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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)
أَرُزّ
(ʾaruz)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"rice"
(NORMAL SPEED)
أَرُزّ
(SLOW)
أَرُزّ
(NORMAL SPEED)
rice
(NORMAL SPEED)
الأرُزُ المِصري يُشبِهُ الأَرُزَ اليَاباني كَثيراً.
(al-ʾaruzzu l-miṣrī yušbihu l-ʾaruzza al-yābānī kaṯīran.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Egyptian rice is very similar to Japanese rice."
(SLOW)
الأرُزُ المِصري يُشبِهُ الأَرُزَ اليَاباني كَثيراً.
2.
(NORMAL SPEED)
خُبز
(ḫubz)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"bread"
(NORMAL SPEED)
خُبز
(SLOW)
خُبز
(NORMAL SPEED)
bread
(NORMAL SPEED)
الخُبزُ الأَبيَضُ لَيْسَ صِحِّياً لَك.
(al-ḫubzu l-ʾabyaḍu laīsa ṣiḥḥyan lak.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"White bread is not healthy for you."
(SLOW)
الخُبزُ الأَبيَضُ لَيْسَ صِحِّياً لَك.
3.
(NORMAL SPEED)
بَيْضَة
(bayḍah)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"egg"
(NORMAL SPEED)
بَيْضَة
(SLOW)
بَيْضَة
(NORMAL SPEED)
egg
(NORMAL SPEED)
حَجمُ بَيْضَةِ النَعامِ مُذهِل.
(ḥaǧmu baīḍaẗi al-nnaʿām muḏhil. )
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The size of an ostrich's egg is remarkable."
(SLOW)
حَجمُ بَيْضَةِ النَعامِ مُذهِل.
4.
(NORMAL SPEED)
الشِعرِيَّة
(aš-šaʿriyyah)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"noodle"
(NORMAL SPEED)
الشِعرِيَّة
(SLOW)
الشِعرِيَّة
(NORMAL SPEED)
noodle
(NORMAL SPEED)
الشِعرِيَّة سَريعَةُ التَجهيز وَجبَةٌ خَفيفَةٌ مَحبوبَة.
(aš-šaʿriyyah sarīʿaẗu at-taǧhīzi waǧbaẗun ḫafīfaẗun maḥbūbah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Instant noodles are a popular light meal."
(SLOW)
الشِعرِيَّة سَريعَةُ التَجهيز وَجبَةٌ خَفيفَةٌ مَحبوبَة.
5.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مُنَبِّه
(munabbih)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"alarm clock"
(NORMAL SPEED)
مُنَبِّه
(SLOW)
مُنَبِّه
(NORMAL SPEED)
alarm clock
(NORMAL SPEED)
المُنَبِّهُ مَضبوطٌ عَلى الساعَةِ الخامِسَةِ صَباحاً.
(al-munabbihu maḍbūṭun ʿalā al-sāʿaẗi al-ḫāmisaẗi ṣabāḥan.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The alarm clock is set for 5 a.m."
(SLOW)
المُنَبِّهُ مَضبوطٌ عَلى الساعَةِ الخامِسَةِ صَباحاً.
6.
(NORMAL SPEED)
باب
(bāb)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"door"
(NORMAL SPEED)
باب
(SLOW)
باب
(NORMAL SPEED)
door
(NORMAL SPEED)
أَيُمكِنُكَ أَن تُغلِقَ الباب؟
(ʾayumkinuka ʾan tuġliqa al-bāb?)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Can you close the door?"
(SLOW)
أَيُمكِنُكَ أَن تُغلِقَ الباب؟
7.
(NORMAL SPEED)
جِهازُ تَحَكُّمٍ عَن بُعد
(ǧihāzu taḥakkumin ʿan buʿd
)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"remote control"
(NORMAL SPEED)
جِهازُ تَحَكُّمٍ عَن بُعد
(SLOW)
جِهازُ تَحَكُّمٍ عَن بُعد
(NORMAL SPEED)
remote control
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَوْ سَمَحت مَرِّرلي جِهازَ التَحَكُّمِ عَن بُعد.
(law samaḥt marrirlī ǧihāza al-taḥakkumi ʿan buʿd.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Please pass me the remote control."
