Absolute basics

want, need (+ )...‫ بدك‬,‫بدي (بدي‬ thing, object (physical) ‫غرض غراض‬
noun/subjunctive) béddo (béddi, béddak...) gharaD ghraaD

‫ما بدي ياه‬ ‫غراضي‬

I don’t want it my stuff
maa béddi yaa ghraaDi
‫ لحاال‬,‫ لحالو‬,‫لحالي‬
‫بدي امشي‬ on (my, his, her etc) own la7aali, la7aalo, la7aala
I want to go home béddi émshi etc
‫حب يحب‬ the same thing ‫نفس الشي‬
would like to (+ 7abb y7ébb nafs éshshi
subjunctive) ‫حابب‬
7aabeb
the same as X ...‫نفس الـ‬
‫راح يروح على‬ the X itself nafs él...
go (to)
raa7/yruu7 3ala ‫فرق فروق بين‬
difference (between)
‫اجى يجي من‬ far@2 fruu2 been
come (from)
éja/yéji mén ‫مو هيك؟‬
know
‫عرف يعرف‬ Isn’t it? Right?
muu heek?
know how (+
3éref ya3ref ‫مو؟‬
subjunctive)
muu?
‫فهم يفهم على‬
understand ‫هيك‬
féhem yéfham 3ala Like this
heek
there is (verb of ‫في‬
‫متل‬
existence) fii like
mét@l
‫عاد يعيد‬
repeat ‫مزبوط‬
3aad y3iid
maZbuuT
exactly
‫اخد ياخد‬ ‫تماما‬
take
akhad yaakhod tamaaman
‫فرق يفرق عن‬ ‫صح‬
be different (from)
fara2 yéfre2 3an Sa77
correct
‫تاني‬ ‫صحيح‬
other
taani Sa7ii7
‫قدر يقدر‬ ‫غلط‬
incorrect, mistake
be able to (+ 2éder yé2der ghalaT
subjunctive) ‫ فينا‬,‫ فينك‬,‫فيني‬ ‫سمع يسمع‬
listen, hear
fiini, fiinek, fiina (etc) séme3 yésma3
must, should (+
‫الزم‬ ‫شاف يشوف‬
subjunctive) see
necessary laazem shaaf yshuuf

‫ممكن‬ ‫اي‬
could, is possible yes
mumken ee

‫حكى يحكي حكي‬ ‫أل‬

speak no
7aka yé7ki 7aki la2

‫قال يقول قول‬ (it) means ‫يعني‬

say so-so; kind of ya3ni
2aal y2uul 2ool
‫شي اشيا‬ ‫معنى معاني‬
meaning
shi ashya ma3na ma3aani
thing
‫شغلة شغالت‬
shéghle shéghlaat
 ‫مكان امكنة‬ ‫خاطرك‬
makaan amkéne bye (when you leave) khaaTrak
‫قرنة قراني‬
place, spot
2érne 2araani ‫هللا معك‬
‫مطرح مطارح‬ aLLa ma3ak
response
maTra7 maTaare7 ‫مع السالمة‬
‫مو‬ ma3 éssalaame
not
muu no (in double negative) ‫وال‬
‫ماني مانو مانكون‬ wala
am not,
isn’t etc maani maano maankon
etc ‫وال شي‬
nothing/anything
‫اسم اسامي‬ wala shi
name
is@m asaami
‫ما شفت وال شي‬
‫الزم‬ I didn’t see anything
should, must maa shéf@t wala shi
laazem
‫بنوب‬
‫مفروض‬
should bnoob
mafruuD not at all
‫بالمرة‬
surname ‫كنية‬ bilmarra
kénye
that’s how it is ‫لكان‬
lakaan
‫من بيت مين؟‬
what’s your surname? mén beet miin?
how is it (if not how you ‫لكان؟‬
‫انت منين؟‬ just denied it was?) lakaan?
where are you from?
énte mneen?
... or not? ‫وال أل؟‬
‫عمر‬ wélla la2?
age
3ém@r
‫عجبتك وال أل؟‬
‫قديش عمرك‬ do you like it or not?
how old are you? 3éj@btak wélla la2?
2addeesh 3émrak?
‫ساوى‬
‫منيح مناح‬
good saawa
mnii7 mnaa7 do, make
‫عمل يعمل عمل‬
‫كيفك؟‬
3émel ya3mel 3amal
kiifak?
how are you?
‫شلونك؟‬ ‫تطلع بـ‬
look at
shloonak? TTalla3 b-

‫تمام‬ ‫عطى يعطي عطي‬

fine, good give
tamaam 3aTa ya3Ti 3aTi

‫مرحبا‬ a different... ‫غير‬

hello gheer
mar7aba
response ‫اهلين‬
ahleen something else ‫غير شي‬
gheer shi
)‫اهال وسهال (بـ‬
welcome (to)
ahla wsahla (b-)

