French to Arabic Translator
Free French to Arabic translation, plus the Arabic grammar that trips up English speakers.
What changes when you translate French to Arabic
Translating French into Arabic changes more than the words. Arabic is written right to left, builds words from three-consonant roots, has a dual number in addition to singular and plural, and differs widely between Modern Standard Arabic and regional dialects. Written Arabic is Modern Standard Arabic, which differs from spoken dialects, and the right-to-left script and root-based word forms mean structure changes substantially in translation. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
French and Arabic: key differences
French and Arabic diverge on the writing system, word order, formality, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong Arabic sentence.
| Feature | French | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Writing system | the Latin alphabet | the Arabic script, written right to left |
| Typical word order | subject–verb–object | verb–subject–object in classic style, subject–verb–object in modern usage |
| Formality | informal and formal second person | no formal/informal distinction |
| Subject pronouns | required | usually dropped |
| Articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender and number | definite prefix, no indefinite article |
Common French to Arabic phrases
Everyday expressions translated from French to Arabic:
| French (Français) | Arabic (العربية) |
|---|---|
| Bonjour | مرحبا (marhaban) |
| Bonne nuit | تصبح على خير (tusbih ala khayr) |
| Merci | شكرا (shukran) |
| S'il vous plaît | من فضلك (min fadlik) |
| Comment allez-vous ? | كيف حالك؟ (kayfa haluk?) |
| Comment vous appelez-vous ? | ما اسمك؟ (ma ismuk?) |
| Je t'aime | أحبك (uhibbuk) |
| Excusez-moi | عذرا (udhran) |
| Où sont les toilettes ? | أين الحمام؟ (ayna al-hammam?) |
| Au revoir | مع السلامة (ma'a as-salama) |
About the Arabic language
Arabic (العربية) is spoken by about 400 million people across the Middle East and North Africa. It belongs to the Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) language family and is written in the Arabic script, written right to left.
- Native name
- العربية
- Speakers
- 400 million
- Language family
- Semitic (Afro-Asiatic)
- Writing system
- the Arabic script, written right to left
- Word order
- verb–subject–object in classic style, subject–verb–object in modern usage
French to Arabic translation tips
- French uses subject–verb–object word order, while Arabic is verb–subject–object in classic style, subject–verb–object in modern usage, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
- French is written in the Latin alphabet, and Arabic uses the Arabic script, written right to left, so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
French to Arabic translation FAQ
How accurate is AI French to Arabic translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so French to Arabic results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in Arabic?
Hello in Arabic is مرحبا (marhaban). The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Arabic expressions, such as شكرا (shukran) (thank you) and مع السلامة (ma'a as-salama) (goodbye).