In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Arabic. |
Hi everybody, my name is Nora. |
Welcome to The 800 Core Arabic Words and Phrases video series! |
This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Arabic. |
Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
1. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مِروَحِيَّة |
(mirwaḥiyyah) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"helicopter" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مِروَحِيَّة |
(SLOW) |
مِروَحِيَّة |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
helicopter |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
قِيَادَةُ المِروَحِيَّة أَمرٌ صَعب. |
(ʾeyādaẗo el-merwaḥeyyah ʾamron ṣaʿb.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"It's hard to fly a helicopter." |
(SLOW) |
قِيَادَةُ المِروَحِيَّة أَمرٌ صَعب. |
2. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَسوَد |
(ʾaswad) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"black" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَسوَد |
(SLOW) |
أَسوَد |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
black |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
الأَسوَد هُوَ أَحَد الأَلوَان الغامِقَة. |
(al-ʾaswadu huwa ʾaḥadu al-ʾalwaāni al-ġaāmiqah.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Black is one of the dark colors." |
(SLOW) |
الأَسوَد هُوَ أَحَد الأَلوَان الغامِقَة. |
3. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
بُنِّيّ |
(bunniyy) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"brown" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
بُنِّيّ |
(SLOW) |
بُنِّيّ |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
brown |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
الأَرنَبُ البُنِّيُّ يَأكُلُ أَوْراق في الحَديقَة. |
(al-ʾarnabu al-bunniyyu yaʾkulu ʾawrāq fī al-ḥadīqah.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The brown rabbit is eating leaves in the garden." |
(SLOW) |
الأَرنَبُ البُنِّيُّ يَأكُلُ أَوْراق في الحَديقَة. |
4. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
رَمادي |
(ramādī) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"gray" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
رَمادي |
(SLOW) |
رَمادي |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
gray |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
لَوْني المُفَضَّل هُوَ الرَمادي. |
(lawnī al-mufaḍḍal huwa al-ramādī.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"My favorite color is gray." |
(SLOW) |
لَوْني المُفَضَّل هُوَ الرَمادي. |
5. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
اِستِراحَة |
(istirāḥah ) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"break" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
اِستِراحَة |
(SLOW) |
اِستِراحَة |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
break |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
لا أَحتاجُ إلى اِستِراحَة. |
(lā ʾaḥtāǧu ʾilā istirāḥah.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I don't need a break." |
(SLOW) |
لا أَحتاجُ إلى اِستِراحَة. |
6. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَسمع |
(asmaʿ) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"hear" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَسمع |
(SLOW) |
أَسمع |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
hear |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
لا أَستَطيعُ أَن أَسمَعَكَ جَيِّداً. |
(lā ʾastaṭīʿu ʾan ʾasmaʿaka ǧayyidan.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I cannot hear you clearly. " |
(SLOW) |
لا أَستَطيعُ أَن أَسمَعَكَ جَيِّداً. |
7. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أراد |
(ʾarāda) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"want" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أراد |
(SLOW) |
أراد |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
want |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مُوَظَّفو المَكتَب أَرادوا الدونَت. |
(muwaẓẓafū al-maktab ʾarādū al-dūnat.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The office workers wanted the donut." |
(SLOW) |
مُوَظَّفو المَكتَب أَرادوا الدونَت. |
8. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مُثير لِلإشمِئزاز |
(muṯīr lilʾišmiʾzāz ) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"disgusting" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مُثير لِلإشمِئزاز |
(SLOW) |
مُثير لِلإشمِئزاز |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
disgusting |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أوه، هَذا مُثيرٌ لِلاِشمِئزاز! |
(ʾoh, haḏā muṯīrun lilišmiʾzāz!) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Oh, this is disgusting!" |
(SLOW) |
أوه، هَذا مُثيرٌ لِلاِشمِئزاز! |
9. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
إحدَى عَشَرَةَ |
(ʾiḥdaā ʿašaraẗa) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"eleven" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
إحدَى عَشَرَةَ |
(SLOW) |
إحدَى عَشَرَةَ |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
eleven |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
عُمري إحدى عَشَرَةَ سَنَة. |
(ʿumrī ʾiḥdā ʿašaraẗa sanah.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"She is eleven years old. " |
(SLOW) |
عُمري إحدى عَشَرَةَ سَنَة. |
10. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
إثنا عَشَرَ |
(ʾiṯnā ʿašr) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"twelve" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
إثنا عَشَرَ |
(SLOW) |
إثنا عَشَرَ |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
twelve |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
هُناكَ إثنا عَشَرَ طالِباً فى صَفّي . |
(hunāka ʾiṯnā ʿašara ṭaliban fā ṣaffī .) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"There are twelve students in my class. " |
(SLOW) |