‫اهلين فيك‬
response
ahleen fiik
 Other verbs of motion Expressions of quantity

go/come up ‫طلع يطلع طلوع‬ a little ‫ شوية‬,‫شوي‬

go/come out some, a bit of (in iDaafe)
Téle3 yéTla3 Tluu3 shweyy, shweyyet
get on to (a vehicle)
3ala ‫كتير‬
‫نزل ينزل نزول من‬ a lot ktiir
go down/come down
get out of (a vehicle) nézel yénzel nzuul
mén ‫كتير ناس‬
walk ‫مشي يمشي مشي‬ a lot of people ktiir naas
leave
méshi byémshi mashi ‫ناس كتير‬
naas ktiir
‫لف يلف لف على‬
turn into, onto a lot, more than
laff yléff laff 3ala
necessary, extra, too ‫زيادة‬
zyaade
go around (e.g. a ‫لف يلف لف‬ many
roundabout)
turn around laff yléff laff a number of, a few [+ sin. ‫كذا‬
Indef]
keza
‫فات يفوت على‬ ‫كل‬
go into, come into, enter all (of), every
faat yfuut 3ala kéll
‫فات يفوت بـ‬
knock, bang into ‫ع القليلة‬
faat yfuut b- at least
3al2aliile
stop ‫وّقف‬
stand ‫بكفي؟‬
wa22af is... enough?
bikaffi?
‫قطع يقطع قطع‬
cross (a street, a )‫مليان (ناس‬
border...) 2aTa3 yé2Ta3 loads (of people)
2aT@3 mélyaan (naas)

‫مرق يمرق من‬ ‫بينعدو ع االصابع‬

not many (can be
mara2 yémro2 mén counted on your fingers) byén3addu
3alaSaabe3
pass through ‫مر يمر مرور من‬
marr ymérr mruur ‫شي‬
mén shi...
‫ عن‬/ ‫مرق يمرق قدام‬ roughly, around ‫تقريبا‬
pass in front of mara2 yémro2 ta2riiban
2éddaam/3an ‫حوالي‬
7awaali
‫مر يمر على‬
drop in on ‫كام‬
marr ymérr 3ala some + [sin. indef.]
kamm
‫قدم‬
go forward ‫هالقد‬
2addam this much, this size
hal2add
‫اخر‬
‫نتفة نتف‬
go back, backwards 2akhkhar tiny little thing, amount
nétfe, nétaf
return, come/go back ‫رجع يرجع رجوع‬
réje3 yérja3 rjuu3 ‫خير هللا‬
kheer aLLa
tons of
‫بالوي‬
balaawi
 Verbs of manipulation

‫فقس يفقس فقس‬ press down (with your ‫دعس يدعس دعس‬
click (a switch)
fa2as yéf2os fa2@s foot) da3as yéd3as
stamp on
da3@s
‫سكر‬
close
sakkar
press down (with your ‫داس يدوس‬
foot)
daas yduus
‫جمع يجمع جمع‬ push down hard on

gather together jama3 yéjma3 ‫سحب يسحب سحب‬

pull on, out
jam@3 sa7ab byés7ab
gather up
‫لم يلم لم‬ ‫دفش بيدفش‬
push
lamm ylémm lamm dafash byédfosh
get/bring down, let out, ‫ّنزل‬ put (on, under etc) ‫حط يحط حط‬
etc, lower
nazzal put down
7aTT y7éTT 7aTT
get/bring out, let leave ‫طّلع من‬ put back, return, give ‫ارجع‬
etc, raise
Talla3 back etc
rajja3
‫علق على‬ ‫على‬
hang up, suspend raise, make higher
3alla2 3ala 3alla
‫رفع يرفع رفع‬ ‫فرد يفرد‬
lift up, raise separate out
rafa3 yérfa3 raf@3 farad yéfrod
‫سفط‬ ‫دحش يدحش دحش‬
line up shove into
saffaT da7ash byéd7ash b-
‫طى‬
ّ‫و‬ ‫فتل يفتل‬
lower, make lower spin
waTTa fatal yéftol
move (e.g. your arm) ‫حرك‬ ‫معس يمعس معس‬
about
7arrak squash ma3as yém3as
move (something from
‫نقل ينقل نقل‬ ma3@s
somewhere to
somewhere else) na2al yén2ol na2@l ‫شد يشد شد على‬
squeeze
‫اخر‬ pull hard on shadd yshédd shadd
move backward 3ala
2akkhar
‫قدم‬ ‫جلس‬
straighten
move forward (trns) jallas
2addam
‫رمى يرمي رمي‬
‫فتح يفتح فتح‬
open rama yérmi rami
fata7 yéfta7 fat@7 throw down
‫لحش يلحش‬
‫ناول‬
pass Y to X la7ash yél7ash
naawal X Y
‫دور‬
ّ
‫قام يقيم‬
pick up dawwar
2aam y2iim turn
take out of (e.g. a ‫برم يبرم‬
battery) ‫شال يشيل‬
baram yébrom
shaal yshiil
wrap, wind up ‫لف يلف لف‬
‫كبس يكبس كبس‬ roll up
press (e.g. a button) laff yléff laff
kabas yékbos kab@s
 Please and thankyou, polite requests, etc

