Essential Arabic words
A collection of Essential Arabic words and expressions with audio examples.
When you being to learn any language its very useful to learn words like “big” “small” “fast” “slow” etc
Read more about our essential arabic words and phrases here
كبير
kabeer
Big (addressing male)
كبيرة
kabeerah
Big (addressing female and/or plural)
صغير
sagheer
Small (addressing male)
صغيرة
sagheerah
Small (addressing female and/or plural)
جيد
jayyed
Good
جيدة
jayyedah
Good (addressing female and/or plural)
سيء
sayye’
Bad
سيئة
sayye’ah
Bad (addressing female and/or plural)
سريع
saree”
Fast
سريعة
saree”ah
Fast (addressing female and/or plural)
بطيء
batee’
Slow
بطيئة
batee’ah
Slow (addressing female and/or plural)
جاف
jaaf
Dry
جافة
jaaffah
Dry (addressing female and/or plural)
مبلل
moballal
Wet
مبللة
moballalah
Wet (addressing female and/or plural)
ممتلئ
momtale’
Full
ممتلئة
momtale’ah
Full (addressing female and/or plural)
فارغ
faaregh
Empty
فارغة
faareghah
Empty (addressing female and/or plural)
متسخ
mottasekh
Dirty
متسخة
mottasekhah
Dirty (addressing female and/or plural)
نظيف
natheef
Clean
نظيفة
natheefah
Clean (addressing female and/or plural)
قبيح
qabeeh
Ugly
قبيحة
qabeehah
Ugly (addressing female and/or plural)
جذاب
jath thaab
Cute
جذابة
jath thaabah
Cute (addressing female and/or plural)
على
‘ala
Over
تحت
taht
Under
في
fee
In
خارج
khaarej
Out
في الداخل
feddaakhel
Inside
في الخارج
felkhaarej
Outside
بين
bayn
Between
مفتوح
maftooh
Open
مفتوحة
maftoohah
Open (addressing female and/or plural)
مغلق
moghlaq
Closed
مغلقة
moghlaqah
Closed (addressing female and/or plural)
ساخن
saakhen
Hot
ساخنة
saakhenah
Hot (addressing female and/or plural)
بارد
baa red
Cold
باردة
bee redah
Cold (addressing female and/or plural)
أعلى
a”la
Up
أسفل
asfal
Down
في الوسط
felwasat
In the middle
شغل
shagh ghel
Switch on
شغلي
shagh ghelee
Switch on (addressing female)
شغلو
shagh gheloo
Switch on (addressing plural)
أطفئ
atfe’
Switch off
أطفئي
atfe’ee
Switch off (addressing femalel)
أطفئو
atfe’oo
Switch off (addressing plural)
إدفع
idfa”
Push
إدفعي
idfa”ee
Push (addressing female)
إدفعو
idfa”oo
Push (addressing plural)
إسحب
iss hab
Pull
إسحبي
iss habee
Pull (addressing female)
إسحبو
iss haboo
Pull (addressing plural)
قريب
qareeb
Near
قريبة
qareebah
Near (addressing female and/or plural)
بعيد
ba”eed
Far
بعيدة
ba”eedah
Far (addressing female and/or plural)
طويل
taweel
Tall
طويلة
taweelah
Tall (addressing female and/or plural)
قصير
qaseer
Short
قصيرة
qaseerah
Short (addressing female and/or plural)
إقرأ
iqra’
Read
إقرأي
iqra’ee
Read (addressing female)
إقرأو
iqra’oo
Read (addressing plural)
أكتب
oktob
Write
أكتبي
oktobee
Write (addressing female)
أكتبو
oktoboo
Write (addressing plural)
في وقت مبكر
fee waqtin mubakkir
Early
في وقت متأخر
fee waqtin muta’akh kher
