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Arabic
For English speakers · 7 units · 168 words and phrases
Unit 1
Greetings
Say hello, goodbye and thank you
Hello!
| 👋مرحباmarḥaban | hello |
| مع السلامةmaʿa as-salāma | goodbye |
| ✅نعمnaʿam | yes |
| ❌لاlā | no |
| من فضلكmin faḍlika | please |
| 🙏شكراshukran | thank you |
| نعم، من فضلك.naʿam, min faḍlika. | Yes, please. |
| لا، شكرا.lā, shukran. | No, thank you. |
Good morning
| 🌅صباح الخيرṣabāḥ al-khayr | good morning |
| 🌆مساء الخيرmasāʾ al-khayr | good evening |
| 🌙تصبح على خيرtuṣbiḥ ʿalā khayr | good night |
| آسفāsif | sorry |
| لو سمحتlaw samaḥta | excuse me |
| مرحبا، صباح الخير!marḥaban, ṣabāḥ al-khayr! | Hello, good morning! |
| شكرا، مع السلامة!shukran, maʿa as-salāma! | Thank you, goodbye! |
How are you?
| وwa | and |
| جيد جداjayyid jiddan | very good |
| كيف حالك؟kayfa ḥāluka? | How are you? |
| أنا بخير.anā bi-khayr. | I am fine. |
| وأنت؟wa-anta? | And you? |
| جيد جدا، شكرا.jayyid jiddan, shukran. | Very good, thank you. |
Nice to meet you
| 📛اسمism | name |
| أهلا وسهلاahlan wa-sahlan | welcome |
| اسمي آنا.ismī Ānā. | My name is Anna. |
| ما اسمك؟mā ismuka? | What is your name? |
| فرصة سعيدة.furṣa saʿīda. | Nice to meet you. |
| أنا توم.anā Tom. | I am Tom. |
Unit 2
People
Talk about yourself and others
People
| 👨رجلrajul | man |
| 👩امرأةimraʾa | woman |
| 👦ولدwalad | boy |
| 👧بنتbint | girl |
| 🧒طفلṭifl | child |
| رجل وامرأة.rajul wa-mraʾa. | A man and a woman. |
| ولد وبنت.walad wa-bint. | A boy and a girl. |
I am…
| أناanā | I |
| أنتanta | you |
| هوhuwa | he |
| هيhiya | she |
| أنا ولد.anā walad. | I am a boy. |
| هي بنت.hiya bint. | She is a girl. |
| هو رجل.huwa rajul. | He is a man. |
| أنت طفل.anta ṭifl. | You are a child. |
Friends
| 🧑🤝🧑صديقṣadīq | friend |
| 🧑🎓طالبṭālib | student |
| 🧑🏫معلمmuʿallim | teacher |
| 🧑⚕️طبيبṭabīb | doctor |
| نحنnaḥnu | we |
| أنا طالب.anā ṭālib. | I am a student. |
| هي معلمة.hiya muʿallima. | She is a teacher. |
| نحن أصدقاء.naḥnu aṣdiqāʾ. | We are friends. |
| هو صديقي.huwa ṣadīqī. | He is my friend. |
Unit 3
Family
Introduce the people you love
My family
| 👪عائلةʿāʾila | family |
| 👩🍼أمumm | mother |
| 👨🍼أبab | father |
| والدانwālidān | parents |
| هذه أمي.hādhihi ummī. | This is my mother. |
| أبي طبيب.abī ṭabīb. | My father is a doctor. |
| أنا أحب عائلتي.anā uḥibb ʿāʾilatī. | I love my family. |
Brothers and sisters
| أخakh | brother |
| أختukht | sister |
| ابنibn | son |
| ابنةibna | daughter |
| 👶رضيعraḍīʿ | baby |
| عندي أخ.ʿindī akh. | I have a brother. |
| عندها أخت.ʿindahā ukht. | She has a sister. |
| الرضيع ابني.ar-raḍīʿ ibnī. | The baby is my son. |
Big and small
| كبيرkabīr | big |
| صغيرṣaghīr | small |
| 😊سعيدsaʿīd | happy |
| 😴متعبmutʿab | tired |
| عائلتي كبيرة.ʿāʾilatī kabīra. | My family is big. |
| الرضيع صغير.ar-raḍīʿ ṣaghīr. | The baby is small. |
| نحن سعداء.naḥnu suʿadāʾ. | We are happy. |
| أنا متعب.anā mutʿab. | I am tired. |
Unit 4
Food and drink
Order food and talk about what you like
Food
| 🍞خبزkhubz | bread |
| 🍎تفاحةtuffāḥa | apple |
| 🍚أرزaruzz | rice |
| 🥚بيضةbayḍa | egg |
| 🧀جبنjubn | cheese |
| أنا آكل الخبز.anā ākul al-khubz. | I eat bread. |
| هي تأكل تفاحة.hiya taʾkul tuffāḥa. | She eats an apple. |
Drinks
| 💧ماءmāʾ | water |
| ☕قهوةqahwa | coffee |
| 🍵شايshāy | tea |
| 🥛حليبḥalīb | milk |
| 🧃عصيرʿaṣīr | juice |
