Daily Life in Modern Standard Arabic
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
اليوم
Al-yawm
Today / The day
Today is a very beautiful day
الصباح
As-sabah
The morning
I woke up very early in the morning
المساء
Al-masa
The evening
We love being together in the evening
الليل
Al-layl
The night
The children go to sleep early at night
العمل
Al-3amal
Work
I go to work every morning
المدرسة
Al-madrasa
School
School starts at eight o'clock in the morning
الجامعة
Al-jami3a
University
I have been studying at the university for a year
البيت
Al-bayt
The house
The house is a safe place for the family
النوم
An-nawm
Sleep
I need to sleep eight hours a day
الاستيقاظ
Al-istiqaz
Waking up
Waking up early makes you more active
القراءة
Al-qira a
Reading
Reading develops knowledge and imagination
الكتابة
Al-kitaba
Writing
Writing requires concentration and patience
المشي
Al-mashi
Walking
Walking in the park is good for your health
التسوق
At-tasawwuq
Shopping
I like going shopping at the market every Friday
الطبيب
At-tabib
The doctor
I went to the doctor because I am very sick
الصيدلية
As-saydaliyya
The pharmacy
I bought the medicine at the pharmacy near the house
المستشفى
Al-mustashfa
The hospital
They took the patient to the hospital last night
البنك
Al-bank
The bank
I deposited my money at the national bank yesterday
الهاتف
Al-hatif
The telephone
I called my friend on the phone this evening
الإنترنت
Al-internet
Internet
I used the Internet to do my homework
استحمّ
Istahamm
To shower
I showered, changed and got dressed for work
طبخ
Tabakha
To cook
I cooked a delicious tagine for dinner yesterday
صلّى
Salla
To pray
He prays in congregation at the mosque every day
قاد
Qada
To drive
My sister drove the car for the first time
نظّف
Nazzaf
To clean
We cleaned the house before the guests arrived
اتصل
Ittasala
To call / To contact
I called the doctor to make an appointment
تسوّق
Tasawwaqa
To go shopping
I came back from shopping with several bags of clothes
رتّب
Rattaba
To tidy up
He arranged the books neatly on the shelves
ضحك
Dahika
To laugh
We all laughed at that funny incident
بكى
Baka
To cry
They cried when they parted ways
تنظيف الأسنان
Tanzif al-asnan
To brush one's teeth
Children must brush their teeth twice a day
غسل اليدين
Ghasl al-yadayn
To wash one's hands
We always wash our hands before eating
ارتداء الملابس
Irtida al-malabis
To get dressed
The girl puts on her beautiful clothes in the morning
مشاهدة التلفاز
Mushahada at-tilfaz
To watch TV
The father watches TV right after work
الاستماع للموسيقى
Al-istima3 lil-musiqa
To listen to music
The mother listens to soft music before going to sleep
طهي العشاء
Tahi al-3asha
To make dinner
My mother makes dinner at six p.m.
غسل الملابس
Ghasl al-malabis
To do the laundry
I do my laundry every Friday at home
سقي النباتات
Saqi an-nabat
To water the plants
The boy waters the plants in the garden in the morning
تناول الدواء
Tanawul ad-dawa
To take medicine
I took the medicine according to the doctor's instructions
الذهاب للنوم
Adh-dhahab lin-nawm
To go to sleep
I went to sleep at ten p.m.
ضبط المنبه
Dabt al-munabbih
To set the alarm
I set the alarm for six in the morning
إغلاق الباب
Ighlaq al-bab
To lock the door
I locked the door before leaving the house just now
قراءة الأخبار
Qira'a al-akhbar
To read the news
The man reads the news every morning with his coffee
ممارسة الرياضة
Mumrasa ar-riyada
To exercise / To play sports
I exercise every morning for my health.
التسوق
At-tasawwuq
Grocery shopping / Shopping
I went shopping to buy what I needed.
دفع الفواتير
Daf3 al-fawatir
To pay the bills
I have to pay the bills before the end of the month.
إرسال رسالة
Irsal risala
To send a message
I sent a message to my sister this morning.
أخذ استراحة
Akhd istirahha
To take a break
I took a short break from work today.
مقابلة صديق
Muqabalat sadiq
To meet a friend
I'm going to meet my friend at the café soon.
ترتيب المنزل
Tartib al-manzil
To do the housework / To tidy up
I spent the morning tidying and cleaning the house.
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