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Complaining About Someone / Something in Arabic

This page explains how to protest against a person, behavior or situation that cause continued hardship and dissatisfaction to you. The expressions listed here will also help you express your sympathy and urge someone to share grievance with the concerned person or organisation. The page also includes common phrases that you can use to talk about a problem that you have long been struggling with as well as describe a person who has been causing you trouble. If you are a beginner, you can skip the column 'Standard Arabic', which is exclusively for advanced learners. Those who are in a hurry and want to grab some quick bites, just look for the keywords with asterisk (*) symbol. Scroll the 'Identify Letters' in the right column if your are unfamiliar with the alphabets.

 

 

Gulf Spoken Arabic (colloquial)

Transliteration

Standard Arabic (Formal)

Spoken English

Context / Related Topics

اشتك عليه

Eshthaki alayhi

قدم شكوى ضده

Report him/ Make a complaint against him

Urging someone to do something. Giving advice.

روح اشتك عليه

Rooh, eshthaki alayhi

قدم شكوى ضده

Report him/ Make a complaint against him

Urging someone to do something. Giving advice.

روح: Go

اشتك: Report, complain

على (عليه): Against him (on him)

قدم شكوى: Lodge a complaint

ضد: Against

 

حق منو أشتكي

Hegg minoo ashthaqee

لمن أشتكي إليه.

Who shall I complain to?

Asking questions

حق منو: To whom

لمن: To whome

 

 

 

تعرف ليش أبي اشتكي عليه

Tha-arif laysh abee ashthaqee alayhi

هل تعرف لماذا أريد أن أقدم شكوى ضده

Do you know why do I want to report him

Talking about your intention.

تعرف: Do you know

ليش: Why

أبي: I want

لماذا: Why

 

أريد: Want

 

 

 

 

محد اشتكى منها غيرك

 

Ma-ahad eshthaka minha gayraka

 

لم يشتك منه أحد غيرك

Nobody has complained about it except you

Talking about a problem.

Someone and  something

محد: No body

غير (غيرك): Except

من (منه): About it (From it)

أحد: Someone

 

نبي نشتكي بس حق منو؟

 

Nabee nashthakee. Bas hegga menoo

لا أدري لمن أشتكي

I don’t know to whom shall I complain?

To (a person or thing).

Who, What and Why

والله مادري شسوي اشتكي حق منو

Wallah ma-adhree sho-sawwee, ashthakee hegga minoo

لا أدري ماذا أفعل أو  لمن أشتكي

I don’t know what to do or whom shall I complain

Knowing not knowing. To (a person or thing)

بس: Just, but

أدري: I know

شسوي: What to do

ماذا: What

أفعل: I do

 

روح اشتك عليه عند المسؤولين

Rooh eshthaki alayhi enda-l masoo-leen

اذهب وقدم شكوى ضده لدى المسؤولين

Make a complaint against him with the authorities

Giving advice. Office conversation

وايد ناس اشتكو منه ومن تعامله

Waayed naas eshthakoo minhu wa tha-amulhu

اشتكى العديد من الناس من سوء تعامله

Many people have complained about his bad behaviour

Many and much. Describing someone

عند: to ،at

مسؤول: Official, in charge

وايد: Many

ناس: People

تعامل: Dealing, behavior

وايد ناس اشتكو من هالموضوع 

 

Waayed naas eshthakoo min hal-mawdhoo-a

اشتكى الكثيرون من هذا الأمر

Many people have complained about this issue

Many and much. Talking about a problem

كل الناس تشتكي .. الله يعين ..

Kullu-nnaas thashthakee. Allah yueeen

الجميع يشتكون من هذا الأمر..أسأل الله أن يحمينا من كل شر

Everyone is complaining about it. We are helpless (May God Protect us from all evil)

Everyone &  Everything. Praying

الموضوع: Issue

كل: Every

يعين: help

 

 

حراميه هالوكالة وجذابين اشتك عليهم

Haramiyya hal-wakala wa chadhabeen, eshthaki alayhim

إن أصحاب هذه الوكالة نصابون عليك أن تقدم شكوى ضدهم.

This agent is liar and cheat. Make a complaint against him

Describing someone.

اشتك عليهم ولا تسكت عن هالأشكال

 

Esthaki alayhim, wa la thaskuth an haal ashkaal

عليك أن ترفع شكوى ضد هؤلاء النائ وألا تلتزم الصمت تجاههم.

Make a complaint against them. Don't, keep yourself silent.

Forbidding.

والله الكل قام يشتكي على أحمد

 Wallah alkull gaam yashthakee ala Ahmed

 بدأ الجميع يشتكون من أفعال أحمد

 Everyone is complaining about Ahmed.

Everyone &  Everything.

حرامي: Cheat, thief

جذاب: liar

وكالة: Agency

سكت: Keep silent

أشكال: Kind (of people)

 

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