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Essential first 50
A Arabic list from Parla · 46 cards
The fifty Arabic words and phrases that cover the most everyday speech — the first thing to learn, and the list every lesson builds on.
Everyday basics
| Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| marhaban | Hello | |
| shukran | Thank you | |
| ʿafwan | You're welcome | |
| min faḍlik | Please | |
| aasif | I'm sorry | |
| laa baʾs | It's okay | |
| naʿam | Yes | |
| laa | No | |
| maa ismuk? | What is your name? | |
| ismii | My name is | |
| kayfa ḥaaluk? | How are you? | |
| anaa bi-khayr | I'm fine | |
| kam ʿumruk? | How old are you? | |
| ʿumrii ... sana | I am ... years old | |
| min ayna anta? | Where are you from? | |
| anaa min | I am from... | |
| hal tatakallam al-injliiziyya? | Do you speak English? | |
| atakallam qaliilan | I speak a little | |
| maa haadhaa? | What is this? | |
| maa dhaalik? | What is that? | |
| kam siʿruh? | How much does it cost? | |
| uriidu haadhaa | I want this | |
| laa uriid | I don't want | |
| aʿṭinii min faḍlik | Please give me | |
| an-najda | Help | |
| ayna? | Where is? | |
| anaa taaʾih | I'm lost | |
| ash-shurṭa | Police | |
| al-mustashfaa | Hospital | |
| yuʾlimunii | It hurts | |
| ṭaʿaam | Food | |
| maṭʿam | Restaurant | |
| ladhiidh | Delicious | |
| uriidu an aakul | I want to eat | |
| uriidu an ashrab | I want to drink | |
| maḥaṭṭa | Station | |
| maṭaar | Airport | |
| qiṭaar | Train | |
| sayyaarat ujra | Taxi | |
| uriidu adh-dhahaab ilaa | I want to go to | |
| funduq | Hotel | |
| yasaar | Left | |
| yamiin | Right | |
| ilaa al-amaam | Forward / straight | |
| ilaa al-khalf | Behind / back | |
| makhraj | Exit |
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