This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Arabic language, including around 200 words.
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
صفر
sifrzero
1
واحد
wāḥidone
2
اثنين
ithnayntwo
3
ثلاثة
thalāthathree
4
أربعة
arba'afour
5
خمسة
khamsafive
6
ستة
sittasix
7
سبعة
sab'aseven
8
ثمانية
thamaniyaeight
9
تسعة
tis'anine
10
عشرة
'asharaten
11
أحد عشر
aḥadeleven
12
اثنا عشر
ithnātwelve
13
ثلاثة عشر
thalāthatthirteen
14
أربعة عشر
arba'atfourteen
15
خمسة عشر
khamsatfifteen
16
ستة عشر
sittatsixteen
17
سبعة عشر
sab'atseventeen
18
ثمانية عشر
thamāniyateighteen
19
تسعة عشر
tis'atnineteen
20
عشرون
ishrūntwenty
30
ثلاثون
thalathūnthirty
40
أربعون
arba'ūnforty
50
خمسون
khamsūnfifty
60
ستون
sittūnsixty
70
سبعون
sab'ūnseventy
80
ثمانون
thamānūneighty
90
تسعون
tis'ūnninety
100
مائة
mi'ahundred
1K
ألف
alfthousand
1M
مليون
malyūnmillion
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
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أبيض
abyaḍwhite
⚫
أسود
aswadblack
🔴
أحمر
aḥmarred
🔵
أزرق
azraqblue
🟡
أصفر
aṣfaryellow
🟢
أخضر
akhḍargreen
🟣
بنفسجي
banafṣajīpurple
🟤
بني
bunnībrown
🟠
برتقالي
burtuqālīorange
🌸
وردي
wardīpink
⭐
ذهبي
dhahabīgold
🌑
فضي
fiḍḍīsilver
☁️
رمادي
ramādīgrey
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
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كلب
kalbdog
🐱
قطة
qiṭṭacat
🐴
حصان
ḥiṣānhorse
🐮
بقرة
baqaracow
🐷
خنزير
khinzīrpig
🐦
طائر
ṭā'irbird
🐟
سمكة
samakahfish
🐭
فأر
fa'rmouse
🦊
ثعلب
thaʿlabfox
🐇
أرنب
arnabrabbit
🐻
دب
dubbbear
🐼
باندا
bandapanda
🐨
كوالا
kwālākoala
🐘
فيل
fīlelephant
🐢
سلحفاة
sulḥafāhturtle
🦒
زرافة
zarāfahgiraffe
🦆
بطة
baṭṭahduck
🕷️
عنكبوت
ʿankabūtspider
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
عائلة
'ā'ilahfamily
🧔
رجل
rajulman
👩
امرأة
imra'ahwoman
👦
ولد
waladboy
👧
فتاة
fatāhgirl
👶
طفل
ṭiflchild
👨🦳
أب
abfather
👩🦳
أم
ummmother
👴
جد
jaddgrandfather
👵
جدة
jaddahgrandmother
🧑🦰
أخ
akhbrother
👩🦱
أخت
ukhtsister
🧑
صديق
ṣadīqfriend
👥
ناس
nāspeople
🙋
شخص
shakhṣperson
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
منزل
manzilhouse
🏢
مبنى
mabnābuilding
🏫
مدرسة
madrasaschool
🏪
متجر
matjarstore
🛣️
طريق
ṭarīqroad
🌆
مدينة
madīnahcity
🌳
شجرة
shajaratree
💧
ماء
mā'water
☀️
شمس
shamssun
☁️
سحابة
saḥābacloud
📚
كتاب
kitābbook
🖊️
قلم
qalampen
📱
هاتف
hātifphone
🔑
مفتاح
miftāḥkey
🚗
سيارة
sayyāracar
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
تفاح
tuffāḥapple
🍌
موز
mawzbanana
🍞
خبز
khubzbread
🧀
جبن
jubncheese
🥩
لحم
laḥmmeat
🥛
حليب
ḥalībmilk
☕
قهوة
