Arabic General Vocab Transliteration

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kursii

chair

city

plural

madiinat

mudun

mushkila

problem

su’aal

question

spell the religious greeting, welcome

assalaamu “alaykum

Response for the religious greeting

wa “alaykumu s-salaam

Thank God

al Hamdulillaah

nice to know you

tasharrafnaa

response to how are you - I’m well

bi-khayr

jayyid/a(t)

speaking to someone formally

What is your (formal) name

plural Names

HaDratuka/uki

maa ism HaDratuka

‘asmaa’

Where are you from

min ‘ayna ‘anta/i

What, where, how, who

maa / maadhaa, ‘ayna, kayfa, man

I’m sick + obligation

marriD/a(t) + salaamtak/ik

Scarf

Hijaab

My love male/female

Habiibii / Habiibatii

I’m tired

ta”baan/a(t)

(something) new

What’s up

News

plural news

‘akhbaar

shu’akhbaar / akhbaarak/ik

khabar

‘akhbaar

Damascus

Aleppo

dimashq

Halab

paper

waraqa

teacher

Plural M*/F

‘ustaadh/a(t)

‘asaatadha(t) / ‘ustaadhaat

notebook

plural*

daftar

dafaatir

Student

plural

Taalib/a(t)

Tullaab

book

plural

kitaab

kutub

page

plural*

SafHa

SafaHaat

light

nuur

Table

Taawila(t)

Pen

qalam

I’m sleepy

na”saan

University

plural

jaami”a(t)

jaami”aat

He’s not

She’s not

I’m Not

laysa

laysat

lastu

Friend male/female

Close friend male/female

Plurals

Saahib/Saahiba(t)

Sadiiq/Sadiiqa(t)

‘aSHaab

‘aSdiqaa’, Sadiiqaat

he

she

huwa

hiya

you male/female

I

‘anta / ‘anti

‘anna

Under

taHta

On

alaa

between

bayna

Luck

bakht

Bed

takht

mom

dad

brother / plural

sister / plural

‘umm / waalida(t)

‘ab / waalid

‘akh / ‘ikhwa(t)

‘ukht / ‘akhawaat

I have

You have male/female

he/she has

lii

laka/laki

lahu/lahaa

Verb

fi”l

Number

raqm

Image

Suurat

screen

shaashat

chicken

daajaaj

good

jayyid

0-10

First

Sifr

waaHid - ‘awwal

ithnayn

thalaatha

‘arba”a

khamsa

sitta

sab”a

thamaaniya

tis”a

“ashara

how are you

kayfa al-Haal

this is M/F

haadhaa / haadhihi

Street

Plural*

shaari”

shawaari”

Homework

homeworks

waajib

waajibaat

Good Morning, response

SabaaH al-khayr

Sabaah an-nuur

Come in / go ahead M/F

tafaDDal / tafaDDalii

Bread

khubz

Neighbor M/F

plural M/F

Jaar/Jaara(t)

jiiraan / jaaraat

I don’t have

laysa “indii

Phone Number

raqm tilifuun

Good evening and response

masaa’ al-khayr

masaa’ an-nuur

Oil

zayt

War

Harb

Political Party

Hizb

Cold

barrid

bardaan

Hot

Harr

Harraan

F house

Plural bayt

daar

buiioot

chapel

dayr

Medical/Academic professional M/F

duktuur / duktuura(t)

Ms.

aanisa(t)

Bus

awtoobiis

baaS

lesson

plural

dars

duroos

group of young people

shabaab

Kind hearted / delicious

ok/well as an interjection

Tayyib/a(t)

class/season, classroom

Plural classes/seasons

plural classrooms

faSl, Saff

fuSool

Sufoof

Goodbye

ma”a s-salaama

plum

khawkh

Carrot

jazar

Answer

jawaab

cucumber

khiyad

rice

aruzz

thirsty

“aTshaan/a(t)

doorman

plural door

bawwaab

‘abwaab

math

(al)Hiisaab

Black M/F

‘aswad / sawdaa’

Green M/F

‘akhDar / khaDraa’

White M/F

‘abyaD

bayDaa’

Thats all I have

faqaT “indii

grass

Hashiish

Husband/Wife

Zawj / Zawja(t)

busy

mashghoul

Hungry

jaw”aan

Right, Correct!

if as a question it means Really? like willahi?

SaHiiH

thank you and response

shukraa(n), “afwan

sorry

aasif/a(t)

please

min faDlika/ki

there is

hunaak

something

something else

shay’

shay’ aakhar

ready

jaahiz/a(t)

coffee

qahwa (F)

Milk

Haliib

Sugar, medium sugar

sukkar, sukkar wasaT

juice

“aSiir