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In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Arabic.
Hi everybody, my name is Nora.
Welcome to The 800 Core Arabic Words and Phrases video series!
This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Arabic.
Ok! Let's get started! First is…
1.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَرحَباً
(marḥaban)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Hello."
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَرحَباً
(SLOW)
مَرحَباً
(NORMAL SPEED)
Hello.
(NORMAL SPEED)
عِندَما أَلتَقي بِأَحَد لِأوًلِ مَرَّة، أُحِبُ أَن أَقول مَرحَبَاً
(ʿindamā ʾaltaqī biʾaḥad liʾūًli marrah, ʾuḥibu ʾan ʾaqūl marḥaban)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"When I meet someone for the first time, I like to say "Hello.""
(SLOW)
عِندَما أَلتَقي بِأَحَد لِأوًلِ مَرَّة، أُحِبُ أَن أَقول مَرحَبَاً
2.
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَوْ سَمَحت
(law samaḥt)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Excuse me."
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَوْ سَمَحت
(SLOW)
لَوْ سَمَحت
(NORMAL SPEED)
Excuse me.
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَوْ سَمَحت. هذا الكُرسي لي.
(law samaḥt. haḏā al-kursī lī.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Excuse me. This is supposed to be my seat."
(SLOW)
لَوْ سَمَحت. هذا الكُرسي لي.
3.
(NORMAL SPEED)
أنا آسِف
(ʾanā ʾāsif)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I'm sorry."
(NORMAL SPEED)
أنا آسِف
(SLOW)
أنا آسِف
(NORMAL SPEED)
I'm sorry.
(NORMAL SPEED)
أَنا آسِف وَلَكِنّي أَحتاجُ إلى وَقتٍ إضافي لِهَذا المَشروع.
(ʾanā ʾāsif walakinnī ʾaḥtāǧu ʾilā waqtin ʾiḍāfī lihaḏā al-mašrūʿ.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I'm sorry, but I need some additional time for this project."
(SLOW)
أَنا آسِف وَلَكِنّي أَحتاجُ إلى وَقتٍ إضافي لِهَذا المَشروع.
4.
(NORMAL SPEED)
تُصبِح على خَيْر
(tuṣbiḥ ʿalā ḫayr)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Good night."
(NORMAL SPEED)
تُصبِح على خَيْر
(SLOW)
تُصبِح على خَيْر
(NORMAL SPEED)
Good night.
(NORMAL SPEED)
تُصبِحِ عَلى خَِير يَا عمّي .
(tuṣbiḥu ʿalā ḫair ya ʿammī .)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Good night, uncle."
(SLOW)
تُصبِحِ عَلى خَِير يَا عمّي .
5.
(NORMAL SPEED)
تَشَرَّفنا
(tašarًfnā)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Nice to meet you."
(NORMAL SPEED)
تَشَرَّفنا
(SLOW)
تَشَرَّفنا
(NORMAL SPEED)
Nice to meet you.
(NORMAL SPEED)
تفَضَّل، تَشَرَّفنا.
(tafaḍḍal, tašarrafnā.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Please come in. It's nice to meet you."
(SLOW)
تفَضَّل، تَشَرَّفنا.
6.
(NORMAL SPEED)
كَيْفَ حالُك؟
(kayfa ḥaluk?)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"How are you?"
(NORMAL SPEED)
كَيْفَ حالُك؟
(SLOW)
كَيْفَ حالُك؟
(NORMAL SPEED)
How are you?
(NORMAL SPEED)
الحَمدُ لله. كَيْفَ حالُك؟
(al-ḥamdu lillah. kayfa ḥaluk?)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I'm doing very well. How are you?"
(SLOW)
الحَمدُ لله. كَيْفَ حالُك؟
7.
(NORMAL SPEED)
نَعَم
(naʿam)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Yes."
(NORMAL SPEED)
نَعَم
(SLOW)
نَعَم
(NORMAL SPEED)
Yes.
(NORMAL SPEED)
نَعَم، إنّهُ لَذيذ.
(naʿam, ʾinnahu laḏīḏ.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Yes, it's tasty."
(SLOW)
نَعَم، إنّهُ لَذيذ.
8.
(NORMAL SPEED)
لا
(lā)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"No."
(NORMAL SPEED)
لا
(SLOW)
لا
(NORMAL SPEED)
No.
(NORMAL SPEED)
عَلامَة لا
(ʿalāmaẗ lā )
(NORMAL SPEED)
""no" sign"
(SLOW)
عَلامَة لا
9.
(NORMAL SPEED)
شُكرَاً
(šukran)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Thank you."
(NORMAL SPEED)
شُكرَاً
(SLOW)
شُكرَاً
(NORMAL SPEED)
Thank you.
(NORMAL SPEED)
شُكراً عَلى الدَعوَة.
