Animals in Arabic

Animals in Arabic: كَلْب (kalb, dog), قِطَّة (qiṭṭah, cat), حِصَان (ḥiṣān, horse), بَقَرَة (baqarah, cow), طَائِر (ṭāʾir, bird), أَرْنَبٌ (arnab, rabbit). Below are all 36 animals from lessons 137, 138 and 139 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 137 · Pets & Animals 12 words

  • حَيَوَانٌ أَلِيف ḥayawān 'alīf pet

    تُحِبّ حيوانها الأليف الصغير.

    Tuḥibbu ḥayawānahā al-alīfa aṣ-ṣaghīr.

    She loves her small pet.

  • كَلْب kalb dog

    هل كلبك ينتظر عند الباب؟

    Hal kalbuka yantaẓir ʿinda al-bāb?

    Is your dog waiting at the door?

  • قِطَّة qiṭṭah cat

    تُحِبُّ قطة أن تنام هنا.

    tuḥibbu qiṭṭatun an tanāma hunā.

    A cat likes to sleep here.

  • مِقْوَد miqwad leash

    يستخدمون مقود الكلب.

    Yastakhdimūna miqwada l-kalb.

    They use the dog's leash.

  • طَوْق ṭawq collar

    يرتدي هذا الكلب طوقاً أزرق.

    Yartadī hādhā al-kalbu ṭawqan 'azraq.

    This dog wears a blue collar.

  • وِعَاء wiʿāʾ bowl

    يَأْكُلُ مِنْ وِعَاء.

    yaʾkulu min wiʿāʾ.

    He eats from a bowl.

  • أَطْعَمَ at'ama feed

    سَتُطْعِمُ الكلب.

    sa-tuṭʿimu l-kalb.

    She will feed the dog.

  • تَمْشِيَةُ الكَلْب tamshiyat al-kalb walk the dog

    أقوم بِتَمْشِيَةِ الكَلْبِ يومياً.

    aqoumu bi-tamshiyati al-kalbi yawmiyyan.

    I walk the dog daily.

  • صُنْدُوقُ الرَّمْل ṣundūq ar-raml litter box

    هل صندوق الرمل تحت الطاولة؟

    Hal ṣundūq ar-raml taḥta aṭ-ṭāwilah?

    Is the litter box under the table?

  • عِيَادَة بَيْطَرِيَّة ʿiyāda bayṭariyya vet clinic

    تُسَاعِد العِيَادَة البَيْطَرِيَّة الحَيَوَانَات الأَلِيفَة المَرِيضَة.

    tusāʿid al-ʿiyāda al-bayṭariyya al-ḥayawānāt al-alīfa al-marīḍa.

    The vet clinic helps sick pets.

  • حَقِيبَةُ نَقْلِ الحَيَوَانَاتِ ḥaqībat naql al-ḥayawānāt pet carrier

    لديها حقيبة نقل حيوانات جديدة.

    ladayha haqibat naql hayawanat jadida.

    She has a new pet carrier.

  • مُكَافَأَة mukāfaʾa treats

    يحبون مكافآت الكلاب كثيرا.

    Yuḥibbūna mukāfaʾāt al-kilāb kathīran.

    They love dog treats very much.

Lesson 138 · Common Animals 12 words

  • بَبَّغَاء babbaghā’ parrot

    يَأْكُلُ البَبَّغَاءُ الفَاكِهَةَ.

    ya’kulu l-babbaghā’u l-fākiha

    The parrot eats the fruit.

  • هَامْسْتَر hāmstar hamster

    يأكل الهَامْسْتَرُ الصغير البذور.

    ya'kul al-hāmstaru as-ṣaghīru al-budhūr

    The small hamster eats seeds.

  • حِصَان ḥiṣān horse

    الْحِصَانُ الْبُنِّيُّ يَجْرِي بِسُرْعَةٍ.

    al-ḥiṣānu al-bunniyyu yajrī bi-surʿa

    The brown horse runs fast.

  • بَقَرَة baqarah cow

    تَأْكُلُ البَقَرَةُ العُشْبَ الأَخْضَر.

    ta'kulu l-baqaratu l-ʿushba l-akhḍar

    The cow eats green grass.

