Where do the 100 words come from? Is this a real frequency list?

Yes. The list is hand-picked from three public, named sources: the Routledge Frequency Dictionary of Arabic (T. Buckwalter & D. Parkinson, 2011), based on a 30-million-word corpus of MSA newswire and spoken Arabic; the Leipzig Arabic Wortschatz corpus (wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de) — a 1-million-sentence web corpus with downloadable lemma frequency lists; and the MSA A1 word list from the Goethe / King Abdulaziz University CEFR adaptation. Function-word noise (an, fa-, wa-, al-) is kept minimal — a beginner cannot build a sentence around "and" — and replaced with concrete A1 vocabulary in the same frequency band: greetings, numbers, family, the 20 most-used verbs. Every Arabic spelling, ḥarakāt placement, gender, and verb form was cross-checked against Hans Wehr (4th edition) and almaany.com. No LLM-invented entries; if any entry looks off, file an issue with a dictionary reference and we will fix it.

Why only 100 words? Arabic has hundreds of thousands of useful words.

Because the first 100 lemmas cover roughly 45-50% of MSA spoken token frequency (per the Buckwalter corpus). The next 400 add another 15-20%, and lemma 1 001 is already below 0.01% — at that point your time is better spent on input than on flashcards. The honest path is: finish these 100, then watch 50 hours of comprehensible Arabic (ArabicPod101, Easy Arabic, Learn Arabic with Maha) before reaching for word 200. This tool is the minimum viable vocabulary so you can start consuming real Arabic; it is not a substitute for input. MSA also splits sharply from dialect — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf — so once you have these 100 MSA core words, pick one dialect and double down on listening practice.

The audio — is it a real Arabic voice or robot?

It's your operating system's built-in Arabic text-to-speech voice, routed through the browser's Web Speech API at lang="ar-SA" (Saudi MSA — the closest variant your OS will have to broadcast-quality MSA). macOS ships Maged (Saudi male) and Tarik (premium download). Windows uses Naayf and Hoda from Microsoft. iOS / Android have native Arabic voices that are quite good. Linux defaults to espeak which sounds noticeably robotic; install mbrola-ar1 or a higher-quality engine for an upgrade. We don't ship our own audio files because (a) it would balloon the page past the 28 KB budget, and (b) your OS Arabic voices are already free and near-broadcast quality. The tool just forwards whatever ar-SA voice you have configured.

Why mark ḥarakāt (short vowels) on every word?

Because Arabic written without ḥarakāt is like English written with only consonants — كتب could be kataba (he wrote), kutiba (it was written), kutub (books), or kattaba (he made [someone] write), and the only way to tell is context. Native adult Arabic readers reconstruct vowels from context fluently, but a learner cannot — and the price of guessing is mis-pronouncing the word permanently. Every entry on this tool carries the full ḥarakāt set (fatḥa, kasra, ḍamma, sukūn, shadda, tanwīn) the way classical dictionaries (Hans Wehr, Lane's Lexicon) and Quranic muṣḥaf do. Once you can read fluently you can drop the ḥarakāt; for the first 100 words, keep them on.

Why mark m / f gender on every single noun?

Because Arabic gender cascades through the entire grammar. Adjectives must agree (rajul ṭawīl m vs imraʾa ṭawīla f), verbs conjugate by subject gender (huwa kataba m vs hiya katabat f), and the dual / plural system has separate masculine sound plural (-ūn / -īn) and feminine sound plural (-āt) forms. The rule is mostly mechanical — words ending in tāʾ marbūṭa (ة) are feminine, words ending in a consonant are masculine — but trap words exist: shams (sun, f), arḍ (earth, f), nār (fire, f), all feminine despite consonant endings. Every noun card carries m / f so you learn the gender at the same time as the word — far easier than retrofitting it a year later.

What's DIN 31635 romanization and why use it instead of Buckwalter?

DIN 31635 is the 1982 German industrial standard for Arabic transliteration, adopted by the International Encyclopedia of Islam, the Encyclopaedia Iranica, Brill academic publishers, and most university Arabic textbooks (Al-Kitaab, Standard Arabic by Schulz). It writes the emphatics with a dot below (ḥ / ṣ / ṭ / ẓ / ḍ), the ʿayn as ʿ, the hamza as ʾ, and the long vowels with a macron (ā / ī / ū) — so you can sound out the word and recover the exact Arabic spelling. The alternative, Buckwalter (A, b, p, t, v...), is ASCII-only and great for computers but unreadable for humans. The goal of this tool is to get you reading Arabic script within a month; the romanization is a temporary scaffold, not the destination.

Why do you give past + present + imperative for verbs instead of 6-person conjugation?

Because in Arabic, the past tense (māḍī, e.g. kataba "he wrote") IS the dictionary form of the verb, the present tense (muḍāriʿ, e.g. yaktub) shows the active stem, and the imperative (amr, e.g. uktub) is what you actually need to ask someone for something. From these three forms you can mechanically derive all 14 person / number / gender conjugations using the regular suffixes — that's the Form-I template every Arabic textbook teaches. Giving the full 14-person table for 20 verbs would cost ~280 cells of memorization and bust the 28 KB bundle. The three-form model is what Hans Wehr does, what Al-Kitaab does, and what almaany.com prints. Learn the three roots, derive the rest.

Why right-to-left layout? Can I still copy / search the text?

Because Arabic is written right-to-left, and forcing it left-to-right (which English-default browsers do by default) breaks ligatures and looks wrong. Each Arabic word and example sentence on this page is wrapped in dir="rtl" so the script renders the way it should, with the alif on the right and the final letter on the left. Copy / paste still works normally — when you paste into a left-to-right editor the Unicode characters are in logical (reading) order, so the destination editor will display them correctly. Search works on logical order too — typing the romanization "salam" or the Arabic سلام both match. The romanization underneath stays left-to-right because Latin letters are inherently LTR.

