Best Flashcard Sets to Learn Arabic Vocabulary (Script, Roots, Everyday Words & Phrases)
Master the 480 most important everyday Arabic words across 15 thematic flashcard decks (CEFR A1–B2), with Arabic script, academic Romanization, the 3-consonant root system, and natural example sentences.
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Arabic Flashcard Decks (15)
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Arabic — Greetings, Polite Words & Everyday Phrases
Arabic — Numbers, Days of the Week & Basic Time Expressions
Arabic — Home, Rooms, Furniture & Everyday Objects
Arabic — Food, Drinks, Meals & Ordering at a Restaurant
Arabic — Fruits, Vegetables & Supermarket Groceries
Arabic — Family, People, Friends & Relationships
Arabic — Clothing, Shoes, Accessories & Colors
Arabic — Body Parts, Health, Doctor & Pharmacy
Arabic — Animals, Pets, Nature & Weather
Arabic — Travel, Airport, Train, Hotel & Directions
Arabic — City Places, Shops, Money & Everyday Errands
Arabic — School, Work, Office, Tech & Professions
Arabic — Top 32 Essential Everyday Action Verbs
Arabic — Top 32 Essential Adjectives & Opposites
Arabic — Feelings, Emotions, Personality & Hobbies
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Learning Arabic (العربية — al-ʿArabiyya) opens the door to over 400 million speakers across 22 countries from Morocco and Egypt to the Levant and the Arabian Gulf, as well as one of history's richest literary, scientific, and poetic traditions. While learners often feel daunted at first by the flowing right-to-left Arabic script and unfamiliar throat consonants, Arabic possesses what linguists call the most mathematically elegant vocabulary engine in human language: the 3-consonant root system (الجذور — al-Jidhūr).
When you learn the 480 most important everyday Arabic words across 15 thematic flashcard decks—always pairing the Arabic script with clear Romanized pronunciation (marḥaban, ṣabāḥ al-khayr, māʾ, bayt) and natural example sentences—the script, roots, and sentence patterns click together rapidly.
In this visual study guide, we explore the four structural keys to Arabic vocabulary and walk you step-by-step through all 15 Essential Thematic Arabic Flashcard Decks (480 core words total) on Flashcards World.
Why Learning Concrete Everyday Arabic Words First Works Best
1. Right-to-Left Arabic Script & Positional Letter Forms
Arabic is written and read from right to left using an abjad of 28 letters. Because Arabic script is always cursive (connected) in both print and handwriting, most letters adapt their shape slightly depending on whether they appear in the Isolated, Initial (right), Medial (middle), or Final (left) position of a word:
- Core Shape Stays Constant: A letter's characteristic body and dots (nuqaṭ) remain the same across all four positions—for example, ب (b) always has one dot below, ت (t) always has two dots above, and ث (th) always has three dots above.
- The 6 One-Way Connectors (
ا، د، ذ، ر، ز، و): Six high-frequency letters connect to the preceding letter on their right, but never connect to the following letter on their left. Recognizing these six creates natural visual breaks inside longer Arabic words. - Short Vowels (Ḥarakāt) vs. Long Vowels (
ا ā, و ū, ي ī): Everyday Arabic text writes all consonants and long vowels (ā, ū, ī) explicitly while leaving short vowels (a, i, u) implicit. Every flashcard in our 15 decks includes full academic Romanization with macrons (ā, ī, ū) right next to the Arabic script so you always know the exact vowel pronunciation!
2. The 3-Consonant Root System (al-Jidhūr) & Word Patterns (Awzān)
Almost every Arabic noun, verb, and adjective is built by slotting a 3-consonant root (representing a core concept) into a predictable vowel-and-prefix template (wazn / وزن). Once you learn one root, you unlock a whole family of words for free:
| 3-Consonant Root | Core Concept | Derived Everyday Words in Our Flashcard Decks |
|---|---|---|
ك - ت - ب (k-t-b) |
Writing | كِتَاب (kitāb — book), مَكْتَب (maktab — office/desk), مَكْتَبَة (maktaba — library/bookstore), يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu — he writes), كَاتِب (kātib — writer) |
د - ر - س (d-r-s) |
Studying | دَرْس (dars — lesson), مَدْرَسَة (madrasa — school), مُدَرِّس (mudarris — teacher), يَدْرُسُ (yadrusu — he studies) |
ط - ب - خ (ṭ-b-kh) |
Cooking | مَطْبَخ (maṭbakh — kitchen), طَبَّاخ (ṭabbākh — chef/cook), طَبْخ (ṭabkh — cooking) |
ط - ع - م (ṭ-ʿ-m) |
Food / Taste | طَعَام (ṭaʿām — food), مَطْعَم (maṭʿam — restaurant) |
س - ف - ر (s-f-r) |
Traveling | سَفَر (safar — travel/trip), مُسَافِر (musāfir — traveler/passenger), جَوَاز السَّفَر (jawāz al-safar — passport) |
Notice the prefix ma- (مَـ): adding ma- to a root creates the noun of place (ism al-makān)—so k-t-b (write) → maktab (office), d-r-s (study) → madrasa (school), ṭ-b-kh (cook) → maṭbakh (kitchen), and ṭ-ʿ-m (food) → maṭʿam (restaurant)!
3. The Definite Article الـ (al-): Sun Letters vs. Moon Letters
Arabic has no indefinite article ("a/an"), and only one definite article ("the"): the prefix الـ (al-), attached directly to the front of any noun (بيت bayt "a house" → البيت al-bayt "the house").
- Moon Letters (الحروف القمرية — al-ḥurūf al-qamariyya, 14 letters): Pronounced at the lips or throat/back of the mouth (
ب، ج، ح، خ، ع، غ، ف، ق، ك، م، هـ، و، ي، أ). Here thelofal-is pronounced clearly: القمر (al-qamar — the moon), البيت (al-bayt — the house), الباب (al-bāb — the door). - Sun Letters (الحروف الشمسية — al-ḥurūf al-shamsiyya, 14 letters): Pronounced with the tip of the tongue (
ت، ث، د، ذ، ر، ز، س، ش، ص، ض، ط، ظ، ل، ن). In spoken flow, thelofal-assimilates into the sun letter, doubling it: الشمس (al-shams / ash-shams — the sun), السيارة (al-sayyāra / as-sayyāra — the car), الصباح (al-ṣabāḥ / aṣ-ṣabāḥ — the morning).
