Iraqi Arabic Daily Life and Vocabulary Review

A comprehensive vocabulary list from lessons 2 through 11 covering daily activities, feelings, food, routine, and small talk in Iraqi Arabic.

adrus

I study

ashtighil

I work

aruuh

I go

ilbeit

home

ilyom

today

mashghool

busy

d-

right now (prefix added to verbs to signify current action)

Shdatsawi?

What are you doing?

bacher

tomorrow

Maaku waqt hassa.

No time right now.

ashuuf asdiqa'i

to see my friends

riht

I went

jiit

I came

shifft

I saw

kan

it was

taban

tired

il-baarha

yesterday

wiyyaa

with

chan kolish zain!

It was great!

mit'akhir

late

ahli

my family

jooan

hungry

areed

I want

tayyib

delicious / good

nakul

let's eat

sawa

together

ilhisab

the bill

khosh

nice / good

farhan

happy

zalan

upset

murtah

relaxed

mutawatir

stressed or nervous

shbik

what's wrong with you

laish

why

hwaya

really or a lot

toni akalet

I just ate

irtah shwaya

get a little rest

mat'am

restaurant

min waqt

early

shwaket

when

akher marra

last time

atmasha

I go for a walk

toba

ball

atshan

thirsty

mai

water

as-ha

I wake up

anam

I sleep

il-subah

the morning

bil-lail

at night

kull yoom

every day

baish sa'aa?

what time

sidig

really or seriously

ee wallah

yeah honestly

wbaadain

and then

shsaar

what happened

zain saar

good / that worked out

maku mushkila

no problem

bas

just / only / enough

baad

after

salah

prayer

asoolif

I chat / talk casually

at'allam

I am learning

ashoofak

I'll see you

yalla nrooh

let's go

inta tiji?

are you coming?

hessa aji

I'm coming now

wein il-shabab?

where are the guys?

intidhirni

wait for me

taabna

we got tired

fizna

we won

khsirna

we lost

asa'id abuya

I help my dad

il-mahall

the shop

zboon

customer

daqeeqa

one minute

tfaddal

here you go / go ahead

sa'ub

hard

sahiel

easy

el jaw har

the weather is hot

thalij

snow

thabab

fog

mutar

rain