Transport & Directions in Modern Standard Arabic
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
يمين
Yamin
On the right
The store is on the right next to the bank.
يسار
Yasar
On the left
The mosque is on the left side of the street.
أمام
Amam
Forward / in front
Walk straight ahead on the main road.
خلف
Khalf
Behind
The house is behind the big city park.
مباشرةً
Mubasharatan
Straight ahead
Go straight ahead until you reach the square.
طريق
Tariq
Road / way
The new road connects the two cities.
حافلة
Hafila
Bus
I took the bus to work this morning.
سيارة أجرة
Sayyara ujra
Taxi
I took a taxi from the main station.
سيارة
Sayyara
Car
The red car is new and very fast.
محطة
Mahatta
Train station / station
I waited at the train station for a whole hour.
مطار
Mataar
Airport
We arrived at the airport two hours before the flight.
شارع
Shari3
Street / avenue
The main street is always congested with cars.
ميناء
Minaa
Port
Ships leave the port every morning.
ركب
Rakiba
To get on / to take (transport)
I took the car with my friend in the morning.
وصل
Wasala
To arrive
I got home late from work.
إشارة ضوئية
Ishara dawiya
Traffic light
The light is red, we stop here.
دوار
Dawwar
Traffic circle / Roundabout
He went around the traffic circle and found the road.
جسر
Jisr
Bridge
The Sidi Maarouf bridge is very long.
نفق
Nafaq
Tunnel
The tunnel under the mountain is a little scary.
طريق سريع
Tariq sari3
Highway / Motorway
The highway gets you to Fez quickly.
موقف سيارات
Mawqif sayyarat
Parking lot / Car park
The parking lot is next to the store.
وقود
Waqud
Fuel
I need to buy fuel to go to the city.
دراجة نارية
Darraja nariyya
Motorcycle
My brother's motorcycle is very fast.
دراجة هوائية
Darraja hawiyya
Bicycle
I ride a bicycle every morning for exercise.
مترو
Mitru
Subway / Underground
I took the subway to go to the city.
ازدحام مروري
Izdiham mururi
Traffic jam / Traffic
There is a big traffic jam right now.
نزل
Nazala
To get off / To arrive
I got out of the car at the station.
توقف
Tawaqqufa
To stop
The car stopped at the red light.
خريطة
Kharita
Map
I used the map to find the way.
ملاحة
Malaha
Navigation / GPS
I turned on the GPS on my smartphone.
مشاة
Mushah
Pedestrians
Pedestrians cross the street at a designated safe crossing.
ممر المشاة
Mamarr al-mushah
Crosswalk / Pedestrian crossing
The pedestrians waited at the crosswalk before crossing.
تقاطع
Taqatu3
Crossroads / Intersection
The car stopped carefully at the dangerous intersection.
رسوم العبور
Rusum al-3ubur
Toll
The driver paid the toll when entering the highway.
حد السرعة
Hadd as-sur3a
Speed limit
The speed limit on the highway is one hundred kilometers per hour.
لافتة الطريق
Lafita at-tariq
Road sign
The red road sign indicates a mandatory stop.
محطة وقود
Mahatta waqud
Gas station / Petrol station
We stopped at the gas station to fill up the tank.
مسار الدراجات
Masar ad-darrajat
Bike lane / Cycle lane
The bike lane is safely separated from the main road.
رصيف المشاة
Rasif al-mushah
Sidewalk / Pavement
Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk next to the street.
تحويل مسار
Tahwil masar
Detour / Diversion
The detour is necessary because of ongoing road repairs.
شارع ذو اتجاه واحد
Shari3 dhu ittijah wahid
One-way street
A one-way street forbids traffic from going back.
شاحنة السحب
Shahinat as-sahb
Tow truck / Breakdown truck
They called the tow truck to quickly tow the car away.
جسر علوي
Jisr 3ulwi
Viaduct / Overpass
A viaduct safely connects two main roads.
سكوتر
Skutir
Scooter
Mohammed took the scooter to go to the university.
سيارة إسعاف
Sayyarat is3af
Ambulance
The ambulance rushed to the hospital.
سيارة إطفاء
Sayyarat itfa
Fire truck / Fire engine
The fire truck arrived very quickly.
الرجوع للخلف
Ar-ruju3 lil-khalf
Reverse (gear)
He used reverse to park the car.
تجاوز
Tajawuz
To pass / To overtake
Don't try to pass the car on the highway.
ملاحة
Malaha
Navigation / GPS
I used the GPS to find the right way.
مشاركة السيارة
Musharaka as-sayyara
Carpooling
Carpooling helps reduce traffic congestion.
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