Gateway to Arabic – Book 2 Vocabulary (Pages 2-3 & 6)

52 vocabulary flashcards pairing common Arabic nouns & adjectives from Gateway to Arabic Book 2 with their English meanings, arranged for easy memorization.

kitāb (كِتاب)

a book

daftar (دَفْتَر)

an exercise book / notebook

qalam (قَلَم)

a pen

kursiyy (كُرْسِيّ)

a chair

ṣundūq (صُنْدوق)

a box

maktab (مَكْتَب)

a desk

miqaṣṣ (مِقَصّ)

scissors

ḥāsūb (حاسوب)

a computer

sabbūra (سَبّورة)

a blackboard

dabbāsa (دَبّاسة)

a stapler

mibrāh / mibrāt (مِبْراة)

a pencil sharpener

ṭāwila (طاوِلة)

a table

mimḥāh (مِمْحاة)

an eraser

misṭara (مِسْطَرة)

a ruler

ḥaqība (حَقيبة)

a bag

bāb (باب)

a door

bayt (بَيْت)

a house

kura (كُرة)

a ball

khizāna (خِزانة)

a cupboard / cabinet

ghassāla (غَسّالة)

a washing machine

qufl (قُفْل)

a lock

sham‘a (شَمْعة)

a candle

hātif (هاتِف)

a telephone

rādiyū (رادْيو)

a radio

miftāḥ (مِفْتاح)

a key

arīka (أرِيكة)

a sofa / couch

thalāja (ثَلاّجة)

a fridge / refrigerator

wisāda (وِسادة)

a pillow

sā‘a (ساعة)

a clock / watch

sarīr (سَرير)

a bed

nāfiḏa (نافِذة)

a window

mikwāh (مِكْواة)

an iron

ṣaghīr (صَغير)

small – masculine

ṣaghīra (صَغيرة)

small – feminine

kabīr (كبير)

large / big – masculine

kabīra (كبيرة)

large / big – feminine

qaṣīr (قَصير)

short – masculine

qaṣīra (قَصيرة)

short – feminine

ṭawīl (طَويل)

tall / long – masculine

ṭawīla (طَويلة)

tall / long – feminine

khafīf (خَفيف)

light (weight) – masculine

khafīfa (خَفيفة)

light (weight) – feminine

thaqīl (ثَقيل)

heavy – masculine

thaqīla (ثَقيلة)

heavy – feminine

jadīd (جَديد)

new – masculine

jadīda (جَديدة)

new – feminine

qadīm (قَديم)

old – masculine

qadīma (قَديمة)

old – feminine

maftūḥ (مَفْتوح)

open – masculine

maftūḥa (مَفْتوحة)

open – feminine

mughlaq (مُغْلَق)

closed – masculine

mughlaqa (مُغْلَقَة)

closed – feminine