(SLOW)
لَوْ سَمَحت مَرِّرلي جِهازَ التَحَكُّمِ عَن بُعد.
8.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَسَحَ
(masaḥa)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"wipe"
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَسَحَ
(SLOW)
مَسَحَ
(NORMAL SPEED)
wipe
(NORMAL SPEED)
أستَخدِمُ هَذا المُنتَجَ لِمَسحِ الخَشَب.
(astaḫdimu haḏā al-muntaǧa limasḥi al-ḫašab.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I use this product to wipe wood."
(SLOW)
أستَخدِمُ هَذا المُنتَجَ لِمَسحِ الخَشَب.
9.
(NORMAL SPEED)
قائِمَة الطَعام
(qāʾimatu l-ṭaʿām)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"menu"
(NORMAL SPEED)
قائِمَة الطَعام
(SLOW)
قائِمَة الطَعام
(NORMAL SPEED)
menu
(NORMAL SPEED)
هَل يُمكِنُني أَن أَطَّلِعَ عَلى قائِمَةِ الطَعامِ مِن فَضلِك؟
(hal yumkinunī ʾan ʾaṭṭaliʿa ʿalā qāʾimaẗi al-ṭaʿāmi min faḍlik?)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Can I see the menu, please?"
(SLOW)
هَل يُمكِنُني أَن أَطَّلِعَ عَلى قائِمَةِ الطَعامِ مِن فَضلِك؟
10.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَجَلَّة
(maǧalla:)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"magazine"
(NORMAL SPEED)
مَجَلَّة
(SLOW)
مَجَلَّة
(NORMAL SPEED)
magazine
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَقَد سَجَّلَتُ عَن طَريقِ الإنتَرنِت في مَجَلَّةٍ غالِيَة.
(laqad saǧǧalatu ʿan ṭarīqi l-ʾintarnit fī maǧallatin ġaliyah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"She signed up online to an expensive magazine."
(SLOW)
لَقَد سَجَّلَتُ عَن طَريقِ الإنتَرنِت في مَجَلَّةٍ غالِيَة.
11.
(NORMAL SPEED)
كِتاب مَسموع
(kitāb masmūʿ)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"audiobook"
(NORMAL SPEED)
كِتاب مَسموع
(SLOW)
كِتاب مَسموع
(NORMAL SPEED)
audiobook
(NORMAL SPEED)
اَستَمِعُ إلى كِتابٍ مَسموعٍ في طَريقي إلى العَمَل.
(astamiʿu ʾilā kitābin masmūʿin fī ṭarīqī ʾilā al-ʿamal.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I listen to an audiobook during my commute to work."
(SLOW)
اَستَمِعُ إلى كِتابٍ مَسموعٍ في طَريقي إلى العَمَل.
12.
(NORMAL SPEED)
لُعبَة إلِكترونِيَّة
(luʿbah ʾiliktrūniyyah)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"video game"
(NORMAL SPEED)
لُعبَة إلِكترونِيَّة
(SLOW)
لُعبَة إلِكترونِيَّة
(NORMAL SPEED)
video game
(NORMAL SPEED)
سَأَشتَري لُعبَة إلِكترونِيَّة جَديدَة في نِهايَةِ الأُسبوع.
(saʾaštarī luʿbah ʾiliktrūniyyah ǧadīdah fī nihāyaẗi l-ʾusbūʿ.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I'm going to buy a new video game this weekend."
(SLOW)
سَأَشتَري لُعبَة إلِكترونِيَّة جَديدَة في نِهايَةِ الأُسبوع.
13.
(NORMAL SPEED)
رَخيص
(raḫīṣ)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"cheap"
(NORMAL SPEED)
رَخيص
(SLOW)
رَخيص
(NORMAL SPEED)
cheap
(NORMAL SPEED)
أَبحَثُ عَن حِذاءٍ رَخيص.
(ʾabḥaṯu ʿan ḥiḏāʾin raḫīṣ. )
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I'm looking for a cheap pair of shoes."
(SLOW)
أَبحَثُ عَن حِذاءٍ رَخيص.
14.