‫شك ار‬ go ahead (and ask the

thanks shukran1 ‫تفضل‬
question, go ahead of
‫عفوا‬ tfaDDal
me, take some food
response (you’re 3afwan
etc)
welcome) ‫العفو‬
él3afw ‫يزيد فضلك‬
response yziid faDlak
thanks, yes please (to ‫يا ريت‬
an offer)
yaa reet when someone asks
‫يسلمو ايديك‬ you to do something for
‫تكرم عينك‬
thanks (for something yéslamu 2iideek tékram 3eenak
them
given to you) ‫يسلمو‬
yéslamu ‫هللا يكرمك‬
response
response:
‫وايديك‬ aLLa ykarrmak
of course, OK (in
w2iideek ‫حاضر‬
response to an order or
‫لو سمحت‬ 7aaDer
request)
please law sama7@t
excuse me ‫اذا بتريد‬ ‘thanks’ (in response to
iza bétriid a compliment)

do you have any ‫في مانع؟‬ of course, with pleasure ‫على راسي‬
objections? Is that OK? (in response to a
fii maane3? 3ala raasi
...‫في مجال‬ request)

fii majaal...
excuse me (to someone ‫يعطيك العافية‬
could you... ...‫ممكن‬ working) ya3Tiik él3aafye
would you mind... (+sbj) thank you (to someone
mémken...
who has just finished
...‫معليش‬ working)
ma3leesh... ‫هللا يعافيك‬
response
‫الك مصلحة؟‬ aLLa y3aafiik
what do you say? élak maSla7a? if you don’t mind, with ‫بعد اذنك‬
interested? ‫شو قلت؟‬ your permission ba3d iznak
shu 2él@t? (when taking a phone ‫عن اذنك‬
what do you think? 3an iznak
(standalone) ‫شو رأيك؟‬ call, leaving etc)
how about... (with
shu ra2yak...?
subjunctive verb) ‫اذنك معك‬
response
thankyou (in response ‫تسلم‬ iznak ma3ak
‫زكاتك‬
to a compliment)
téslam
zakaatak
please, excuse me ‫بماعيتك‬
(prefixed to a request)
bmaa3iitak
‫دخلك‬
1
When offered something like food or a drink ‫شكرا‬ dakhlak
is likely to be understood as ‘no’. The polite way of
responding to an offer positively is to say ‫يا ريت‬.
 Time
Telling time Units of time

‫الساعة واحدة‬ ‫دقيقة دقايق‬

(one) o’ clock minute
éssaa3a wa7de2 d2ii2a/da2aaye2
)‫ع (التنتين‬ ‫يوم ايام‬
at (two) day
3a(tténteen) yoom/éyyaam
‫(واحدة) ونص‬ ‫تلت تيام‬
half past (one) three days
(wa7de) wnéSS tlét téyyaam
‫(واحدة) وربع‬ ‫لحظة لحظات‬
quarter past (one) moment
wa7de wréb@3 la7Za la7Zaat
‫(واحدة) وتلت‬
month
twenty past (one) ‫شهر شهور‬
[lit. and a third]
(wa7de) wtél@t shah@r shhuur
twenty to (one) ‫(واحدة) اال تلت‬
[lit. except a third]
(wa7de) élla tél@t three months ‫تلت تشر‬
‫قديش الساعة؟‬ tlét téshor
what time is it?
2addeesh éssaa3a?
‫اليوم قديش الشهر؟‬
‫اي ساعة؟‬ what-th of the month is it
at what time?
today? élyoom 2addeesh
ayy saa3a? éshshahr?

Relative time
‫اول الشهر‬
the first of the month awwal éshshah@r
‫اول امبارحة‬
day before yesterday
awwal @mbaar7a ‫ساعة ساعات‬
hour
‫(االسبوع) الجاية‬ saa3a saa3aat
next (week)
(élésbuu3) éjjaaye ‫اسبوع اسابيع‬
‫تاني يوم‬ week
ésbuu3/asaabi3
the next (day)
taani yoom ‫جمعة جمع‬
jém3a /jéma3
‫امبارح مبارحة‬
yesterday
mbaare7, mbaar7a ‫ثانية ثواني‬
second
saanye sawaani
‫بعد بك ار‬
the day after tomorrow
ba3@d bukra ‫(ساعة) زمان‬
)an hour’s( time
(saa3et) zamaan
‫بك ار‬
tomorrow
bukra ‫فترة‬
fatra
‫ا(ألُسبوع) الماضي‬ period of time
last week ‫مدة‬
(él2ésbuu3) élmaaDi
médde
‫اليوم‬
today ‫سنة سنتين سنين‬
élyoom year
séne sénteen sniin
‫هلق‬
now ‫قرن قرون‬
halla2 century
qarn qruun
)‫هادا (االسبوع‬
this (week) ‫مرة مرات‬
haada (l2ésbuu3) (a single) time
marra marraat
2
Saa3a takes feminine forms of numbers.
Parts of the day Frequency

