
This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Arabic like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min.
Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Arabic Classes.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Arabic is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as “good”, “bad”, “right”, “wrong” etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Arabic is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 4 columns (English, Arabic, Pronunciation and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Adjectives List in Arabic
Adjectives | Arabic | Pronunciation |
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Tall | طويل | taweel |
Short | قصير | kaseer |
Big | كبير | kabeer |
Wide | واسع | wase’ |
Long | طويل | taweel |
Small | صغير | sagheer |
Thick | سميك | sameek |
Thin | رقيق | rakeek |
New | جديد | jadeed |
Old (opposite of new) | قديم | kadeem |
Cheap | رخيص | rakhees |
Expensive | غالي | ghalee |
Young | شاب | shaab |
Old (opposite of young) | عجوز | ajooz |
Wrong | خاطئ | khate’ |
Right (correct) | صحيح | saheeh |
Good | جيد | jayed |
Bad | سيئ | saye’ |
Difficult | صعب | sa’b |
Easy | سهل | sahl |
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Arabic sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Arabic Adjectives in a Sentence
English | Arabic | Pronunciation |
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Am I right or wrong? | هل أنا محق أم مخطئ؟ | hal ana muhiq am mukhte’? |
Is he younger or older than you? | هل هو أصغر أم أكبر منك سنا؟ | hal huwa asghar am akbar menka sinnan? |
Is the test easy or difficult? | هل الإختبار سهل أم صعب؟ | hal alekhtebar sahl am sa’b? |
Is this book new or old? | هل هذا الكتاب جديد أم قديم؟ | hal haza alketaab jadeed am kadeem? |
This is so expensive | هذا مكلف جدا | haza mukalef jidan |
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Arabic
Food | Arabic | Pronunciation |
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Breakfast | فطور | futoor |
Lunch | غداء | ghada’ |
Dinner | عشاء | asha’ |
Meal | وجبة | wajba |
Apples | تفاح | tufah |
Avocados | أفوكادو | avocado |
Bananas | موز | mooz |
Beans | فاصوليا | fasulya |
Bread | خبز | khuhbz |
Butter | زبدة | zubda |
Carrots | جزر | jazar |
Cheese | جبن | jubn |
Chicken | دجاج | dajaj |
Coffee | قهوة | qahwa |
Corn | ذرة | zura |
Cucumbers | خيار | khyar |
Eggs | بيض | bayd |
Figs | تين | teen |
Fish | سمك | samak |
Food | طعام | ta’am |
Fruit | فاكهة | fakeha |
Garlic | ثوم | thawm |
Grapes | عنب | enab |
Ice cream | بوظة | booza |
Lemons | ليمون | laymoon |
Lettuce | خس | khass |
Meat | لحم | lahm |
Milk | حليب | haleeb |
Olives | زيتون | zaytoon |
Onions | بصل | basal |
Orange juice | عصير البرتقال | aseer burtuqal |
Oranges | برتقال | burtuqal |
Peaches | خوخ | khookh |
Pears | كمثرى | kumathra |
Peppers | فلفل | fulful |
Pineapples | أناناس | ananas |
Pizza | بيتزا | pizza |
Potatoes | بطاطا | batata |
Pumpkin | يقطين | yakteen |
Salad | سلطة | salata |
Salt | ملح | melh |
Sandwich | شطيرة | shatira |
Soda (like Coke) | صودا | soda |
Strawberries | فراولة | farawla |
Sugar | سكر | sucar |
Tea | شاي | shay |
Tomatoes | طماطم | tamatem |
Vegetables | خضروات | khadrawaat |
Water | ماء | ma’ |
Watermelon | بطيخ | bateekh |
Daily Conversation in Arabic
Finally, a list of sentences If you simply want to ask a question, please vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Arabic Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Arabic
English | Arabic | Pronunciation |
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Are you thirsty? | هل انت عطشان؟ | hal anta atshaan? |
I’m hungry | أنا جائع | ana ja’e’ |
Do you have a bottle of water? | هل لديك قنينة من الماء؟ | hal ladaik keneenat ma’? |
Breakfast is ready | الإفطار جاهز | aleftar jahez |
What kind of food do you like? | أي نوع من الطعام تحب؟ | ay naw’ men ataam tuheb? |
I like cheese | أنا أحب الجبن | ana uheb aljubn |
Bananas taste sweet | الموز طعمه حلو | almawz ta’muh hulw |
I don’t like cucumber | أنا لا أحب الخيار | ana la uheb alkhyar |
I like bananas | أنا أحب الموز | ana uheb almawz |
Lemons taste sour | الليمون طعمه حامض | alaymoon ta’muh haamed |
This fruit is delicious | هذه الفاكهة لذيذة | hazeh alfakeha lazeeza |
Vegetables are healthy | الخضروات هي صحية | alkhadrawat hya sehya |
Hi! | مرحبا! | marhaba! |
Good morning! | صباح الخير! | sabah alkhyr! |
Good afternoon! | مساء الخير! | masaa alkhyr! |
Good evening! | مساء الخير! | masaa alkhyr! |
Welcome! | !أهلا وسهلا | ahla wa sahla |
How are you? (informal) | كيف حالك؟ | kayf haluk? |
How are you? (formal) | كيف حالكم؟ | kayf halukum? |
What’s up? (colloquial) | ما الجديد؟ | maljadeed? |
I’m fine, thank you! | أنا بخير ,شكرا لك! | ana bekhyr, shukran lak! |
And you? (informal) | و أنت؟ | wa ant? |
And you? (formal) | و أنتم؟ | wa antum? |
Good | بخير | bekhyr |
Fun Facts
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Arabic about adjectives, and food.