(NORMAL SPEED)
غالي
(ġālī)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"expensive"
(NORMAL SPEED)
غالي
(SLOW)
غالي
(NORMAL SPEED)
expensive
(NORMAL SPEED)
قائِمَةُ الغَداءِ هُنا رَخيصَة، وَ لَكِن قائِمَةَ العَشاءِ غالِيَةٌ جِدّاً.
(qāʾimaẗ ul-ġaḏāʾi hunā raḫīṣah,walakinna qāʾimaẗa l-ʿašāʾi ġāliyaẗun ǧiddan.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The lunch menu here is cheap, but dinner is very expensive."
(SLOW)
قائِمَةُ الغَداءِ هُنا رَخيصَة، وَ لَكِن قائِمَةَ العَشاءِ غالِيَةٌ جِدّاً.
15.
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَطيف
(laṭīf)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"kind"
(NORMAL SPEED)
لَطيف
(SLOW)
لَطيف
(NORMAL SPEED)
kind
(NORMAL SPEED)
إعطاء المَرأَةِ المُسِنَّةِ وُروداً تَصَرُّفٌ لَطيف.
(ʾiʿṭāʾ al-marʾaẗi al-musinnaẗi wurūdan taṣarrufun laṭīf.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Giving the elderly woman flowers is a kind act."
(SLOW)
إعطاء المَرأَةِ المُسِنَّةِ وُروداً تَصَرُّفٌ لَطيف.
16.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مُخيف
(muḫīf)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"scary"
(NORMAL SPEED)
مُخيف
(SLOW)
مُخيف
(NORMAL SPEED)
scary
(NORMAL SPEED)
الشَوَارِعُ المُظلِمَةُ مُخيفَة.
(al-šawāriʿu l-muẓlimatu muḫīfah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Dark streets are scary."
(SLOW)
الشَوَارِعُ المُظلِمَةُ مُخيفَة.
17.
(NORMAL SPEED)
مُريح لِلأَعصاب
(murīḥ lilʾaʿṣāb)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"relaxing"
(NORMAL SPEED)
مُريح لِلأَعصاب
(SLOW)
مُريح لِلأَعصاب
(NORMAL SPEED)
relaxing
(NORMAL SPEED)
الموسيقى الكلاسيكِيَّة مُريحَة لِلأَعصاب.
(al-mūsīqā al-klāsīkiyyah murīḥah lilʾaʿṣāb.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Classical music is very relaxing."
(SLOW)
الموسيقى الكلاسيكِيَّة مُريحَة لِلأَعصاب.
18.
(NORMAL SPEED)
رَطل
(raṭl)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"pound"
(NORMAL SPEED)
رَطل
(SLOW)
رَطل
(NORMAL SPEED)
pound
(NORMAL SPEED)
الرَطل يُساوِي سِتَّ عَشَرةَ أونصَة.
(ar-raṭlu yusāwī sitta ʿašarata ʾūnṣah.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"One pound is sixteen ounces."
(SLOW)
الرَطل يُساوِي سِتَّ عَشَرةَ أونصَة.
19.
(NORMAL SPEED)
ميل
(mīl)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"mile"
(NORMAL SPEED)
ميل
(SLOW)
ميل
(NORMAL SPEED)
mile
(NORMAL SPEED)
الميل يُساوِي حَوَالي وَاحِد فاصلَة سِتَّة كيلومِتر.
(al-mīl yusāwi ḥawalī waḥid fāṣlah sittah kīlūmitr.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"One mile is roughly 1.6 kilometers."
(SLOW)
الميل يُساوِي حَوَالي وَاحِد فاصلَة سِتَّة كيلومِتر.
20.
(NORMAL SPEED)
قَدَم
(qadam)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"foot"
(NORMAL SPEED)
قَدَم
(SLOW)
قَدَم
(NORMAL SPEED)
foot
(NORMAL SPEED)
هُناكَ إثنا عَشَرَةَ بوصَة في القَدَم.
(hunāka ʾiṯnā ʿašaraẗa būṣah fī al-qadam.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"There are twelve inches in a foot."
(SLOW)
هُناكَ إثنا عَشَرَةَ بوصَة في القَدَم.
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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