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Most Common Arabic Words
العربية
Essential Arabic vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| بيت | house | bayt |
| ماء | water | maa |
| رجل | man | rajul |
| امرأة | woman | imra'a |
| طفل | child | tifl |
| صديق | friend | sadeeq |
| وقت | time | waqt |
| يوم | day | yawm |
| حياة | life | hayaa |
| عالم | world | aalam |
| بلد | country | balad |
| مدينة | city | madeena |
| عمل | work | amal |
| مال | money | maal |
| طعام | food | taaaam |
| عائلة | family | aa'ila |
| سيارة | car | sayyaara |
| كتاب | book | kitaab |
| مدرسة | school | madrasa |
| شارع | street | shaari' |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| كان | to be (was) | kaana |
| أخذ | to take / have | akhadha |
| فعل | to do | fa'ala |
| ذهب | to go | dhahaba |
| جاء | to come | jaa'a |
| قال | to say | qaala |
| رأى | to see | ra'aa |
| عرف | to know | arafa |
| استطاع | to be able to | istataa'a |
| أراد | to want | araada |
| تكلم | to speak | takallama |
| أكل | to eat | akala |
| شرب | to drink | shariba |
| نام | to sleep | naama |
| عمل | to work | aamila |
| فكّر | to think | fakkara |
| أحبّ | to love | ahabbah |
| أخذ | to take | akhadha |
| أعطى | to give | a'taa |
| فهم | to understand | fahima |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| كبير | big | kabeer |
| صغير | small | sagheer |
| جيد | good | jayyid |
| سيء | bad | sayyi' |
| جميل | beautiful | jameel |
| جديد | new | jadeed |
| قديم | old | qadeem |
| شاب | young | shaab |
| سعيد | happy | sa'eed |
| حزين | sad | hazeen |
| قوي | strong | qawiy |
| سريع | fast | saree' |
| بطيء | slow | batee' |
| حار | hot | haar |
| بارد | cold | baarid |
| سهل | easy | sahl |
| صعب | difficult | sa'b |
| مهم | important | muhimm |
| حر | free | hurr |
| صحيح | true / correct | saheeh |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| جداً | very | jiddan |
| أيضاً | also / too | aydan |
| دائماً | always | daa'iman |
| أبداً | never | abadan |
| كثيراً | often / a lot | katheeran |
| الآن | now | al-aana |
| بالفعل | already | bil-fi'l |
| لا يزال | still | laa yazaalu |
| ربما | maybe | rubbamaa |
| بشكل جيد | well | bishakl jayyid |
| بسرعة | quickly | bisur'a |
| هنا | here | hunaa |
| هناك | there | hunaaka |
| معاً | together | ma'an |
| فقط | only | faqat |
| حقاً | really | haqqan |
| كثيراً | a lot | katheeran |
| قليلاً | a little | qaleelan |
| كل | every / all | kull |
| مباشرة | directly / immediately | mubaasharatan |