هُناكَ إثنا عَشَرَ طالِباً فى صَفّي . |
11. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
ثَلاثَةَ عَشَر |
(ṯalāṯaẗa ʿašar) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"thirteen" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
ثَلاثَةَ عَشَر |
(SLOW) |
ثَلاثَةَ عَشَر |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
thirteen |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
ثَمَنُ الكِتابِ ثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ جُنَيْهاً. |
(ṯamanu al-kitābi ṯalāṯaẗa ʿašara ǧunayhan.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The book costs thirteen pounds." |
(SLOW) |
ثَمَنُ الكِتابِ ثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ جُنَيْهاً. |
12. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
بَريد إليكتروني |
(barīd ʾilīktrūnī) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"e-mail" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
بَريد إليكتروني |
(SLOW) |
بَريد إليكتروني |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
e-mail |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
كَتَبَ المُبَرمِجُ بَريد إليكتروني. |
(kataba al-mubarmiǧu barīd ʾilīktrūnī.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The programmer typed an e-mail." |
(SLOW) |
كَتَبَ المُبَرمِجُ بَريد إليكتروني. |
13. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
هاتِف مَحمول |
(hātif maḥmūl ) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"cellular phone" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
هاتِف مَحمول |
(SLOW) |
هاتِف مَحمول |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
cellular phone |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أوه، نَسيتُ هاتِفي المَحمول. |
(oh, nasītu hātifī al-maḥmūl.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Oh, I forgot my cellphone." |
(SLOW) |
أوه، نَسيتُ هاتِفي المَحمول. |
14. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
رِسالَة نَصِّيَّة |
(risālah naṣṣiyyah) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"text message" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
رِسالَة نَصِّيَّة |
(SLOW) |
رِسالَة نَصِّيَّة |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
text message |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَكتُب رِسالَة نَصِّيَّة. |
(ʾaktub risalah naṣṣiyyah.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I am typing a text message." |
(SLOW) |
أَكتُب رِسالَة نَصِّيَّة. |
15. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
فَم |
(famm) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"mouth" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
فَم |
(SLOW) |
فَم |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
mouth |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
هُناكَ شَيْءٌ ما عَلى فَمِك. |
(hunāka šayʾun mā ʿalā famik.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"There is something at your mouth." |
(SLOW) |
هُناكَ شَيْءٌ ما عَلى فَمِك. |
16. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
خَد |
(ḫadd) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"cheek" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
خَد |
(SLOW) |
خَد |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
cheek |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
خُدود الأَطفالِ لَطيفَةٌ جِدّاً. |
(ḫudūd al-ʾaṭfali laṭīfaẗun ǧiddan.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Babies' cheeks are very cute." |
(SLOW) |
خُدود الأَطفالِ لَطيفَةٌ جِدّاً. |
17. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَنف |
(ʾanf) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"nose" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَنف |
(SLOW) |
أَنف |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
nose |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَنفي مَسدود. |
(ʾanfī masdūd.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"My nose is stuffy." |
(SLOW) |
أَنفي مَسدود. |
18. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
كَشكول |
(kaškūl) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"notebook" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
كَشكول |
(SLOW) |
كَشكول |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
notebook |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مِن الأَفضَلِ أَن تَمتَلِكَ كَشكولاً مُنفَصِلا لِكُلِّ مادَّة. |
(min al-ʾafḍali ʾan tamtalika kaškūlan munfaṣilan likulli māddah.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"It's better if you have a separate notebook for each subject." |
(SLOW) |
مِن الأَفضَلِ أَن تَمتَلِكَ كَشكولاً مُنفَصِلا لِكُلِّ مادَّة. |
19. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
قَلَم رَصاص |
(qalam raṣāṣ) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"pencil" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
قَلَم رَصاص |
(SLOW) |
قَلَم رَصاص |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
pencil |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
ها هُوَ قَلَم الرَصاص خاصَّتُك. |
(hā huwa qalam al-raṣāṣ ḫāṣṣatuk.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Here is your pencil." |
(SLOW) |
ها هُوَ قَلَم الرَصاص خاصَّتُك. |
20. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مِمحاة |
(mimḥāh) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"eraser" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
مِمحاة |
(SLOW) |
مِمحاة |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
eraser |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
أَيُمكِنُني أَن اَستَخدِمَ مِمحاتُك؟ |
(ʾayumkinunī ʾan astaḫdima mimḥātuk?) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Can I use your eraser?" |
(SLOW) |
أَيُمكِنُني أَن اَستَخدِمَ مِمحاتُك؟ |
Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
See you next time! |
(salam) سلام |
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