  • خَرُوف kharūf sheep

    يأكل الخروفُ الأبيض العشب.

    ya'kul al-kharūf al-abyaḍ al-ʿushb

    The white sheep eats grass.

  • خِنْزِير khinzīr pig

    يُطْعِمُ المزارعُ الخِنْزِيرَ.

    yuṭʿimu l-muzāriʿu l-khinzīr

    The farmer feeds the pig.

  • طَائِر ṭāʾir bird

    يُحَلِّقُ الطَّائِرُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.

    yuḥalliqu ṭ-ṭāʾiru fis-samāʾ

    The bird flies in the sky.

  • سَمَكَة samaka fish

    تَسْبَحُ السَّمَكَةُ فِي الْمَاءِ.

    tasbaḥu as-samakatu fil-mā'.

    The fish swims in the water.

  • أَرْنَبٌ arnab rabbit

    يَأْكُلُ الأَرْنَبُ الصَّغِيرُ العُشْبَ.

    ya'kulu al-arnabu aṣ-ṣaghīru al-ʿushba

    The small rabbit eats grass.

  • دَجَاجَة dajāja chicken

    تَأْكُلُ الدَّجَاجَةُ الحُبُوبَ.

    ta'kulu ad-dajājatu al-ḥubūb

    The chicken eats the grain.

  • بَطَّة baṭṭah duck

    تَسْبَحُ البَطَّةُ في المَاء.

    tasbaḥu al-baṭṭatu fil-mā'

    The duck swims in the water.

  • فَأْر fa’r mouse

    أَمْسَكَتِ الْقِطَّةُ الْفَأْرَ.

    amsakat il-qiṭṭatu l-fa’ra.

    The cat caught the mouse.

Lesson 139 · Wild Nature 12 words

  • أَسَد asad lion

    يَأْكُلُ الأَسَدُ اللَّحْمَ.

    ya'kulu l-asadu l-laḥm

    The lion eats the meat.

  • نَمِر namir tiger

    النَّمِرُ يَأْكُلُ اللَّحْمَ.

    an-namiru ya'kulu al-laḥm

    The tiger eats meat.

  • دُبّ dubb bear

    يَأْكُلُ الدُّبُّ الكَبِيرُ السَّمَكَ.

    ya'kulu ad-dubbu al-kabīru as-samak.

    The large bear eats fish.

  • فِيل fīl elephant

    يَشْرَبُ الْفِيلُ الْمَاءَ.

    yashrabu l-fīlu l-mā'

    The elephant drinks water.

  • قِرْد qird monkey

    يَتَسَلَّقُ الْقِرْدُ الشَّجَرَةَ.

    yatasallaqu l-qirdu sh-shajarah.

    The monkey climbs the tree.

  • ثُعْبَان thuʿbān snake

    يختبئ الثُّعْبَانُ تحت الصخرة.

    yakhtabi' ath-thuʿbānu taḥta aṣ-ṣakhra

    The snake hides under the rock.

  • قِرْش qirsh shark

    لِلْقِرْشِ أَسْنَانٌ حَادَّةٌ.

    lil-qirshi asnānun ḥāddah.

    The shark has sharp teeth.

  • حُوت ḥūt whale

    يَسْبَحُ الْحُوتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ.

    yasbaḥu al-ḥūtu fī al-baḥr

    The whale swims in the sea.

  • عَنْكَبُوت ʿankabūt spider

    أَرَى عَنْكَبُوتًا أَسْوَدَ.

    Arā ʿankabūtan aswad.

    I see a black spider.

  • نَحْلَة naḥla bee

    النَّحْلَةُ تَصْنَعُ العَسَل.

    an-naḥlatu taṣnaʿu l-ʿasal

    The bee makes honey.

  • فَرَاشَة farāsha butterfly

    أَرَى فَرَاشَةً جَمِيلَةً.

    Arā farāshatan jamīla.

    I see a beautiful butterfly.

  • ذِئْب dhi'b wolf

    يَصْطَادُ الذِّئْبُ فِي اللَّيْلِ.

    yaṣṭādu adh-dhi'bu fil-layl

    The wolf hunts at night.

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