Arabic Vocab - Chapter 1 - The Family

Arabic Vocabulary required to memorise and be able to put into sentences from Chapter 1 ( الأسرة ).

أُسْرَة

Plural: أُسَر

أُسْرَة

Plural: أُسَر

Internal / Immediate Family

(The immediate family usually consists of one's parents, siblings, spouse, and children)

عَائِلَة

Plural: عائلات

Extended Family (أُسْرَةٌ كَبِيرَة)

(An extended family is a family that extends beyond the internal family of parents and their children to include aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins or other relatives)

صُورَة

Plural: صُوَر

Picture

جَدّ

Plural: أَجْداد

Grandfather

جَدَّة

Plural: جَدَّات

Grandmother

مُتَقَاعِد

Retired (لا يَعْمل)

رَبَّةُ بَيْت

Housewife

خَال

Plural: أَخْوال

Maternal Uncle (أَخُ الأُم)

خَالَة

Plural: خَالات

Maternal Aunt (أُخْتُ الأُم)

عَم

Plural: أَعْمَام

Paternal Uncle (أَخُ الْأَب)

عَمَّة

Plural: عَمَّات

Paternal Aunt (أُخْتُ الأب)

تَوْءَم

Plural: تَوائم

Twins

يُشْبِهُ

Looks Like

ي shows it is Male (للمذكر)

تُشْبِهُ

Looks Like

ت shows it is Female (للمؤنث)

طِفل

Plural: أَطْفال

Dual: طِفلان

Child

مَدينة

Plural: مُدُن

City

بَلَد

Plural: بِلاد

Country

يَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ

Consists of…

ي shows it is Male (للمذكر)

تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ

Consists of…

ت shows it is Female (للمؤنث)

فَرْد

Plural: أَفراد

Individual Member

لَطيف

Nice

حَنون

Affectionate

حَنونة

Affectionate

ة shows it is Female (للمؤنث)

مُبْتَسِمَة

Smiley / Smiling

ة shows it is Female (للمؤنث)

مُبْتَسِم

Smiley / Smiling

شُرطيّ

Police Officer

طَبَّاخ

Chef

مَطْبَخ

Kitchen

لي / لَدَيَّ

I have…

لَنا / لَدَيْنا

We have…

نا shows it refers to us (نَحْنُ)

لكَ / لَدَيْكَ

You have…

كَ shows it refers to a male (أَنتَ)

لكِ / لَدَيْكِ

You have…

كِ shows it refers to a female (أنتِ)

لهُ / لَدَيْهِ

He has…

هُ shows it refers to a male (هو)

لها / لَدَيْها

She has…

ها shows it refers to a female (هي)

فعل

Plural: الأفعال

Verb

الماضي

The Past Tense (form of a verb)

المضارع

The Present Tense (form of a verb)

الأمر

A Command (form of a verb)

المَصْدَر

A noun (form of a verb)

عَمِلَ

He worked

Verb form: الماضي

يَعْمَلُ

He worked

Verb form: المضارع

اِعْمَلْ

Work

Verb form: الأمر

عَمَلًا

Work

Verb form: المَصْدَر

كلمة

Plural: كلمات

Word

المُضاد

Opposite

مُتَزَوج

Married

عَزَب / أَعْزَب

Single (Not married)

مُتَزَوجة

Married

ة shows it is Female (للمؤنث)

عَزَبة / عَزْباء

Single (Not married)

ة and اء shows it is Female (للمؤنث)

طَويل

Long

قَصير

Short

قَوِيّ

Strong

ضَعيف

Weak

ذكيّ

Smart

غَبِيّ

Dumb / Stupid

WARNING: NEVER USE THIS WORD (IT IS RUDE)

مُجْتَهِد

Hardworking

كَسلان

Lazy

مَرِح

Funny

جَادّ

Strict