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Most Common Hassaniya Arabic Words
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Essential Hassaniya Arabic vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| naas | people / person | nas |
| kheima | tent / house | KHEI-ma |
| maa | water | ma |
| makla | food | MAK-la |
| shughl | work | shoogl |
| triq | road / way | treek |
| ism | name | ism |
| weld | son / boy | weld |
| bou | father | boo |
| umm | mother | umm |
| ard | land / earth | ard |
| shejra | tree | SHEJ-ra |
| oued | river / wadi | wed |
| sahib | friend | SA-hib |
| lil | night | leel |
| nahar | day | na-HAR |
| flous | money | floos |
| ktab | book | ktab |
| nar | fire | nar |
| sma | sky | sma |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| msha | to go | msha |
| ja | to come | ja |
| kla | to eat | kla |
| shreb | to drink | shreb |
| rqed | to sleep | rqed |
| shaf | to see | shaf |
| hder | to speak | hder |
| aref | to know | a-REF |
| khdem | to work | khdem |
| shra | to buy | shra |
| taallem | to learn | ta-AL-lem |
| smaa | to hear | sma |
| bga | to want | bga |
| jra | to run | jra |
| glaas | to sit | glas |
| wqef | to stand | wqef |
| aawan | to help | a-A-wan |
| ata | to give | A-ta |
| lqa | to find | lqa |
| dir | to do / make | deer |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kbir | big | kbeer |
| sghir | small | sgheer |
| mzyan | good | mzyan |
| khayeb | bad | KHAY-eb |
| jdid | new | jdeed |
| qdim | old | qdeem |
| abyad | white | ab-YAD |
| khal | black | khal |
| ahmar | red | ah-MAR |
| bared | cold | BA-red |
| skhon | hot | SKHON |
| qasi | hard | QA-si |
| lin | soft | leen |
| bezaf | many / very | be-ZAF |
| shwiya | few / a little | SHWI-ya |
| twil | tall / long | tweel |
| qsir | short | qseer |
| hlu | sweet / beautiful | hloo |
| qawi | strong | QA-wi |
| zwine | beautiful | ZWEE-ne |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| druk | now | drook |
| ghudwa | tomorrow | GHUD-wa |
| ams | yesterday | ams |
| hna | here | hna |
| temma | there | TEM-ma |
| daba | already / now | DA-ba |
| bezaf | very / a lot | be-ZAF |
| ghir | only / just | gheer |
| ham | also / too | ham |
| bisraa | quickly | bi-SRA |
| bshal shal | slowly | b-SHAL shal |
| maak | together / with you | mak |
| dima | always | DEE-ma |
| aalashan | because | aa-la-SHAN |
| ila | if | EE-la |
| walaakin | but | wa-LA-kin |
| wa | and | wa |
| baad | after / later | bad |
| qbel | before | qbel |
| awwel | first | AW-wel |