so "ḥelwe". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. سيارتك حلوة كتير

   Sayyārtak ḥelwe ktīr

   Your car is very nice

   Usage

   Compliments a person's possession.

   Grammar Note

   "Sayyāra" is feminine. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. رائع! أحسنت!

   Rāʾiʿ! Aḥsant!

   Wonderful! Well done!

   Usage

   Praises someone's effort.

   Grammar Note

   "Aḥsant" becomes "aḥsanti" to a woman.

6. إنت ذكي كتير

   Inte dakī ktīr

   You are very smart

   Usage

   To a man; to a woman say "dakiyye".

   Grammar Note

   The letter ذ is pronounced d or z in speech.

7. ما شاء الله!

   Mā shāʾ allāh!

   Wonderful! (as God willed)

   Usage

   A set phrase of admiration, used for a baby or something beautiful.

   Grammar Note

   A fixed formula known across the Arabic-speaking world.

8. عجبتني ضيافتك

   ʿAjabatni ḍiyāfetak

   I liked your hospitality

   Usage

   Thanks after being invited to a home.

   Grammar Note

   The verb works as "X pleased me", so the hospitality is the subject. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. هاد منيح كتير

   Hāda mnīḥ ktīr

   This is very good

   Usage

   Praises an item or a service.

   Grammar Note

   "Mnīḥ" means good.

10. إنت شخص مميز

    Inte shakhṣ mumayyaz

    You are a special person

    Usage

    Gratitude to a close person; works for any gender.

    Grammar Note

    No verb "to be" is needed.

11. يسلمو إيديك

    Yislamu īdēk

    Bless your hands (to the cook)

    Usage

    A thank-you to the person who cooked. Literally "may your hands be safe"; to a woman "īdēki".

    Grammar Note

    "Yislamu" is a stock expression of thanks. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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