Essential Arabic Verbs for Beginners: A1-A2 Level Vocabulary List

Vocabulary flashcards covering A1-A2 level essential Arabic verbs with their phonetic transcriptions and English translations.

حَكَى (7a-ka)

To speak

سَمَعَ (Sama3)

To listen

فَهَمَ (faham)

To understand

سَأَلَ (sa'al)

To ask

جَاوَبَ (Jaa-wab)

To answer

قَرَأَ (qara'a)

To read

كَتَبَ (katab)

To write

إِتْعَلَّمَ (it-3allam)

To learn

عَلَّمَ (3a-llam)

To teach

عَرَفَ (3araf)

To know

قَابَلَ (qabel)

To meet

شَاف (shaaf)

To see

بَدِّي (Beddii)

I want

قال (qal)

To say/tell

طَلَبَ (talab)

To ask for/ To order

إِشْتَرَى (ishtarā)

To buy

باع (Baa3)

To sell

أَكَلَ (akal)

To eat

شَرِبَ (sharab)

To drink

طَبَخْ (Ṭabakh)

To cook

راح (Raa7)

To go

إِجى (Ijaa)

To come

ضَل (Dal)

To stay

غادر (ghadar)

To leave

زار (zaar)

To visit

عاش (3aash)

To live

إِشْتَغَلَ (ishtaghel)

To work

اِسْتَرَاحْ (istarā7)

To rest

نام (nam)

To sleep

صَحَى (sa7a)

To wake up

إِتْفَرَّج (Itfarraj)

To watch/see

لَعَبَ (la3ab)

To play

إِتْمَرَّن (Itmar-ran)

To exercise

ساق (Saaq)

To drive

سَبَحَ (saba7)

To swim

لازمني (laa-zemni)

I need

رَقَص (raqaṣ)

To dance

غَنَّى (ghannā)

To sing

رَسَمَ (rasam)

To draw

نَظَّف (naddaf)

To clean

إِتْعَشَّى (It3asha)

To have dinner

إِتْغَدَّى (Itghadda)

To have lunch

فَطَر (Fattar)

To have breakfast

درس (daras)

To study

عندي (3andii)

I have

حب (7ab)

To like

كره (Karah)

To hate

حس (7as)

To feel

ضَحَك (ḍa7ak)

To laugh

بَكَى (baka)

To cry

قَلَق (qalaq)

To worry

نَسَى (Nasa)

To forget

إِتذكر (Itzakkar)

To remember

ساعد (sā-3d)

To help

عَطَى (3aʿṭā)

To give

أَخَذ (akhad)

To take

جاب (jaab)

To bring

بَعَت (Ba3at)

To send

اِسْتَلَم (istalam)

To receive

فتح (Fata7)

To open

سَكَّر (Sakkar)

To close

خَلَّص (Khallas)

To finish

بَلَّش (Ballash)

To start/begin

اِسْتَنَّى (Istanna)

To wait

مَشَى (mashi)

To walk

رَكَض (Rakad)

To run

جَلَس (jalas)

To sit

وَقَّف (waqaf)

To stand

وَصَل (waṣal)

To arrive

رَجَّع (rajj3a)

To return

فات (Faat)

To enter

طِلِع (Tele3)

To exit

سافر (sāfar)

To travel

خَطَّط (khaṭṭaṭ)

To plan

حلم (7alam)

To dream

صَدَّق (ṣadaq)

To believe

شك (shakk)

To doubt

اِختار (ikhtar)

To choose

قرر (qarrar)

To decide

ناقش (naqash)

To discuss

اِهْتَمّ (Ihtam)

To be interested

دفع (dafa3)

To pay

عَزَف (3azaf)

To play a musical instrument

خَسِر (khasir)

To lose

اِعْتَذَر (i3ʿtathar)

To apologize

اِتَّفَق مع (itafaq ma3)

To agree on

اِحْتَفَل (iḥtafal)

To celebrate

بَلَّش (Ballash) [Job context]

To start a new job

نَجَح (Naja7)

To succeed

فشل (fashal)

To fail

غَيَّر (ghayyar)

To change

حَسَّن (7assan)

To improve

صلح (ṣallaḥ)

To fix/repair

كسر (kasar)

To break

اكتشف (iktashaf)

To discover

إِتخرج (itakhraj)

To graduate