(šokran ʿalā al-daʿwah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Thank you for the invitation."
(SLOW)
شُكراً عَلى الدَعوَة.
10.
(NORMAL SPEED)
أنا
(ʾanā ... )
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I'm...."
(NORMAL SPEED)
أنا
(SLOW)
أنا
(NORMAL SPEED)
I'm....
(NORMAL SPEED)
أنا آية
(ʾanā āyah)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I am Ayah."
(SLOW)
أنا آية
11.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَعَ السَلامَة.
(maʿ al-salāmah )
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Goodbye."
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَعَ السَلامَة.
(SLOW)
مَعَ السَلامَة.
(NORMAL SPEED)
Goodbye.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَع السَلامَة! أراكَ غَدَاً.
(maʿ al-salāmah! ʾarāka ġadan. )
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Goodbye! See you tomorrow.."
(SLOW)
مَع السَلامَة! أراكَ غَدَاً.
12.
(NORMAL SPEED)
سَيِّء
(sayyiʾ)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"bad"
(NORMAL SPEED)
سَيِّء
(SLOW)
سَيِّء
(NORMAL SPEED)
bad
(NORMAL SPEED)
الأَكلُ سَيِّء.
(al-ʾaklu sayyiʾ.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The food is bad."
(SLOW)
الأَكلُ سَيِّء.
13.
(NORMAL SPEED)
جَيِّد
(ǧayyid)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"good"
(NORMAL SPEED)
جَيِّد
(SLOW)
جَيِّد
(NORMAL SPEED)
good
(NORMAL SPEED)
الخُضروات جَيِّدَة لِصِحَّتِك.
(al-ḫuḍrawat ǧayyidah liṣiḥḥatik.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Vegetables are good for you."
(SLOW)
الخُضروات جَيِّدَة لِصِحَّتِك.
14.
(NORMAL SPEED)
جَميلَة
(gamīlah)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"pretty"
(NORMAL SPEED)
جَميلَة
(SLOW)
جَميلَة
(NORMAL SPEED)
pretty
(NORMAL SPEED)
أَنتِ جَميلَة جِدّاً.
(ʾanti ǧamīlah ǧiddan.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"You are so pretty."
(SLOW)
أَنتِ جَميلَة جِدّاً.
15.
(NORMAL SPEED)
بَشِع
(bašiʿ)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"ugly"
(NORMAL SPEED)
بَشِع
(SLOW)
بَشِع
(NORMAL SPEED)
ugly
(NORMAL SPEED)
وَجة بَشِع
(waǧh bašiʿ)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"ugly face"
(SLOW)
وَجة بَشِع
16.
(NORMAL SPEED)
سَهل
(sahl)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"easy"
(NORMAL SPEED)
سَهل
(SLOW)
سَهل
(NORMAL SPEED)
easy
(NORMAL SPEED)
هَذِهِ المُشكِلَة سَهلَة.
(haḏihi al-muškilah sahlah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"This problem is easy."
(SLOW)
هَذِهِ المُشكِلَة سَهلَة.
17.
(NORMAL SPEED)
صَعب
(ṣaʿb)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"difficult"
(NORMAL SPEED)
صَعب
(SLOW)
صَعب
(NORMAL SPEED)
difficult
(NORMAL SPEED)
صَعبٌ جِدَّاً
(ṣaʿb ǧiddan)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"very difficult"
(SLOW)
صَعبٌ جِدَّاً
18.
(NORMAL SPEED)
قَريب مِن
(qarīb min)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"near"
(NORMAL SPEED)
قَريب مِن
(SLOW)
قَريب مِن
(NORMAL SPEED)
near
(NORMAL SPEED)
سَكَني قََريب مِن الجامِعَة.
(sakanī qarīb min al-ǧāmiʿah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I live near the university."
(SLOW)
سَكَني قََريب مِن الجامِعَة.
19.
(NORMAL SPEED)
بَعِيد
(baʿīd)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"far"
(NORMAL SPEED)
بَعِيد
(SLOW)
بَعِيد
(NORMAL SPEED)
far
(NORMAL SPEED)
المَرأًة تَنظُر إلى شًيْءٍ بَعيد.
(al-marʾًah tanẓur ʾilā šًayʾin baʿīd.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The woman is looking at something far away."
(SLOW)
المَرأًة تَنظُر إلى شًيْءٍ بَعيد.
20.
(NORMAL SPEED)
صَغير
(ṣaġīr)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"small"
(NORMAL SPEED)
صَغير
(SLOW)
صَغير
(NORMAL SPEED)
small
(NORMAL SPEED)
كَتكوت صَغير
(katkūt ṣaġīr)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"small chick"
(SLOW)
كَتكوت صَغير
Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words.
See you next time!
(salam) سلام

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