qahwahcoffee
🍵
شاي
shāytea
💧
ماء
māʾwater
🍺
بيرة
bīrahbeer
🍷
نبيذ
nabīdhwine
🍽️
طعام
ṭaʿāmfood
🍳
بيضة
bayḍahegg
🍚
أرز
aruzrice
🥕
خضروات
khuḍrawātvegetables
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
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يوم
yawmday
🌙
ليل
laylnight
⏰
ساعة
sāʿahhour
🗓️
أسبوع
usbuʿweek
📅
شهر
shahrmonth
🗓️
سنة
sanahyear
🗓️
الاثنين
al-ithnaynMonday
🗓️
الثلاثاء
ath-thulāthāʾTuesday
🗓️
الأربعاء
al-arbaʿāʾWednesday
🗓️
الخميس
al-khamīsThursday
🗓️
الجمعة
al-jumuʿahFriday
🗓️
السبت
as-sabtSaturday
🗓️
الأحد
al-aḥadSunday
🌅
صباح
ṣabāḥmorning
🌆
مساء
masāʾevening
🕛
الآن
al-ʾānnow
🔜
قريباً
qarībansoon
🕒
وقت
waqttime
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
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يتكلم
yatakallamto speak
🚶
يمشي
yamshito walk
🏃
يجري
yajrito run
🍽️
يأكل
ya'kulto eat
🍷
يشرب
yashrabto drink
😴
ينام
yanamto sleep
📖
يقرأ
yaqra'to read
✍️
يكتب
yaktubto write
👀
يرى
yarato see
👂
يسمع
yasma'to hear
💭
يفكر
yufakkirto think
🤔
يعرف
ya'rifto know
❤️
يحب
yuḥibbto love
👍
يحب
yuḥibbto like
👋
يأتي
ya'tito come
🚪
يفتح
yaftaḥto open
🔒
يغلق
yughliqto close
💡
يتعلم
yata'allamto learn
➕
يعطي
yu'ṭīto give
💸
يشتري
yashtarīto buy
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
سعيد
sa'īdhappy
😢
حزين
ḥazīnsad
😠
غاضب
ghāḍibangry
👍
جيد
jayyidgood
👎
سيء
sayyi'bad
⬆️
كبير
kabīrbig
⬇️
صغير
ṣaghīrsmall
🆕
جديد
jadīdnew
🕰️
قديم
qadīmold
💯
كثير
kathīrmany
🤏
قليل
qalīlfew
🥵
ساخن
sākhinhot
🥶
بارد
bāridcold
💪
قوي
qawīstrong
👶
ضعيف
ḍaʿīfweak
✨
جميل
jamīlbeautiful
👹
قبيح
qabīḥugly
✅
صحيح
ṣaḥīḥcorrect
❌
خطأ
khaṭaʾwrong
⚡
سريع
sarīʿfast
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
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و
waand
➡️
لكن
lākinbut
👉
أو
awor
🤔
بسبب
bisababbecause
👉
لذلك
lidhalikso
🤨
ومع ذلك
wahowever
🤔
لذلك
lidhaliktherefore
➕
أيضا
ayḍanalso
🕒
عندما
ʿindamāwhen
🤔
إذا
idhāif
🕒
قبل
qablbefore
🕒
بعد
baʿdafter
🕒
منذ
mundhusince
🕒
بينما
baynamāwhile
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
معلم
muʿallimteacher
🧑⚕️
طبيب
ṭabībdoctor
👩💻
مهندس
muhandisengineer
👨🍳
طباخ
ṭabbākhchef
🧑🌾
مزارع
mazāriʿfarmer
👮
ضابط شرطة
ḍābiṭpolice officer
🧑🎨
فنان
fannānartist
🧑💼
عامل مكتب
ʿāmiloffice worker
🔬
عالم
ʿālimscientist
🛒
بائع
bāʾiʿsalesperson
Congratulations! You've just learned over 200 essential Arabic words. This list is a fantastic starting point, but remember that consistency is key to true fluency.
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