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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) |
| ساعَة |
| (sāʿah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watch" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ساعَة |
| (SLOW) |
| ساعَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watch |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| إنَّها ساعَة |
| (ʾinnahā sāʿah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's a watch." |
| (SLOW) |
| إنَّها ساعَة |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| نَظارات |
| (naẓẓārāt) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " glasses" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| نَظارات |
| (SLOW) |
| نَظارات |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glasses |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| لَقَد مَرَرنا خِلالَ الإشارَة, أَظُنُّ أَنَكَ بِحاجَة إلى نَظارات. |
| (laqad mararnā ḫilala al-isharah, ʾaẓunnu ʾanaka biḥāǧah ʾilā naẓārāt.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You just went through the light! Maybe you need glasses." |
| (SLOW) |
| لَقَد مَرَرنا خِلالَ الإشارَة, أَظُنُّ أَنَكَ بِحاجَة إلى نَظارات. |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| سُتْرَةْ |
| (sutrah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jacket" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| سُتْرَةْ |
| (SLOW) |
| سُتْرَةْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jacket |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| تِلكَ السُترَة تَبدو جَميلَة عَلَيْك. |
| (tilka al-sutrah tabdū ǧamīlah ʿalayk.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That jacket looks nice on you." |
| (SLOW) |
| تِلكَ السُترَة تَبدو جَميلَة عَلَيْك. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| اسْتَلَمَ |
| (ʾistalama) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "receive" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| اسْتَلَمَ |
| (SLOW) |
| اسْتَلَمَ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| receive |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الرَجُل اسْتَلمَ النُقُود |
| (ʾlraǧul ʾistalama ʾlnuqūd ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man received money." |
| (SLOW) |
| الرَجُل اسْتَلمَ النُقُود |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بَحث |
| (baḥṯ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "search" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بَحث |
| (SLOW) |
| بَحث |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| search |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| العَالِمة بَحَثَت عَن النمل |
| (ʾlʿālima: baḥaṯat ʿan ʾlnaml) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The scientist searched for ants." |
| (SLOW) |
| العَالِمة بَحَثَت عَن النمل |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أَخَذ |
| (ʾaḫaḏa) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " take" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أَخَذ |
| (SLOW) |
| أَخَذ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| take |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| النَاسْ يَأخُذُونْ الفَرَاوْلَة |
| (ʾlnās yaʾḫuḏūn ʾlfarāwla:) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The people take the strawberries." |
| (SLOW) |
| النَاسْ يَأخُذُونْ الفَرَاوْلَة |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضَعيف |
| (ḍaʿīf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "weak" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضَعيف |
| (SLOW) |
| ضَعيف |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| weak |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| عائِلَتي هِيَ نُقطَةُ قُوَّتي وَضَعفي. |
| (ʿāʾilatī hiya nuqṭaẗu quwwatī waḍaʿfī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My family is my strength and my weakness." |
| (SLOW) |
| عائِلَتي هِيَ نُقطَةُ قُوَّتي وَضَعفي. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَوِي |
| (qawī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strong" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَوِي |
| (SLOW) |
| قَوِي |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strong |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| المَد و الجَزر قَوِيّ اليَوم. |
| (al-mad wa al-ǧazr qawiّ al-yūm.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tide is strong today." |
| (SLOW) |
| المَد و الجَزر قَوِيّ اليَوم. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بارِد |
| (barid) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بارِد |
| (SLOW) |
| بارِد |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الجَوُّ بارِد. |
| (al-ǧawwu bārid.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's cold." |
| (SLOW) |
| الجَوُّ بارِد. |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حَارْ |
| (ḥarr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حَارْ |
| (SLOW) |
| حَارْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الجَوْ حَارْ |
| (al- ja'w ḥār) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The weather is hot." |
| (SLOW) |
| الجَوْ حَارْ |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خَفيف الظِل |
