“Marhaba” & More Ways To Say Hello In Arabic

It is important to remember that when approaching a camel to say a friendly greeting, you must be gentle, calm, and kind. You need to be mindful of the camel’s safe space. You cannot just be loud and boisterous, taking over the safe space of the camel because that is a bit rude. You wouldn’t like that if that happened to you, so why would you do that to a camel?

Once you’ve made your amiable introduction, it’s snack time! Camels love grass, but remember, snacks come after the greeting. After all the niceties and snackings, you’ll have a new camel friend in no time!

One more thing: you get bonus points if you greet camels in Arabic.

• good morning: صباح الخير (ṣabāḥ ul-ḫayr)
• hello: مرحبا (marhaba)
• welcome: مرحبا (marhaba)
• many hellos (plural of marhaba): مراحب (marahib)
• peace: سلام (salam)
• what’s the news: شو الأخبار (sho el akhbar)
• hello: أهلا و سهلا (ahlan wa sahlan)
• peace be upon you: السلام عليكم (as-salamu ’alaykum)
• healths (hello): عوافي (awefe)
• how are you: كيف الحال (keyf al-haal)
• have a good day: نهارك سعيد (naharak sa’eed)
• good evening: مساء الخير (masa al-khayr)
• good night: تصبح على خير (tisbah ala khayr)