Building Your Arabic Vocabulary: 50 Key Words with Sentences

سَيَّارَة
Translation: Car
Transliteration: Sayyārah
Sentence: قُدتُ السَّيَّارَةَ بِسُرعَةٍ.
Transliteration: Qudtu as-sayyārata bisur‘atin.
Translation: I drove the car fast.

قَلَم
Translation: Pen
Transliteration: Qalam
Sentence: كَتَبْتُ بِالقَلَمِ الأزْرَقِ.
Transliteration: Katabtu bil-qalami al-azraqi.
Translation: I wrote with the blue pen.

مَاء
Translation: Water
Transliteration: Mā’
Sentence: شَرِبْتُ كوبًا مِنَ المَاءِ.
Transliteration: Sharibtu kūban mina al-mā’.
Translation: I drank a cup of water.

سَمَك
Translation: Fish
Transliteration: Samak
Sentence: أَكَلْتُ سَمَكًا طازَجًا.
Transliteration: Akaltu samakan tāzajan.
Translation: I ate fresh fish.

بَيت
Translation: House
Transliteration: Bayt
Sentence: عُدْتُ إلى البَيتِ بَعْدَ العَمَلِ.
Transliteration: ʿudtu 'ilā al-bayti baʿda al-ʿamali.
Translation: I returned home after work.

ساعَة
Translation: Hour / Watch
Transliteration: Sāʿah
Sentence: اِشتَرَيْتُ ساعَةً جَديدَةً.
Transliteration: Ishtaraytu sāʿatan jadīdatan.
Translation: I bought a new watch.

شَمْس
Translation: Sun
Transliteration: Shams
Sentence: تَشرُقُ الشَّمسُ في الصَّباحِ.
Transliteration: Tashruqu ash-shamsu fī aṣ-ṣabāḥi.
Translation: The sun rises in the morning.

قَمَر
Translation: Moon
Transliteration: Qamar
Sentence: نَظَرْتُ إلى القَمَرِ في اللَّيلِ.
Transliteration: Nazartu 'ilā al-qamari fi al-layli.
Translation: I looked at the moon at night.

قَهْوَة
Translation: Coffee
Transliteration: Qahwah
Sentence: شَرِبْتُ فِنْجانَ قَهْوَةٍ.
Transliteration: Sharibtu finjāna qahwatin.
Translation: I drank a cup of coffee.

زَهْرَة
Translation: Flower
Transliteration: Zahrah
Sentence: قَطَفْتُ زَهْرَةً جَميلَةً.
Transliteration: Qaṭaftu zahrah jamīlah.
Translation: I picked a beautiful flower.

بحَر
Translation: Sea
Transliteration: Baḥr
Sentence: سَبَحْتُ في البَحْرِ أمسِ.
Transliteration: Sabaḥtu fī al-baḥri amsi.
Translation: I swam in the sea yesterday.

كُرْسِيّ
Translation: Chair
Transliteration: Kursiyy
Sentence: جَلَسْتُ على الكُرْسِيّ.
Transliteration: Jalastu 'alā al-kursiyy.
Translation: I sat on the chair.

باب
Translation: Door
Transliteration: Bāb
Sentence: فَتَحْتُ البَابَ بِبُطءٍ.
Transliteration: Fataḥtu al-bāba bibuṭ'in.
Translation: I opened the door slowly.

نافِذَة
Translation: Window
Transliteration: Nāfidha
Sentence: نَظَرْتُ مِنَ النّافِذَةِ.
Transliteration: Nazartu mina an-nāfidha.
Translation: I looked through the window.

طاوِلَة
Translation: Table
Transliteration: Ṭāwilah
Sentence: وَضَعْتُ الكِتابَ على الطاوِلَةِ.
Transliteration: Wadaʿtu al-kitāba ʿalā aṭ-ṭāwilah.
Translation: I placed the book on the table.

صَديق
Translation: Friend
Transliteration: Ṣadīq
Sentence: لَعِبْتُ مَعَ صَديقي في الحَديقَةِ.
Transliteration: Laʿibtu maʿa ṣadīqī fi al-ḥadīqah.
Translation: I played with my friend in the park.

جَبَل
Translation: Mountain
Transliteration: Jabal
Sentence: تَسَلَّقْتُ الجَبَلَ أمسِ.
Transliteration: Tasallaqtu al-jabala amsi.
Translation: I climbed the mountain yesterday.