Arabic 500 Essential Words (A1–A2 MSA) — Arabic Script, Romanization, Gender, Three-Form Verbs & TTS (Free)

Arabic 500 essential A1–A2 MSA words — Arabic script with full ḥarakāt, DIN 31635 romanization, gender, three-form verbs, audio TTS.

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Arabic 500 Essential Words

500 hand-picked A1-A2 MSA Arabic words from the Buckwalter & Parkinson frequency dictionary, the Leipzig Arabic Wortschatz corpus, the Al-Kitaab Parts 1-2 syllabus, and the CEFR-MSA A1-A2 word lists. Greetings, numbers 1-1000, time (days/months/seasons), family, food (40+ items from MSA and the Arab kitchen), animals, the 60+ most-used verbs (with past / present / imperative for all), adjectives, prepositions, plus nine new sub-categories: body (28), weather (16), transport (18), clothing (18), house (24), emotion (18), place (20), school and work (16), and daily routine verbs (16). Click any card to expand. Tap play to hear the word in your OS Arabic voice. All Arabic script renders right-to-left with full ḥarakāt.

501 words

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْal-salāmu ʿalaykum[interjection]
peace be upon you (universal Muslim greeting)(你好 (穆斯林通用问候,字面"愿平安降于你"))
مَرْحَبًاmarḥaban[interjection]
hello (general, secular)(你好 (通用,非宗教))
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًاahlan wa-sahlan[interjection]
welcome(欢迎)
شُكْرًاshukran[interjection]
thank you(谢谢)
عَفْوًاʿafwan[interjection]
you're welcome / excuse me(不客气 / 对不起)
مِنْ فَضْلِكَmin faḍlika[interjection]
please (to a male)(请 (对男性))
نَعَمْnaʿam[interjection]
yes(是 / 对)
لَاlā[interjection]
no / not(不 / 不是)
مَعَ السَّلَامَةِmaʿa al-salāma[interjection]
goodbye (lit. with safety)(再见 (字面"愿平安伴你"))
صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِṣabāḥ al-khayr[interjection]
good morning(早上好)
وَاحِدٌwāḥid[number]
one(一)
اثْنَانِithnān[number]
two(二)
ثَلَاثَةٌthalātha[number]
three(三)
أَرْبَعَةٌarbaʿa[number]
four(四)
خَمْسَةٌkhamsa[number]
five(五)
سِتَّةٌsitta[number]
six(六)
سَبْعَةٌsabʿa[number]
seven(七)
ثَمَانِيَةٌthamāniya[number]
eight(八)
تِسْعَةٌtisʿa[number]
nine(九)
عَشَرَةٌʿashara[number]
ten(十)
الْيَوْمَal-yawma[adverb]
today(今天)
غَدًاghadan[adverb]
tomorrow(明天)
أَمْسِamsi[adverb]
yesterday(昨天)
الْآنَal-ʾāna[adverb]
now(现在)
يَوْمٌyawm[noun · m]
day(日 / 天)
لَيْلَةٌlayla[noun · f]
night(夜晚)
أُسْبُوعٌusbūʿ[noun · m]
week(周)
سَنَةٌsana[noun · f]
year(年)
أَبٌab[noun · m]
father(父亲)
أُمٌّumm[noun · f]
mother(母亲)
أَخٌakh[noun · m]
brother(兄弟)
أُخْتٌukht[noun · f]
sister(姐妹)
ابْنٌibn[noun · m]
son(儿子)
بِنْتٌbint[noun · f]
daughter / girl(女儿 / 女孩)
صَدِيقٌṣadīq[noun · m]
friend (m)(朋友 (男))
عَائِلَةٌʿāʾila[noun · f]
family(家庭)
مَاءٌmāʾ[noun · m]
water(水)
خُبْزٌkhubz[noun · m]
bread(面包)
حَلِيبٌḥalīb[noun · m]
milk(牛奶)
شَايٌshāy[noun · m]
tea(茶)
قَهْوَةٌqahwa[noun · f]
coffee(咖啡)
لَحْمٌlaḥm[noun · m]
meat(肉)
تُفَّاحٌtuffāḥ[noun · m]
apple(苹果)
أَرُزٌّaruzz[noun · m]
rice(米饭)
أَحْمَرُaḥmar[adjective]
red(红色的)
أَزْرَقُazraq[adjective]
blue(蓝色的)
أَخْضَرُakhḍar[adjective]
green(绿色的)
أَصْفَرُaṣfar[adjective]
yellow(黄色的)
أَسْوَدُaswad[adjective]
black(黑色的)
أَبْيَضُabyaḍ[adjective]
white(白色的)
بُنِّيٌّbunnī[adjective]
brown(棕色的)
رَمَادِيٌّramādī[adjective]
gray(灰色的)
كَلْبٌkalb[noun · m]
dog(狗)
قِطَّةٌqiṭṭa[noun · f]
cat(猫)
حِصَانٌḥiṣān[noun · m]
horse(马)
طَائِرٌṭāʾir[noun · m]
bird(鸟)
سَمَكٌsamak[noun · m]
fish(鱼)
بَقَرَةٌbaqara[noun · f]
cow(奶牛)
يَكُونُyakūn[verb]
to be(是 / 在 / 存在)
يَذْهَبُyadhhab[verb]
to go(去)
يَفْعَلُyafʿal[verb]
to do(做)
يَقُولُyaqūl[verb]
to say(说)
يَتَكَلَّمُyatakallam[verb]
to speak / talk(说话)
يَرَىyarā[verb]
to see(看见)
