10 Common Arabic Phrases to Practice Typing

Start with أهلاً وسهلاً (welcome), صباح الخير (good morning), مساء الخير (good evening), شكراً جزيلاً (thank you very much), and عفواً (you’re welcome / excuse me). Type each phrase slowly, noticing where the space falls and which letters repeat.

Try copying one greeting into a message draft and reading it aloud. That small loop—type, review, copy—helps connect the key map to language you already recognize.

• أهلاً وسهلاً — Welcome
• صباح الخير — Good morning
• شكراً جزيلاً — Thank you very much

Next, practice كيف حالك؟ (how are you?), أين أنت؟ (where are you?), and هل تتحدث الإنجليزية؟ (do you speak English?). These phrases exercise spaces and the Arabic question mark. Read them from right to left after typing, even if you entered them using left-to-right physical keys.

A useful keyboard exercise is to type the same phrase twice: once by clicking the visual keys and once with the physical keyboard. Compare the output and use the key legends to locate any letter that felt unfamiliar.

• كيف حالك؟ — How are you?
• أين أنت؟ — Where are you?
• هل تتحدث الإنجليزية؟ — Do you speak English?

Choose three phrases you actually use. Type each one without rushing, check the character count only if it helps, and correct mistakes at the cursor instead of clearing the whole field. Once a phrase is comfortable, add a new one with a letter from a row you have not practiced.

These phrases are practice material, not a translation guarantee. For a message where nuance matters, ask a fluent speaker to review the wording. If you use harf’s optional translation, remember that the selected text is sent to the translation provider.