4. Masculine vs. Feminine Nouns & the Tāʾ Marbūṭa (ة / ـة)
Arabic nouns are either masculine or feminine, and recognizing gender is effortless thanks to one letter:
- Feminine Nouns: Over 90% of feminine singular nouns end in tāʾ marbūṭa (
ة / ـة), pronounced-ain pause (or-atwhen linked in a possessive iḍāfa phrase): غرفة (ghurfa — room), طاولة (ṭāwila — table), سيارة (sayyāra — car), قهوة (qahwa — coffee), مدينة (madīna — city). (A few natural feminine nouns like أُمّ umm "mother" and شَمْس shams "sun" don't need-a). - Adjectives Follow the Noun and Agree in Gender & Definiteness:
- Masculine: بيتٌ كبيرٌ (baytun kabīr — a big house)
- Feminine: غرفةٌ كبيرةٌ (ghurfatun kabīra — a big room)
The 15 Essential Thematic Arabic Flashcard Decks (480 Core Words)
Each deck below contains 32 high-frequency flashcards (15 decks × 32 cards = 480 core Arabic words & phrases), extracted directly from the Flashcards World Rosetta curriculum. Practice them interactively on Flashcards World.
Deck 1: Greetings, Polite Words & Everyday Phrases (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Warm Arabic greetings (مرحباً marḥaban, صباح الخير ṣabāḥ al-khayr, مساء النور masāʾ al-nūr), polite essentials (من فضلك min faḍlik, شكراً جزيلاً shukran jazīlan, عفواً ʿafwan), and survival questions (بكم هذا؟ bikam hādhā?). Why it matters: Arabic culture places immense value on warm, poetic greetings (e.g., ṣabāḥ al-khayr 'morning of goodness' answered with ṣabāḥ al-nūr 'morning of light').
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| مرحباً (marḥaban) | مرحباً، كيف يسير يومك؟ (marḥaban, kayfa yasīru yawmuka?) | Hello — Hello, how is your day? |
| صباح الخير (ṣabāḥ al-khayr) | صباح الخير، هل نمت جيداً؟ (ṣabāḥ al-khayr, hal nimta jayyidan?) | Good morning — Good morning, did you sleep well? |
| مساء الخير [في المساء] (masāʾ al-khayr) | مساء الخير، العشاء جاهز الآن. (masāʾ al-khayr, al-ʿashāʾ jāhiz al-ān.) | Good evening — Good evening, dinner is ready now. |
| مع السلامة (maʿa al-salāmah) | مع السلامة، نلتقي مجدداً قريباً. (maʿa al-salāmah, naltaqī mujaddadan qarīban.) | Goodbye — Goodbye, see you again soon. |
| من فضلك (min faḍlika) | من فضلك، ناولني الماء. (min faḍlika, nāwilnī al-māʾ.) | Please — Please pass me the water. |
| شكراً (shukran) | شكراً على مساعدتك اللطيفة. (shukran ʿalā musāʿadatika al-laṭīfah.) | Thank you — Thank you for your kind help. |
| لو سمحت (law samaḥt) | عفواً، أين المخرج؟ (ʿafwan, ayna al-makhraj?) | Excuse me — Excuse me, where is the exit? |
| أنا آسف (anā āsif) | أنا آسف على التأخير (anā āsif ʿalā al-taʾkhīr) | I'm sorry — I'm sorry for being late. |
| تشرفنا (tasharrafnā) | سررت بلقائك اليوم (surirtu biliqāʾika al-yawm) | Nice to meet you — Nice to meet you today. |
| بكم هذا؟ (bikam hādhā?) | كم سعر هذا القميص؟ (kam siʿru hādhā al-qamīṣ?) | How much is this? — How much does this shirt cost? |
👉 Practice Deck 1: Arabic — Greetings, Polite Words & Everyday Phrases (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 2: Numbers, Days of the Week & Basic Time Expressions (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Numbers (واحد wāḥid to مائة miʾa), days of the week (الاثنين al-ithnayn to الأحد al-aḥad), and time expressions (اليوم al-yawm, غداً ghadan, أمس ams, كم الساعة؟ kam al-sāʿa?). Why it matters: Shows you how most Arabic days of the week are named after numbers (Sunday al-aḥad = 1, Monday al-ithnayn = 2, Tuesday al-thulāthāʾ = 3, Wednesday al-arbiʿāʾ = 4, Thursday al-khamīs = 5, plus Friday al-jumʿa 'day of gathering').
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| واحد (wāḥid) | عندي تذكرة واحدة لليوم (ʿindī tadhkirah wāḥidah li-al-yawm) | one (1) — I have one ticket for today. |
| اثنان (ithnān) | طاولة لشخصين رجاءً (ṭāwilah lishakhṣayn rajāʾan) | two (2) — A table for two people, please. |
| عشرة (ʿasharah) | ثمن هذا الكتاب عشرة دولارات أمريكية (thaman hādhā al-kitāb ʿasharat dūlārāt amrīkiyyah) | ten (10) — This book costs ten US dollars. |
| مائة (miʾah) | هذا الكتاب فيه مائة صفحة (hādhā al-kitāb fīhi miʾat ṣafḥah) | one hundred (100) — This book has one hundred pages. |
| يوم الاثنين (yawm al-ithnayn) | أبدأ العمل يوم الاثنين (abdaʾu al-ʿamal yawm al-ithnayn) | Monday — I start work on Monday. |
| يوم الجمعة (yawm al-jumʿah) | نخرج مساء الجمعة (nakhruju masāʾ al-jumʿah) | Friday — We go out on Friday evening. |
| يوم الأحد (yawm al-aḥad) | المتاجر مغلقة يوم الأحد (al-matājir mughlaqah yawm al-aḥad) | Sunday — Shops are closed on Sunday. |
| اليوم (al-yawm) | الطقس مشمس اليوم (al-ṭaqs mushmis al-yawm) | today — The weather is sunny today. |
| غداً (ghadan) | أسافر بالطائرة إلى روما غداً (usāfiru bi-al-ṭāʾirah ilā rūmā ghadan) | tomorrow — I am flying to Rome tomorrow. |
| كم الساعة؟ (kam al-sāʿah?) | عفواً، كم الساعة الآن؟ (ʿafwan, kam al-sāʿah al-ān?) | What time is it? — Excuse me, what time is it? |
👉 Practice Deck 2: Arabic — Numbers, Days of the Week & Basic Time Expressions (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 3: Home, Rooms, Furniture & Everyday Objects (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Home spaces (بيت bayt, شقة shaqqa, غرفة ghurfa, مطبخ maṭbakh, غرفة نوم ghurfat nawm), furniture (كرسي kursī, طاولة ṭāwila, سرير sarīr), and objects (باب bāb, نافذة nāfidha, مفتاح miftāḥ).