يَعْرِفُyaʿrif[verb]
to know(知道 / 认识)
يَسْتَطِيعُyastaṭīʿ[verb]
to be able to(能 / 可以)
يُرِيدُyurīd[verb]
to want(想要)
يُحِبُّyuḥibb[verb]
to love / like(爱 / 喜欢)
يَسْكُنُyaskun[verb]
to live / reside(住)
يَعْمَلُyaʿmal[verb]
to work(工作)
يَقْرَأُyaqraʾ[verb]
to read(读)
يَكْتُبُyaktub[verb]
to write(写)
يَأْكُلُyaʾkul[verb]
to eat(吃)
يَشْرَبُyashrab[verb]
to drink(喝)
يَدْرُسُyadrus[verb]
to study(学习 / 读书)
يَفْهَمُyafham[verb]
to understand(理解)
يُعْطِيyuʿṭī[verb]
to give(给)
يَنَامُyanām[verb]
to sleep(睡觉)
كَبِيرٌkabīr[adjective]
big / old (person)(大的 / 年长的)
صَغِيرٌṣaghīr[adjective]
small / young(小的 / 年幼的)
جَيِّدٌjayyid[adjective]
good(好的)
سَيِّئٌsayyiʾ[adjective]
bad(坏的)
جَدِيدٌjadīd[adjective]
new(新的)
قَدِيمٌqadīm[adjective]
old (thing)(旧的 / 古老的)
جَمِيلٌjamīl[adjective]
beautiful(漂亮的)
سَهْلٌsahl[adjective]
easy(容易的)
صَعْبٌṣaʿb[adjective]
difficult(困难的)
حَارٌّḥārr[adjective]
hot (weather / food)(热的 (天气 / 食物烫))
بَارِدٌbārid[adjective]
cold(冷的)
سَعِيدٌsaʿīd[adjective]
happy(高兴的 / 幸福的)
فِيfī[preposition]
in(在...里)
عَلَىʿalā[preposition]
on / upon(在...上)
مَعَmaʿa[preposition]
with(和...一起)
مِنْmin[preposition]
from(从)
إِلَىilā[preposition]
to / towards(到 / 向)
عِنْدَʿinda[preposition]
at / by (have)(在...那里 / 拥有)
لِli-[preposition]
for / to(为了 / 给)
بِbi-[preposition]
with / by (means)(用 / 以)
بَيْنَbayna[preposition]
between(在...之间)
تَحْتَtaḥta[preposition]
under(在...下面)
أَحَدَ عَشَرَaḥada ʿashar[number]
eleven(十一)
اثْنَا عَشَرَithnā ʿashar[number]
twelve(十二)
ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَthalāthata ʿashar[number]
thirteen(十三)
عِشْرُونَʿishrūn[number]
twenty(二十)
ثَلَاثُونَthalāthūn[number]
thirty(三十)
أَرْبَعُونَarbaʿūn[number]
forty(四十)
خَمْسُونَkhamsūn[number]
fifty(五十)
سِتُّونَsittūn[number]
sixty(六十)
سَبْعُونَsabʿūn[number]
seventy(七十)
ثَمَانُونَthamānūn[number]
eighty(八十)
تِسْعُونَtisʿūn[number]
ninety(九十)
مِائَةٌmiʾa[number · f]
one hundred(一百)
أَلْفٌalf[number · m]
one thousand(一千)
نِصْفٌniṣf[number · m]
half(一半)
رُبْعٌrubʿ[number · m]
quarter(四分之一)
الْإِثْنَيْنُal-ithnayn[noun · m]
Monday(星期一)
الثُّلَاثَاءُal-thulāthāʾ[noun · m]
Tuesday(星期二)
الْأَرْبِعَاءُal-arbiʿāʾ[noun · m]
Wednesday(星期三)
الْخَمِيسُal-khamīs[noun · m]
Thursday(星期四)
الْجُمُعَةُal-jumuʿa[noun · f]
Friday (Muslim weekend)(星期五 (穆斯林周末))
السَّبْتُal-sabt[noun · m]
Saturday(星期六)
الْأَحَدُal-aḥad[noun · m]
Sunday(星期日)
شَهْرٌshahr[noun · m]
month(月份)
سَاعَةٌsāʿa[noun · f]
hour / clock(小时 / 钟表)
دَقِيقَةٌdaqīqa[noun · f]
minute(分钟)
ثَانِيَةٌthāniya[noun · f]
second(秒)
صَبَاحٌṣabāḥ[noun · m]
morning(早晨)
مَسَاءٌmasāʾ[noun · m]
evening(傍晚)
ظُهْرٌẓuhr[noun · m]
noon(正午)
عَصْرٌʿaṣr[noun · m]
afternoon / era(下午 / 时代)
فَجْرٌfajr[noun · m]
dawn(黎明)
رَبِيعٌrabīʿ[noun · m]
spring(春天)
صَيْفٌṣayf[noun · m]
summer(夏天)
خَرِيفٌkharīf[noun · m]
autumn / fall(秋天)
شِتَاءٌshitāʾ[noun · m]
winter(冬天)
قَبْلَqabla[adverb]
before (time)(在...之前 (时间))
بَعْدَbaʿda[adverb]
after (time)(在...之后 (时间))
جَدٌّjadd[noun · m]
grandfather(祖父 / 外祖父)
جَدَّةٌjadda[noun · f]
grandmother(祖母 / 外祖母)
عَمٌّʿamm[noun · m]
paternal uncle(伯父 / 叔父 (父系))
عَمَّةٌʿamma[noun · f]
paternal aunt(姑姑 (父系))
خَالٌkhāl[noun · m]
maternal uncle(舅舅 (母系))
خَالَةٌkhāla[noun · f]
maternal aunt(姨妈 (母系))
زَوْجٌzawj[noun · m]
husband(丈夫)
زَوْجَةٌzawja[noun · f]
wife(妻子)
وَالِدٌwālid[noun · m]
father (formal)(父亲 (正式))
وَالِدَةٌwālida[noun · f]
mother (formal)(母亲 (正式))
طِفْلٌṭifl[noun · m]
child(孩子)
شَابٌّshābb[noun · m]
young man(青年人)
طَعَامٌṭaʿām[noun · m]
food (general)(食物 (总称))
فَطُورٌfaṭūr[noun · m]
breakfast(早餐)
غَدَاءٌghadāʾ[noun · m]
lunch(午餐)
عَشَاءٌʿashāʾ[noun · m]
dinner(晚餐)
سُكَّرٌsukkar[noun · m]
sugar(糖)
مِلْحٌmilḥ[noun · m]
