School Supplies & Classroom in Arabic

School words in Arabic: مَدْرَسَة (madrasa, school), مُعَلِّم (muʿallim, teacher), طَالِب (ṭālib, student), قَلَم (qalam, pen), قَلَمُ رَصَاص (qalam raṣāṣ, pencil), دَفْتَر (daftar, notebook). Below are all 48 school and classroom words from lessons 164, 165, 166 and 167 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 164 · School & Classroom Basics 12 words

  • مَدْرَسَة madrasa school

    نتعلم أشياء كثيرة في المدرسة.

    nata'allam ashyā' kathīra fil-madrasa.

    We learn many things at school.

  • فَصْل faṣl classroom

    هذا الفَصْل به مكاتب طلاب كثيرة.

    Hatha al-faṣl bihi makatib tullab kathira.

    This classroom has many student desks.

  • مُعَلِّم muʿallim teacher

    يَكْتُب المعلم كلمات جديدة على السبورة.

    Yaktubu al-mu'allimu kalimatin jadidatan 'ala as-sabbura.

    The teacher writes new words on the board.

  • طَالِب ṭālib student

    هو طالب جيد.

    Huwa ṭālib jayyid.

    He is a good student.

  • زَمِيل zamīl classmate

    ذلك الزميل ذكي جدا.

    dhalika az-zamiil dhakiyy jiddan.

    That classmate is very smart.

  • مَكْتَب maktab desk

    المكتب قريب من النافذة.

    al-maktab qareeb min an-naafidhah.

    The desk is near the window.

  • سَبُّورَة بَيْضَاء sabbūra bayḍāʾ whiteboard

    مَنْ مَسَحَ السبورة البيضاء قبل الامتحان؟

    Man masaḥa as-sabbūra al-bayḍā' qabla al-imtiḥān?

    Who erased the whiteboard before the exam?

  • قَلَمُ تَمْيِيز qalam tamyīz marker

    يَكْتُبُ قلم التخطيط هذا بألوان زاهية.

    Yaktubu qalam at-takhṭīṭ hādhā bi-ʾalwān zāhiya.

    This marker writes in bright colors.

  • وَاجِب مَنْزِلِيّ wājib manziliyy homework

    يحل واجبه المنزلي بعد المدرسة.

    yaḥullu wājibahu al-manzilī baʿda al-madrasah.

    He does his homework after school.

  • اِخْتِبَار ikhtibār test

    يُحَضِّرُ المعلم الاختبار.

    yuḥaḍḍiru al-mu'allimu al-ikhtibār.

    The teacher is preparing the test.

  • دَرَجَة daraja grade

    يحصل الطالب على درجة جيدة.

    yaḥṣul aṭ-ṭālib ʿalā daraja jayyida.

    The student gets a good grade.

  • دَرْس dars lesson

    تَعَلَّمَتْ درسًا جديدًا اليوم.

    Ta'allamat darsan jadidan al-yawm.

    She learned a new lesson today.

Lesson 165 · School Subjects 12 words

  • فَنّ fann art

    رأينا فُنوناً جميلة اليوم.

    Ra'ayna funūnan jamīlatan al-yawm.

    We saw beautiful art today.

  • عِلْم ʿilm science

    تَدْرُسُ العُلُومَ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ.

    tadrusu al-ʿulūma fī al-madrasah

    She studies science at school.

  • تَارِيخ tārīkh history

    نحن ندرس التاريخ في المدرسة.

    naḥnu nadrusu at-tārīkh fil-madrasah.

    We study history at school.

  • جُغْرَافِيَا jughrāfiyā geography

    يَتَعَلَّمُ الطُّلَّابُ الْجُغْرَافِيَا فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ.

    yataʿallamu-ṭ-ṭullābu-l-jughrāfiyā fī-l-madrasah.

    The students learn geography at school.

  • لُغَة lugha language

    أنا أَتَعَلَّمُ لُغَةً جَدِيدَةً.

    ana ata'allamu lughatan jadīda

    I learn a new language.

  • رِيَاضِيَّات riyāḍiyyāt math

    أَدْرُسُ الرِّياضِيَّات في المَدْرَسَة.

    adrusu ar-riyāḍiyyāt fil-madrasa.

    I study math at school.

  • الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة al-injilīziyya English

    تدرس الإنجليزيّة في المدرسة.

    Tadrusu al-injilīziyya fī al-madrasa.

    She studies English at school.

  • مَوْضُوع mawḍūʿ subject

    نَاقَشْنَا هَذَا المَوْضُوعَ أَمْس.

    nāqashnā hādhā al-mawḍūʿa ams.

    We discussed this subject yesterday.

  • مَشْرُوع mashrūʿ project

    بَدَأْنَا فِي مَشْرُوعٍ جَدِيدٍ.

    bada’nā fī mashrūʿin jadīd.

    We started a new project.

  • مَجْمُوعَة majmuu'a group

    وَصَلَتْ مَجْمُوعَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ.

    wasalat majmuu'atun min an-naas

    A group of people arrived.

  • عَبْرَ الإِنْتَرْنِت ʿabra al-intarnit online

    أقرأُ الأخبارَ عبر الإنترنت.

    aqra'u al-akhbāra ʿabra al-intarnit

    I read the news online.