Why it matters: Trains your eye to spot feminine nouns ending in ة (-a) (شقة, غرفة, طاولة, نافذة) vs. masculine nouns (بيت, مطبخ, كرسي, سرير, باب, مفتاح).
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| البيت (al-bayt) | لبيتنا سقف أحمر (li-baytinā saqf aḥmar) | house — Our house has a red roof. |
| الغرفة (al-ghurfah) | هذه الغرفة مشمسة جداً (hādhihi al-ghurfah mushmisah jiddan) | room — This room gets lots of sun. |
| المطبخ (al-maṭbakh) | نطبخ العشاء في المطبخ (naṭbukhu al-ʿashāʾ fī al-maṭbakh) | kitchen — We cook dinner in the kitchen. |
| غرفة النوم (ghurfat al-nawm) | غرفة النوم هادئة ودافئة (ghurfat al-nawm hādiʾah wa-dāfiʾah) | bedroom — The bedroom is quiet and warm. |
| الكرسي (al-kursī) | اجلس على هذا الكرسي من فضلك (ijlis ʿalā hādhā al-kursī min faḍlika) | chair — Please sit on this chair. |
| الطاولة (al-ṭāwilah) | العشاء على الطاولة (al-ʿashāʾ ʿalā al-ṭāwilah) | table — Dinner is on the table. |
| السرير (al-sarīr) | لهذا السرير مرتبة ناعمة (li-hādhā al-sarīr martabah nāʿimah) | bed — This bed has a soft mattress. |
| الباب (al-bāb) | أغلق الباب الأمامي من فضلك (aghliq al-bāb al-amāmī min faḍlika) | door — Please close the front door. |
| النافذة (al-nāfidhah) | افتح النافذة للهواء النقي (iftaḥ al-nāfidhah lil-hawāʾ al-naqī) | window — Open the window for fresh air. |
| المفتاح (al-miftāḥ) | أين وضعت مفتاح البيت؟ (ayna waḍaʿtu miftāḥ al-bayt?) | key — Where did I put my house key? |
👉 Practice Deck 3: Arabic — Home, Rooms, Furniture & Everyday Objects (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 4: Food, Drinks, Meals & Ordering at a Restaurant (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Food and drink staples (ماء māʾ, خبز khubz, قهوة qahwa, شاي shāy, حليب ḥalīb, أرز aruzz, دجاج dajāj, سمك samak), meals (فطور, غداء, عشاء), and restaurant ordering (قائمة الطعام, الحساب). Why it matters: Whether ordering coffee (قهوة), green tea (شاي أخضر), or asking for the bill (الحساب من فضلك al-ḥisāb min faḍlik), this deck introduces useful Arabic for cafés and restaurants.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| الماء (al-māʾ) | كأس من الماء البارد من فضلك (kaʾs mina al-māʾ al-bārid min faḍlika) | water — A glass of cold water, please. |
| الخبز (al-khubz) | أشتري خبزاً طازجاً كل صباح (ashtarī khubzan ṭāzajan kulla ṣabāḥ) | bread — I buy fresh bread every morning. |
| القهوة (al-qahwah) | أشرب القهوة السوداء بدون سكر (ashrabu al-qahwah al-sawdāʾ bidūn sukkar) | coffee — I drink black coffee without sugar. |
| الشاي (al-shāy) | هل تريد فنجاناً من الشاي الأخضر؟ (hal turīdu finjānan mina al-shāy al-akhḍar?) | tea — Would you like a cup of green tea? |
| الحليب (al-ḥalīb) | يشرب الأطفال الحليب الدافئ ليلاً (yashrabu al-aṭfāl al-ḥalīb al-dāfiʾ laylan) | milk — Children drink warm milk at night. |
| الأرز (al-aruzz) | نقدم الأرز الأبيض المطبوخ على البخار مع الكاري (nuqaddimu al-aruzz al-abyaḍ al-maṭbūkh ʿalā al-bukhār maʿa al-kārī) | rice — We serve steamed white rice with curry. |
| الدجاج (al-dajāj) | تناولنا دجاجاً مشوياً في الفرن على العشاء (tanāwalnā dajājan mashwiyyan fī al-furn ʿalā al-ʿashāʾ) | chicken — We had roast chicken for dinner. |
| السمك (al-samak) | سمك طازج مشوي مع الليمون (samak ṭāzaj mashwī maʿa al-laymūn) | fish — Grilled fresh fish with lemon. |
| قائمة الطعام (qāʾimat al-ṭaʿām) | هل يمكننا رؤية قائمة الطعام من فضلك؟ (hal yumkinunā ruʾyat qāʾimat al-ṭaʿām min faḍlika?) | menu — Could we see the menu, please? |
| الفاتورة / الحساب (al-fātūrah / al-ḥisāb) | الحساب من فضلك (al-ḥisāb min faḍlika) | the bill — Could we have the bill, please? |
👉 Practice Deck 4: Arabic — Food, Drinks, Meals & Ordering at a Restaurant (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 5: Fruits, Vegetables & Supermarket Groceries (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Fruits (تفاحة tuffāḥa, موزة mawza, برتقالة burtuqāla, فراولة farāwla), vegetables (طماطم ṭamāṭim, بطاطس baṭāṭis, جزر jazar, بصل baṣal, ثوم thawm), and pantry staples (زيت زيتون zayt zaytūn).
Why it matters: Notice how adding ة (-a) to collective fruit nouns singles out one piece of fruit: تفاح tuffāḥ (apples) → تفاحة (tuffāḥa — an apple), موز mawz (bananas) → موزة (mawza — a banana).