‫المسا‬ ‫يوم اي يوم ال‬

(in) the evening every other day
élmasa yoom ee yoom la2
‫الصبح‬ ‫ناد ار ما‬
(in) the morning rarely
éSSéb@7 naadiran ma
afternoon, in the ‫بعد الضهر‬ ‫طول الوقت‬
afternoon
ba3d éDDéhr Tool élwa2@t
all the time
‫الفجر‬ ‫على طول‬
dawn
élfaj@r 3ala Tool
‫بالنهار‬ ‫من وقت لوقت‬
in the daytime from time to time
bénnhaar/blénhaar mén wa2@t la-wa2@t
‫ وجوه الصبح‬,‫وجه الصبح‬ ...‫عمري ما‬
never
the early hours of the wéshh 3émri maa...
morning
éSSéb@7/wjuuh this is the first time (I’ve )‫اول مرة (بجي‬
éSSéb@73 been)
awwal marra (biji)
‫ انصاص الليل‬,‫نص الليل‬
...‫عمرك‬
the middle of the night néSS élleel , nSaas have you ever...?
3émrak...
élleel
‫ابدا‬
‫الليل‬
at night abadan
élleel
never (at all, plus ‫بنوب‬
‫ليلة ليالي‬ negative verb)
night bnoob
leele layaali
‫بالمرة‬
‫المغرب‬ bélmarra
sunset
élmaghreb
‫احيانا‬
‫الضهر‬ a7yaanan
midday
éDDéhr ‫اوقات‬
sometimes
aw2aat
Appointments
‫مرات‬
marraat
‫موعد مواعيد‬
appointment
moo3ed mawaa3iid ‫بشكل عام‬
generally
bshek@l 3aam
‫تأخر على‬
be late to
t2akhkhar 3ala ‫بالعادة‬
bil3aade
‫متأخر‬
usually
late ‫عادة‬
mét2akhkher
3aadatan
‫بكير‬
early ‫مرة بالسنة‬
bakkiir once (a year)
marra (bisséne)
...‫ اجت مبكرة‬,‫اجى مبكر‬
to come early )‫كل (يوم‬
éja mbakker, éjet every (day)
mbakkra etc kéll (yoom)
‫كل ما‬
every time (that he...)
3 kéll ma
The plural is used in contexts like ‫بتالقيه حلو انو‬
‫ ترجع ع البيت بوجوه الصبح؟‬i.e. in the sense of multiple
occasions at the same sort of time of day.
Duration Before, after, when

‫عشرة عمر‬ ‫بعد‬

a long time
3éshret 3ém@r after ba3@d + noun
‫زمان‬ ‫بعد ما‬
for a long time ba3@d ma + verb
zamaan
‫اول ما‬
‫قديش صارلك هون؟‬
how long have you been
here? awwal ma
2addeesh Sallak hoon? as soon as
‫بس‬
‫قديش بياكل وقت؟‬ bass
2addeesh byaakol
‫من‬
wa2@t?
mén
‫قديش بدو وقت؟‬ ago
‫قبل‬
how long will it take? 2addeesh béddo
wa2@t? 2ab@l
‫قديش بياخد وقت؟‬ ‫لما‬
2addeesh byaakhod lamma
wa2@t? ‫وقت ما‬
when
‫صارلي (شهر) عم ادرس‬ wa2@t ma
I’ve been (study)ing for Salli (Sallak, Sallo) ‫قبل‬
(a month)
shah@r 3am édros 2ab@l + noun
before
‫الي شهر عم ادرس‬ ‫قبل ما‬
éli (élak, élo) shah@r 2ab@l ma
3am édros
‫لبين ما‬
‫دفشة واحدة‬
labeen ma
dafshe waa7de
‫لـ‬
all at once ‫سحبة واحدة‬ until
all in one go la
sa7be waa7de
‫لحتى‬
‫فرد مرة‬
la7atta
far@d marra
‫لسا‬
‫خالل‬
within lissa
khilaal
...‫ لساتو‬,‫لساتني‬
within, in the next... ‫ِبـهالـ‬ still, (not) yet
lissaatni, lissaato etc
bihal-... ...‫ يعدها‬,‫بعدني‬
within two weeks, in the ‫بهاالسبوعين‬ ba3dni, ba3da etc
next two weeks bihalésbuu3een
‫بعد‬
‫من‬ ba3@d
in (with future reference)
since
mén + noun ‫بشوفك بعد ساعة‬
‫من لما‬ I’ll see you in an hour
bshuufak ba3@d
mén lamma + verb saa3a
‫طول‬
throughout Tool
my whole life ‫طول عمري‬
Tool 3émri
 Miscellaneous

‫كمان مرة‬ then ‫بعدين‬

afterwards
kamaan marra ba3deen
again
‫مرة تانية‬ ‫ما عاد‬
no longer
marra taanye don’t... anymore maa 3aad
)‫سبق و(عملتو‬ (+ sbj) ‫ما بقى‬
maa ba2a
sébe2 w(3mélto)
‫(عملتو) وخلصت‬ down the line, in the ‫لقدام‬
already future
3mélto wkhallaS@t la2éddaam
)‫من هلق (عملتو‬ ‫بالمستقبل‬
in the future
mén halla2 (3mélto) bilmusta2bal
‫حاليا‬
currently
7aaliyyan
‫واخي ار‬
finally
w2akhiiran
‫من هون ورايح‬ Days of the week
from now on
mén hoon wraaye7
)‫هلق (عملتو‬
just (did it)
halla2 (3mélto) (on) Sunday ‫يوم االحد‬
(yoom) él2a7ad
one day (in telling past ‫هداك اليوم‬
stories)
hadaak élyoom
‫بالفترة االخيرة‬ (on) Monday ‫يوم التنين‬
bilfatra l2akhiire (yoom) étténeen
recently
‫جديد‬
jdiid4 (on) Tuesday ‫يوم التالتا‬
‫غير مرة‬ (yoom) éttalaata
some other time
gheer marra
‫يوم من االيام‬ ‫يوم االربعا‬
someday (on) Wednesday
yoom mn él2éyyaam (yoom) él2arbé3a
‫دغري‬
déghri ‫يوم الخميس‬
‫اوام‬
(on) Thursday
(yoom) élkhamiis
straight away
awaam ‫يوم الجمعة‬
‫فو ار‬ (on) Friday
(yoom) éjjém3a
fawran ‫يوم السبت‬
‫عن قريب‬ (on) Saturday
(yoom) éssab@t
soon
3an 2ariib