شُرْطَة
Translation: Police
Transliteration: Shurṭah
Sentence: اِتَّصَلْتُ بالشُّرْطَةِ في الحالِ.
Transliteration: Ittasalatu bi ash-shurṭah fi al-ḥāl.
Translation: I called the police immediately.

لَحْم
Translation: Meat
Transliteration: Laḥm
Sentence: أَكَلْتُ لَحْمًا مَشوِيًّا.
Transliteration: Akaltu laḥman mashwiyyan.
Translation: I ate grilled meat.

طائِرَة
Translation: Airplane
Transliteration: Ṭā'irah
Sentence: سَافَرْتُ بالطّائِرَةِ إلى بَاريس.
Transliteration: Sāfartu biṭ-ṭā'irah 'ilā Bārīs.
Translation: I traveled by airplane to Paris.

حَقيبَة
Translation: Bag
Transliteration: Ḥaqībah
Sentence: وَضَعْتُ الكُتُبَ في الحَقيبَةِ.
Transliteration: Wadaʿtu al-kutuba fi al-ḥaqībah.
Translation: I put the books in the bag.

مِفْتاح
Translation: Key
Transliteration: Miftāḥ
Sentence: فَقَدْتُ مِفْتاحَ السَّيَّارَةِ.
Transliteration: Faqadtu miftāḥa as-sayyārah.
Translation: I lost the car key.

مَكتَب
Translation: Desk
Transliteration: Maktab
Sentence: جَلَسْتُ على المَكتَبِ لِلمُذاكَرَةِ.
Transliteration: Jalastu 'alā al-maktabi lil-mudhākara.
Translation: I sat at the desk to study.

قَلْب
Translation: Heart
Transliteration: Qalb
Sentence: شَعَرْتُ بِفَرْحَةٍ في قَلْبِي.
Transliteration: Shaʿartu bifarḥatin fī qalbī.
Translation: I felt joy in my heart.

نَجْمَة
Translation: Star
Transliteration: Najmah
Sentence: نَظَرْتُ إلى النُّجُومِ في السَّماءِ.
Transliteration: Nazartu ilā an-nujūm fī as-samā'.
Translation: I looked at the stars in the sky.

قِطَّة
Translation: Cat
Transliteration: Qiṭṭah
Sentence: لَعِبْتُ مَعَ القِطَّةِ في البَيْتِ.
Transliteration: Laʿibtu maʿa al-qiṭṭah fī al-bayt.
Translation: I played with the cat at home.

كَلْب
Translation: Dog
Transliteration: Kalb
Sentence: مَشَيْتُ مَعَ الكَلْبِ في الحَديقَةِ.
Transliteration: Mashaytu maʿa al-kalb fī al-ḥadīqah.
Translation: I walked with the dog in the park.

طَبيب
Translation: Doctor
Transliteration: Ṭabīb
Sentence: زُرْتُ الطَّبيبَ لِلفَحصِ.
Transliteration: Zur'tu aṭ-ṭabīb lil-faḥṣ.
Translation: I visited the doctor for a check-up.

سَماء
Translation: Sky
Transliteration: Samā'
Sentence: السَّماءُ صَافِيَةٌ اليَومَ.
Transliteration: As-samā'u ṣāfiyah al-yawm.
Translation: The sky is clear today.

وَرَقَة
Translation: Paper
Transliteration: Waraqah
Sentence: كَتَبْتُ رِسالَةً على وَرَقَةٍ.
Transliteration: Katabtu risālatan ʿalā waraqah.
Translation: I wrote a letter on a piece of paper.

حَدِيقَة
Translation: Garden/Park
Transliteration: Ḥadīqah
Sentence: جَلَسْتُ في الحَديقَةِ وَقَرَأْتُ كِتابًا.
Transliteration: Jalastu fī al-ḥadīqah waqara'tu kitāban.
Translation: I sat in the garden and read a book.

نَظَّارَة
Translation: Glasses
Transliteration: Naẓẓārah
Sentence: اِرْتَدَيْتُ النَّظَّارَةَ لِقِراءَةِ الكِتابِ.
Transliteration: Irtadaytu an-naẓẓārah liqirā'at al-kitāb.
Translation: I wore glasses to read the book.

مَطعَم
Translation: Restaurant
Transliteration: Maṭʿam
Sentence: تَناوَلْتُ الغَداءَ في مَطعَمٍ جَميلٍ.
Transliteration: Tanāwaltu al-ghadā’ fī maṭʿam jameel.
Translation: I had lunch in a beautiful restaurant.

