Arabic German translation: German to Arabic translator
Arabic German translation, German to Arabic, starts in the box below: type German, choose the Arabic your reader speaks, and press Translate. The result is Arabic script with full harakat, a Standard Arabic line, a Latin 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
- German to Arabic in Standard Arabic or in Levantine (Syrian), Iraqi, Egyptian, Gulf, Saudi or Moroccan.
- Vowel marks on every result and the Standard Arabic version under any dialect output.
- Transliteration in Latin letters (3 for ayn, 7 for the hard h) and a Listen button using your device's Arabic voice.
- Up to 1,000 characters per request; the swap arrow gives you Arabic to German.
Why German to Arabic is tricky
Since 2015 Germany has had a large Syrian community, with Iraqis and Egyptians alongside, so a German sentence for a neighbor, a patient or a new colleague usually wants Levantine or Iraqi Arabic rather than the Standard Arabic of a dictionary. The dialect menu handles that; four other things need care.
- Du and Sie. Arabic has no formal "you"; أَنْتَ (anta) addresses a man of any rank and أَنْتِ (anti) a woman. Politeness goes into set phrases such as لَوْ سَمَحْت (law sama7t).
- Three genders become two. German der, die, das map onto Arabic masculine and feminine, and Arabic also marks gender on verbs and adjectives: bist du müde? becomes هَلْ أَنْتَ مُتْعَب to a man and هَلْ أَنْتِ مُتْعَبَة to a woman.
- Word order. German sends the verb to the end of a subordinate clause (weil ich müde bin); Standard Arabic keeps the verb early (لِأَنِّي مُتْعَب, li'annee mut3ab, with no verb at all).
- Compounds. Krankenversicherungskarte is one German word and three Arabic ones (بِطَاقَةُ التَّأْمِينِ الصِّحِّيِّ, bitaaqatu t-ta'meeni s-si77iyy). The few shared words, Zucker, Kaffee, Matratze, Alkohol, Ziffer, came through Italian or Spanish and rarely match the modern Arabic term.
Arabic German translation examples
| English | German | Arabic (MSA) | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good morning | Guten Morgen | صَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ | sabaa7 al-khayr |
| How are you? | Wie geht es dir? | كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ | kayfa 7aaluka? (m.) |
| My name is Anna | Ich heiße Anna | اِسْمِي آنَا | ismee aanaa |
| Thank you very much | Vielen Dank | شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا | shukran jazeelan |
| I don't understand | Ich verstehe nicht | لَا أَفْهَمُ | laa afham |
| Where is the train station? | Wo ist der Bahnhof? | أَيْنَ مَحَطَّةُ القِطَارِ؟ | ayna ma7attatu l-qitaar? |
| How much does that cost? | Wie viel kostet das? | بِكَمْ هَذَا؟ | bikam haadhaa? |
| I come from Syria | Ich komme aus Syrien | أَنَا مِنْ سُورِيَا | ana min sooriyaa |
| I am learning German | Ich lerne Deutsch | أَنَا أَتَعَلَّمُ الأَلْمَانِيَّةَ | ana ata3allamu l-almaaniyya |
| See you later | Bis später | إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ | ilaa l-liqaa' |
Tips for better results
Pick Levantine for Syrians, Lebanese, Jordanians and Palestinians, Iraqi for Iraqis, Egyptian for Egyptians, Standard Arabic for an Amt letter, a notice or a reader you do not know. Say who you are addressing when the German does not show it ("an eine Frau" in brackets is enough). Split long German sentences; one clause per request translates more reliably than a nested one. German names are written by sound, and Arabic has no p or v, so Paul becomes بُول; check names on the name in Arabic page. The English to Levantine Arabic page lists Syrian phrases with harakat, English to Iraqi Arabic does the same for Iraqi, and Arabic transliteration explains the Latin letters under every result.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Translate do German to Arabic?
Yes, into Standard Arabic without vowel marks and without a Syrian or Iraqi option. This page adds the dialect menu, harakat and a transliteration; both are machine translation and can be wrong.
Can I translate German into Syrian Arabic?
Yes. Choose Levantine (Syrian, Lebanese) in the dialect menu; the Standard Arabic line stays under the result.
Is there a German-Arabic dictionary on this page?
No entries to browse, but a single German word typed into the box returns its Arabic with vowels, its pronunciation and the Standard Arabic form.
Can it translate Arabic to German as well?
Yes. Press the swap arrow; paste Arabic in any dialect and you get German plus your Arabic with harakat and transliteration.
Is the German to Arabic translator free?
Yes, with a daily free limit for the whole site and no account. Your text is not stored.