Compliments

1. انت زول رائع

   Inta zōl rāʾiʿ

   You are a wonderful person

   Usage

   A warm compliment after someone has been kind to you. زول means "person" and is very common in Sudanese speech

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels are estimated

2. انت لطيف شديد

   Inta laṭīf shadīd

   You are very kind

   Usage

   Use it when someone has helped you. To a woman say انتي لطيفة

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. شديد goes after the adjective to mean "very"

3. تعاملك ظريف شديد

   Taʿāmulak ẓarīf shadīd

   You have a very pleasant manner

   Usage

   Good for thanking a guide or host for their manner. ظريف means "pleasant, nice"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels are estimated

4. الاكل سمح شديد

   Il-akl samiḥ shadīd

   The food is very good

   Usage

   Say it after a meal. In Sudanese Arabic سمح simply means "good"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels are estimated

5. المدينة دي جميلة شديد

   Il-madīna di jamīla shadīd

   This city is very beautiful

   Usage

   For praising a town or a view. "This" follows the noun, and feminine nouns take دي

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels are estimated

6. ما شاء الله

   Ma shāʾ Allāh

   What God has willed! (How wonderful!)

   Usage

   A set phrase of admiration for something beautiful, a fine child or a nice house. Adding it after a compliment is appreciated

   Grammar Note

   A religious set phrase shared with Modern Standard Arabic; learn it as a whole

7. الله يديك العافية

   Allāh yidīk il-ʿāfiya

   May God give you good health (thank you for your effort)

   Usage

   A way to thank and encourage someone who has been working or helping you, close to "thanks for your hard work"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. The vowels of يديك are estimated

8. انت زول كريم

   Inta zōl karīm

   You are a generous person

   Usage

   Use it when you have been hosted well. The spelling is the same as the ride-hailing app Careem, so the context tells them apart

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. انت زول شاطر

   Inta zōl shāṭir

   You are a smart, capable person

   Usage

   For praising the quick thinking of a guide, interpreter or anyone who explained something well

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. الغنا سمح

    Il-ghinā samiḥ

    The singing is good

    Usage

    A quick reaction to a song or live music. Music is an easy topic to share with Sudanese hosts

    Grammar Note

    Native review recommended. Vowels are estimated

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