This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Arabic like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Arabic Classes.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Arabic is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Arabic is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 4 columns (English, Arabic, Pronunciation and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Adjectives List in Arabic
Adjectives
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
Tall
طويل
taweel
Short
قصير
kaseer
Big
كبير
kabeer
Wide
واسع
wase'
Long
طويل
taweel
Small
صغير
sagheer
Thick
سميك
sameek
Thin
رقيق
rakeek
New
جديد
jadeed
Old (opposite of new)
قديم
kadeem
Cheap
رخيص
rakhees
Expensive
غالي
ghalee
Young
شاب
shaab
Old (opposite of young)
عجوز
ajooz
Wrong
خاطئ
khate'
Right (correct)
صحيح
saheeh
Good
جيد
jayed
Bad
سيئ
saye'
Difficult
صعب
sa'b
Easy
سهل
sahl
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Arabic sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Arabic Adjectives in a Sentence
English
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
Am I right or wrong?
هل أنا محق أم مخطئ؟
hal ana muhiq am mukhte'?
Is he younger or older than you?
هل هو أصغر أم أكبر منك سنا؟
hal huwa asghar am akbar menka sinnan?
Is the test easy or difficult?
هل الإختبار سهل أم صعب؟
hal alekhtebar sahl am sa'b?
Is this book new or old?
هل هذا الكتاب جديد أم قديم؟
hal haza alketaab jadeed am kadeem?
This is so expensive
هذا مكلف جدا
haza mukalef jidan
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Arabic
Food
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
Breakfast
فطور
futoor
Lunch
غداء
ghada'
Dinner
عشاء
asha'
Meal
وجبة
wajba
Apples
تفاح
tufah
Avocados
أفوكادو
avocado
Bananas
موز
mooz
Beans
فاصوليا
fasulya
Bread
خبز
khuhbz
Butter
زبدة
zubda
Carrots
جزر
jazar
Cheese
جبن
jubn
Chicken
دجاج
dajaj
Coffee
قهوة
qahwa
Corn
ذرة
zura
Cucumbers
خيار
khyar
Eggs
بيض
bayd
Figs
تين
teen
Fish
سمك
samak
Food
طعام
ta'am
Fruit
فاكهة
fakeha
Garlic
ثوم
thawm
Grapes
عنب
enab
Ice cream
بوظة
booza
Lemons
ليمون
laymoon
Lettuce
خس
khass
Meat
لحم
lahm
Milk
حليب
haleeb
Olives
زيتون
zaytoon
Onions
بصل
basal
Orange juice
عصير البرتقال
aseer burtuqal
Oranges
برتقال
burtuqal
Peaches
خوخ
khookh
Pears
كمثرى
kumathra
Peppers
فلفل
fulful
Pineapples
أناناس
ananas
Pizza
بيتزا
pizza
Potatoes
بطاطا
batata
Pumpkin
يقطين
yakteen
Salad
سلطة
salata
Salt
ملح
melh
Sandwich
شطيرة
shatira
Soda (like Coke)
صودا
soda
Strawberries
فراولة
farawla
Sugar
سكر
sucar
Tea
شاي
shay
Tomatoes
طماطم
tamatem
Vegetables
خضروات
khadrawaat
Water
ماء
ma'
Watermelon
بطيخ
bateekh
Daily Conversation in Arabic
Finally, a list of sentences If you simply want to ask a question, please vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Arabic Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Arabic
English
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
Are you thirsty?
هل انت عطشان؟
hal anta atshaan?
I'm hungry
أنا جائع
ana ja'e'
Do you have a bottle of water?
هل لديك قنينة من الماء؟
hal ladaik keneenat ma'?
Breakfast is ready
الإفطار جاهز
aleftar jahez
What kind of food do you like?
أي نوع من الطعام تحب؟
ay naw' men ataam tuheb?
I like cheese
أنا أحب الجبن
ana uheb aljubn
Bananas taste sweet
الموز طعمه حلو
almawz ta'muh hulw
I don't like cucumber
أنا لا أحب الخيار
ana la uheb alkhyar
I like bananas
أنا أحب الموز
ana uheb almawz
Lemons taste sour
الليمون طعمه حامض
alaymoon ta'muh haamed
This fruit is delicious
هذه الفاكهة لذيذة
hazeh alfakeha lazeeza
Vegetables are healthy
الخضروات هي صحية
alkhadrawat hya sehya
Hi!
مرحبا!
marhaba!
Good morning!
صباح الخير!
sabah alkhyr!
Good afternoon!
مساء الخير!
masaa alkhyr!
Good evening!
مساء الخير!
masaa alkhyr!
Welcome!
!أهلا وسهلا
ahla wa sahla
How are you? (informal)
كيف حالك؟
kayf haluk?
How are you? (formal)
كيف حالكم؟
kayf halukum?
What's up? (colloquial)
ما الجديد؟
maljadeed?
I'm fine, thank you!
أنا بخير ,شكرا لك!
ana bekhyr, shukran lak!
And you? (informal)
و أنت؟
wa ant?
And you? (formal)
و أنتم؟
wa antum?
Good
بخير
bekhyr
Fun Facts
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
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