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Arabic Vocabulary: Basic Terms and Phrases

Vocabulary: People and Roles
  • Brother: Akh

  • Sister: Okht

  • My friend (female): SaaHibitii

  • Student (Male): Taalib

  • Student (Female): Taalibas

  • Professor (Male): Ustaadh

  • Professor (Female): Ustaadha

  • Neighbor (Male): Jaar

  • Neighbor (Female): Jaara

Vocabulary: Places and Objects
  • Street: Shaari3

  • The university of: Jameeat

  • Question: Suaal

  • Lesson: Dars

  • Classroom: FaSl

Vocabulary: Adjectives
  • Green: Akhdar

  • New (Male): Jadeed

  • New (Female): Jadeeda

  • Good / Kind-hearted: Tayyib

  • Black: Aswad

  • White: Abyad

  • Red: Ahmar

  • Blue: Azraq

Vocabulary: Pronouns and Possessives
  • HIS name: Ismoohoo

  • HER name OTHERS: Ismuha

  • My name: Ismi

  • He / it (Male): Huwa

  • She / her (Female): Hiya

Vocabulary: Verbs and Actions
  • I want: Urid

  • You love (Male): Tuhibb

  • You love (Female): Tuhibbin

  • You want (Male): Turid

  • YOU want (Female): Turiidiin

Expressions and Greetings
  • My dear (female): Habeebatily

  • How are you: Kayfa el haal

  • Please come in / go ahead (plural): Tafa DDalu

  • Please come in / go ahead (male): Tafa DDal

  • Please come in / go ahead (female): Tafa DDali

  • Good evening: Massa al Khayr

  • Response to good evening: Massa al hour

  • May I be excused: Zan ith ni k a

  • Please (male): Min Fablika

  • Sorry (Male): Aasif

  • Sorry (Female): Aasifa

Grammar Notes: Possession and Existence
  • I have: Bindi A indi (also referenced as Alindi 3indi for questions or general

  • possession)

  • There is: Hunaaka