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| التفاحة (al-tuffāḥah) | هذه التفاحة الحمراء مقرمشة وحلوة (hādhihi al-tuffāḥah al-ḥamrāʾ muqarmashah wa-ḥulwah) | apple — This red apple is crisp and sweet. |
| الموز (al-mawz) | تحب القرود الموز الأصفر الناضج (tuḥibbu al-qurūd al-mawz al-aṣfar al-nāḍij) | banana — Monkeys love ripe yellow bananas. |
| البرتقالة (al-burtuqālah) | قشّر برتقالة حلوة وكثيرة العصير (qashshir burtuqālah ḥulwah wa-kathīrat al-ʿaṣīr) | orange — Peel a juicy sweet orange. |
| الفراولة (al-farāwlah) | فراولة حمراء مع كريمة طازجة (farāwlah ḥamrāʾ maʿa krīmah ṭāzajah) | strawberry — Red strawberries with fresh cream. |
| الطماطم / البندورة (al-ṭamāṭim / al-bandūrah) | قطّع حبة طماطم حمراء ناضجة إلى شرائح للسلطة (qaṭṭiʿ ḥabbat ṭamāṭim ḥamrāʾ nāḍijah ilā sharāʾiḥ li-al-salaṭah) | tomato — Slice a ripe red tomato for salad. |
| البطاطس / البطاطا (al-baṭāṭis / al-baṭāṭā) | بطاطس مشوية في الفرن مع الزبدة والأعشاب (baṭāṭis mashwiyyah fī al-furn maʿa al-zubdah wa-al-aʿshāb) | potato — Baked potatoes with butter and herbs. |
| الجزر (al-jazar) | الجزر البرتقالي المقرمش مفيد للعينين (al-jazar al-burtuqālī al-muqarmash mufīd li-al-ʿaynayn) | carrot — Crunchy orange carrots are good for your eyes. |
| البصل (al-baṣal) | قطّع بصلة بيضاء للحساء (qaṭṭiʿ baṣalah bayḍāʾ li-al-ḥasāʾ) | onion — Chop a white onion for the soup. |
| الثوم (al-thawm) | يضيف فصان من الثوم نكهة غنية (yuḍīfu faṣṣān mina al-thawm nakhah ghaniyyah) | garlic — Two cloves of garlic add rich flavor. |
| زيت الزيتون (zayt al-zaytūn) | رشّ قليلاً من زيت الزيتون البكر الممتاز على الخبز (rushsha qalīlan min zayt al-zaytūn al-bikr al-mumtāz ʿalā al-khubz) | olive oil — Drizzle extra virgin olive oil on bread. |
👉 Practice Deck 5: Arabic — Fruits, Vegetables & Supermarket Groceries (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 6: Family, People, Friends & Relationships (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Immediate and extended family (العائلة al-ʿāʾila, الأم al-umm, الأب al-ab, الأخ al-akh, الأخت al-ukht, الابن al-ibn, الابنة al-ibna, الزوج al-zawj, الزوجة al-zawja) and friends (الصديق al-ṣadīq). Why it matters: Demonstrates how possessive suffixes attach directly to nouns in Arabic: صديق ṣadīq (friend) → صديقي (ṣadīqī — my friend), عائلة ʿāʾila → عائلتي (ʿāʾilatī — my family). Kinship labels distinguish common branches: عمّ ʿamm is a father's brother and خال khāl is a mother's brother. The listed alternatives are examples, not an exhaustive list of relatives or regional terms.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| العائلة (al-ʿāʾilah) | عائلتي تعيش في هذه المدينة. (ʿāʾilatī taʿīshu fī hādhihi al-madīnah.) | the family — My family lives in this city. |
| الأم (al-umm) | أمي تطبخ طعاماً لذيذاً كل يوم. (ummī taṭbukhu ṭaʿāman ladhīdhan kulla yawm.) | the mother — My mother cooks delicious food every day. |
| الأب (al-ab) | أبي يعمل في مستشفى محلي. (abī yaʿmalu fī mustashfā maḥallī.) | the father — My father works at a local hospital. |
| الأخ (al-akh) | أخي يعزف على الجيتار في فرقة موسيقية. (akhī yaʿzifu ʿalā al-jītār fī firqah mūsīqiyyah.) | the brother — My brother plays guitar in a band. |
| الأخت (al-ukht) | أختي تدرس الطب في الجامعة. (ukhtī tadrusu aṭ-ṭibb fī al-jāmiʿah.) | the sister — My sister studies medicine at the university. |
| الابن (al-ibn) | ابنهما يذهب الآن إلى المدرسة الابتدائية. (ibnuhumā yadhhabu al-ān ilā al-madrasah al-ibtidāʾiyyah.) | the son — Their son goes to primary school now. |
| الابنة (al-ibnah) | ابنتهما تحب رسم صور ملونة. (ibnatuhumā tuḥibbu rasm ṣuwar mulawwanah.) | the daughter — Their daughter loves drawing colorful pictures. |
| الزوج (az-zawj) | زوجها يحضّر الفطور كل صباح. (zawjuhā yuḥaḍḍiru al-fuṭūr kulla ṣabāḥ.) | the husband — Her husband prepares breakfast every morning. |
| الزوجة (az-zawjah) | زوجته مهندسة معمارية موهوبة. (zawjatuhu muhandisah miʿmāriyyah mawhūbah.) | the wife — His wife is a talented architect. |
| الصديق (aṣ-ṣadīq) | ألتقي بصديقي لشرب القهوة أيام الجمعة. (altaqī bi-ṣadīqī li-shurb al-qahwah ayyām al-jumʿah.) | the friend — I meet my friend for coffee on Fridays. |
👉 Practice Deck 6: Arabic — Family, People, Friends & Relationships (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 7: Clothing, Shoes, Accessories & Colors (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Clothing (الملابس al-malābis, القميص al-qamīṣ, السترة al-sutra, المعطف al-miʿṭaf, الفستان al-fustān, البنطلون al-banṭalūn, الحذاء al-ḥidhāʾ), accessories (النظارات, الحقيبة), and colors (أزرق azraq, أحمر aḥmar). Why it matters: Introduces Arabic's broken plural patterns (ملبس → ملابس malābis 'clothes', قميص → قمصان qumṣān 'shirts') alongside everyday colors.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| الملابس (al-malābis) | أحزم ملابس نظيفة لرحلة نهاية الأسبوع. (aḥzimu malābis naẓīfah liriḥlat nihāyat al-usbūʿ.) | the clothes — I pack clean clothes for the weekend trip. |
| القميص (al-qamīṣ) | يرتدي قميصًا أبيض عند الذهاب إلى المكتب. (yartadī qamīṣan abyaḍ ʿinda adh-dhahāb ilā al-maktab.) | the shirt — He wears a white shirt to the office. |
| السترة (as-sutrah) | ارتدِ سترتك قبل الخروج. (irtadi sutrataka qabla al-khurūji.) | the jacket — Put on your jacket before going outside. |
| المعطف (al-miʿṭaf) | علقت معطفها الثقيل بجانب الباب. (ʿallaqat miʿṭafahā ath-thaqīl bijānib al-bāb.) | the coat — She hung her heavy coat by the door. |
| الفستان (al-fustān) | ترتدي اليوم فستانًا صيفيًا أنيقًا. (tartadī al-yawm fustānan ṣayfiyyan anīqan.) | the dress — She wears an elegant summer dress today. |
| البنطلون (al-banṭalūn) | هذا البنطلون الأسود أطول قليلًا من اللازم. (hādhā al-banṭalūn al-aswad aṭwal qalīlan min al-lāzim.) | the trousers — These black trousers are slightly too long. |
