Arabic

Arabic - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Arabic language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

صفر

sifr

zero

1

واحد

wāḥid

one

2

اثنين

ithnayn

two

3

ثلاثة

thalātha

three

4

أربعة

arba'a

four

5

خمسة

khamsa

five

6

ستة

sitta

six

7

سبعة

sab'a

seven

8

ثمانية

thamaniya

eight

9

تسعة

tis'a

nine

10

عشرة

'ashara

ten

11

أحد عشر

aḥad

eleven

12

اثنا عشر

ithnā

twelve

13

ثلاثة عشر

thalāthat

thirteen

14

أربعة عشر

arba'at

fourteen

15

خمسة عشر

khamsat

fifteen

16

ستة عشر

sittat

sixteen

17

سبعة عشر

sab'at

seventeen

18

ثمانية عشر

thamāniyat

eighteen

19

تسعة عشر

tis'at

nineteen

20

عشرون

ishrūn

twenty

30

ثلاثون

thalathūn

thirty

40

أربعون

arba'ūn

forty

50

خمسون

khamsūn

fifty

60

ستون

sittūn

sixty

70

سبعون

sab'ūn

seventy

80

ثمانون

thamānūn

eighty

90

تسعون

tis'ūn

ninety

100

مائة

mi'a

hundred

1K

ألف

alf

thousand

1M

مليون

malyūn

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

أبيض

abyaḍ

white

أسود

aswad

black

🔴

أحمر

aḥmar

red

🔵

أزرق

azraq

blue

🟡

أصفر

aṣfar

yellow

🟢

أخضر

akhḍar

green

🟣

بنفسجي

banafṣajī

purple

🟤

بني

bunnī

brown

🟠

برتقالي

burtuqālī

orange

🌸

وردي

wardī

pink

ذهبي

dhahabī

gold

🌑

فضي

fiḍḍī

silver

☁️

رمادي

ramādī

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

كلب

kalb

dog

🐱

قطة

qiṭṭa

cat

🐴

حصان

ḥiṣān

horse

🐮

بقرة

baqara

cow

🐷

خنزير

khinzīr

pig

🐦

طائر

ṭā'ir

bird

🐟

سمكة

samakah

fish

🐭

فأر

fa'r

mouse

🦊

ثعلب

thaʿlab

fox

🐇

أرنب

arnab

rabbit

🐻

دب

dubb

bear

🐼

باندا

banda

panda

🐨

كوالا

kwālā

koala

🐘

فيل

fīl

elephant

🐢

سلحفاة

sulḥafāh

turtle

🦒

زرافة

zarāfah

giraffe

🦆

بطة

baṭṭah

duck

🕷️

عنكبوت

ʿankabūt

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

عائلة

'ā'ilah

family

🧔

رجل

rajul

man

👩

امرأة

imra'ah

woman

👦

ولد

walad

boy

👧

فتاة

fatāh

girl

👶

طفل

ṭifl

child

👨‍🦳

أب

ab

father

👩‍🦳

أم

umm

mother

👴

جد

jadd

grandfather

👵

جدة

jaddah

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

أخ

akh

brother

👩‍🦱

أخت

ukht

sister

🧑

صديق

ṣadīq

friend

👥

ناس

nās

people

🙋

شخص

shakhṣ

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

منزل

manzil

house

🏢

مبنى

mabnā

building

🏫

مدرسة

madrasa

school

🏪

متجر

matjar

store

🛣️

طريق

ṭarīq

road

🌆

مدينة

madīnah

city

🌳

شجرة

shajara

tree

💧

ماء

mā'

