Arabic — top 89 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | السلام عليكم (as-salāmu ʿalaykum) | hello (peace be upon you) |
| 2 | وعليكم السلام (wa ʿalaykum as-salām) | and upon you peace (reply) |
| 3 | مرحبا (marḥaban) | hello / welcome |
| 4 | كيف حالك؟ (kayfa ḥāluka?) | how are you? |
| 5 | أنا بخير (anā bi-khayr) | I'm fine |
| 6 | شكرا (shukran) | thank you |
| 7 | عفوا (ʿafwan) | you're welcome / excuse me |
| 8 | من فضلك (min faḍlik) | please |
| 9 | نعم (naʿam) | yes |
| 10 | لا (lā) | no |
| 11 | آسف (āsif) | sorry |
| 12 | مع السلامة (maʿa as-salāma) | goodbye |
| 13 | ما اسمك؟ (mā ismuka?) | what's your name? |
| 14 | اسمي ... (ismī ...) | my name is ... |
| 15 | أنا (anā) | I |
| 16 | أنت (anta / anti) | you |
| 17 | هو (huwa) | he |
| 18 | هي (hiya) | she |
| 19 | نحن (naḥnu) | we |
| 20 | هم (hum) | they |
| 21 | رجل (rajul) | man |
| 22 | امرأة (imraʾa) | woman |
| 23 | ولد (walad) | boy |
| 24 | بنت (bint) | girl |
| 25 | أم (umm) | mother |
| 26 | أب (ab) | father |
| 27 | ابن (ibn) | son |
| 28 | ابنة (ibna) | daughter |
| 29 | أخ (akh) | brother |
| 30 | أخت (ukht) | sister |
| 31 | صديق (ṣadīq) | friend |
| 32 | عائلة (ʿāʾila) | family |
| 33 | ماء (māʾ) | water |
| 34 | طعام (ṭaʿām) | food |
| 35 | خبز (khubz) | bread |
| 36 | أرز (aruzz) | rice |
| 37 | لحم (laḥm) | meat |
| 38 | حليب (ḥalīb) | milk |
| 39 | قهوة (qahwa) | coffee |
| 40 | شاي (shāy) | tea |
| 41 | ملح (milḥ) | salt |
| 42 | سكر (sukkar) | sugar |
| 43 | واحد (wāḥid) | one |
| 44 | اثنان (ithnān) | two |
| 45 | ثلاثة (thalātha) | three |
| 46 | أربعة (arbaʿa) | four |
| 47 | خمسة (khamsa) | five |
| 48 | ستة (sitta) | six |
| 49 | سبعة (sabʿa) | seven |
| 50 | ثمانية (thamāniya) | eight |
| 51 | تسعة (tisʿa) | nine |
| 52 | عشرة (ʿashara) | ten |
| 53 | مئة (miʾa) | hundred |
| 54 | ألف (alf) | thousand |
| 55 | ذهب (dhahaba) | to go |
| 56 | جاء (jāʾa) | to come |
| 57 | كان (kāna) | to be (was) |
| 58 | فعل (faʿala) | to do |
| 59 | عمل (ʿamila) | to work / do |
| 60 | رأى (raʾā) | to see |
| 61 | سمع (samiʿa) | to hear |
| 62 | تكلم (takallama) | to speak |
| 63 | أكل (akala) | to eat |
| 64 | شرب (shariba) | to drink |
| 65 | نام (nāma) | to sleep |
| 66 | قرأ (qaraʾa) | to read |
| 67 | كتب (kataba) | to write |
| 68 | فهم (fahima) | to understand |
| 69 | أراد (arāda) | to want |
| 70 | جيد (jayyid) | good |
| 71 | سيئ (sayyiʾ) | bad |
| 72 | كبير (kabīr) | big |
| 73 | صغير (ṣaghīr) | small |
| 74 | حار (ḥārr) | hot |
| 75 | بارد (bārid) | cold |
| 76 | جديد (jadīd) | new |
| 77 | قديم (qadīm) | old |
| 78 | ماذا؟ (mādhā?) | what? |
| 79 | من؟ (man?) | who? |
| 80 | أين؟ (ayna?) | where? |
| 81 | متى؟ (matā?) | when? |
| 82 | لماذا؟ (limādhā?) | why? |
| 83 | كيف؟ (kayfa?) | how? |
| 84 | و (wa) | and |
| 85 | لكن (lākin) | but |
| 86 | اليوم (al-yawm) | today |
| 87 | غدا (ghadan) | tomorrow |
| 88 | الآن (al-ān) | now |
| 89 | بيت (bayt) | house / home |