| Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 1 | ||
| بِنْت | girl, daughter | |
| بَيْت | house | |
| بُنّ | coffee beans | |
| بَيْنَ | between | |
| تِبْن | hay | |
| تِين | figs | |
| أَهْلًا | hello | Meaning "familiarly" |
| أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا | hello and welcome | "Familiarly and easily" |
| أَهْلًا بِك/بِكِ | hello to you | بِك = بِ + ك, "with + you (suffix)" |
| صَباح الخَير | good morning | Literally "the morning is good" |
| صَباح النُّور | good morning (reply) | "Morning of light" |
| مَساء الخَير | good evening/afternoon | |
| مَساء النُّور | good evening/afternoon (reply) | |
| مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَة | goodbye | Literally "with peace" |
| سَهْل | easy | |
| خَيْر | good, goodness, charity | From the root خ ي ر (ḵ-y-r). Related to "goodness; choice or selection" |
| بِخَيْرٍ | well, fine, okay, good | Literally "with + good" |
| نُّور | light | نُور • (nūr) m (plural أَنْوَار (ʾanwār)) "light, ray of light, light beam; brightness, gleam, glow; illumination; lamp, light, lantern; headlight" |
| سَلَام | peace | "Peace", verbal noun of سَلِمَ (salima), "to be safe, well, free" |
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 2 | ||
| أَنا | I | |
| أَنْتِ | you (female) | |
| أَنْتَ | you (male) | |
| وَ | and | |
| أَنا اِسمي... | my name's ... | |
| تَشَرَّفنا | pleased to meet you | First person plural past tense of تَشَرَّفَ (tašarrafa, “to be ennobled, honored”)- “we are honored”. From the root ش ر ف (š-r-f). "related to honor, nobility and height" |
| كَيْف الحال | how are you | Literally "how is the condition" |
| الحَمدُ للّه | fine, thanks (reply to how are you) | |
| حَال | condition, state, situation | From the root ح و ل (ḥ-w-l)? "forms words relating to change". Compare حالي "present time" |
| اِسْم | name | Familiar from first words of Qur'an, "بسم الله" (bismillah) "In the name of God" |
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 3 | ||
| أَب | father | |
| اِبْن | son | |
| أَخ | brother | |
| أُخت | sister | |
| أُمّ | mother | |
| زَوْج | husband | |
| زَوْجَة | wife | |
| مَن؟ | who? | |
| هٰذَا | this (masc.) | |
| هٰذِهِ | this (fem.) | |
| هُوَ | he (and it, masc.) | |
| هِيَ | she (and it, fem.) | |
| أَنا أَسْكُن في | I live in ... | |
| زُجاجَة | bottle | |
| جَريدَة | newspaper | From the root ج ر د (j-r-d). "related to husks and their dehusking". Conjugates "bald; shears; nudity; husk; javelin, defoliated palm; peeled". Not to be confused with جَديد |
| خَيْمَة | tent | |
| نَهْر | river | |
| حِمار | donkey | |
| دَجاجَة | hen/chicken | |
| مَدينَة | city | |
| مَن | who? | |
| مَعَ | with | |
| قطأر | train | Workbook p. 17. Also "row; row of camels". From the root ق ط ر (q-ṭ-r). |
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 4 | ||
| خَبَّاز | baker | |
| طالِب | student | Derived from the active participle of طَلَبَ (ṭalaba, “to seek, to request, etc.”), from the root ط ل ب (ṭ-l-b). Conjugate with Pashto "Taliban" ("students") |
| عَمَل | work | |
| مُحَاسِب | accountant | |
| مُدَرَّس | teacher | |
| مُصَوِّر | photographer | Derived from the active participle of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, "to photograph, to depict"), from the root ص و ر (ṣ-w-r), see صُورَة (ṣūra, "form, image"). Not to be confused with سُورَة "chapter of qur'an" |
| مُمَرِّضَة | nurse | |
| مُهَنْدِس | engineer | |
| نَجَّار | carpenter | |
| نَحْنُ | we | |
| هُمْ | they (masc.) | |
| هُنَّ | they (fem.) | |
| تِلْميذ | pupil | Also "disciple; apprentice; Disciple (Christianity)". From Hebrew תַּלְמִיד (talmīḏ) or Aramaic תַּלְמִידָא (talmīḏā). |
| تَنِس | tennis | |
| باص | bus | |
| سينِما | cinema | |
| بيتْزا | pizza | |
| شُورْت | shorts | |
| بُورْجَر | burger | |
| ما عَمَلَِك | what's your job? (to a man/woman) | |
| أَيْنَ عَمَلَِك | where's your job? (to a man/woman) | |
| أَنا أَعْمَل في... | I work in ... | |
| مَكْتَب | an office | |
| مَطْعَم | a restaurant | From the root ط ع م (ṭ-ʿ-m). Compare طَعَام (ṭaʿām) "food, meal; wheat; grain". Not to be confused with مُعْظَم "most of" |
| أنا أَدْرُس في... | I study in ... | |
| جَامِعَة... (jāmiʿat) | the University of ... | From root ج م ع (j-m-ʿ) "related to gathering or collecting". جَامِعَة • (jāmiʿa) f (plural جَامِعَات (jāmiʿāt)) "university, academy" |
| مَدْرَسَة قي | a school in ... | |
| كَذٰلِك | as well, likewise, also | From كَـ (ka-) "like, as" + ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika) "that". Compare لِذٰلِكَ "so, therefore" (in BCC workbook words, but not on WK) |
| ما شاءَ اللّه | Wonderful! | "God has willed" |
| ما | what?, some, that which, whatever; not; as long as; whenever, as far as; how...! | Not to be confused with مَاء (māʾ, “water”) |
| شَاءَ | he willed | شَاءَ • (šāʾa) - From the root ش ي ء (š-y-ʾ). |