| الأحذية (al-aḥdhiyah) | اخلع حذاءك عند المدخل. (ikhlaʿ ḥidhāʾaka ʿinda al-madkhali.) | the shoes — Take off your shoes at the entrance. |
| النظارات (an-naẓẓārāt) | أحتاج إلى نظاراتي لقراءة الحروف الصغيرة. (aḥtāju ilā naẓẓārātī liqirāʾat al-ḥurūf aṣ-ṣaghīrah.) | the glasses — I need my glasses to read small print. |
| الحقيبة (al-ḥaqībah) | تحتفظ بمفاتيحها داخل حقيبتها الجلدية. (taḥtafiẓu bimafātīḥihā dākhil ḥaqībatihā al-jildiyyah.) | the bag — She keeps her keys inside her leather bag. |
| أزرق (azraq) | السماء صافية وزرقاء زاهية اليوم. (as-samāʾ ṣāfiyah wa-zarqāʾ zāhiyah al-yawm.) | blue — The sky is clear and bright blue today. |
👉 Practice Deck 7: Arabic — Clothing, Shoes, Accessories & Colors (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 8: Body Parts, Health, Doctor & Pharmacy (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Body parts (الرأس ar-raʾs, العين al-ʿayn, الفم al-fam, اليد al-yad, القلب al-qalb, المعدة al-maʿidah), healthcare (الطبيب aṭ-ṭabīb, الممرض/الممرضة al-mumarriḍ/al-mumarriḍah, المستشفى al-mustashfā, الصيدلية aṣ-ṣaydaliyyah), and symptoms (الحمى al-ḥummā, الصداع aṣ-ṣudāʿ).
Why it matters: The body-part nouns عين (ʿayn — eye), أذن (udhun — ear), يد (yad — hand), and قدم (qadam — foot) are grammatically feminine even without a feminine -a ending. Learn each noun's gender; being a paired body part is not a universal rule.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| الرأس (ar-raʾs) | هز رأسه موافقًا. (hazza raʾsahu muwāfiqan.) | the head — He nodded his head in agreement. |
| العين (al-ʿayn) | أغمضت عينيها ونامت. (aghmaḍat ʿaynayhā wa-nāmat.) | the eye — She closed her eyes and fell asleep. |
| الفم (al-fam) | افتح فمك على اتساعه لطبيب الأسنان. (iftaḥ famaka ʿalā ittisāʿih liṭabīb al-asnān.) | the mouth — Open your mouth wide for the dentist. |
| اليد (al-yad) | اغسل يديك بالصابون قبل العشاء. (ighsil yadayka biṣ-ṣābūn qabla al-ʿashāʾ.) | the hand — Wash your hands with soap before dinner. |
| القلب (al-qalb) | قلبي ينبض بسرعة بعد الجري. (qalbī yanbiḍu bi-surʿatin baʿda al-jaryi.) | the heart — My heart beats fast after running. |
| المعدة (al-maʿidah) | يقول الملصق ألا تتناول هذا الدواء على معدة فارغة. (yaqūlu al-mulṣaq allā tatanāwala hādhā ad-dawāʾ ʿalā maʿidah fārighah.) | the stomach — The label says not to take this medicine on an empty stomach. |
| الطبيب (aṭ-ṭabīb) | فحص الطبيب المريض بعناية. (faḥaṣa aṭ-ṭabību al-marīḍa bi-ʿināyatin.) | the doctor — The doctor examined the patient carefully. |
| المستشفى (al-mustashfā) | المستشفى الجديد قريب من وسط المدينة. (al-mustashfā al-jadīd qarīb min wasaṭ al-madīnah.) | the hospital — The new hospital is near the city center. |
| الصيدلية (aṣ-ṣaydaliyyah) | اشتريت شرابًا للسعال من الصيدلية. (ishtaraytu sharāban lis-suʿāl min aṣ-ṣaydaliyyah.) | the pharmacy — I bought cough syrup at the pharmacy. |
| الحمى (al-ḥummā) | بقي في السرير بسبب حمى شديدة. (baqiya fī as-sarīr bisabab ḥummā shadīdah.) | the fever — He stayed in bed because of a high fever. |
👉 Practice Deck 8: Arabic — Body Parts, Health, Doctor & Pharmacy (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 9: Animals, Pets, Nature & Weather (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Animals (الكلب al-kalb, القطة al-qiṭṭah, الطائر aṭ-ṭāʾir), landscapes (الشجرة ash-shajarah, الزهرة az-zahrah, النهر an-nahr, البحر al-baḥr, الجبل al-jabal), and weather (الشمس ash-shams, المطر al-maṭar). Why it matters: Compare القمر (al-qamar — the moon) with الشمس (ash-shams — the sun): the article's l is pronounced before q, but assimilates to the following sh in ash-shams.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| الكلب (al-kalb) | الكلب يجري بسعادة في الحديقة. (al-kalb yajrī bi-saʿādah fī al-ḥadīqah.) | the dog — The dog runs happily in the park. |
| القطة (al-qiṭṭah) | القطة تنام على الأريكة الدافئة. (al-qiṭṭah tanāmu ʿalā al-arīkah ad-dāfiʾah.) | the cat — The cat sleeps on the warm sofa. |
| الطائر (aṭ-ṭāʾir) | طائر صغير يغرد في الشجرة. (ṭāʾir ṣaghīr yugharridu fī ash-shajarah.) | the bird — A small bird sings in the tree. |
| الشجرة (ash-shajarah) | تنمو شجرة بلوط قديمة في ساحة بيتنا. (tanmū shajarat ballūṭ qadīmah fī sāḥat baytinā.) | the tree — An old oak tree grows in our yard. |
| الزهرة (az-zahrah) | رائحة هذه الأزهار الربيعية رائعة. (rāʾiḥat hādhihi al-azhār ar-rabīʿiyyah rāʾiʿah.) | the flower — These spring flowers smell wonderful. |
| النهر (an-nahr) | جسر حجري يعبر النهر الواسع. (jisr ḥajariyy yaʿburu an-nahr al-wāsiʿ.) | the river — A stone bridge crosses the wide river. |
| البحر (al-baḥr) | نحب السباحة في البحر الدافئ. (nuḥibbu as-sibāḥah fī al-baḥr ad-dāfiʾ.) | the sea — We love swimming in the warm sea. |
| الجبل (al-jabal) | الثلج يغطي قمة الجبل العالي. (ath-thalj yughaṭṭī qimmat al-jabal al-ʿālī.) | the mountain — Snow covers the top of the high mountain. |
| الشمس (ash-shams) | تشرق الشمس مبكرًا في الصيف. (tushriqu ash-shams mubakkiran fī aṣ-ṣayf.) | the sun — The sun rises early in the summer. |
| المطر (al-maṭar) | هطل مطر غزير طوال فترة بعد الظهر. (haṭala maṭar ghazīr ṭawāla fatrat baʿd aẓ-ẓuhr.) | the rain — Heavy rain fell throughout the afternoon. |
👉 Practice Deck 9: Arabic — Animals, Pets, Nature & Weather (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 10: Travel, Airport, Train, Hotel & Directions (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Airports (المطار al-maṭār, الطائرة aṭ-ṭāʾirah, جواز السفر jawāz as-safar), transit (القطار al-qiṭār, محطة القطار maḥaṭṭat al-qiṭār, التذكرة at-tadhkirah), hotels (الفندق al-funduq), and directions (انعطف يسارًا inʿaṭif yasāran, انعطف يمينًا inʿaṭif yamīnan, سر إلى الأمام مباشرةً sir ilā al-amām mubāsharatan).
