The 100 Most Common Arabic Words

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  1. مَرْحَبًا — Hello
    مَرْحَبًا marḥaban Hello

    مَرْحَبًا، كيف حالك؟ Marḥaban, kayfa ḥāluka? Hello, how are you?

  2. أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا — Welcome
    أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا ahlan wa-sahlan Welcome

    أهلًا وسهلًا بكم في بيتنا. ahlan wa-sahlan bikum fī baytinā. Welcome to our home.

  3. صَبَاحُ الخَيْر — Good morning
    صَبَاحُ الخَيْر ṣabāḥ al-khayr Good morning

    صباح الخير! ṣabāḥ al-khayr! Good morning!

  4. نَعَمْ — yes
    نَعَمْ na'am yes

    نعم، أفهم. naʿam, afham. Yes, I understand.

  5. مَسَاءُ الخَيْر — Good evening
    مَسَاءُ الخَيْر masa' al-khayr Good evening

    مَسَاءُ الخَيْر! masā' al-khayr! Good evening!

  6. لَا — no
    لَا lā no

    قالَتْ لَا. Qaalat laa. She said no.

  7. مَعَ السَّلَامَة — Goodbye
    مَعَ السَّلَامَة maʿa as-salāma Goodbye

    مع السلامة يا آنا! maʿa as-salāma yā Ānā! Goodbye, Anna!

  8. نَهَارُكَ سَعِيد — Good afternoon
    نَهَارُكَ سَعِيد nahāruka saʿīd Good afternoon

    نَهَارُكَ سَعِيد! nahāruka saʿīd! Good afternoon!

  9. أَرَاكَ قَرِيبًا — See you soon
    أَرَاكَ قَرِيبًا arāka qarīban See you soon

    أَرَاكِ قَرِيبًا يَا مِيَا! arāki qarīban yā miyā! See you soon, Mia!

  10. أَرَاكَ غَدًا — See you tomorrow
    أَرَاكَ غَدًا arāka ghadan See you tomorrow

    أراك غدًا! arāka ghadan! See you tomorrow!

  11. تَشَرَّفْنَا — Nice to meet you
    تَشَرَّفْنَا tasharrafnā Nice to meet you

    تَشَرَّفْنَا بِكَ أيضاً! tasharrafna bika aydan! Nice to meet you too!

  12. كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ — How are you?
    كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ kayfa ḥāluka? How are you?

    كيف حالك اليوم؟ Kayfa ḥāluka al-yawm? How are you today?

  13. رَجُل — man
    رَجُل rajul man

    يَقْرَأُ الرجل الكتاب. Yaqra'u ar-rajul al-kitab. The man reads the book.

  14. اِمْرَأَة — woman
    اِمْرَأَة imra'a woman

    ترتدي المرأة قبعة. Tartadī al-mar'atu qubba'ah. The woman wears a hat.

  15. وَلَد — boy
    وَلَد walad boy

    يلعب الولد بالألعاب. Yal'abu al-waladu bil-al'aab. The boy plays with toys.

  16. بِنْت — girl
    بِنْت bint girl

    لدى البنت كرة. lada al-binti kura. The girl has a ball.

  17. شَخْص — person
    شَخْص shakhṣ person

    هو شخص لطيف. Huwa shakhs lateef. He is a nice person.

  18. نَاس — people
    نَاس nās people

    النَّاس سعداء جداً. an-nās suʿadāʾ jiddan. The people are very happy.

  19. بَالِغ — adult
    بَالِغ bāligh adult

    أَنَا بَالِغ. ana bāligh. I am an adult.

  20. رَضِيع — baby
    رَضِيع raḍīʿ baby

    يحتاج الرضيع إلى الحليب. Yaḥtāj ar-raḍīʿ 'ilā al-ḥalīb. The baby needs milk.

  21. سَيِّد — Mr
    سَيِّد sayyid Mr

    يُحِبُّ السَّيِّد سْمِيث قِرَاءَة الكُتُب. yuḥibbu as-sayyid smīth qirā'at al-kutub. Mr. Smith likes to read books.

  22. سَيِّدَة — Mrs
    سَيِّدَة sayyida Mrs

    السيدة سميث معلمة. As-sayyidah Smith mu'allimah. Mrs. Smith is a teacher.