salt(盐)
زَيْتٌzayt[noun · m]
oil(油)
فَلْفِلٌfilfil[noun · m]
pepper / chili(胡椒 / 辣椒)
جُبْنٌjubn[noun · m]
cheese(奶酪)
زُبْدَةٌzubda[noun · f]
butter(黄油)
بَيْضَةٌbayḍa[noun · f]
egg(鸡蛋)
دَجَاجٌdajāj[noun · m]
chicken (meat)(鸡肉)
سَمَكٌ مَقْلِيٌّsamak maqlī[noun · m]
fried fish(炸鱼)
فَاكِهَةٌfākiha[noun · f]
fruit(水果)
خُضْرَةٌkhuḍra[noun · f]
vegetable (collective)(蔬菜)
بُرْتُقَالٌburtuqāl[noun · m]
orange(橙子)
مَوْزٌmawz[noun · m]
banana(香蕉)
عِنَبٌʿinab[noun · m]
grape(葡萄)
بَطِّيخٌbaṭṭīkh[noun · m]
watermelon(西瓜)
تَمْرٌtamr[noun · m]
date (palm fruit)(椰枣 (海湾主食))
بَطَاطَاbaṭāṭā[noun · f]
potato(土豆)
طَمَاطِمُṭamāṭim[noun · f]
tomato(番茄)
بَصَلٌbaṣal[noun · m]
onion(洋葱)
ثَوْمٌthawm[noun · m]
garlic(蒜)
خِيَارٌkhiyār[noun · m]
cucumber(黄瓜)
لَبَنٌlaban[noun · m]
yogurt (Mashriq) / milk (Maghrib)(酸奶 (东阿) / 鲜奶 (西阿))
عَصِيرٌʿaṣīr[noun · m]
juice(果汁)
عَسَلٌʿasal[noun · m]
honey(蜂蜜)
حُمُّصٌḥummuṣ[noun · m]
chickpea / hummus(鹰嘴豆 / 鹰嘴豆泥)
فَلَافِلُfalāfil[noun · f]
falafel(炸豆丸子)
شَاوَرْمَاshāwarmā[noun · f]
shawarma(沙瓦尔玛 (旋转烤肉))
كُسْكُسٌkuskus[noun · m]
couscous (North African staple)(蒸粗麦粉 (北非主食))
جَمَلٌjamal[noun · m]
camel (desert icon)(骆驼 (沙漠标志))
خَرُوفٌkharūf[noun · m]
sheep / lamb(羊 (绵羊))
مَاعِزٌmāʿiz[noun · m]
goat(山羊)
دَجَاجَةٌdajāja[noun · f]
hen(母鸡)
أَسَدٌasad[noun · m]
lion(狮子)
فِيلٌfīl[noun · m]
elephant(大象)
أَرْنَبٌarnab[noun · m]
rabbit(兔子)
فَأْرٌfaʾr[noun · m]
mouse(老鼠)
نَحْلَةٌnaḥla[noun · f]
bee(蜜蜂)
فَرَاشَةٌfarāsha[noun · f]
butterfly(蝴蝶)
يَأْتِيyaʾtī[verb]
to come(来)
يَجْلِسُyajlis[verb]
to sit(坐)
يَقُومُyaqūm[verb]
to stand / get up(起立 / 站起)
يَمْشِيyamshī[verb]
to walk(走路)
يَرْكَبُyarkab[verb]
to ride / board(乘 (车 / 船 / 马))
يُسَافِرُyusāfir[verb]
to travel(旅行)
يَطْبُخُyaṭbukh[verb]
to cook(做饭)
يَغْسِلُyaghsil[verb]
to wash(洗)
يَلْبَسُyalbas[verb]
to wear / put on(穿 (衣服))
يَخْلَعُyakhlaʿ[verb]
to take off(脱 (衣 / 鞋))
يَفْتَحُyaftaḥ[verb]
to open(打开)
يُغْلِقُyughliq[verb]
to close(关上)
يَشْتَرِيyashtarī[verb]
to buy(买)
يَبِيعُyabīʿ[verb]
to sell(卖)
يَدْفَعُyadfaʿ[verb]
to pay / push(付款 / 推)
يَتَّصِلُyattaṣil[verb]
to call (phone)(打电话)
يَسْأَلُyasʾal[verb]
to ask(问)
يُجِيبُyujīb[verb]
to answer / reply(回答)
يَنْتَظِرُyantaẓir[verb]
to wait(等待)
يَدْخُلُyadkhul[verb]
to enter(进入)
يَخْرُجُyakhruj[verb]
to go out(出去)
يَصِلُyaṣil[verb]
to arrive(到达)
يَبْدَأُyabdaʾ[verb]
to begin(开始)
يَنْتَهِيyantahī[verb]
to end / finish(结束)
يُحَاوِلُyuḥāwil[verb]
to try(尝试)
يُسَاعِدُyusāʿid[verb]
to help(帮助)
يَتَعَلَّمُyataʿallam[verb]
to learn(学习 / 学会)
يُعَلِّمُyuʿallim[verb]
to teach(教)
يَنْسَىyansā[verb]
to forget(忘记)
يَتَذَكَّرُyatadhakkar[verb]
to remember(记得)
طَوِيلٌṭawīl[adjective]
long / tall(长的 / 高的)
قَصِيرٌqaṣīr[adjective]
short(短的 / 矮的)
قَوِيٌّqawī[adjective]
strong(强的)
ضَعِيفٌḍaʿīf[adjective]
weak(弱的)
سَرِيعٌsarīʿ[adjective]
fast(快的)
بَطِيءٌbaṭīʾ[adjective]
slow(慢的)
غَالٍghālin[adjective]
expensive(贵的)
رَخِيصٌrakhīṣ[adjective]
cheap(便宜的)
نَظِيفٌnaẓīf[adjective]
clean(干净的)
وَسِخٌwasikh[adjective]
dirty(脏的)
قَرِيبٌqarīb[adjective]
near / close(近的)
بَعِيدٌbaʿīd[adjective]
far(远的)
مُهِمٌّmuhimm[adjective]
important(重要的)
مُمْكِنٌmumkin[adjective]
possible(可能的)
مُسْتَحِيلٌmustaḥīl[adjective]
impossible(不可能的)
مَشْغُولٌmashghūl[adjective]
busy(忙的)
مُتْعَبٌmutʿab[adjective]
tired(累的)
جَائِعٌjāʾiʿ[adjective]
hungry(饿的)
أَمَامَamāma[preposition]
in front of(在...前面)
خَلْفَkhalfa[preposition]
behind(在...后面)
فَوْقَfawqa[preposition]
above / on top of(在...上方)
حَوْلَḥawla[preposition]
around(在...周围)
ضِدَّḍidda[preposition]
against(反对)
عَنْʿan[preposition]
about / away from(关于 / 离开)
حَتَّىḥattā[preposition]
until(直到)
بِدُونِbidūn[preposition]
without(没有 / 不带)
رَأْسٌraʾs[noun · m]