Why it matters: See the root ṭ-y-r (flying) in action: طائر (ṭāʾir — bird), طائرة (ṭāʾira — airplane), and مطار (maṭār — place of flying = airport)!
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| المطار (al-maṭār) | وصلنا إلى المطار مبكرًا بساعتين. (waṣalnā ilā al-maṭār mubakkiran bi-sāʿatayn.) | the airport — We arrived at the airport two hours early. |
| الطائرة (aṭ-ṭāʾirah) | أقلعت الطائرة في الموعد. (aqlaʿat aṭ-ṭāʾiratu fī al-mawʿidi.) | the airplane — The airplane took off on time. |
| جواز السفر (jawāz as-safar) | أظهر جواز سفرك عند مراقبة الحدود. (aẓhir jawāz safarik ʿinda murāqabat al-ḥudūd.) | the passport — Show your passport at border control. |
| القطار (al-qiṭār) | يغادر القطار السريع من الرصيف رقم ثلاثة. (yughādiru al-qiṭār as-sarīʿ min ar-raṣīf raqam thalāthah.) | the train — The fast train leaves from platform three. |
| محطة القطار (maḥaṭṭat al-qiṭār) | قابلني خارج محطة القطار الرئيسية. (qābilnī khārij maḥaṭṭat al-qiṭār ar-raʾīsiyyah.) | the train station — Meet me outside the main train station. |
| التذكرة (at-tadhkirah) | اشتريت تذكرة ذهاب وعودة عبر الإنترنت. (ishtaraytu tadhkirat dhahāb wa-ʿawdah ʿabra al-intarnit.) | the ticket — I bought a round-trip ticket online. |
| الفندق (al-funduq) | فندقنا يطل على ساحة البلدة القديمة. (funduqunā yuṭillu ʿalā sāḥat al-baldah al-qadīmah.) | the hotel — Our hotel overlooks the old town square. |
| انعطف يسارًا (inʿaṭif yasāran) | انعطف يسارًا بعد مكتب البريد. (inʿaṭif yasāran baʿda maktab al-barīd.) | turn left — Turn left after the post office. |
| انعطف يمينًا (inʿaṭif yamīnan) | انعطف يمينًا عند التقاطع الثاني. (inʿaṭif yamīnan ʿinda at-taqāṭuʿ ath-thānī.) | turn right — Turn right at the second intersection. |
| سر إلى الأمام مباشرةً (sir ilā al-amām mubāsharatan) | سر إلى الأمام مباشرةً لمسافة مربعين سكنيين. (sir ilā al-amām mubāsharatan li-masāfat murabbaʿayn sakaniyyayn.) | go straight — Go straight ahead for two blocks. |
👉 Practice Deck 10: Arabic — Travel, Airport, Train, Hotel & Directions (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 11: City Places, Shops, Money & Everyday Errands (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: City places (مدينة madīna, حديقة ḥadīqa, سوبرماركت, مخبز makhbaz, بنك bank, مكتب بريد maktab barīd, مكتبة maktaba) and shopping/money (مال māl, سعر siʿr, بطاقة ائتمان biṭāqat iʾtimān). Why it matters: Notice related words in the kh-b-z family: مخبز (makhbaz — bakery) and خبز (khubz — bread). The k-t-b family connects مكتبة (maktaba — library) with كتب (kataba — he wrote).
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| مدينة (madīna) | هذه المدينة نابضة بالحياة جدًا. (hādhihi al-madīnah nābiḍah bi-l-ḥayāh jiddan.) | city — This city is very lively. |
| حديقة (ḥadīqa) | الأطفال يلعبون في الحديقة. (al-aṭfāl yalʿabūna fī al-ḥadīqah.) | park — Children play in the park. |
| سوبرماركت (sūbirmārkit) | أشتري الطعام من السوبرماركت. (ashtarī aṭ-ṭaʿām min as-sūbirmārkit.) | supermarket — I buy food at the supermarket. |
| مخبز (makhbaz) | تفوح من المخبز رائحة الخبز الدافئ. (tafūḥu min al-makhbaz rāʾiḥat al-khubz ad-dāfiʾ.) | bakery — The bakery smells like warm bread. |
| بنك (bank) | يفتح البنك في التاسعة. (yaftaḥu al-bank fī at-tāsiʿah.) | bank — The bank opens at nine. |
| مكتب بريد (maktab barīd) | أرسلت طردًا من مكتب البريد. (arsaltu ṭardan min maktab al-barīd.) | post office — I sent a package from the post office. |
| مكتبة (maktaba) | من فضلك، التزم الهدوء في المكتبة. (min faḍlik, iltazim al-hudūʾ fī al-maktabah.) | library — Please be quiet in the library. |
| مال (māl) | هي تدخر المال لرحلتها. (hiya taddakhiru al-māl li-riḥlatihā.) | money — She saves money for her trip. |
| سعر (siʿr) | ما هو سعر هذا القميص؟ (mā huwa siʿr hādhā al-qamīṣ?) | price — What is the price of this shirt? |
| بطاقة ائتمان (biṭāqat iʾtimān) | هل يمكنني الدفع ببطاقة ائتمان؟ (hal yumkinunī ad-dafʿ bi-biṭāqat iʾtimān?) | credit card — Can I pay by credit card? |
👉 Practice Deck 11: Arabic — City Places, Shops, Money & Everyday Errands (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 12: School, Work, Office, Tech & Professions (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Education and work (مدرسة madrasa, جامعة jāmiʿa, كتاب kitāb, دفتر daftar, حاسوب ḥāsūb, هاتف hātif, إنترنت, مكتب maktab, معلم muʿallim, طالب ṭālib).