  23. جَار — neighbor
    جَار jār neighbor

    سَاعَدَنِي جاري. sāʿadanī jārī. My neighbor is very friendly.

  24. صَدِيق — friend
    صَدِيق ṣadīq friend

    صَدِيقِي يُحِبُّ قِرَاءَةَ الكُتُب. Ṣadīqī yuḥibbu qirā'ata l-kutub. My friend likes to read books.

  25. اليَوْم — today
    اليَوْم al-yawm today

    اليوم يوم جميل. al-yawm yawm jameel. Today is a good day.

  26. غَدًا — tomorrow
    غَدًا ghadan tomorrow

    غَدًا يَوْمٌ جَدِيد. Ghadan yawmun jadid. Tomorrow is a new day.

  27. أَمْسِ — yesterday
    أَمْسِ amsi yesterday

    رأيتُها أَمْسِ. ra'aytuha amsi. I saw her yesterday.

  28. الآنَ — now
    الآنَ al-’ān now

    يُريدُهُ الآن. Yurīduhu al-ān. He wants it now.

  29. بَعْدَ الظُّهْر — afternoon
    بَعْدَ الظُّهْر ba'da az-zuhr afternoon

    أُحِبُّ فترة ما بَعْدَ الظُّهْر. Uḥibbu fatrata mā baʿda aẓ-ẓuhr. I like the afternoon.

  30. مَسَاء — evening
    مَسَاء masāʾ evening

    المَسَاء هادئ. al-masā' hādi'. The evening is quiet.

  31. دَقِيقَة — minute
    دَقِيقَة daqīqa minute

    نحتاج إلى خمس دقائق. Naḥtāju 'ilā khamsi daqā'iq. We need five minutes.

  32. صَبَاح — morning
    صَبَاح ṣabāḥ morning

    أتناول الفطور في الصباح. Atanāwalu al-fuṭūr fī aṣ-ṣabāḥ. I eat breakfast in the morning.

  33. لَاحِقاً — later
    لَاحِقاً lāḥiqan later

    سأفعله لاحقاً. sa'af'aluhu lāḥiqan. I will do it later.

  34. مُبَكِّرًا — early
    مُبَكِّرًا mubakkiran early

    تستيقظ مُبَكِّرًا. tastayqiẓu mubakkiran. She wakes up early.

  35. مُتَأَخِّر — late
    مُتَأَخِّر muta'akhkhir late

    هو غالباً مُتَأَخِّر. Huwa ghaliban muta'akhkhir. He is often late.

  36. سَاعَة — hour
    سَاعَة sāʿa hour

    تستمر الحصة ساعة واحدة. Tastamirru al-ḥiṣṣatu sāʿa wāḥida. The class lasts one hour.

  37. مَا اسْمُكَ؟ — What's your name?
    مَا اسْمُكَ؟ ma ismuka? What's your name?

    مَا اسْمُكَ؟ ma ismuka? What's your name?

  38. اِسْمِي — My name is
    اِسْمِي ismi My name is

    اِسْمِي إيميلي. ismi emili. My name is Emily.

  39. مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ — Where are you from?
    مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ min ayna anta? Where are you from?

    مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ min ayna anta? Where are you from?

  40. أَنَا مِنْ — I'm from
    أَنَا مِنْ ana min I'm from

    أنا من ألمانيا. Ana min Almanya. I'm from Germany.

  41. أَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ؟ — Where do you live?
    أَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ؟ ayna taskun? Where do you live?

    أَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ؟ ayna taskun? Where do you live?

  42. أَسْكُنُ فِي — I live in
    أَسْكُنُ فِي askunu fī I live in

    أَسْكُنُ فِي اليابان. askunu fil-yaban. I live in Japan.

  43. أَيَّ لُغَاتٍ تَتَحَدَّثُ؟ — What languages do you speak?
    أَيَّ لُغَاتٍ تَتَحَدَّثُ؟ ayya lughātin tataḥaddathu? What languages do you speak?

    أيَّ لُغاتٍ تَتَحَدَّثُ؟ ayya lughātin tataḥaddath? What languages do you speak?