  • قَامُوس qāmūs dictionary

    فَتَحَ الطَّالِبُ الْقَامُوسَ.

    fataḥa aṭ-ṭālibu al-qāmūsa.

    The student opened the dictionary.

Lesson 166 · Classroom — Books, Pages & Class 12 words

  • كِتَاب kitāb book

    تَقْرَأُ البِنْتُ كِتَاباً.

    taqra'u al-bintu kitāban.

    The girl reads a book.

  • صَفْحَة ṣafḥah page

    تَقْرَأُ الصَّفْحَةَ الأُولَى.

    taqra'u aṣ-ṣafḥata al-ūlā

    She reads the first page.

  • جُمْلَة jumla sentence

    كَتَبْتُ جُمْلَةً قَصِيرَةً.

    katabtu jumla qaṣīra.

    I wrote a short sentence.

  • كَلِمَة kalima word

    أنا لا أعرف هذه الكلمة.

    ana la a'rif hadhihi al-kalima

    I do not know this word.

  • حرف ḥarf letter

    الكلمة تتكوّن من خمسة أحرف.

    Al-kalima tatakawwan min khamsat aḥruf.

    The word has five letters.

  • قِصَّة qiṣṣa story

    حَكَتِ المَرْأَةُ قِصَّةً طَوِيلَةً.

    ḥakati l-mar'atu qiṣṣatan ṭawīla.

    The woman told a long story.

  • أَبْجَدِيَّة abjadiyya alphabet

    يَتَعَلَّمُ الطِّفْلُ الأبجدية.

    yataʿallamu t-tiflu l-abjadiyya.

    The child learns the alphabet.

  • رَقْم raqm number

    اختارت الرقم خمسة.

    ikhtārat ar-raqm khamsa.

    She chose the number five.

  • سبورة sabbūra board

    المعلّمة تكتب على السبورة.

    Al-muʿallima taktub ʿalā as-sabbūra.

    The teacher writes on the board.

  • سُؤَال su'āl question

    سأل الطفل سؤالاً.

    sa'ala aṭ-ṭiflu su'ālan

    The child asked a question.

  • إجابة ijāba answer

    أعرف إجابة السؤال.

    aʿrifu ijābat as-su'āl.

    I know the answer to the question.

  • حِصَّة ḥiṣṣah class

    يَبْدَأُ الْمُعَلِّمُ الْحِصَّةَ.

    yabda'u al-mu'allimu al-ḥiṣṣah.

    The teacher starts the class.

Lesson 167 · Stationery & Study Items 12 words

  • قَلَم qalam pen

    هذا القلم يكتب بسلاسة شديدة.

    hādhā l-qalam yaktub bisalāsa shadīda.

    This pen writes very smoothly.

  • قَلَمُ رَصَاص qalam raṣāṣ pencil

    هل يمكنني استعارة قلم رصاصك لدقيقة؟

    Hal yumkinunī istiʿārat qalam raṣāṣika lidaqīqa?

    Can I borrow your pencil for a minute?

  • مِمْحَاة mimḥāh eraser

    أخطأت وأحتاج إلى ممحاة.

    Akhṭa'tu wa-aḥtāju ilā mimḥāh.

    I made a mistake and need an eraser.

  • مِسْطَرَة misṭara ruler

    يستخدم المسطرة للقياس.

    Yastakhdimu al-misṭarata lil-qiyās.

    He uses the ruler to measure.

  • دَفْتَر daftar notebook

    تكتب ملاحظات في دفترها.

    taktubu mulāḥaẓāt fī daftarihā.

    She writes notes in her notebook.

  • وَرَقَة waraqah paper

    هل رَمَيْتَ الورقة الخاطئة؟

    Hal ramayta al-waraqa al-khati'a?

    Did you throw away the wrong paper?

  • مِقَصّ miqaṣṣ scissors

    نستخدم المقص للقطع.

    Nastakhdimu al-miqaṣṣa lil-qaṭʿ.

    We use scissors to cut.

  • غِرَاء ghirāʾ glue

    يستخدمون الغراء لإصلاح الورق.

    yastakhdimūn al-ghirā' li-'iṣlāḥ al-waraq.

    They use glue to fix paper.

  • شَرِيطٌ لَاصِق sharīṭ lāṣiq tape

    يَسْتَخْدِمُ الشريط اللاصق لِتَغْلِيفِ الهدايا.

    yastakhdimu ash-shariita al-laasiqa litaghliifi al-hadaayaa.

    He uses tape to wrap gifts.

  • دَبَّاسَة dabbāsa stapler

    هذه الدباسة تُثَبِّت الكثير من الأوراق.

    Hādhihi ad-dabbāsa tuthabbit al-kathīr min al-awrāq.

    This stapler fastens many papers.

  • قَلَمُ تَمْيِيز qalam tamyīz highlighter

    تَسْتَخْدِم قلم التمييز لتحديد النص.

    Tastakhdim qalam at-tamyīz li-taḥdīd an-naṣṣ.

    You use highlighter to mark text.

  • حَقِيبَةُ ظَهْر ḥaqībatu ẓahr backpack

    لِمَنْ حَقِيبَةُ الظَّهْرِ تِلْكَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ؟

    Liman ḥaqībatu aẓ-ẓahri tilka ʿinda al-bāb?

    Whose backpack is that near the door?

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