English to Saudi Arabic translator
English to Saudi Arabic: type a sentence below and get the line a friend in Riyadh would send, in Najdi forms, with the politeness that fits. Under it you see harakat, the Standard Arabic version, a transliteration and a Listen button. Free, no account, nothing stored.
Translations are generated by an AI model and can be wrong; the Standard Arabic line is there so you can compare. Up to 1000 characters at a time.
What you get on this page
- English in, Saudi out, with Saudi pre-selected and Najdi (Riyadh) usage as the reference.
- The MSA line under every result, which is what you send to an office, a landlord or a ministry.
- A note when the model assumed the gender of the person you address; vowel marks, transliteration and Listen on each line; free, no sign-up.
English to Saudi Arabic: register and gender
Saudi conversation runs on courtesy phrases that English does not have. A thank-you for effort is ya3teek il-3aafiya, may God give you health; a plain thanks is mashkuur; the reply to almost anything kind is tislam. Requests to strangers carry law sama7t; between friends tigdar, can you, is enough. Among people who are close, ya galbi (my heart) and mishtaaq lak (I miss you) are the lines people most often type into this box.
Every you is gendered: -ak to a man, -ik to a woman, and feminine verbs end in -een. Add the person in brackets, (to my wife), (to an older man, formal), and the ending and the politeness are set together. Leave it out and the model assumes a man, says so under the result, and you can run it again.
Ten Saudi lines for everyday messages (Najdi)
Requests, thanks and the lines partners and friends send most. Feminine forms are listed where they differ; the written kaf is the same, only the vowel changes.
| You want to say | Arabic (harakat) | How it reads | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can you help me? | تِقْدَر تْسَاعِدْنِي؟ (m.) / تِقْدَرِين تْسَاعْدِينِي؟ (f.) | tigdar tsaa3idni? / tigdareen tsaa3deeni? | qaf said as g |
| The bill, please | الحِسَاب لَو سَمَحْت | il-7isaab law sama7t | law sama7ti to a woman |
| Thanks (reply to a kindness) | تِسْلَم (m.) / تِسْلَمِين (f.) | tislam / tislameen | literally: may you be safe |
| I miss you | مِشْتَاق لَك (m.) / مِشْتَاق لِك (f.) | mishtaaq lak / mishtaaq lik | to a man / to a woman; a woman says mishtaaqa |
| My heart (my love) | يَا قَلْبِي | ya galbi | written with qaf, said with g |
| Are you okay? | إِنْتَ بِخِير؟ (m.) / إِنْتِ بِخِير؟ (f.) | inta bikheer? / inti bikheer? | |
| What are you doing? | وِش تِسَوِّي؟ (m.) / وِش تِسَوِّين؟ (f.) | wish tisawwi? / wish tisawween? | wish = what (Najdi) |
| How are things? | وِش أَخْبَارَك؟ (m.) / وِش أَخْبَارِك؟ (f.) | wish akhbaarak? / wish akhbaarik? | casual check-in |
| Where are you? | وِينَك؟ (m.) / وِينِك؟ (f.) | weenak? / weenik? | |
| No problem, it's fine | عَادِي | 3aadi | literally: normal |
Tips for a message that sounds Saudi
- Keep sentences short and spoken; formal English comes back close to Standard Arabic, which is fine for an office and stiff for a friend.
- Name the person: (to my husband) or (to a female coworker, polite) fixes the -ak / -ik ending.
- Hejazi friends in Jeddah will read the Najdi line without trouble; if you want eesh instead of wish for what, write (Hejazi) in the box.
- Names and places can stay in English; the name in Arabic page writes them in script.
- Press Listen; the device voice is Standard Arabic, so the melody is formal, but the words and the g sound are right.
Google Translate from English to Saudi Arabic
Google Translate has no Saudi direction, and most general translators output Standard Arabic only: the output is Modern Standard Arabic, so what are you doing becomes maadhaa taf3al instead of wish tisawwi, and no vowel marks are shown. For the dialect overview and a longer phrase list see the Saudi Arabic translator page; the Gulf neighbors are covered on English to Iraqi Arabic, and English to Arabic is the place for formal written text.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Translate do English to Saudi Arabic?
No. Google returns Modern Standard Arabic only, without harakat. This page returns Saudi (Najdi) with vowel marks and the MSA line next to it.
Is this English to Arabic for Saudi Arabia in general, or one region?
Najdi, the speech of Riyadh and central Saudi Arabia, is the default. Hejazi, eastern and southern speakers understand it; write (Hejazi) in the box if you want the Jeddah forms.
How do I get the feminine form?
Add (to a woman) after the English. The result uses inti, the -ik ending and -een verbs, and the note under the result confirms it.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, with the Listen button. Most devices use a Standard Arabic voice, so the sounds are correct and the melody a little formal.
How long can the text be?
Up to 1,000 characters per request, about 150 words, within a daily free limit for the whole site.