Transportation in Arabic
Transport in Arabic: حَافِلَة (ḥāfila, bus), قِطَار (qiṭār, train), تَاكْسِي (tāksī, taxi), سَيَّارَة (sayyāra, car), دَرَّاجَة (darraaja, bike), طَائِرَة (ṭāʾirah, plane). Below are all 48 transportation words from lessons 48, 49, 50 and 144 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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All 48 Arabic transportation words
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Lesson 48 · Transport Basics 12 words
- تَذْكِرَة tadhkira ticket
لديها تذكرة قطار.
Ladayhā tadhkirat qiṭār.
She has a train ticket.
- أَمْتِعَة amti'a luggage
أين نضع أمتعتنا؟
Ayna naḍaʿu amtiʿatanaa?
Where do we put our luggage?
- آلَةُ تَذَاكِر aalat tadhaakir ticket machine
سأشتريها من آلة التذاكر.
sa'ashtarīhā min ālat at-tadhākir.
I will buy it at the ticket machine.
- رَصِيف raṣīf platform
ذلك رصيف القطار.
dhalika raṣīf al-qiṭār.
That is the train platform.
- جَدْوَل مَوَاعِيد jadwal mawāʿīd timetable
تَقْرَأ جَدْوَل الْمَوَاعِيد.
Taqra' jadwal al-mawaa'eed.
She reads the timetable.
- حَافِلَة ḥāfila bus
هل ننتظر حافلة؟
Hal nantaẓir ḥāfila?
Are we waiting for a bus?
- قِطَار qiṭār train
القطار حديث جداً.
Al-qiṭār ḥadīth jiddan.
The train is very modern.
- تِرَام Tirām tram
أسرع طريقة هي بالترام.
asraʿ ṭarīqa hiya bi-t-tirām.
The fastest way is with tram.
- تَاكْسِي tāksī taxi
كم أجرة التاكسي؟
Kam ujrat at-tāksī?
How much does the taxi cost?
- في الوَقْتِ المُحَدَّد fi al-waqt al-muḥaddad on time
من المهم الوصول في الوقت المحدد.
Min al-muhimm al-wuṣūl fil-waqt al-muḥaddad.
It is important to arrive on time.
- أَخَّرَ akh-khara delayed
كانت تلك الرحلة متأخرة.
Kānat tilka ar-riḥla muta'akhkhira.
That flight was delayed.
- مِتْرُو mitrū metro
يسير المترو تحت الأرض.
Yasīru al-mitrū taḥta al-arḍ.
A metro runs underground.
Lesson 49 · Cars, Trucks & Bikes 12 words
- سَيَّارَة sayyāra car
اشْتَرَى سَيَّارَةً جَدِيدَةً.
ishtara sayyāratan jadīda.
He bought a new car.
- شَاحِنَة shāḥina truck
يَقودُ الرَّجُلُ شاحنةً كَبيرةً.
yaqūdu ar-rajulu shāḥinatan kabīra
The man drives a big truck.
- دَرَّاجَة darraaja bike
أَرْكَبُ دَرَّاجَتِي إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ.
arkabu darraajatii ilal-madrasa.
I ride my bike to school.
- جَرَّار jarrār tractor
يَقودُ المزارعُ جَرَّارًا كَبيرًا.
yaqūdu al-muzāriʿu jarrāran kabīran.
The farmer drives a large tractor.
- دَرَّاجَة نَارِيَّة darraaja naariyya motorcycle
يَرْكَبُ دَرَّاجَةً نَارِيَّةً سَرِيعَةً.
yarkabu darraajatan naariyyatan sarii'atan
He rides a fast motorcycle.
- سْكُوتَر skūtar scooter
يَرْكَبُ الطِّفْلُ سْكُوتَر.
yarkabu t-ṭiflu skūtar.
The child rides a scooter.
- فَان fān van
هُوَ يَقُودُ فَانًا كَبِيرًا.
huwa yaqūdu fānan kabīran
He drives a large van.
- سَائِق sā'iq driver
أوقف السَّائِقُ السيارة.
awqafa as-sā'iqu as-sayyārah
The driver stopped the car.
- حَرَكَةُ المُرُور ḥarakat al-murūr traffic
حركة المرور بطيئة جداً اليوم.
ḥarakat al-murūr baṭī'a jiddan al-yawm
The traffic is very slow today.
- عَجَلَة ʿajala wheel
أصلحَ الْعَجَلَةَ المكسورة.
Aṣlaḥa al-ʿajala al-maksūra.
He fixed the broken wheel.
- مَوْقِف mawqif parking
وَجَدْنَا مَوْقِفًا لِلسَّيَّارَةِ.
wajadna mawqifan lis-sayyarah.
We found a parking space.
- مَقْطُورَة maqṭūra trailer
تَسْحَبُ الشَّاحِنَةُ الْمَقْطُورَةَ.
tasḥabu ash-shāḥinatu al-maqṭūra.
The truck pulls the trailer.