  44. أَتَحَدَّثُ — I speak
    أَتَحَدَّثُ atahaddathu I speak

    أتحدث الإنجليزية جيداً. ataḥaddathu al-injilīziyyata jayyidan. I speak English well.

  45. أَتَحَدَّثُ القَلِيلَ مِن — I speak a little
    أَتَحَدَّثُ القَلِيلَ مِن ataḥaddathu al-qalīla min I speak a little

    أتحدث القليل من الفرنسية. ataḥaddathu l-qalīla mina l-faransiyyah. I speak a little French.

  46. أَيْنَ وُلِدْتَ؟ — Where were you born
    أَيْنَ وُلِدْتَ؟ ayna wulidta? Where were you born

    أَيْنَ وُلِدْتَ؟ ayna wulidta? Where were you born?

  47. مَا اسْمُ عَائِلَتِكَ؟ — What's your surname?
    مَا اسْمُ عَائِلَتِكَ؟ mā ismu ʿāʾilatika? What's your surname?

    مَا اسْمُ عَائِلَتِكَ؟ mā ismu ʿāʾilatika? What's your surname?

  48. هَذِهِ صَدِيقَتِي — This is my friend
    هَذِهِ صَدِيقَتِي hādhihi ṣadīqatī This is my friend

    هَذِهِ صَدِيقَتِي ليزا. Hadhihi sadiqati Liza. This is my friend Lisa.

  49. صَنَعَ — make
    صَنَعَ ṣanaʿa make

    أَصْنَعُ قهوة جيدة. Aṣnaʿu qahwa jayyida. I make good coffee.

  50. حَصَلَ عَلَى — get
    حَصَلَ عَلَى ḥaṣala ʿala get

    حَصَلَ عَلَى هدية. ḥaṣala ʿalā hadiyyah. He got a present.

  51. عِنْدَ — have
    عِنْدَ ʿinda have

    عِنْدَ إيما سيارة. ʿinda Īmā sayyārah. Emma has a car.

  52. أَكَلَ — eat
    أَكَلَ akala eat

    هم يأكلون التفاح. hum ya'kulūna at-tuffāḥ. They are eating apples.

  53. شَرِبَ — drink
    شَرِبَ shariba drink

    هل تَشْرَب القهوة؟ Hal tashrab al-qahwa? Do you drink coffee?

  54. نَامَ — sleep
    نَامَ nāma sleep

    أريد أن أنام الآن. ureedu an anaama al-aan. I want to sleep now.

  55. رَأَى — see
    رَأَى ra'ā see

    هل تستطيع أن تَرَى المنزل؟ Hal tastaṭīʿu an tarā al-manzil? Can you see the house?

  56. نَظَرَ إِلَى — look at
    نَظَرَ إِلَى naẓara ilā look at

    يحب آدم أن ينظر إلى الصور. yuḥibbu ādam an yanẓura ilā aṣ-ṣuwar. Adam likes to look at pictures.

  57. قَرَأَ — read
    قَرَأَ qara'a read

    يَقْرَأُ الطالب كتباً. yaqra'u at-taalibu kutuban. The student reads books.

  58. فَتَحَ — open
    فَتَحَ fataḥa open

    تفتح النافذة. Taftaḥu an-nāfidhah. She opens the window.

  59. أَغْلَقَ — close
    أَغْلَقَ aghlaqa close

    أنا أُغْلِقُ البابَ. ana ughliqu l-baab. I close the door.

  60. جَاءَ — come
    جَاءَ jā'a come

    أنت تَجِيءُ إلى هنا كل يوم. Anta taji'u ila huna kulla yawm. You come here every day.

  61. مِنْ فَضْلِكَ — Please.
    مِنْ فَضْلِكَ min fadlik Please.

    من فضلك، افتح الباب. min faḍlika, iftaḥ al-bāb. Please open the door.

  62. شُكْرًا — Thank you.
    شُكْرًا shukran Thank you.

    شُكراً على مُساعَدَتِك. shukran 'ala musā'adatik Thank you for your help.

  63. عَفْوًا — You're welcome.
    عَفْوًا ʿafwan You're welcome.

    عَفْوًا. ʿafwan. You're welcome.

  64. مَعْذِرَةً — Excuse me.
    مَعْذِرَةً ma'dhiratan Excuse me.