head(头)
وَجْهٌwajh[noun · m]
face(脸)
عَيْنٌʿayn[noun · f]
eye (also "spring")(眼睛 (也作"泉水"))
أَنْفٌanf[noun · m]
nose(鼻子)
فَمٌfam[noun · m]
mouth(嘴)
أُذُنٌudhun[noun · f]
ear(耳朵)
سِنٌّsinn[noun · f]
tooth / age(牙 / 年龄)
لِسَانٌlisān[noun · m]
tongue (also "language")(舌头 (也作"语言"))
شَعْرٌshaʿr[noun · m]
hair(头发)
يَدٌyad[noun · f]
hand(手)
إِصْبَعٌiṣbaʿ[noun · m]
finger(手指)
ذِرَاعٌdhirāʿ[noun · f]
arm(胳膊)
كَتِفٌkatif[noun · m]
shoulder(肩膀)
رِجْلٌrijl[noun · f]
leg / foot(腿 / 脚)
قَدَمٌqadam[noun · f]
foot(脚)
رُكْبَةٌrukba[noun · f]
knee(膝盖)
بَطْنٌbaṭn[noun · m]
belly / stomach(肚子)
ظَهْرٌẓahr[noun · m]
back(背)
قَلْبٌqalb[noun · m]
heart(心 / 心脏)
عُنُقٌʿunuq[noun · m]
neck(脖子)
صَدْرٌṣadr[noun · m]
chest(胸 / 前面)
دَمٌdam[noun · m]
blood(血)
جِلْدٌjild[noun · m]
skin(皮肤)
عَظْمٌʿaẓm[noun · m]
bone(骨头)
عَقْلٌʿaql[noun · m]
mind / intellect(头脑 / 理智)
وَجَعٌwajaʿ[noun · m]
pain(疼痛)
مَرَضٌmaraḍ[noun · m]
illness / disease(病)
صِحَّةٌṣiḥḥa[noun · f]
health(健康)
جَوٌّjaww[noun · m]
weather / atmosphere(天气 / 大气)
شَمْسٌshams[noun · f]
sun (feminine)(太阳 (阴性))
قَمَرٌqamar[noun · m]
moon(月亮)
نَجْمٌnajm[noun · m]
star(星 (也作"明星"))
سَمَاءٌsamāʾ[noun · f]
sky / heaven(天空)
سَحَابٌsaḥāb[noun · m]
clouds(云)
مَطَرٌmaṭar[noun · m]
rain(雨)
ثَلْجٌthalj[noun · m]
snow(雪)
رِيحٌrīḥ[noun · f]
wind(风)
بَرْدٌbard[noun · m]
cold (weather)(寒冷)
حَرٌّḥarr[noun · m]
heat(炎热)
رُطُوبَةٌruṭūba[noun · f]
humidity(湿度)
بَرْقٌbarq[noun · m]
lightning(闪电)
رَعْدٌraʿd[noun · m]
thunder(雷)
ضَبَابٌḍabāb[noun · m]
fog(雾)
مُمْطِرٌmumṭir[adjective]
rainy(下雨的)
سَيَّارَةٌsayyāra[noun · f]
car(汽车)
حَافِلَةٌḥāfila[noun · f]
bus(公共汽车)
قِطَارٌqiṭār[noun · m]
train(火车)
طَائِرَةٌṭāʾira[noun · f]
airplane(飞机)
سَفِينَةٌsafīna[noun · f]
ship(船)
قَارِبٌqārib[noun · m]
small boat(小船)
دَرَّاجَةٌdarrāja[noun · f]
bicycle / motorcycle(自行车 / 摩托车)
تَاكْسِيtāksī[noun · m]
taxi(出租车)
مَتْرُوmatrū[noun · m]
metro / subway(地铁)
مَحَطَّةٌmaḥaṭṭa[noun · f]
station(车站)
مَطَارٌmaṭār[noun · m]
airport(机场)
مِينَاءٌmīnāʾ[noun · m]
port(港口)
طَرِيقٌṭarīq[noun · m]
road / way(路)
شَارِعٌshāriʿ[noun · m]
street(街道)
جِسْرٌjisr[noun · m]
bridge(桥)
تَذْكِرَةٌtadhkira[noun · f]
ticket(票)
رِحْلَةٌriḥla[noun · f]
trip / flight(旅行 / 航班)
وَقُودٌwaqūd[noun · m]
fuel / gasoline(燃料 / 汽油)
مَلَابِسُmalābis[noun · f]
clothes(衣服 (复))
قَمِيصٌqamīṣ[noun · m]
shirt(衬衫)
بِنْطَالٌbinṭāl[noun · m]
pants / trousers(裤子)
فُسْتَانٌfustān[noun · m]
dress(裙子 / 连衣裙)
جَاكِيتٌjākīt[noun · m]
jacket(夹克)
مِعْطَفٌmiʿṭaf[noun · m]
coat(大衣)
حِذَاءٌḥidhāʾ[noun · m]
shoe(s)(鞋)
جَوْرَبٌjawrab[noun · m]
sock(袜子)
قُبَّعَةٌqubbaʿa[noun · f]
hat / cap(帽子)
وِشَاحٌwishāḥ[noun · m]
scarf(围巾)
قُفَّازٌquffāz[noun · m]
glove(手套)
حِجَابٌḥijāb[noun · m]
hijab (Muslim head covering)(头巾 (穆斯林女性头巾))
عَبَايَةٌʿabāya[noun · f]
abaya (Gulf women's robe)(阿巴雅 (海湾女性长袍))
ثَوْبٌthawb[noun · m]
thawb (Gulf men's robe)(托布 (海湾男性长袍))
نَظَّارَةٌnaẓẓāra[noun · f]
glasses(眼镜)
سَاعَةٌ يَدٍsāʿat yad[noun · f]
wristwatch(手表)
حَقِيبَةٌḥaqība[noun · f]
bag / luggage(包 / 行李)
مِنْدِيلٌmindīl[noun · m]
handkerchief / napkin(手帕 / 餐巾)
بَيْتٌbayt[noun · m]
house / home(房子 / 家)
شَقَّةٌshaqqa[noun · f]
apartment(公寓)
غُرْفَةٌghurfa[noun · f]
room(房间)
بَابٌbāb[noun · m]
door(门)
نَافِذَةٌnāfidha[noun · f]
window(窗户)
مَطْبَخٌmaṭbakh[noun · m]
kitchen(厨房)
حَمَّامٌḥammām[noun · m]
bathroom(浴室 / 厕所)
صَالُونٌṣālūn[noun · m]
living room(客厅)
سَرِيرٌsarīr[noun · m]
bed(床)
طَاوِلَةٌṭāwila[noun · f]
table(桌子)
كُرْسِيٌّkursī[noun · m]
chair(椅子)
أَرِيكَةٌarīka[noun · f]
sofa(沙发)
خِزَانَةٌkhizāna[noun · f]
wardrobe / closet(衣柜 / 橱)
ثَلَّاجَةٌthallāja[noun · f]
refrigerator(冰箱)
فُرْنٌfurn[noun · m]
oven / bakery(烤箱 / 面包房)
