Holidays & Celebrations in Arabic
Celebrations in Arabic: عِيدُ مِيلَاد (ʿīd mīlād, birthday), حَفْلَة (ḥafla, party), كَعْكَة (ka'ka, cake), زَفَاف (zafāf, wedding), رَأْس السَّنَة (ra's as-sanah, New Year), أَلْعَابٌ نَارِيَّة (al'āb nāriyya, fireworks). Below are all 12 holiday and celebration words from lesson 135 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 135 · Celebrations & Holidays 12 words
- عِيدُ مِيلَاد ʿīd mīlād birthday
ذلك عيد ميلاد أختي.
Thalika 'idu miladi ukhti.
That is my sister's birthday.
- حَفْلَة ḥafla party
سأذهب إلى الحفلة.
sa-adhhabu ila al-ḥafla.
I will go to the party.
- كَعْكَة ka'ka cake
يُحِبُّونَ أَكْلَ الكَعْك.
yuḥibbūna ʾakla l-kaʿk.
They like to eat cake.
- شَمْعَة sham'a candles
هي تحب شموع عيد الميلاد.
Hiya tuhibbu shumuu' 'iid al-miilaad.
She likes the birthday candles.
- بِطَاقَةُ عِيدِ مِيلَاد biṭāqat ʿīd mīlād birthday card
هذه بطاقة عيد ميلاد جميلة.
hādhihi biṭāqat ʿīd mīlād jamīla.
This is a nice birthday card.
- زَفَاف zafāf wedding
الزفاف وقت سعيد.
az-zafāf waqt saʿīd.
A wedding is a happy time.
- ذِكْرَى سَنَوِيَّة dhikrā sanawiyya anniversary
يحتفلون بذكراهم السنوية كل عام.
Yaḥtafilūna bi-dhikrāhum as-sanawiyyah kulla ʿām.
They celebrate their anniversary yearly.
- تَخَرُّج takharruj graduation
حَضَرَتْ حَفْلَ تَخَرُّجِهَا.
Hadarat hafla takharrujiha.
She attended her graduation ceremony.
- رَأْس السَّنَة ra's as-sanah New Year
رأس السنة وقت سعيد.
Ra's as-sanah waqt sa'eed.
New Year is a happy time.
- مَهْرَجَان mahrajan festival
المهرجان يجمع الناس.
al-mahrajan yajmaʿ an-nās.
A festival brings people together.
- مَوْكِب mawkib parade
شاهدنا الموكب الملون.
shaahadnaa al-mawkib al-mulawwan.
We watched the colorful parade.
- أَلْعَابٌ نَارِيَّة al'āb nāriyya fireworks
تُضِيءُ الألعاب النارية الليل.
tuDii'u al-al'aab an-naariyya al-layl.
Fireworks light up the night.
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