| Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 5 | ||
| ثَقيل | heavy | |
| جَديد | new | |
| جَميل | beautiful | |
| حَقيبة | bag | |
| خاتِم | ring | |
| خَفيف | light (weight) | |
| دَرَّاجة | bicycle | |
| سَيَّارة | car | |
| قَديم | old | |
| قَلَم | pen | |
| كِتاب | book | |
| كَلْب | dog | |
| مِفْتاح | key | |
| قَميص | shirt | |
| وَلَد | boy | |
| قَبيح | ugly | |
| مَكْسور | broken | Derived from the passive participle of كَسَرَ (kasara, “to break”), from the root ك س ر (k-s-r). |
| سَليم | whole/unbroken | Also means "safe, secure, healthy, free (from, with مِن (min))". Root س ل م • (s-l-m) related to safety, security; peace; submission; surrender |
| أَسْوَد | black | |
| أبْيَض | white | |
| ...ـي | my (suffix) | |
| ...ـكَ (-ka, informal -ak) | your (masc.) (suffix) | |
| ...ـكِ (-ki, informal -ik) | your (fem.) (suffix) | |
| ...ـهُ (-hu, informal -uh) | his (suffix) | |
| ...ـها | her (suffix) | |
| ما اِسمك؟ (mā ismak/mā ismik) | what's your name? (to a male/female) | |
| مُمْكِن | may I have ...? | "possible". Derived from the active participle of أَمْكَنَ (ʾamkana, “to be possible”), from the root م ك ن (m-k-n). |
| أُريد ... | I'd like ... | From the root ر و د (r-w-d). Declension of أَرَادَ • (ʾarāda) "to want, will" |
| كُسْكُس | couscous | |
| دَجاج | chicken | |
| مِن فَضْلَك/مِن فَضْلِك | please (to a male/female, informal endings) | "From your bounty" |
| شُكْرًا | thank you | |
| تَفَضَّل/تَفَضَّلي | here you are (to a male/female) | Root ف ض ل • (f-ḍ-l) Related to surplus, excess (see "please"). تَفَضَّلَ • (tafaḍḍala) "to have the kindness of; be so kind; deign, condescend" |
| مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟/مَا ٱسْمُكِ؟ | what's your name? (to a male/female) (less colloquial) | The textbook has ما اِسمَك; this is copied from Wiktionary. The waSla means it is pronounced "ma smuka?" etc. |
| البائ | seller | Workbook p. 25 (and p. 45). Compare بَاعَ / يَبِيعُ "to sell" |
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 6 | ||
| باب | door | |
| سَرير | bed | |
| شُبَّاك | window | |
| كُرْسيّ | chair | |
| مائِدَة | table | |
| مَرْكَب | boat | |
| نَهْر | river | |
| في | in | |
| عَلَى | on | |
| فَوْقَ | above | |
| تَحْتَ | below | |
| بِجانِب | beside | |
| بَيْنَ | between | |
| هَلْ...؟ | question marker | |
| نَعَم | yes | |
| لا | no | |
| أَيْنَ...؟ | where? | |
| مُدَوَّنَة | blog/journal | Nominalized feminine passive participle from the verb دَوَّنَ (dawwana, “to record, to write down”); literally "something written down". short academic article, piece of writing in a journal, a blog |
| صورَة | picture/photo | |
| تِليفِزْيون | television | |
| خَزانَة | cupboard | WK has خِزَانَة • (ḵizāna). From the root خ ز ن (ḵ-z-n) related with storing and concealing. |
| قَمْرَة | cabin; berth; bunk | From Italian camera "room, chamber", from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára) "Anything with an arched cover such as a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, or a vault." |
| المتر | maitre d' | Workbook p. 29 |
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 7 | ||
| شارِع | street | |
| شَجَر | trees | |
| شَقّة | apartment | Plural شُقَق (šuqaq) or شِقَّات (šiqqāt). From the root ش ق ق (š-q-q). See also شِقَّة • (šiqqa) f (plural شِقَق (šiqaq) or شِقَاق (šiqāq)) meaning "half, moiety; piece of land" |
| صَغير | small | |
| طَويل | long/tall | |
| غُرْفة | room | |
| قَصير | short | |
| كَبير | big | |
| مَدْرَسة | school | |
| مَدينة | town/city | |
| مُسْتَشْفَى | hospital | Noun of place in the form of the passive participle of the verb اِسْتَشْفَى (istašfā, “to seek a cure”); literally "place for seeking a cure". From the root ش ف ي (š-f-y). |
| مَصْنَع | factory | Noun of place from the verb صَنَعَ (ṣanaʿa, “to manufacture”), from the root ص ن ع (ṣ-n-ʿ). |
| يَسار | left | From the root ي س ر (y-s-r), "related to being easy" |
| يَمين | right | Also "right hand". Shares root with أَيْمَن • (ʾayman) "right, right hand; lucky" (which has the form of an elative of يَمِين) also a male given name, and اَلْيَمَن • (al-yaman) "Yemen" |
| بَنْك | bank | |
| هُناكَ | there is/are | Adverb "there" |
| لَيْسَ هُناكَ | there isn't/aren't | لَيْسَ • (laysa) means "not to be, not to exist, there is not" |
| شُرْفة | balcony | From the root ش ر ف (š-r-f) "related to honor, nobility and height". Recall تَشَرَّفنا "pleased to meet you" |
| نَخْل | palm trees | No root in WK |
| وَسَط | center | |
| أَمامَ | in front of | From the root ء م م (ʾ-m-m). Related to "Imam", via sense "lead" |
| وَلٰكَن | but | From لٰكِنْ, root ل ك ن (l-k-n) meaning broken speech |
| ضَعيف | weak | From the root ض ع ف. Different root from "Idafa construction" |
| قَوِيّ | strong | |
| قَريب (مِن) | near (to) | Also means "simple, easily understood". From the root ق ر ب (q-r-b); compare قَرُبَ (qaruba, “to be near”). |
| عَلَى طول | straight on | also "along"? |
| خُذ/خُذي... | Take ... | خُذْ • (ḵuḏ) (form I) second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَخَذَ (ʾaḵaḏa) "take, get, grab, perceive, grip, adopt, captivate, urge, blame, obligate, learn, set out to". From root ء خ ذ (ʾ-ḵ-ḏ), Related to taking, to grabbing |
| أَوَّل شارِع | the first street | |
| ثاني شارِع | the second street | |
| طُول | length | Verbal noun of طَالَ (ṭāla) (form I), "to be tall or long, to surpass in length or tallness". From the root ط و ل (ṭ-w-l); compare طَوِيل (ṭawīl, “long”). |
| حَيّ | neighbourhood; anything that has life | Used in video, linked p. 91 |
| وَرْدَة | rose | Workbook, p. 32 |
| ذُبَابَة | fly (insect) | Workbook, p. 32 |
| رَجُل | man | Workbook, p. 33 |
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 8 | ||
| المُوَظّف | hotel employee | From workbook p. 37. "Employee; dignitary; civil servant" |
| الكافيتريا | cafeteria | From workbook p. 37 |
| إنترنت | Internet | Workbook, p. 37 |