مِغْسَلَةٌmighsala[noun · f]
sink(洗手池 / 洗碗池)
مِكْنَسَةٌmiknasa[noun · f]
broom(扫把)
مِصْبَاحٌmiṣbāḥ[noun · m]
lamp(灯)
مِفْتَاحٌmiftāḥ[noun · m]
key(钥匙)
مِرْآةٌmirʾā[noun · f]
mirror(镜子)
سَجَّادَةٌsajjāda[noun · f]
carpet / prayer rug(地毯 / 礼拜毯)
شُبَّاكٌshubbāk[noun · m]
window (colloquial)(窗 (口语))
سَطْحٌsaṭḥ[noun · m]
roof / surface(屋顶 / 表面)
حَدِيقَةٌḥadīqa[noun · f]
garden(花园)
سَعَادَةٌsaʿāda[noun · f]
happiness(幸福)
حُزْنٌḥuzn[noun · m]
sadness(悲伤)
غَضَبٌghaḍab[noun · m]
anger(愤怒)
خَوْفٌkhawf[noun · m]
fear(害怕)
حُبٌّḥubb[noun · m]
love(爱)
كَرَاهِيَةٌkarāhiya[noun · f]
hatred(憎恨)
أَمَلٌamal[noun · m]
hope(希望)
قَلَقٌqalaq[noun · m]
anxiety / worry(焦虑)
فَخْرٌfakhr[noun · m]
pride(骄傲 / 自豪)
خَجَلٌkhajal[noun · m]
shyness / shame(害羞 / 羞愧)
غَضْبَانٌghaḍbān[adjective]
angry(生气的)
حَزِينٌḥazīn[adjective]
sad(悲伤的)
خَائِفٌkhāʾif[adjective]
afraid(害怕的)
مَسْرُورٌmasrūr[adjective]
pleased(高兴的)
مُتَفَائِلٌmutafāʾil[adjective]
optimistic(乐观的)
مُتَشَائِمٌmutashāʾim[adjective]
pessimistic(悲观的)
مَلْآنٌmalʾān[adjective]
full(满的)
فَارِغٌfārigh[adjective]
empty / free(空的 / 闲的)
مَدِينَةٌmadīna[noun · f]
city(城市)
قَرْيَةٌqarya[noun · f]
village(村庄)
بَلَدٌbalad[noun · m]
country(国家)
مَدْرَسَةٌmadrasa[noun · f]
school(学校)
جَامِعَةٌjāmiʿa[noun · f]
university(大学)
مَكْتَبَةٌmaktaba[noun · f]
library / bookstore(图书馆 / 书店)
مَطْعَمٌmaṭʿam[noun · m]
restaurant(餐厅)
مَقْهًىmaqhā[noun · m]
café(咖啡馆)
سُوقٌsūq[noun · m]
market / souk(市场)
مَتْجَرٌmatjar[noun · m]
shop / store(商店)
مَسْجِدٌmasjid[noun · m]
mosque(清真寺)
كَنِيسَةٌkanīsa[noun · f]
church(教堂)
مُسْتَشْفًىmustashfā[noun · m]
hospital(医院)
صَيْدَلِيَّةٌṣaydaliyya[noun · f]
pharmacy(药店)
بَنْكٌbank[noun · m]
bank(银行)
مَكْتَبُ بَرِيدٍmaktab barīd[noun · m]
post office(邮局)
فُنْدُقٌfunduq[noun · m]
hotel(酒店)
شَاطِئٌshāṭiʾ[noun · m]
beach(海滩)
بَحْرٌbaḥr[noun · m]
sea(海)
جَبَلٌjabal[noun · m]
mountain(山)
مُعَلِّمٌmuʿallim[noun · m]
teacher (m)(老师)
طَالِبٌṭālib[noun · m]
student(学生)
دَرْسٌdars[noun · m]
lesson(课)
فَصْلٌfaṣl[noun · m]
class / season(班级 / 季节)
كِتَابٌkitāb[noun · m]
book(书)
قَلَمٌqalam[noun · m]
pen(笔)
وَرَقَةٌwaraqa[noun · f]
paper / sheet(纸 / 页)
سُؤَالٌsuʾāl[noun · m]
question(问题)
جَوَابٌjawāb[noun · m]
answer(答案)
امْتِحَانٌimtiḥān[noun · m]
exam(考试)
وَاجِبٌwājib[noun · m]
homework / duty(作业 / 责任)
مَكْتَبٌmaktab[noun · m]
office / desk(办公室 / 写字台)
شَرِكَةٌsharika[noun · f]
company(公司)
مُوَظَّفٌmuwaẓẓaf[noun · m]
employee(职员)
عَمَلٌʿamal[noun · m]
work / job(工作)
رَاتِبٌrātib[noun · m]
salary(工资)
يَسْتَيْقِظُyastayqiẓ[verb]
to wake up(醒 / 起床)
يَسْتَحِمُّyastaḥimm[verb]
to shower / bathe(洗澡)
يُنَظِّفُ أَسْنَانَهُyunaẓẓif asnānahu[verb]
to brush teeth(刷牙 (字面"清洁牙齿"))
يَتَنَاوَلُ الْفَطُورَyatanāwal al-faṭūr[verb]
to have breakfast(吃早餐)
يَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْعَمَلِyadhhab ilā al-ʿamal[verb]
to go to work(去上班)
يَعُودُyaʿūd[verb]
to return(返回 / 回去)
يَطْبُخُ الْعَشَاءَyaṭbukh al-ʿashāʾ[verb]
to cook dinner(做晚饭)
يُشَاهِدُ التِّلْفَازَyushāhid al-tilfāz[verb]
to watch TV(看电视)
يَقْرَأُ الْكِتَابَyaqraʾ al-kitāb[verb]
to read a book(看书)
يَنَامُ مُبَكِّرًاyanām mubakkiran[verb]
to sleep early(早睡)
يَحْلِقُ ذَقْنَهُyaḥliq dhaqnahu[verb]
to shave(刮胡子)
يُمَشِّطُ شَعْرَهُyumashshiṭ shaʿrahu[verb]
to comb hair(梳头)
يُرَتِّبُ السَّرِيرَyurattib al-sarīr[verb]
to make the bed(整理床铺)
يَكْنِسُ الْأَرْضَyaknis al-arḍ[verb]
to sweep the floor(扫地)
يَغْسِلُ الْأَطْبَاقَyaghsil al-aṭbāq[verb]
to wash dishes(洗碗)
يَتَسَوَّقُyatasawwaq[verb]
to go shopping(购物)
مِنْ فَضْلِكِmin faḍliki[interjection]
please (to a female)(请 (对女性))
تَفَضَّلْtafaḍḍal[interjection]
here you are / please go ahead(请便 / 给您 (递东西用))
مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِmasāʾ al-khayr[interjection]
good evening(晚上好)
كَيْفَ الْحَالُkayfa al-ḥāl[interjection]
how are you(你怎么样)
بِخَيْرٍbi-khayr[interjection]
fine / well (response)(很好 (回答近况))
مَبْرُوكٌmabrūk[interjection]
congratulations(恭喜)
إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُin shāʾa Allāh[interjection]
God willing (idiomatic)(如果真主意愿 (口语高频"希望"))
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُmā shāʾa Allāh[interjection]
wow (admiring exclamation)(真好啊 / 赞美感叹)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِbismi Allāh[interjection]
in the name of God (before starting)(奉真主之名 (做事前说))
عَلَى الرَّحْبِ وَالسَّعَةِʿalā al-raḥb wa-l-saʿa[interjection]
most welcome(热烈欢迎 / 不客气)
أَنَاanā[pronoun]
I(我)
أَنْتَanta[pronoun]
you (m)(你 (对男))
أَنْتِanti[pronoun]
you (f)(你 (对女))
هُوَhuwa[pronoun]
he(他)
هِيَhiya[pronoun]
hiya(她)
نَحْنُnaḥnu[pronoun]
we(我们)
مَاmā[pronoun]
what (about things)(什么 (对物))
مَنْman[pronoun]
who(谁)
أَيْنَayna[pronoun]
where(哪里)
مَتَىmatā[pronoun]
when(什么时候)
لِمَاذَاlimādhā[pronoun]
why(为什么)
كَمْkam[pronoun]
how many / how much(多少 / 几)
وَرْدِيٌّwardī[adjective]
pink(粉色的)
بُرْتُقَالِيٌّburtuqālī[adjective]
orange(橙色的)
بَنَفْسَجِيٌّbanafsajī[adjective]
purple(紫色的)
ذَهَبِيٌّdhahabī[adjective]
gold (color)(金色的)
فِضِّيٌّfiḍḍī[adjective]
silver (color)(银色的)
فَاتِحٌfātiḥ[adjective]
light (color)(浅色的)
غَامِقٌghāmiq[adjective]
dark (color)(深色的)
مُلَوَّنٌmulawwan[adjective]
colorful(多彩的)
شَفَّافٌshaffāf[adjective]
transparent(透明的)
لَامِعٌlāmiʿ[adjective]
shiny / bright(亮的 / 闪光的)
ضَيِّقٌḍayyiq[adjective]
narrow(窄的)
وَاسِعٌwāsiʿ[adjective]
wide / spacious(宽的)
ثَقِيلٌthaqīl[adjective]
heavy(重的)
خَفِيفٌkhafīf[adjective]
light (weight)(轻的)
عَالٍʿālin[adjective]
high / loud(高的 / 大声的)
مُنْخَفِضٌmunkhafiḍ[adjective]
low(低的)
عَمِيقٌʿamīq[adjective]
deep(深的)
بَارِزٌbāriz[adjective]
prominent(突出的)
مَفْتُوحٌmaftūḥ[adjective]
open(开着的)
مُغْلَقٌmughlaq[adjective]
closed(关着的)
يُفَكِّرُyufakkir[verb]
to think(思考)
يَشْعُرُyashʿur[verb]
to feel(感觉 / 感受)
يُقَرِّرُyuqarrir[verb]
to decide(决定)
يَخْتَارُyakhtār[verb]
to choose(选择)
يَجِدُyajid[verb]
to find(找到)
يَفْقِدُyafqid[verb]
to lose(丢失)
يَزُورُyazūr[verb]
to visit(拜访)
يَرْجِعُyarjiʿ[verb]
to return / come back(返回)
شُورْبَةٌshūrba[noun · f]
soup(汤)
سَلَطَةٌsalaṭa[noun · f]
salad(沙拉)
حَلَوِيَّاتٌḥalawiyyāt[noun · f]
sweets / desserts(甜点)
بَقْلَاوَةٌbaqlāwa[noun · f]
baklava(果仁蜜饼)
كُنَافَةٌkunāfa[noun · f]
kunafa(卡纳法 (拉丝奶酪甜点))
شَايٌ بِالنَّعْنَاعِshāy bi-l-naʿnāʿ[noun · m]
mint tea (Maghreb)(薄荷茶 (马格里布特色))
فُولٌfūl[noun · m]
fava beans (Egyptian staple)(蚕豆 (埃及国菜))
لَوْزٌlawz[noun · m]
almond(杏仁)
جَوْزٌjawz[noun · m]
walnut(核桃)
فُسْتُقٌfustuq[noun · m]
pistachio(开心果)
قَامُوسٌqāmūs[noun · m]
dictionary(词典)
سَبُّورَةٌsabbūra[noun · f]
blackboard(黑板)
حَاسُوبٌḥāsūb[noun · m]
computer(电脑)
هَاتِفٌhātif[noun · m]
phone(电话 / 手机)
بَرِيدٌ إِلِكْتُرُونِيٌّbarīd iliktrūnī[noun · m]
email(电子邮件)
شَبَكَةٌshabaka[noun · f]
network(网络)
بَحْثٌbaḥth[noun · m]
research / paper(研究 / 论文)
مَوْضُوعٌmawḍūʿ[noun · m]
topic / subject(主题)
مَدِيرٌmudīr[noun · m]
manager / principal(经理 / 校长)
زَمِيلٌzamīl[noun · m]
colleague / classmate(同事 / 同学)
سُورُبَرْمَارْكِتْsūbermārkit[noun · m]
supermarket(超市)
مَطَارُ الْقَاهِرَةِmaṭār al-qāhira[noun · m]
Cairo airport(开罗机场)
حَدِيقَةٌ عَامَّةٌḥadīqa ʿāmma[noun · f]
public park(公园)
مَصْنَعٌmaṣnaʿ[noun · m]
factory(工厂)
مَلْعَبٌmalʿab[noun · m]
stadium / playground(运动场)
سَفَارَةٌsafāra[noun · f]
embassy(使馆)
مَتْحَفٌmatḥaf[noun · m]
museum(博物馆)
قَلْعَةٌqalʿa[noun · f]
castle / citadel(城堡)
صَحْرَاءُṣaḥrāʾ[noun · f]
desert(沙漠)
نَهْرٌnahr[noun · m]
river(河)