| (ḫafīf al-ẓil) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "funny" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خَفيف الظِل |
| (SLOW) |
| خَفيف الظِل |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| funny |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كانَ فيلم خَفيف الظِل |
| (kāna fīlm ḫafīf al-ẓil) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It was a funny movie." |
| (SLOW) |
| كانَ فيلم خَفيف الظِل |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخوخ |
| (al-ḫūḫ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "peach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخوخ |
| (SLOW) |
| الخوخ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| peach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخوخ الطَري دائِماً أَحلى. |
| (al-ḫūḫ al-ṭarī dāʾiman ʾaḥlā.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soft peaches are usually sweeter." |
| (SLOW) |
| الخوخ الطَري دائِماً أَحلى. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بُرْتُقَالْ |
| (burtuqāl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "orange" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بُرْتُقَالْ |
| (SLOW) |
| بُرْتُقَالْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| orange |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| لِعَصيرِ البُرتُقالِ الماوَردِي طَعمٌ مَرٌ لَذيذ. |
| (liʿaṣīri al-burtuqal-i al-māwardiī ṭaʿmun marun laḏīḏ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Blood orange juice has a nice bittersweet aftertaste." |
| (SLOW) |
| لِعَصيرِ البُرتُقالِ الماوَردِي طَعمٌ مَرٌ لَذيذ. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بَطَاطِسْ |
| (baṭāṭis) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "potato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بَطَاطِسْ |
| (SLOW) |
| بَطَاطِسْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| potato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| هَرَست البَطاطِس جَيِّداً. |
| (harast al-baṭāṭis ǧayyidan.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have mashed the potatoes perfectly." |
| (SLOW) |
| هَرَست البَطاطِس جَيِّداً. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| فول الصويا |
| (fūl aṣ-ṣūyā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soybean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| فول الصويا |
| (SLOW) |
| فول الصويا |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soybean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الصويَا نوع مِن الفول. |
| (al-ṣūya nūʿ min al-fūl.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A soybean is a kind of bean." |
| (SLOW) |
| الصويَا نوع مِن الفول. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخُضرَوَات |
| (al-ḫuḍrawat) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vegetable" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخُضرَوَات |
| (SLOW) |
| الخُضرَوَات |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vegetable |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخُضرَوَات المُستَوْرَدَة |
| (al-ḫuḍrawat al-mustawradah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "imported vegetables" |
| (SLOW) |
| الخُضرَوَات المُستَوْرَدَة |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بَقَرَة |
| (baqarh) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بَقَرَة |
| (SLOW) |
| بَقَرَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| البَقَرة تَقول: موو. |
| (al-baqarh taqūl: mūū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The cow goes "moo."" |
| (SLOW) |
| البَقَرة تَقول: موو. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خِنْزَيْر |
| (ḫinzīr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pig" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خِنْزَيْر |
| (SLOW) |
| خِنْزَيْر |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pig |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الخَنازير حَيَوَانات ذَكِيَّة. |
| (al-ḫanāzīr ḥaywānāt ḏakiyyah.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pigs are intelligent animals." |
| (SLOW) |
| الخَنازير حَيَوَانات ذَكِيَّة. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حِصَانْ |
| (ḥiṣān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "horse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حِصَانْ |
| (SLOW) |
| حِصَانْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| horse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الحِصان العَرَبي جَميل جِدّاً. |
| (ālḥiṣān el-ʿarabī ǧamīl ǧeddan.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Arabian horses are very beautiful." |
| (SLOW) |
| الحِصان العَرَبي جَميل جِدّاً. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ثَلْجْ |
| (ṯalǧ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ثَلْجْ |
| (SLOW) |
| ثَلْجْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| snow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الْثَلْج يَتَسَاقَط عَلَى الغابَة |
| (al-ṯalǧ yatasāqaṭ ʿalā al-al-ġābah ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The snow is falling in the woods." |
| (SLOW) |
| الْثَلْج يَتَسَاقَط عَلَى الغابة |
| 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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