4
‫ بالفترة االخيرة‬is something like ‘in recent months,
weeks’, ‘in recent times’. ‫جديد‬is an adverb which
literally means ‘newly’ and agrees with the subject
of the sentence: ‫اللي جايين جداد‬élli jaayiin @jdaad
‘the ones who have come recently’.
 Months of the year

‫شهر واحد‬ ‫شهر سبعة‬

shah@r waa7ed5 shah@r sab3a
‫كانون التاني‬
January July
‫تموز‬
kaanuun éttaani tammuuz
‫شهر تنين‬ ‫شهر تماني‬
shahr @tneen shahr @tmaani
February August
‫شباط‬ ‫آب‬
shbaaT aab
‫شهر تالتة‬ ‫شهر تسعة‬
shahr @tlaate shah@r tés3a
March September
‫آدار‬ ‫ايلول‬
aadaar 2eeluul
‫شهر اربعة‬ ‫شهر عشرة‬
shah@r 2arba3a shah@r 3ashara
October
‫نيسان‬ ‫تشرين االول‬
April
niisaan téshriin él2awwal
‫شهر خمسة‬ ‫شهر احدعش‬
shah@r khamse shahr i7Da3sh
May November
‫ايار‬ ‫تشرين التاني‬
ayyaar téshriin éttaani
‫شهر ستة‬ ‫شهر اتنعش‬
shah@r sitte shahr étna3sh
‫كانون االول‬
June December
‫حزيران‬
7zeeraan kaanuun él2awwal

5
The first set of months (‘month one’ etc) are more
common than the ones with unique names. Many
people are not that actively familiar with the second
set.
 Clothes

(pair of) formal men’s ‫صباط صبابيط‬ ‫كف كفوف‬

glove
shoes sabbaaT sabaabiiT kéff kfuuf
‫نضارة ـات‬ ‫سكسوكة‬
(pair of) glasses goatee
naDDaara -aat saksuuke
‫بوط بواط‬ ‫دبوس دبابيس‬
(pair of) trainers hairclip
buuT bwaaT dabbuus dabaabiis
‫بنطلون بناطل‬ ‫قصة شعر‬
(pair of) trousers haircut
banTaloon banaaTel 2éSSet sha3@r
‫سترة سترات‬ ‫طاقية طواقي‬
anorak, raincoat hat
satra satraat Taa2iyye Tawaa2i
‫شنتة شناتي‬ ‫برنيطة‬
bag hat
shanta shanaati barneeTa
‫قشاط‬ ‫ايشارب ـات‬
belt headscarf
2shaaT iishaar(b), -aat
‫كلسون كالسين‬ ‫كعب عالي‬
boxer shorts high heels
kalsoon kalaasiin ka3b 3aali
‫سنتيانة ـات‬ ‫كبوت كبابيت‬
bra jacket
séntyaane -aat kabbuut kabaabiit

