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Essential apps for
Jordan
ุงูุฃุฑุฏู
ArabicJOD5 apps
Petra and Wadi Rum are bucket-list. Careem and Uber operate in Amman. WhatsApp for tour guides.
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Power & Plug
TypeB / C / D / F / G / J
Voltage230V
Freq50Hz
Highly variable โ universal adapter strongly recommended.
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Basic phrases
Arabic
- Helloู ุฑุญุจุงmarhaba
- Thank youุดูุฑุงshukran
- Excuse me / Sorryุนููุง / ุขุณูafwan / aasif
- Yesูุนูna'am
- Noูุงlaa
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Tipping
Tipping is common in Jordan; restaurants often add a 10% service charge, but leaving an extra 5-10% is appreciated. Tip guides, drivers, and hotel staff a few dinars, and round up taxi fares.
๐Rideshare & Taxi
See all โ๐บ๏ธNavigation & Maps
See all โ๐ฑMessaging
See all โ๐ฑFood Delivery
See all โPhrases
All Arabic phrases
Hello
ู
ุฑุญุจุง
marhaba
Thank you
ุดูุฑุง
shukran
Excuse me / Sorry
ุนููุง / ุขุณู
afwan / aasif
Yes
ูุนู
na'am
No
ูุง
laa
Please
ู
ู ูุถูู
min fadlak
Goodbye
ู
ุน ุงูุณูุงู
ุฉ
ma'a as-salaama
How much?
ุจูู
ูุฐุงุ
bikam haadha
Where is the bathroom?
ููู ุงูุญู
ุงู
ุ
wein el-hammaam
The check, please
ุงูุญุณุงุจ ู
ู ูุถูู
il-hisaab min fadlak
I don't understand
ุฃูุง ูุง ุฃููู
ana laa afham
Do you speak English?
ูู ุชุชููู
ุงูุฅูุฌููุฒูุฉุ
hal tatakallam al-injliziyya
Help!
ุงููุฌุฏุฉ!
an-najda
Delicious
ูุฐูุฐ
ladheedh
Cheers
ุจุตุญุชู
bi-sahtak
Briefing
What to know before you go
โ Do
- Greet with 'as-salaamu alaykum'; men often shake hands, but wait for a woman to extend her hand first.
- Use your right hand for eating, giving, and receiving, as the left is considered unclean.
- Accept offered tea or coffee as a gesture of hospitality; refusing can seem rude.
- Dress modestly, covering shoulders and knees, especially at religious sites and outside resorts.
- Ask permission before photographing people, particularly women and Bedouins.
- Show respect during Ramadan by not eating, drinking, or smoking in public during daylight hours.
โDon't
- Don't show the sole of your foot or point it at people; it's offensive.
- Don't show public affection between couples beyond holding hands.
- Don't discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the monarchy, or religion critically.
- Don't enter mosques during prayer times or without removing shoes and dressing modestly.
โ ๏ธ Common scams to know
- Taxi drivers refusing the meter or claiming it's broken; insist on the meter or agree the fare first, or use the Careem app.
- Petra and tourist-site 'guides' or shopkeepers pushing overpriced tours, camel/horse rides, or souvenirs claimed to be antiques.
- Inflated prices for foreigners in markets; polite haggling is expected and normal.
- Unofficial 'free' gifts or tea offered then charged for, or change shortchanged on banknotes.
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