Arablish to English

Arablish (also called Arabizi) is a blend of Arabic and English — it refers to Arabic words and sentences written in the Roman (English) alphabet, commonly used in text messages, WhatsApp chats, and social media among Arabic speakers. For example, "Shu ismak?" is Arablish for "What is your name?"

Simply type your Arablish text in the source textarea (on the left or top) and click the Translate button. The English translation will appear instantly. For example, typing "Keefak? Tamam inshallah?" gives you "How are you? Fine, hopefully?"

Our online translation software uses advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology — specifically a large language model (LLM) — to translate words, sentences, and phrases from Arablish to English.

Whenever you enter words, sentences, or phrases in Arablish and click on the “Translate” button, our software sends your text to an AI language model trained specifically for Arablish to English translation.

The AI uses cutting-edge natural language processing technology to understand context, idiomatic expressions, and cultural nuances — producing natural-sounding translations in English.

All this process just takes a split second.

Arablish has no official spelling standard. Different Arabic speakers spell the same word differently based on their dialect (Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Moroccan) and personal habit. For example, "keefak" (how are you) might also appear as "kifak", "kefak", or "kayfa halak". Our AI translation tool accepts common phonetic variations and provides the best possible English output.

Our Arablish to English translation software uses advanced AI technology to generate translations. As this is an automated process, in some cases it will miss the context and cultural nuances of the language.

Having said so, our translator is useful for those who need help framing the sentence and get a general idea of what the sentence, or phrase is conveying. With little modification, you can get near to perfect translation.

Furthermore, our AI model is continuously evolving every day and as time goes by the translation result is going to be pretty accurate.

Yes. Our translator is 100% free.

At any time you can translate up to a maximum of 1000 characters per request. You can make up to 15 translations per 1 hour.

At a moment you can only use our Arablish to English translator online.

However, you can download and install Google Translation Chrome extension tool on your Google Chrome browser.

With this, you can either translate the entire page you are browsing by clicking the translation icon on the browser toolbar. Or, you can also highlight and right-click the section of the text, and click on the “Translate” icon to get the translation result in a language you have chosen from the dropdown menu.

Yes. Arablish is the dominant way Arabic speakers communicate digitally. Across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and the global Arab diaspora in Europe, North America, and Australia, Arablish is used in WhatsApp chats, Instagram posts, Twitter/X, and casual online writing by millions every day. The Gulf tech industry, Lebanese diaspora, and young Arab professionals worldwide have been major drivers of Arablish adoption — naturally blending Arabic and English in everyday digital communication.