bracelet
‫اسوارة‬ ‫جاكيت ـات‬
swaara jacket, coat
jaakeet -aat
‫فرساة فراشي‬
brush ‫كنزة ـات‬
férsha faraashi jumper, sweater
kanze -aat
‫زر زرار‬
button ‫حطة‬
zérr zraar
7aTTa
‫زرر‬ keffiye
button up ‫شماغ‬
zarrar
shmaagh
‫اواعي‬
‫حم ار‬
2awaa3i lipstick
7amra
‫تياب‬
clothes ‫مانطو ـهات‬
tyaab long women’s coat
maanTo -haat
‫مالبس‬
malaabes make-up ‫مكياج‬
makyaaj
‫مشط مشاط‬
comb
mésh@T mshaaT
‫تمكيج‬
)‫عدسات (الصقة‬ put make-up on tmakyaj
contact lenses
3adasaat (laaSiqa)
‫مناكير‬
nail polish
do up (a shirt, a coat ‫س ّكر‬ manaakiir
etc) sakkar
‫جيبة‬
pocket
‫فستان فساتين‬ jeebe
dress
féstaan fasaatiin
‫جدولة‬
ponytail
‫برنس برانس‬ jadduule
dressing gown
bérnos baraanes
‫حزدان جزادين‬
purse, wallet
‫حلق‬ jézdaan jazaadiin
earrings
7ala2
‫بجاما‬
pyjamas
‫طربوش طرابيش‬ bijaama
fez
Tarbuush Taraabiish
‫خاتم خواتم‬
ring
‫بدريسة ـات‬ khaatem khawaatem
gilet, sleeveless jacket
badreese -aat
 ‫لفحة ـات‬ ‫كالون ـات‬
scarf tights
laf7a, -aat kaaloon -aat
‫قميص قمصان‬ ‫كبير على‬
shirt
2amiiS 2émSaan kbiir 3ala
‫شواطة ـات‬ ‫صغير على‬
shoelaces too big/small/tight for
shawwaaTa -aat zghiir 3ala
‫ربط يربط ربط شواطة‬ ‫ديق على‬
tie shoelaces rabaT yérboT rab@T dayye2 3ala
shawwaaTa
top (not specifically ‫بلوزة ـات‬
‫شورت ـات‬ blouse, not gendered) blooze, -aat
shorts
shoort -aat
‫توب تياب‬
‫سالف سوالف‬ traditional robe
toob tyaab
sideburn
saalef sawaalef
‫قاس يقيس قياس‬
‫قياس‬ try on
2aas 2iis 2yaas
size
2yaas
‫لفة ـات‬
turban
what size are you ‫قديش قياسك؟‬ laffe -aat
2addeesh 2yaasak? ‫كلت‬
underwear
‫تنورة تنانير‬ kélot
skirt
tannuura tanaaniir ‫صدرية ـات‬
vest
sleeve ‫كم كمام‬ Sédriyye -aat
kémm kmaam wear, put on, get ‫لبس يلبس لبس‬
‫نص كم‬ dressed lébes yélbes léb@s
short-sleeved néSS kémm
‫البس‬
slippers/sandals worn in ‫شحاطة ـات‬ wearing laabes
the bathroom sha77aaTa -aat
‫محبس محابس‬
wedding ring
‫جرابة ـات‬ ma7bas ma7aabes
sock
jraabe -aat
‫باروكة بواريك‬
wig
‫سكربينا‬ baaruuke bawaariik
stilettos
skarabiina
‫طقم طقام‬
woman’s suit
‫بدلة ـات‬ Ta2@m T2aam
suit
badle -aat
‫كندرة كنادر‬
women’s shoes
‫مايو ـات‬ kéndara kanaader
swimming costume
maayo -aat
‫سحابة ـات‬
zipper
‫شلح يشلح شلح‬ sa77aabe -aat
take off
shala7 byéshla7 shal@7
‫ كرافات‬,‫كرافة‬
tie
graafe, graafaat
 At home

‫حمام ـات‬ ‫جنينة‬

bathroom garden
7ammaam -aat jneene
‫غرفة غرف نوم‬ ‫بيت بيوت‬
ghérfet ghéraf noom beet byuut
bedroom house
‫اوضة اوض نوم‬ ‫بالبيت‬
ooDet uwaD noom bilbeet
‫بناية ـات‬ ‫مطبخ مطابخ‬
kitchen
binaaye -aat maTbakh maTaabekh
building
‫عمارة ـات‬ ‫اصنصير ـات‬
lift, elevator
3imaara -aat aSonSeer -aat
‫سقف سقوف‬ ‫قفل قفولة‬
ceiling lock
sa2@f s2uuf 2éf@l 2fuule
‫صطح صطوح‬ ‫ماسورة مواسير‬
ceiling, roof
Sat@7 STuu7 pipe maasuur mwaasiir
‫قبو‬
cellar
2abw ‫االماسورة عم تتسرب‬
the pipe is leaking élmaasuura 3am
‫ارض ديار‬
courtyard tétsarrab
arD @dyaar
plughole (in a bath)
‫برداية برادي‬ ‫بلوعة بالليع‬
curtain hole in the middle of the
bérdaaye baraadi balluu3a balaalii3
floor for dirty water
‫باب بواب‬
door ‫صفرة صفر‬
baab bwaab reception room
Séfra Séfar
‫غرفة فرف‬
‫دق يدق دق الباب‬
ghérfe ghéraf
knock on the door da22 ydé22 da22 room
‫اوضة اوض‬
élbaab
ooDa uwaD
‫جرس اجراس‬
doorbell, bell jaras jraas
shutter (outside the
‫ابجور ـات‬
windows of Syrian
houses) abajoor -aat

