Allah is the name Muslims use for God. In Islam there is one God, and Allah is that God — not a smaller god beside others. In Muslim teaching this is not a different being from the God Jews and Christians speak of; it is the same one God, called by the Arabic name.

Allah 阿拉 is the name Muslims use for God 是穆斯林用來稱呼神的名字。In Islam 在伊斯蘭教裡 there is one God 只有一位神, and Allah is that God 阿拉就是那位神 — not a smaller god beside others 不是眾多神明中比較小的一個。In Muslim teaching 依照穆斯林的教義, this is not a different being from the God Jews and Christians speak of 這跟猶太教徒、基督徒所說的神並不是不同的存在; it is the same one God 是同一位神, called by the Arabic name 只是用阿拉伯語的名字稱呼

You capitalise it, like a name, and you do not normally put the in front.

You capitalise it 這個字要大寫, like a name 就像名字一樣, and you do not normally put the in front 而且前面通常不加the

English speakers often say Allah when they are talking about Islam in particular, and God in a general or Christian setting — though actually, Arabic-speaking Christians also use Allah in their own worship. You hear it inside phrases such as inshallah (“if God wills”).

English speakers 說英文的人 often say Allah 常常在特別談伊斯蘭教的時候說Allah when they are talking about Islam in particular, and God in a general or Christian setting 而在泛指或基督教的場合說God — though actually 不過其實, Arabic-speaking Christians also use Allah in their own worship 說阿拉伯語的基督徒在自己的禮拜裡也用Allah這個字。You hear it 你會聽到它 inside phrases such as inshallah ("if God wills") 出現在像inshallah（「如果神許可的話」）這樣的片語裡

It is a name said with respect; joking with it can hurt people.

It is a name said with respect 這是個要帶著敬意來說的名字; joking with it can hurt people 拿它開玩笑可能會傷害到別人