water

☀️

شمس

shams

sun

☁️

سحابة

saḥāba

cloud

📚

كتاب

kitāb

book

🖊️

قلم

qalam

pen

📱

هاتف

hātif

phone

🔑

مفتاح

miftāḥ

key

🚗

سيارة

sayyāra

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

تفاح

tuffāḥ

apple

🍌

موز

mawz

banana

🍞

خبز

khubz

bread

🧀

جبن

jubn

cheese

🥩

لحم

laḥm

meat

🥛

حليب

ḥalīb

milk

قهوة

qahwah

coffee

🍵

شاي

shāy

tea

💧

ماء

māʾ

water

🍺

بيرة

bīrah

beer

🍷

نبيذ

nabīdh

wine

🍽️

طعام

ṭaʿām

food

🍳

بيضة

bayḍah

egg

🍚

أرز

aruz

rice

🥕

خضروات

khuḍrawāt

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

يوم

yawm

day

🌙

ليل

layl

night

ساعة

sāʿah

hour

🗓️

أسبوع

usbuʿ

week

📅

شهر

shahr

month

🗓️

سنة

sanah

year

🗓️

الاثنين

al-ithnayn

Monday

🗓️

الثلاثاء

ath-thulāthāʾ

Tuesday

🗓️

الأربعاء

al-arbaʿāʾ

Wednesday

🗓️

الخميس

al-khamīs

Thursday

🗓️

الجمعة

al-jumuʿah

Friday

🗓️

السبت

as-sabt

Saturday

🗓️

الأحد

al-aḥad

Sunday

🌅

صباح

ṣabāḥ

morning

🌆

مساء

masāʾ

evening

🕛

الآن

al-ʾān

now

🔜

قريباً

qarīban

soon

🕒

وقت

waqt

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

يتكلم

yatakallam

to speak

🚶

يمشي

yamshi

to walk

🏃

يجري

yajri

to run

🍽️

يأكل

ya'kul

to eat

🍷

يشرب

yashrab

to drink

😴

ينام

yanam

to sleep

📖

يقرأ

yaqra'

to read

✍️

يكتب

yaktub

to write

👀

يرى

yara

to see

👂

يسمع

yasma'

to hear

💭

يفكر

yufakkir

to think

🤔

يعرف

ya'rif

to know

❤️

يحب

yuḥibb

to love

👍

يحب

yuḥibb

to like

👋

يأتي

ya'ti

to come

🚪

يفتح

yaftaḥ

to open

🔒

يغلق

yughliq

to close

💡

يتعلم

yata'allam

to learn

يعطي

yu'ṭī

to give

💸

يشتري

yashtarī

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

سعيد

sa'īd

happy

😢

حزين

ḥazīn

sad

😠

غاضب

ghāḍib

angry

👍

جيد

jayyid

good

👎

سيء

sayyi'

bad

⬆️

كبير

kabīr

big

⬇️

صغير

ṣaghīr

small

🆕

جديد

jadīd

new

🕰️

قديم

qadīm

old

💯

كثير

kathīr

many

🤏

قليل

qalīl

few

🥵

ساخن

sākhin

hot

🥶

بارد

bārid

cold

💪

قوي

qawī

strong

👶

ضعيف

ḍaʿīf

weak

جميل

jamīl

beautiful

👹

قبيح

qabīḥ

ugly

صحيح

ṣaḥīḥ

correct

خطأ

khaṭaʾ

wrong

سريع

sarīʿ

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

و

wa

and

➡️

لكن

lākin

but

👉

أو

aw

or

🤔

بسبب

bisabab

because

👉

لذلك

lidhalik

so

🤨

ومع ذلك

wa

however

🤔

لذلك

lidhalik

therefore

أيضا

ayḍan

also

🕒

عندما

ʿindamā

when

🤔

إذا

idhā

if

🕒

قبل

qabl

before

🕒

بعد

baʿd

after

🕒

منذ

mundhu

since

🕒

بينما

baynamā

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

معلم

muʿallim

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

طبيب

ṭabīb

doctor

👩‍💻

مهندس

muhandis

engineer

👨‍🍳

طباخ

ṭabbākh

chef

🧑‍🌾

مزارع

mazāriʿ

farmer

👮

ضابط شرطة

ḍābiṭ

police officer

🧑‍🎨

فنان

fannān

artist

🧑‍💼

عامل مكتب

ʿāmil

office worker

🔬

عالم

ʿālim

scientist

🛒

بائع

bāʾiʿ

salesperson

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