‫دق يدق دق الجرس‬ staircase

‫درج‬
ring the bell da22 ydé22 da22 daraj
éjjaras
fixed carpet installed in ‫درجة ـات‬
‫ موكيتة‬,‫موكيت‬
stair, step (sing.)
the house (as opposed daraje -aat
to rugs or Persian-style mookeet, sng mookeete
carpets) ‫شوفاج ـات‬
heating, radiator
‫شقة شقق‬ shoofaaj -aat
flat, apartment
sha22a shé2a2 ‫تواليت تواليتات‬
toilet
‫طابق طوابق‬ twaaleet -aat
floor
Taabe2 Tawaabe2 ‫بيت عربي بيوت عربية‬
traditional house built
‫صالون ـات‬ around a courtyard beet 3arabi byuut
front room, lounge 3arabiyye
Saaloon -aat
‫حيط حيطان‬
‫كراج ـات‬ wall
garage 7eeT 7iiTaan
garaaj -aat
‫شباك شبابيك‬
window
shébbaak shabaabiik
In the bedroom ‫كريما‬
cream
kreema
‫تخت تخوت‬
bed ‫سيفون‬
takh@t tkhuut
flush siifoon
‫بطانية بطاطين‬ ‫شد يشد السيفون‬
duvet flush (the toilet)
baTTaaniyye shadd yshédd
baTaaTiin éssiifoon
sheet
‫شرشف شراشف‬ ‫تحمم‬
have a shower, a bath, ّ
tablecloth sharshaf sharaashef wash up
t7ammam
‫مراية مرايا‬ ‫شطافة ـات‬
mirror
mraaye maraaya shaTTaafe –aat
‫طربيزة‬ hose used for post-toilet ‫نربيج نرابيج‬
bedside table cleaning (you know
Tarabeeza what I mean) narbiij naraabiij
‫فرشة فرش‬ ‫بربيش برابيش‬
mattress
férshe férash barbiish baraabiish
‫مخدة ـات‬ ‫شفرة ـات‬
cushion, pillow razor
mkhadde, -aat shafra -aat
‫مكينة حالقة‬
‫بيت مخدة‬ electric razor
pillowcase makiint @7laa2a
beet mkhadde
‫شامبو‬
‫خزانة خزاين‬ shampoo
cupboard, wardrobe shaambo
khazaane khazaayen
‫حلق يحلق حالقة‬
‫درج دروج‬ shave
drawer 7ala2 yé7lo2 7laa2a
dérj druuj
‫دوشا ـات‬
‫رف رفاف‬ shower
shelf doosha dooshaat
raff rfaaf
‫مغسلة مغاسل‬
‫عليقة ـات‬ sink (washbasin)
clothes hanger maghsale maghaasel
3allee2a -aat
‫صابون ـة‬
‫حرام ـات‬ soap (and sng.)
blanket Saaboon -e
7raam -aat
‫حنفية حنافي‬
‫مكتبة مكاتب‬
bookcase 7anafiyye 7anaafi
tap
maktabe makaateb

In the bathroom ‫فتح يفتح الحنفية‬

turn on the tap
fata7 yéfta7
‫كلونيا‬ él7anafiyye
aftershave
koloonya ‫محرمة محارم‬
tissue, toilet paper
‫ليفة‬ ma7rame ma7aarem
bath sponge
liife toilet (the physical ‫تواليت تواليتات‬
to sponge ‫ّليف‬ object)
twaaleet -aat
layyaf
‫بانيو ـات‬
bathtub
baanyo -aat
 ‫فرشة فراشي سنان‬ ‫تليفزيون ـات‬
toothbrush férshet faraashi TV televizyoon –aat
snaan
‫شاشة ـات‬
brush your teeth ‫فرشى سنانو‬ TV screen shaashe –aat
farsha snaano
‫معجون سنان‬ TV channel ‫قناة قناوات‬
toothpaste
ma3juun @snaan qanaat qanawaat
wash (e.g. face, ‫غسل‬
ّ
hands...) change the channel ‫غير القناة‬
ghassal
ghayyar élqanaat
In the front room
‫حط على‬
put (channel) X on

‫كرسي كراسي‬ 7étt 3ala X

chair
kérsi karaasi ‫شبكة‬
‫ثراية ثرايا‬ wifi shabake
chandelier
surayye, saraaya
‫كلمة السر‬
‫ساعة ـات‬
clock kélmet essérr
saa3a -aat
‫باسوورد‬
password
‫صوفاية ـات‬
couch chair baaswoord
Soofaaye -aat
‫صوباية ـات‬
electric heater
Soobaaye -aat In the kitchen
‫خط ارضي‬
landline
khaTT 2arDi ‫خالطة ـات كهربا‬
blender
‫لمبة لمبوات‬ khallaaTeT -aat
lightbulb kahraba
lamba lambawaat
‫مكنسة ـات‬
‫ريموتن ـات‬ broom
mkannse -aat
rimoont -aat
remote control to sweep ‫كنس االرض‬
‫جهاز ـات‬
kannas él2arD
jihaaz -aat
‫منشر مناشر‬
‫كنباية ـات‬ clothes horse
sofa, couch manshar manaasher
kanabaaye -aat
‫طاولة ـات‬ ‫كاس كاسات‬
table cup
Taawle -aat kaas kaasaat
‫سجادة سجادات‬ cup of water ‫كاسة مي‬
rug, Persian-style carpet
sajjaade sajjaadaat kaaset moyy
‫طاسة ـات‬
deep bowl
Taase Taasaat
‫صحن صحون‬
dish, bowl
Sa7@n S7uun
‫جالية ـات‬
dishwasher
jallaaye -aat
 ‫سخانة ـات مي‬ ‫ممسحة مماسح‬
electric kettle sakhkhaanet –aat mop mamsa7a mamaase7
moyy
‫شوكة شوك‬ to wipe, to mop
‫مسح يمسح مسح‬
fork
shooke shuwak masa7 yémsa7
mas@7
‫تالجة ـات‬
tallaaje -aat ‫كباية ـات‬
mug
freezer
‫فريزر ـات‬ kébbaaye -aat
friizer -aat ‫فتاحة‬
opener
‫براد ـات‬ fattaa7a
fridge
barraad -aat ‫فرن فران‬
oven
‫مقالية ـات‬ férn fraan
frying pan
mé2laaye -aat ‫طنجرة طناجر‬
pan
‫قنينة قناني غاز‬ Tanjara Tanaajer
gas cylinder (for stuff
that runs on gas) 2anniinet/2anaani ‫قشارة‬
peeler
ghaaz 2ashshaara
‫مبشرة مباشر‬ ‫اوتوغاز ـات‬
portable gas stove
grater mabshara mabaasher 2ootoghaaz -aat
‫زبالة زبايل‬
‫بشر يبشر الجبنة‬ rubbish bin
grate cheese zbaale zbaayel
bashar yébshor
éjjébne ‫غربال غرابيل‬
sieve
ghérbaal gharaabiil
‫منقل مناقل‬
‫مجلى مجالي‬
grill
man2al manaa2el sink (for washing plates)
majla majaali
‫غاز‬
‫معلقة معالق‬
hob
ghaaz spoon
ma3la2a ma3aale2
‫مكنسة ـات كهربا‬
hoover, vacuum cleaner mkannset -aat tea kettle (put over a ‫ابريق اباريق‬
fire)
kahraba ébrii2 abaarii2

