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Core Arabic Words

First Arabic words for beginners, in Modern Standard Arabic, the form taught in courses and understood across the Arab world. Every word has full vowel marks and a romanization, with the plural or present tense in the notes.

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  • People

    مُعَلِّم

    teacher

  • Places

    house / home

    بَيْت

  • Everyday actions

    تَكَلَّمَ

    to speak

  • Things around you

    coffee

    قَهْوَة

  • Describe things

    صَعْب

    difficult

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

    Start here11 cards
  2. Section 2: Places

    11 cards
  3. Section 3: Time and routine

    11 cards
  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

    11 cards
  5. Section 5: Things around you

    11 cards
  6. Section 6: Describe things

    11 cards
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All 66 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People11 cards

رَجُل
man
اِمْرَأَة
woman
وَلَد
boy / child
بِنْت
girl / daughter
أُمّ
mother
أَب
father
أَخ
brother
أُخْت
sister
صَدِيق
friend
طَالِب
student
مُعَلِّم
teacher

2Places11 cards

بَيْت
house / home
مَدْرَسَة
school
جَامِعَة
university
مَكْتَب
office / desk
مَطْعَم
restaurant
سُوق
market
مَدِينَة
city / town
شَارِع
street
مَسْجِد
mosque
مُسْتَشْفَى
hospital
مَطَار
airport

3Time and routine11 cards

يَوْم
day
غَدًا
tomorrow
أَمْس
yesterday
الْآن
now
صَبَاح
morning
مَسَاء
evening
لَيْل
night
أُسْبُوع
week
شَهْر
month
سَنَة
year
سَاعَة
hour / clock / watch

4Everyday actions11 cards

كَتَبَ
to write
قَرَأَ
to read
ذَهَبَ
to go
أَكَلَ
to eat
شَرِبَ
to drink
عَمِلَ
to work / to do
دَرَسَ
to study
سَكَنَ
to live (somewhere)
فَهِمَ
to understand
تَكَلَّمَ
to speak
أَرَادَ
to want

5Things around you11 cards

كِتَاب
book
قَلَم
pen / pencil
بَاب
door
سَيَّارَة
car
مَاء
water
خُبْز
bread
قَهْوَة
coffee
شَاي
tea
هَاتِف
phone
مِفْتَاح
key
نُقُود
money

6Describe things11 cards

كَبِير
big / old (of a person)
صَغِير
small / young
جَدِيد
new
قَدِيم
old (of a thing)
جَمِيل
beautiful / nice
جَيِّد
good
سَهْل
easy
صَعْب
difficult
حَارّ
hot
بَارِد
cold
كَثِير
a lot / many

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Places

بَيْت

Published September 28, 2026