نَهْر
Translation: River
Transliteration: Nahr
Sentence: مَشَيْتُ على ضِفافِ النَّهْرِ.
Transliteration: Mashaytu ʿalā ḍifāf an-nahr.
Translation: I walked along the riverbank.

حافِلَة
Translation: Bus
Transliteration: Ḥāfilah
Sentence: رَكِبْتُ الحافِلَةَ إلى المَدِينَةِ.
Transliteration: Rakibtu al-ḥāfilah 'ilā al-madīnah.
Translation: I took the bus to the city.

لُغَة
Translation: Language
Transliteration: Lughah
Sentence: أَتَعَلَّمُ لُغَةً جَديدَةً.
Transliteration: Atʿallamu lughah jadīdah.
Translation: I am learning a new language.

مُسْتَشْفى
Translation: Hospital
Transliteration: Mustashfā
Sentence: ذَهَبْتُ إلى المُسْتَشْفى لِزِيارَةِ مَرِيضٍ.
Transliteration: Dhahabtu 'ilā al-mustashfā liziyārat marīḍ.
Translation: I went to the hospital to visit a patient.

طِفْل
Translation: Child
Transliteration: Ṭifl
Sentence: لَعِبَ الطِّفْلُ في الحَديقَةِ.
Transliteration: Laʿiba aṭ-ṭifl fī al-ḥadīqah.
Translation: The child played in the park.

قَرْيَة
Translation: Village
Transliteration: Qaryah
Sentence: زُرْتُ قَرْيَةً صَغيرَةً في الجَبَلِ.
Transliteration: Zurtu qaryah ṣaghīrah fī al-jabal.
Translation: I visited a small village in the mountains.

مَكْتَبَة
Translation: Library
Transliteration: Maktabah
Sentence: اِسْتَعَرْتُ كِتابًا مِنَ المَكْتَبَةِ.
Transliteration: Istaʿartu kitāban mina al-maktabah.
Translation: I borrowed a book from the library.

حَليب
Translation: Milk
Transliteration: Ḥalīb
Sentence: شَرِبْتُ كَوبَ حَليبٍ في الصَّباحِ.
Transliteration: Sharibtu kaʾs ḥalīb fī aṣ-ṣabāḥ.
Translation: I drank a glass of milk in the morning.

شَيْء
Translation: Thing
Transliteration: Shayʾ
Sentence: نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا في البَيْتِ.
Transliteration: Nasītu shay'an fī al-bayt.
Translation: I forgot something at home.

حافَة
Translation: Edge
Transliteration: Ḥāfah
Sentence: وَقَفْتُ على حافَةِ الجَسْرِ.
Transliteration: Waqaftu ʿalā ḥāfat al-jasr.
Translation: I stood at the edge of the bridge.

يَوم
Translation: Day
Transliteration: Yawm
Sentence: قَضَيْتُ يَومًا جَميلًا في الشَّاطِئِ.
Transliteration: Qaḍaytu yawman jamīlan fī ash-shāṭi'.
Translation: I spent a beautiful day at the beach.

لَيْلَة
Translation: Night
Transliteration: Laylah
Sentence: أَمْضَيْتُ لَيْلَةً سَعيدَةً مَعَ أَصْدِقائِي.
Transliteration: Amḍaytu laylah saʿīdah maʿa aṣdiqā’ī.
Translation: I spent a happy night with my friends.

وَقْت
Translation: Time
Transliteration: Waqt
Sentence: لا أَمْلِكُ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الوَقْتِ.
Transliteration: Lā amlīk kathīr min al-waqt.
Translation: I don't have much time.

حَرارَة
Translation: Temperature
Transliteration: Ḥarārah
Sentence: اِرْتَفعَت الحَرارَةُ اليوم.

Transliteration: Irtafaʿat al-ḥarārah al-yawm.

Translation: The temperature rose today.

رِسالَة
Translation: Letter
Transliteration: Risālah
Sentence: كَتَبْتُ رِسالَةً إلى صَديقي.
Transliteration: Katabtu risālatan ilā ṣadīqī.
Translation: I wrote a letter to my friend.

Learning Arabic can help you understand a rich culture and history. By familiarizing yourself with these common words and their usage in sentences, you're taking an important step toward fluency. By familiarizing yourself with these common words and their usage in sentences, you're taking a step toward fluency. Keep practicing, and over time, these words will become a natural part of your vocabulary, allowing you to express yourself more effectively in Arabic. Have a great learning!