| أنا أشرب الماء.anā ashrab al-māʾ. | I drink water. |
| هو يشرب القهوة.huwa yashrab al-qahwa. | He drinks coffee. |
| شاي أم قهوة؟shāy am qahwa? | Tea or coffee? |
At the restaurant
| 🍽️مطعمmaṭʿam | restaurant |
| 😋لذيذladhīdh | delicious |
| 🧾فاتورةfātūra | bill |
| أنا جائع.anā jāʾiʿ. | I am hungry. |
| قهوة، من فضلك.qahwa, min faḍlika. | A coffee, please. |
| أنا أحب التفاح.anā uḥibb at-tuffāḥ. | I like apples. |
| الخبز لذيذ.al-khubz ladhīdh. | The bread is delicious. |
| الفاتورة، من فضلك.al-fātūra, min faḍlika. | The bill, please. |
Unit 5
Animals and things
Name animals and everyday objects
Animals
| 🐱قطةqiṭṭa | cat |
| 🐶كلبkalb | dog |
| 🐦طائرṭāʾir | bird |
| 🐟سمكةsamaka | fish |
| 🐴حصانḥiṣān | horse |
| القطة صغيرة.al-qiṭṭa ṣaghīra. | The cat is small. |
| الكلب كبير.al-kalb kabīr. | The dog is big. |
| عندي كلب.ʿindī kalb. | I have a dog. |
Things
| 📖كتابkitāb | book |
| 📱هاتفhātif | phone |
| 🚗سيارةsayyāra | car |
| 🏠بيتbayt | house |
| 🔑مفتاحmiftāḥ | key |
| عندي سيارة.ʿindī sayyāra. | I have a car. |
| أين الكتاب؟ayna al-kitāb? | Where is the book? |
| هذا بيتي.hādhā baytī. | This is my house. |
Where is it?
| هناhunā | here |
| هناكhunāka | there |
| 🪑كرسيkursī | chair |
| 🚪بابbāb | door |
| الهاتف هنا.al-hātif hunā. | The phone is here. |
| المفتاح هناك.al-miftāḥ hunāka. | The key is there. |
| أين هاتفي؟ayna hātifī? | Where is my phone? |
| القطة على الكرسي.al-qiṭṭa ʿalā al-kursī. | The cat is on the chair. |
Unit 6
Numbers and colors
Count things and describe colors
One, two, three
| 1️⃣واحدwāḥid | one |
| 2️⃣اثنانithnān | two |
| 3️⃣ثلاثةthalātha | three |
| 4️⃣أربعةarbaʿa | four |
| 5️⃣خمسةkhamsa | five |
| قطتان.qiṭṭatān. | Two cats. |
| عندي ثلاثة كتب.ʿindī thalāthat kutub. | I have three books. |
Six to ten
| 6️⃣ستةsitta | six |
| 7️⃣سبعةsabʿa | seven |
| 8️⃣ثمانيةthamāniya | eight |
| 9️⃣تسعةtisʿa | nine |
| 🔟عشرةʿashara | ten |
| كم؟kam? | How many? |
| بكم هذا؟bi-kam hādhā? | How much is it? |
| عشر تفاحات.ʿashr tuffāḥāt. | Ten apples. |
Colors
| 🔴أحمرaḥmar | red |
| 🔵أزرقazraq | blue |
| 🟢أخضرakhḍar | green |
| ⚪أبيضabyaḍ | white |
| ⚫أسودaswad | black |
| 🟡أصفرaṣfar | yellow |
| السيارة حمراء.as-sayyāra ḥamrāʾ. | The car is red. |
| التفاحة خضراء.at-tuffāḥa khaḍrāʾ. | The apple is green. |
| هاتفي أسود.hātifī aswad. | My phone is black. |
Unit 7
Travel
Find your way around a new city
In the city
| 🏙️مدينةmadīna | city |
| 🛣️شارعshāriʿ | street |
| 🏨فندقfunduq | hotel |
| 🚉محطةmaḥaṭṭa | station |
| ✈️مطارmaṭār | airport |
| أين الفندق؟ayna al-funduq? | Where is the hotel? |
| أنا في المطار.anā fī al-maṭār. | I am at the airport. |
Directions
| ⬅️يسارyasār | left |
| ➡️يمينyamīn | right |
| قريبqarīb | near |
| بعيدbaʿīd | far |
| 🎫تذكرةtadhkara | ticket |
| الفندق قريب.al-funduq qarīb. | The hotel is near. |
| المطار بعيد.al-maṭār baʿīd. | The airport is far. |
| انعطف يسارا.inʿaṭif yasāran. | Turn left. |
| تذكرة واحدة، من فضلك.tadhkara wāḥida, min faḍlika. | One ticket, please. |
Help!
| 🆘مساعدةmusāʿada | help |
| 🚻حمامḥammām | toilet |
| هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟hal tatakallam al-injilīziyya? | Do you speak English? |
| أنا لا أفهم.anā lā afham. | I don't understand. |
| هل يمكنك مساعدتي؟hal yumkinuka musāʿadatī? | Can you help me? |
| أين الحمام؟ayna al-ḥammām? | Where is the toilet? |
| من فضلك، تكلم ببطء.min faḍlika, takallam bi-buṭʾ. | Please speak slowly. |