Why it matters: Essential for students and professionals working across the MENA region, combining classical roots (d-r-s, ʿ-l-m, ḥ-s-b) with modern tech terms.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| مدرسة (madrasa) | تبدأ الدراسة في المدرسة في الثامنة. (tabdaʾu ad-dirāsah fī al-madrasah fī ath-thāminah.) | school — School starts at eight. |
| جامعة (jāmiʿa) | تدرس القانون في الجامعة. (tadrusu al-qānūn fī al-jāmiʿah.) | university — She studies law at the university. |
| كتاب (kitāb) | في هذا الكتاب قصة رائعة. (fī hādhā al-kitāb qiṣṣah rāʾiʿah.) | book — This book has a great story. |
| دفتر (daftar) | اكتب ذلك في دفترك. (uktub dhālika fī daftarik.) | notebook — Write it in your notebook. |
| حاسوب (ḥāsūb) | حاسوبي سريع جدًا. (ḥāsūbī sarīʿ jiddan.) | computer — My computer is very fast. |
| هاتف (hātif) | أين وضعت هاتفي؟ (ayna waḍaʿtu hātifī?) | phone — Where did I put my phone? |
| إنترنت (intarnit) | الإنترنت اللاسلكي يعمل جيدًا. (al-intarnit al-lāsilkī yaʿmalu jayyidan.) | internet — The wireless internet works well. |
| مكتب (maktab) | تعمل في مكتب حديث. (taʿmalu fī maktab ḥadīth.) | office — She works in a modern office. |
| معلم (muʿallim) | معلمنا يشرح الأمور بوضوح. (muʿallimunā yashraḥu al-umūr bi-wuḍūḥ.) | teacher — Our teacher explains things clearly. |
| طالب (ṭālib) | لكل طالب كتاب مدرسي. (li-kulli ṭālib kitāb madrasī.) | student — Every student has a textbook. |
👉 Practice Deck 12: Arabic — School, Work, Office, Tech & Professions (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 13: Top 32 Essential Everyday Action Verbs (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: The 32 core Arabic verbs (يذهب yadhhabu, يأتي yaʾtī, يأكل yaʾkulu, يشرب yashrabu, ينام yanāmu, يتكلم yatakallamu, يرى yarā, يقرأ yaqraʾu, يشتري yashtarī, يتعلم yataʿallamu). Why it matters: The Arabic headwords here use the third-person masculine singular past form, such as ذهب (dhahaba). The examples use forms suited to each context, including present statements, requests, commands and past actions.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| ذهب (dhahaba) | أذهب إلى العمل مبكراً (adhhabu ilā al-ʿamal mubakkiran). | to go — I go to work early. |
| جاء (jāʾa) | من فضلك، تعال إلى حفلتنا. (min faḍlika, taʿāla ilā ḥaflatinā.) | to come — Please come to our party. |
| أكل (akala) | نأكل الغداء ظهراً (naʾkulu al-ghadāʾ ẓuhran). | to eat — We eat lunch at noon. |
| شرب (shariba) | اشرب الكثير من الماء البارد. (ishrab al-kathīr min al-māʾ al-bārid.) | to drink — Drink plenty of cold water. |
| نام (nāma) | ينام الرضيع بهدوء شديد. (yanāmu ar-raḍīʿ bi-hudūʾ shadīd.) | to sleep — The baby sleeps very peacefully. |
| تكلم (takallama) | تتكلم ثلاث لغات بطلاقة. (tatakallamu thalāth lughāt bi-ṭalāqah.) | to speak — She speaks three languages fluently. |
| رأى (raʾā) | هل يمكنك رؤية الجبال؟ (hal yumkinuka ruʾyat al-jibāl?) | to see — Can you see the mountains? |
| قرأ (qaraʾa) | يقرأ الأخبار يوميًا. (yaqraʾu al-akhbār yawmiyyan.) | to read — He reads the news daily. |
| اشترى (ishtarā) | أريد شراء خبز طازج. (urīdu shirāʾ khubz ṭāzaj.) | to buy — I want to buy fresh bread. |
| تعلم (taʿallama) | أتعلم لغة جديدة (ataʿallamu lugha jadīda). | to learn — I am learning a new language. |
👉 Practice Deck 13: Arabic — Top 32 Essential Everyday Action Verbs (32 Flashcards) →
Deck 14: Top 32 Essential Adjectives & Opposites (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: 32 descriptive words and common contrasts (كبير/صغير kabīr/ṣaghīr, جيد/سيئ jayyid/sayyiʾ, جديد/قديم jadīd/qadīm, ساخن/بارد sākhin/bārid, سهل/صعب sahl/ṣaʿb).
Why it matters: Notice how the pattern faʿīl (فَعِيل) forms many common Arabic adjectives: كبير kabīr (big), صغير ṣaghīr (small), جديد jadīd (new), قديم qadīm (old), جميل jamīl (beautiful), سعيد saʿīd (happy)!
