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Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!إستيقظ (ʾistiyqaẓa) wake up (verb)عندما يصيح الديك، سوف أستيقظʿindamā yaṣīḥu ad-dīk , sawfa ʾastayqiẓWhen the rooster crows, I will wake up.أنا أستيقظ كل صباح عند السادسة صباحاً.ʾanā ʾastayqiẓ kull ṣabāḥ ʿinda al-ssādisaẗi ṣabāḥanI wake up every morning at six o'clock a.m.الولد يستيقظ فى الصباحal-walad yastayqiẓ fi aṣ-ṣabāḥThe boy wakes up in the morning.الولد استيقظ في الصباحʾal-walad ʾistayqaẓ fi aṣ-ṣabāḥThe boy woke up in the morning.الرجل يستيقظ فى الصباحarraǧul yastayqiẓ fiṣ-ṣabāḥThe man is waking up.المرأة تستيقظ فى الصباحʾalmarʾah tastayqiẓ fi aṣ-ṣabāḥThe woman is waking up.الولد يستيقظ و يترك سريرهal-walad yastayqiẓ wa... Show more

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!أخت كبرى (ʾḫt kubrā) older sister (phrase)أخت كبرى و أخت صغرىʾuḫt kubrā wa ʾuḫt ṣuġrāolder sister and younger sisterلدي أخت كبرىladayya ʾuḫtun kubrāhave an older sisterOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!عامل البناء (ʿāmil al-bināʾ) construction workerتستطيع أن تحصل على راتب عالي كعامل بناء، ولكنه حقا عمل شاقtastaṭīʿu ʾan taḥṣula ʿalā rātibin ʿal-in kaʿāmili bināʾ, ūlakinnahu ḥaqqan ʿamalu šāqYou can earn a high salary as a construction worker, but it's really hard work.عامل البناء يقيس الخشبʿāmilu al-bināʾi yaqīsu al-ḫašabThe construction worker is measuring wood.عامل بناء عاطلʿāmil bināʾ ʿāṭilunemployed construction workerعامل بناء يعملʿāmilu bināʾ yaʿmalconstruction worker on the jobOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for... Show more

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!دب (dubb) bear (noun)الدب الأشهب يجري في النهرa-ddub al-ʾašhab yaǧrī fin-nahrThe brown bear is running in the river.الدببة حيوانات قوية.al-dibabaẗu ḥayawaānātun qawiyyahBears are strong animals.الدب الأشمط يجري في النهرal-dubbu al-ʾšmaṭ yaǧrī fil nahrThe grizzly bear is running in the river.دب بني كبيرdub bunnī kabīrbig brown bearOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!قبيح (qabīḥ) ugly (adjective).هذا كلب قبيح للغاية.haḏā kalbun qabīḥun lil-ġāyahThat is a very ugly dog.البطة القبيحة أصبحت بجعة جميلةal-baṭṭaẗ ul-qabīḥaẗu ʾaṣbaḥat baǧaʿaẗan ǧamīlahThe ugly duckling became a beautiful swan.حيوان قبيحḥayawān qabīḥugly animalشكل قبيحšaklun qabīḥugly figureوجه قبيحwaǧhun qabīḥugly faceOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!بومة (būmah) owlالبومة تحرك رأسها رأسا على عقبalbūmah tuḥarrik raʾsahā raʾan ʿalā ʿaqibThe owl is turning his head upside down!البومة تطير في الهواء.albūmah taṭīr fil samāʾThe owl is flying in the air.بومة طائرةbūmah tāʾirahflying owlOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!صيدلية (ṣaydaliyyah) pharmacyالصيدلية بجانب المستشفىal-ṣaīdaliyyah biǧānibi al-mustašfaāThe pharmacy is next to the hospital.الصيدلي يعمل في الصيدليةal-ṣaīdalī yaʿmalu fī al-ṣaīdaliyyahThe pharmacist is working at the pharmacy.صيدلية تعمل 24 ساعةṣaīdaliyyah taʿmal 24 sāʿah24-hour pharmacyصيدلي في صيدليةṣaīdalī fī ṣaīdaliyyahpharmacist at a pharmacyOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Arabic everyday with the free Arabic Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!بيضة (bayḍah) egg (noun)خمسة من صفار البيضḫamsah min ṣafār ab-bayḍfive egg yolksبيض مسلوقةbayḍ maslūqhard boiled eggOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Arabic Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!