    مَعْذِرَةً، أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى الْمُسَاعَدَةِ. ma'dhiratan, ahtaju ila al-musa'ada. Excuse me, I need help.

  65. آسِف — Sorry.
    آسِف aasif Sorry.

    أنا آسِف. ana aasif. I am sorry.

  66. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ مُسَاعَدَتِي؟ — Could you help me?
    هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ مُسَاعَدَتِي؟ hal yumkinuka musāʿadatī? Could you help me?

    هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ مُسَاعَدَتِي؟ hal yumkinuka musāʿadatī? Could you help me?

  67. أَعَادَ — Could you please repeat?
    أَعَادَ a'āda Could you please repeat?

    هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تُعِيدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟ hal yumkinuka an tu'īda dhalika min fadlika? Could you please repeat that?

  68. بِبُطْءٍ — Could you speak more slowly?
    بِبُطْءٍ bi-buṭ' Could you speak more slowly?

    هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَتَحَدَّثَ بِبُطْءٍ أَكْثَرَ؟ hal yumkinuka an tataḥaddatha bi-buṭ'in akthar? Could you speak more slowly?

  69. هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الْحُصُولُ عَلَى...؟ — Could I have ... please?
    هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي الْحُصُولُ عَلَى...؟ hal yumkinunī al-ḥuṣūlu ʿalā...? Could I have ... please?

    هل يمكنني الحصول على ماء من فضلك؟ Hal yumkinunī al-ḥuṣūl ʿalā māʾ min faḍlik? Could I have water please?

  70. أَوَدُّ — I'd like
    أَوَدُّ awaddu I'd like

    أَوَدُّ المزيد من الشاي. awaddu al-mazīda mina ash-shāy. I'd like some more tea.

  71. هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ...؟ — May I...?
    هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ...؟ hal yumkinunī an...? May I...?

    هل يمكنني أن أحصل على بعض الماء؟ Hal yumkinunī an aḥṣula ʿalā baʿḍ al-māʾ? May I have some water?

  72. هَلْ يُمْكِنُ — Is it okay if...?
    هَلْ يُمْكِنُ hal yumkinu Is it okay if...?

    هل يمكنني أن أجلس؟ hal yumkinunī an ajlis? Is it okay if I sit?

  73. صِفْر — zero
    صِفْر ṣifr zero

    الصفر أقل من واحد. aṣ-ṣifr aqall min wāḥid. Zero is less than one.

  74. وَاحِد — one
    وَاحِد wāḥid one

    عندي تفاحة واحدة. ʿindī tuffāḥa wāḥida. I have one apple.

  75. اِثْنَان — two
    اِثْنَان ithnān two

    هناك قطتان اثنتان. Hunāka qiṭṭatān ithnatān. There are two cats.

  76. ثَلَاثَة — three
    ثَلَاثَة thalātha three

    لا، ثلاثة كثير جداً. Lā, thalātha kathīr jiddan. No, three is too much.

  77. أَرْبَعَة — four
    أَرْبَعَة arbaʿa four

    أعطني أربعة من فضلك. aʿṭinī arbaʿa min faḍlik. Give me four, please.

  78. خَمْسَة — five
    خَمْسَة khamsa five

    عندي خمسة كلاب. ʿindī khamsa kilāb. I have five dogs.

  79. سِتَّة — six
    سِتَّة sitta six

    جاء مع ستة أصدقاء. Ja'a ma'a sittati asdiqa'. He came with six friends.

  80. سَبْعَة — seven
    سَبْعَة sab'ah seven

    أنا أَرْكُضُ سبعة كيلومترات. Ana arkudhu sab'ata kilumitrat. I am running seven kilometers.

  81. ثَمَانِيَة — eight
    ثَمَانِيَة thamāniya eight

    للعنكبوت ثماني أرجل. Lil-ʿankabūti thamānī arjul. A spider has eight legs.

  82. تِسْعَة — nine
    تِسْعَة tis'ah nine

    تِسْعَة هُوَ رَقْمِي الْمَحْظُوظ. Tis'a huwa raqmī al-maḥẓūẓ. Nine is my lucky number.

  83. عَشَرَة — ten
    عَشَرَة ʿashara ten

    لدينا عشرة أصابع. Ladayna ʿasharatu aṣābiʿ. We have ten fingers.

