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أهلا وسَهلا

Welcome

Welcome welcome!

You will hear this phrase tens of times a day!

Phrases

Ahla w sahla is the standard way to welcome someone.

Replying

To reply to someone telling you اهلا وسهلا you can say:

Phrases

Comments (5)

  1. Christine ·

    Is اهلا فيكي what the newcomer says to the person welcoming them? Is it like "thank you for welcoming me"?

  2. Learn Levantine ·

    Yes exactly, it’s like saying “welcome to you too” :)

  3. Nathan ·

    It would be really helpful to see these phrases written in transliterated Western characters

  4. ganael ·

    it's the person welcoming them I think

  5. Learn Levantine ·

    @Nathan that's a great idea thanks! We've added transliteration across the app and website now :)

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