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| كبير (kabīr) | يعيشون في بيت كبير. (yaʿīshūna fī bayt kabīr.) | big — They live in a big house. |
| صغير (ṣaghīr) | هذه الحقيبة الصغيرة عملية. (hādhihi al-ḥaqībah aṣ-ṣaghīrah ʿamaliyyah.) | small — This small bag is handy. |
| جيد (jayyid) | تلك فكرة جيدة جدًا. (tilka fikrah jayyidah jiddan.) | good — That is a very good idea. |
| سيئ (sayyiʾ) | الطقس سيئ اليوم (al-ṭaqs sayyiʾ al-yawm). | bad — The weather is bad today. |
| جديد (jadīd) | اشتريت زوجًا جديدًا من الأحذية. (ishtaraytu zawjan jadīdan min al-aḥdhiyah.) | new — I bought a new pair of shoes. |
| قديم (qadīm) | تلك القلعة قديمة جدًا. (tilka al-qalʿah qadīmah jiddan.) | old — That castle is very old. |
| ساخن (sākhin) | احذر، الحساء ساخن. (iḥdhar, al-ḥasāʾ sākhin.) | hot — Careful, the soup is hot. |
| بارد (bārid) | رياح الشتاء باردة. (riyāḥ ash-shitāʾ bāridah.) | cold — The winter wind is cold. |
| سهل (sahl) | السؤال الأول سهل (al-suʾāl al-awwal sahl). | easy — The first question is easy. |
| صعب (ṣaʿb) | تسلق ذلك الجبل صعب. (tasalluq dhālika al-jabal ṣaʿb.) | difficult — Climbing that mountain is difficult. |
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Deck 15: Feelings, Emotions, Personality & Hobbies (32 Cards)
What this deck covers: Emotions (سعيد saʿīd, حزين ḥazīn, متعب mutʿab, هادئ hādiʾ, متحمس mutaḥammis), character traits (لطيف laṭīf, ودود wadūd), and hobbies (موسيقى mūsīqā, فيلم fīlm, قراءة qirāʾa). Why it matters: Equips you to express feelings, compliments, and personal interests with warmth and fluency.
| Target Word + Romanization | Example Sentence (with Romanization) | English Meaning & Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| سعيد (saʿīd) | هي سعيدة بالخبر. (hiya saʿīdah bil-khabar.) | happy — She is happy with the news. |
| حزين (ḥazīn) | كانت نهاية الفيلم حزينة. (kānat nihāyat al-fīlm ḥazīnah.) | sad — The ending of the movie was sad. |
| متعب (mutʿab) | أشعر بالتعب بعد الجري. (ashʿuru bit-taʿab baʿda al-jary.) | tired — I feel tired after running. |
| هادئ (hādiʾ) | البحر الأزرق هادئ. (al-baḥr al-azraq hādiʾ.) | calm — The blue sea is calm. |
| متحمس (mutaḥammis) | الأطفال متحمسون للرحلة (al-aṭfāl mutaḥammisūna lil-riḥla). | excited — The kids are excited to travel. |
| لطيف (laṭīf) | شكرًا لك على كلماتك اللطيفة. (shukran laka ʿalā kalimātika al-laṭīfah.) | kind — Thank you for your kind words. |
| ودود (wadūd) | الجميع في النادي ودودون. (al-jamīʿ fī an-nādī wadūdūn.) | friendly — Everyone at the club is friendly. |
| موسيقى (mūsīqā) | تُعزف موسيقى هادئة في الغرفة. (tuʿzafu mūsīqā hādiʾah fī al-ghurfah.) | music — Soft music plays in the room. |
| فيلم (fīlm) | شاهدنا فيلم مغامرات. (shāhadnā fīlm mughāmarāt.) | movie — We watched an adventure movie. |
| قراءة (qirāʾa) | القراءة في هدوء تساعدني على الاسترخاء. (al-qirāʾah fī hudūʾ tusāʿidunī ʿalā al-istirkhāʾ.) | reading — Quiet reading helps me relax. |
👉 Practice Deck 15: Arabic — Feelings, Emotions, Personality & Hobbies (32 Flashcards) →
30-Day Spaced Repetition Study Schedule for Arabic (480 Core Words)
- Days 1–7 (Right-to-Left Script + Decks 1–3 — Greetings, Numbers & Home): Trace the Arabic words from right to left while reading the Romanization aloud. Focus on spotting the 6 non-connecting letters (
ا، د، ذ، ر، ز، و) and the feminine endingة (-a). - Days 8–15 (Decks 4–7 — Food, Groceries, Family & Clothing): Study 16–32 new cards daily and clear your Spaced Repetition review queue. Practice attaching
الـ (al-)and possessive suffixes (-ī"my",-uka/-uki"your") to family and food nouns. - Days 16–23 (Decks 8–11 — Health, Nature, Transit & City Errands): Start hunting for 3-consonant roots across decks—notice how خبز (khubz — bread) in Deck 4 links to مخبز (makhbaz — bakery) in Deck 11, and طائر (ṭāʾir — bird) in Deck 9 links to طائرة (ṭāʾira — airplane) and مطار (maṭār — airport) in Deck 10!
- Days 24–30 (Decks 12–15 — Work, 32 Core Verbs, 32 Adjectives & Emotions): Combine the 32 present-tense action verbs and 32 adjectives with the nouns from Decks 1–12 to speak complete Arabic sentences aloud.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Learning Arabic Vocabulary
Should I learn Modern Standard Arabic (MSA / Fuṣḥā) or a dialect first?
Modern Standard Arabic (الفصحى — al-Fuṣḥā) is the universal standard understood across all 22 Arabic-speaking countries in books, newspapers, road signs, menus, subtitles, and formal conversation. Furthermore, over 80% of concrete everyday nouns (such as māʾ water, khubz bread, bayt house, kitāb book, funduq hotel, maṭār airport) are shared across both MSA and major spoken dialects (Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf). Starting with these 480 core words gives you a foundation that works everywhere.
Why aren't short vowels (a, i, u) written in everyday Arabic text?
Because Arabic words follow strict root-and-pattern (wazn) templates, fluent readers automatically know the short vowels from the consonant pattern—just as an English speaker instantly reads "wlcm t cr" in context. On Flashcards World, every card pairs the authentic unvocalized/natural Arabic script with full academic Romanization (a, i, u, ā, ī, ū) so you learn both real-world reading and exact pronunciation simultaneously.
How do I pronounce the Arabic letters ع (ʿayn) and ح (ḥāʾ)?
ح (ḥ): A deep, breathy voicelesshwhispered from the throat (like fogging up a pair of glasses), heard in مرحباً (marḥaban), صباح (ṣabāḥ), and حليب (ḥalīb).ع (ʿ): The voiced partner ofḥ, produced by gently constricting the pharynx while vibrating the vocal cords, heard in عائلة (ʿāʾila — family), ساعة (sāʿa — hour/clock), and مطعم (maṭʿam — restaurant).
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