  84. زَائِد — plus
    زَائِد zā'id plus

    اثنان زائد اثنين يساوي أربعة. ithnān zā'id ithnayn yusāwī arba'a Two plus two is four.

  85. لَا أَفْهَمُ — I don't understand.
    لَا أَفْهَمُ la afham I don't understand.

    لا أفهم. la afham. I don't understand.

  86. أَعَادَ — Could you repeat that please?
    أَعَادَ a'āda Could you repeat that please?

    هل يمكنك إعادة ذلك من فضلك؟ Hal yumkinuka i'ādatu dhālika min faḍlik? Could you repeat that please?

  87. بِبُطْءٍ أَكْثَر — More slowly please.
    بِبُطْءٍ أَكْثَر bi-buṭ'in akthar More slowly please.

    ببطء أكثر، من فضلك. bibuṭʾin ʾakthar, min faḍlik. More slowly please.

  88. مَاذَا يَعْنِي ذَلِك؟ — What does that mean?
    مَاذَا يَعْنِي ذَلِك؟ mādha yaʿnī dhālik? What does that mean?

    مَاذَا يَعْنِي ذَلِك؟ لَمْ أَفْهَمْ قَصْدَك. mādha yaʿnī dhālik? lam af-ham qaṣdak. What does that mean?

  89. كَيْفَ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ بِـ — How do you say that in ...?
    كَيْفَ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ بِـ kayfa taqūlu dhālika bi-... How do you say that in ...?

    كيف تَقُول ذلك بالإسبانية؟ kayfa taqūlu dhālika bil-'isbāniyya? How do you say that in Spanish?

  90. كَيْفَ تَهْجُو ذَلِكَ؟ — How do you spell that?
    كَيْفَ تَهْجُو ذَلِكَ؟ kayfa tahju dhalik? How do you spell that?

    كَيْفَ تَهْجُو ذَلِكَ؟ kayfa tahju dhalik? How do you spell that?

  91. دَوَّنَ — Can you write it down?
    دَوَّنَ dawwana Can you write it down?

    هل يمكنك كتابته، من فضلك؟ hal yumkinuka kitābatahu, min faḍlik? Can you write it down, please?

  92. تُرِيَنِي — Can you show me?
    تُرِيَنِي turiyanī Can you show me?

    هل يمكنك أن تريني الصورة؟ Hal yumkinuka an turīyanī aṣ-ṣūrah? Can you show me the photo?

  93. هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثُ...؟ — Do you speak ...?
    هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثُ...؟ hal tataḥaddath...? Do you speak ...?

    هَلْ تَتَحَدَّثُ الإنجليزية؟ Hal tataḥaddathu al-injlīziyyah? Do you speak English?

  94. لَحْظَةً مِنْ فَضْلِك — Just a moment please.
    لَحْظَةً مِنْ فَضْلِك laḥẓatan min faḍlik Just a moment please.

    لَحْظَة مِنْ فَضْلِك. laḥẓa min faḍlik. Just a moment please.

  95. أَعْتَقِدُ ذٰلِك — I think so.
    أَعْتَقِدُ ذٰلِك aʿtaqidu dhalik I think so.

    أعتقد ذلك أيضاً. a'taqidu dhalika aydan. I think so too.

  96. لَا أَعْرِفُ — I don't know.
    لَا أَعْرِفُ lā aʿrif I don't know.

    لَا أَعْرِفُ. la a'rif. I don't know.

  97. هَذَا — this
    هَذَا hādhā this

    هَذِهِ سيارتي الحمراء. hādhihi sayyāratī al-ḥamrā'. This is my red car.

  98. ذٰلِكَ — that
    ذٰلِكَ dhālika that

    ذٰلِكَ الكلب ودود جداً. Dhalika al-kalbu wadudun jiddan. That dog is very friendly.

  99. هُنَا — here
    هُنَا huna here

    أحب أن أكون هنا. Uḥibbu an akūna hunā. I like being here.

  100. هُنَاكَ — there
    هُنَاكَ hunāka there

    نلتقي هناك بعد العمل. Naltaqī hunāka baʿda al-ʿamal. We meet there after work.

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