What this tool does

The fastest honest start to Modern Standard Arabic (al-fuṣḥā), now expanded to the full A1–A2 core. 500 words from the Routledge Frequency Dictionary of Arabic (Buckwalter & Parkinson, 30M-word MSA corpus), the Leipzig Arabic Wortschatz corpus, the Al-Kitaab Parts 1–2 syllabus (Georgetown UP), and the CEFR-MSA A1–A2 word lists. Original 10 categories all expanded (greetings, numbers 1–1000, time with days / months / four seasons / dawn-noon-afternoon-evening, family including paternal vs maternal kinship terms, food covering 40+ items from shawarma / hummus / falafel / kunafa / baklava / fūl / kuskus / dates, animals, 60+ verbs with full past māḍī / present muḍāriʿ / imperative amr forms cross-checked against Hans Wehr 4th ed., adjectives, prepositions) plus 9 new sub-categories: body (28), weather (16), transport (18), clothing (18, including thawb / ʿabāya / ḥijāb), house (24), emotion (18), place (20), school and work (16), and daily routine verbs (16).

Every card shows: Arabic script with full ḥarakāt (fatḥa / kasra / ḍamma / sukūn / shadda — MSA without ḥarakāt is like English with only consonants), DIN 31635 romanization (Brill / Encyclopedia of Islam / Al-Kitaab standard), EN + ZH meanings, m / f gender on every noun (Arabic gender drives adjective agreement and verb conjugation), an example sentence, and for verbs the three-form table. A play button uses your browser's Arabic voice (Web Speech API, lang="ar-SA"). Arabic renders with dir="rtl". Star words for a private localStorage study list. Why 500? The first 100 lemmas cover ~45–50% of spoken MSA frequency; 500 matches Al-Kitaab Part 1 + 2.

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