Lesson 50 · Planes, Boats & Ships 12 words
- طَائِرَة ṭāʾirah plane
تهبط الطائرة في المطار.
Tahbiṭu aṭ-ṭāʾirah fil-maṭār.
The plane lands at the airport.
- قَارِب qārib boat
أَرَى قَارِبًا صَغِيرًا.
arā qāriban ṣaghīran.
I see a small boat.
- سَفِينَة safīnah ship
تَعْبُرُ السَّفِينَةُ الكَبِيرَةُ المُحِيطَ.
taʿburu as-safīnatu al-kabīratu al-muḥīṭ.
The large ship crosses the ocean.
- مِرْوَحِيَّة mirwaḥiyya helicopter
تُحَلِّقُ الْمِرْوَحِيَّةُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.
tuḥalliqu l-mirwaḥiyyatu fis-samā’
The helicopter flies in the sky.
- صَارُوخ ṣārūkh rocket
يَنْطَلِقُ الصَّارُوخُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ.
yanṭaliqu ṣ-ṣārūkhu 'ila s-samā'
The rocket flies into the sky.
- مَرْكَبَةُ فَضَاء markabat faḍāʾ spaceship
هَبَطَتِ الْمَرْكَبَةُ الْفَضَائِيَّةُ عَلَى سَطْحِ الْقَمَرِ.
habaṭat al-markaba al-faḍāʾiyya ʿalā saṭḥ al-qamar.
The spaceship landed on the moon.
- سَيَّارَةُ إِطْفَاء sayyārat iṭfāʾ fire engine
تَحْمِلُ سَيَّارَةُ الإِطْفَاءِ المَاءَ.
taḥmilu sayyāratu l-iṭfāʾi l-māʾ.
The fire engine carries water.
- طَائِرَة نَفَّاثَة ṭā'ira naffātha jet
تُحَلِّقُ الطائرةُ النفاثةُ بسرعةٍ كبيرةٍ جداً.
tuḥalliqu aṭ-ṭā'iratu an-naffāthatu bi-surʿatin kabīratin jiddan
The jet flies very fast.
- قَارِبُ الكَايَاك qārib al-kāyāk kayak
تَجْلِسُ هِيَ بِقَارِبِ الكَايَاك.
tajlisu hiya bi-qārib al-kāyāk.
She sits in the kayak.
- طَوْف ṭawf raft
بَنَيْنَا طَوْفاً خَشَبِيّاً.
banaynā ṭawfan khashabiyyan
We built a wooden raft.
- زَوْرَق zawraq canoe
يُجَدِّفُ بِالزَّوْرَقِ الصَّغِيرِ.
yujaddifu biz-zawraqi s-saghir
He paddles the small canoe.
- قَارِبٌ شِرَاعِيّ qarib shira'i sailboat
الرِيحُ تُحَرِّكُ القارب الشراعي.
ar-rihu tuharriku al-qarib ash-shira'i
The wind moves the sailboat.
Lesson 144 · City Transit & Commuting 12 words
- مِتْرُو mitrū subway
نحن نركب المِتْرُو للذهاب إلى العمل.
naḥnu narkabu l-mitrū lil-dhahābi ilā l-ʿamal
We take the subway to work.
- رَصِيف raṣīf platform
وَصَلَ القِطَارُ إِلَى الرَّصِيفِ.
waṣala al-qiṭāru ilā ar-raṣīf.
The train arrived at the platform.
- تَذْكِرَة tadhkira ticket
اشتريتُ تذكرةَ قطارٍ.
Ishtaraytu tadhkirata qiṭār.
I bought a train ticket.
- تأخير ta'khīr delay
القطار به تأخير.
al-qiṭār bihi ta'khīr.
The train has a delay.
- خَرِيطَة kharīṭa map
تُظْهِرُ الخَرِيطَةُ النَّهْرَ.
tuẓhiru al-kharīṭatu an-nahr
The map shows the river.
- رَاكِب rākib passenger
يُسَاعِدُ السَّائِقُ الرَّاكِبَ.
yusāʿidu as-sāʾiqu ar-rākiba.
The driver helps the passenger.
- مَسَار masār route
وَجَدْنَا مَسَارًا أَقْصَر.
wajadnā masāran aqṣar.
We found a shorter route.
- بَوَّابَة bawwābah gate
فَتَحَ الرجل البوابة.
Fataḥa ar-rajulu al-bawwābah.
The man opened the gate.
- مَخْرَج makhraj exit
وَجَدْنَا المَخْرَج.
wajadna al-makhraj
We found the exit.
- تبديل tabdīl transfer
كان التبديل في المحطة سهلاً.
kāna at-tabdīl fī al-maḥaṭṭa sahlan.
The transfer at the station was easy.
- أُجْرَة ujra fare
دَفَعْتُ أُجْرَةَ الحافِلَة.
dafaʿtu ujrat al-ḥāfila.
I paid the bus fare.
- مرّ marra pass
القطار يمرّ بالمحطة.
Al-qitār yamurru bil-mahatta.
The train passes the station.
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