Emotions & Feelings in Arabic

Feelings in Arabic: سَعِيد (saʿīd, happy), حَزِين (ḥazīn, sad), مُتْعَب (mut'ab, tired), غَاضِب (ghāḍib, angry), مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis, excited), قَلِق (qaliq, nervous). Below are all 36 emotions and feelings from lessons 111, 112 and 113 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 36 Arabic emotions and feelings

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Lesson 111 · Feelings 1 12 words

سَعِيد saʿīd happy

هي فتاة سعيدة.

Hiya fatāh saʿīdah.

She is a happy girl.
حَزِين ḥazīn sad

هو حزين جداً اليوم.

huwa ḥazīn jiddan al-yawm.

He feels very sad today.
مُتْعَب mut'ab tired

تبدو مُتْعَبًا بعد العمل.

Tabdoo mut'aban ba'da al-'amal.

You seem tired after work.
جَوْعَان jaw'ān hungry

أنا جَوْعَان جداً الآن.

Ana jaw'ān jiddan al-'ān.

I am very hungry now.
عَطْشَان ʿatshān thirsty

هي عطشانة جداً الآن.

hiya ʿaṭshāna jiddan al-'ān.

She is very thirsty now.
مُتَجَمِّد mutajammid freezing

البرد قارس في الخارج.

al-bard qāris fī al-khārij.

It is freezing outside.
غَيْرُ مُرِيح ghayr murīḥ uncomfortable

هذا الحدث يجعلني غير مرتاح.

Hādhā al-ḥadathu yajʿalunī ghayra murtāḥ.

This event makes me uncomfortable.
مُتَمَلِّل mutamallil bored

أنا مُتَمَلِّلٌ اليوم.

Ana mutamallilun al-yawm.

I am bored today.
مُتَحَمِّس mutaḥammis excited

تشعر بأنها متحمسة اليوم.

tashʿuru bi-annahā mutaḥammisa al-yawm.

She feels excited today.
قَلِق qaliq nervous

إنهم قلقون قبل الامتحانات.

innahum qaliqūna qabla l-imtiḥānāt.

They feel nervous before tests.
مُسْتَرْخٍ mustarkhin relaxed

تبدو مُسْتَرْخِياً اليوم.

tabdoo mustarkhiyan al-yawm.

You look relaxed today.
غَاضِب ghāḍib angry

يَبْدُو غاضباً من شيء ما.

Yabdū ghāḍiban min shay'in mā.

He seems angry about something.

Lesson 112 · Feelings 2 12 words

قَلِق qaliq worried

تبدو سوزان قلقة اليوم.

Tabdū Sūzān qaliqah al-yawm.

Susane looks worried today.
مُتَوَتِّر mutawattir anxious

أَشْعُرُ بِأَنَّنِي مُتَوَتِّرٌ قَبْلَ الِاخْتِبَارَاتِ.

ash'uru bi-annani mutawattirun qabla al-ikhtibarat.

I feel anxious before tests.
مُتَوَتِّر mutawattir stressed

تبدو مُتَوَتِّراً بسبب العمل.

tabdū mutawattiran bisabab al-ʿamal.

You look stressed about work.
نَعْسَان naʿsān sleepy

تشعر بأنها نعسانة في الفصل.

Tash'uru bi-annahā na'sāna fil-faṣl.

She feels sleepy in class.
مُرْتَاح murtaah relieved

نشعر بأننا مرتاحون بعد الامتحانات.

nashʿuru bi-annanaa murtaaḥuun baʿda l-imtiḥaanaat.

We feel relieved after tests.
خَائِبُ الأَمَل khā'ib al-amal disappointed

شعرت أنني خائب الأمل اليوم.

Sha'artu annani kha'ibu l-amali l-yawm.

I felt disappointed today.
مُتَفَاجِئ mutafājiʾ surprised

يبدو ذلك القط مُتَفَاجِئاً الآن.

Yabdū dhālika l-qiṭṭu mutafājiʾan al-ʾān.

That cat looks surprised now.
مُرْتَبِك murtabik confused

يبدو مُرْتَبِكاً جداً اليوم.

yabdoo murtabikan jiddan al-yawm.

He looks very confused today.
فَخُور fakhoor proud

أنا فخور بك.

ana fakhūr bika.

I am proud of you.
مُحْرَج muḥraj embarrassed

يشعرون بأنهم محرجون بعد الخطأ.

yashʿurūna bi-annahum muḥrajūn baʿda al-khaṭaʾ.

They feel embarrassed after the mistake.
مُحْبَط muḥbaṭ frustrated

يبدو هذا الشخص مُحْبَطاً اليوم.

Yabdoo hadha ash-shakhṣ muḥbaṭan al-yawm.

This person seems frustrated today.
مُمْتَنّ mumtann grateful

هي ممتنة للمساعدة.

Hiya mumtanna lil-musāʿada.

She is grateful for help.

Lesson 113 · Body States & Temperature 12 words

مُنْعِش mun'ish cool

أَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ الْمُنْعِشَ.

ashrabu al-ma'a al-mun'isha.

I drink the cool water.
مغلي maghlī boiling

الماء يغلي.

Al-māʾ yaghlī.

The water is boiling hot.
فَاتِر fātir lukewarm

شَرِبْتُ المَاءَ الفَاتِر.

sharibtu al-mā'a al-fātir

I drank the lukewarm water.
قَارِس qaris chilly

هَوَاءُ الصَّبَاحِ قَارِسٌ.

hawa'u as-sabahi qarisun.

The morning air is chilly.
مُتَعَرِّق mutaʿarriq sweaty

يَدَايَ مُتَعَرِّقَتَانِ جِدًّا.

Yadāya mutaʿarriqatāni jiddan.

My hands are very sweaty.
مُرْتَجِف murtajif shivery

أشعر بالبرد وأني مُرْتَجِفٌ.

ash'uru bil-bard wa-annī murtajif.

I feel cold and shivery.
مُنْتَعِش muntaʿish refreshed

أشعر بأني مُنْتَعِشٌ بعد نومي.

Ashʿuru bi-annī muntaʿishun baʿda nawmī.

I feel refreshed after my sleep.
نَشِيط nashīṭ energetic

يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ النَّشِيطُونَ فِي الخَارِج.

yalʿabu l-ʾaṭfālu n-nashīṭūna fī l-khārij

The energetic children play outside.
نَعْسَان na'sān drowsy

أنا نَعْسَانٌ وأحتاجُ إلى النَّوم.

ana na'sān wa aḥtāju ilā an-nawm

I am drowsy and need sleep.
مُتَيَقِّظ mutayaqqiẓ alert

الحارسُ مُتَيَقِّظٌ جِدّاً.

al-ḥārisu mutayaqqiẓun jiddan.

The guard is very alert.
مُتَأَلِّم muta'allim achy

أَشْعُرُ بِالأَلَمِ في جِسْمِي اليَوْم.

ash'uru bil-alami fi jismi al-yawm.

My body feels achy today.
مُتْعَب mut'ab weary

أخيراً استراح المسافرُ المُتْعَبُ.

akheeran istaraaha al-musaafiru al-mut'ab.

The weary traveler finally rested.