iron
‫مكواية ـات‬ ‫فنجان فناجين‬
Turkish coffee cup
mékwaaye -aat fénjaan fanaajiin

‫كوى يكوي كوي‬ ‫دولة ـات‬

Turkish coffee pot
to iron doole -aat
kawa yékwi kawi
‫جحشة‬ ‫غسل يغسل غسيل‬
ironing board
ja7she wash (clothes) ghasal yéghsel
ghasiil
‫سكينة سكاكين‬
knife ‫جلى يجلي جلي‬
sékkiine sakaakiin wash up (dishes)
jala yéjli jali
large several-gallon ‫قارورة ـات‬
water bottle ‫حبل حبال‬
qaaruura -aat washing line
7ébl 7baal
‫دورة غسيل‬
load (of washing) ‫غسالة ـات‬
dooret ghasiil washing machine
ghassaale
‫ميكرويف ـات‬
microwave
mikroweev -aat
 ‫سيفة‬
washing up sponge
siife
to sponge, scrub ‫سيف‬
sayyaf Electronics etc
‫غسيل‬
washing; the washing
(as in the clothes being ghasiil ‫البتوب ـات‬
washed) laabtoob -aat
laptop
‫نشر ينشر نشر الغسيل‬ ‫محمول ـات‬
hang out the washing nashar yénshor nashr ma7muul -aat
élghasiil ‫ضو اضوية‬
light
washing-up (the ‫جلي ـات‬ Daww éD@wye
physical dishes)
jali, jalyaat ‫شغل‬
switch on
‫سائل جلي‬ shaghghal

saa2el jali ‫طفى‬

washing-up liquid switch off
‫لودلين‬ Taffa
loodaliin ‫وصلة ـات‬
adaptor
waSle -aat
Tools etc ‫فرمت لـ‬
format (a computer)
farmat la-
‫برغي براغي‬ ‫عمل ريستارت لـ‬
screw restart
bérghi baraaghi 3mél riistaart la-
‫مفك ـت‬ ‫شريط شرايط‬
screwdriver wire
mfēkk –aat shriiT shraayeT

‫فك يفك‬ ‫فيش‬

unscrew, take apart plug
fakk yfékk fiish
‫وصلة‬
pliers
‫بينسا بينساوات‬ waSle
biinsa biinsawaat

electric drill
‫مدقب مداقب‬ ‫حط الفيش‬
mad2ab madaa2eb 7aTT élfiish
plug in

‫بخش‬ ‫كمبيوتر ـات‬

drill a hole in computer
bakhkhash kombuuter -aat

‫مسمار مسامير‬ ‫بريز برايز‬

nail socket
mésmaar masaamiir briiz baraayez

‫مقص مقصات‬ fuse ‫فيوز ـات‬

scissors m2éSS m2éSSaat fyuuz

cut (e.g. paper) ‫قص يقص‬ ‫انضرب الفيوز‬

2aSS y2éSS the fuse has blown nDarab léfyuuz
spanner
‫مفتاح مفاتيح‬ ‫كنطج‬
short-circuit
key méftaa7 mafaatii7 kanTaj
‫شاكوش شواكيش‬
hammer
shaakuush shawaakiish
tweezers
‫ملقط مالقط‬
mal2aT malaa2eT
 Mobile phones

‫بطارية ـات‬ ‫جوال ـات‬

battery baTTaariyye –aat jawwaal -aat
‫موبايل ـات‬
mobile
‫حط البطارية‬ mobaayl -aat
‫هاتف هواتف‬
put the battery in 7aTT élbaTTaariyye
haatef hawaatef
take the battery out ‫شيل البطارية‬ ‫شبكة‬
shiil élbaTTaariyye network
shabake
‫كامي ار ـات‬
camera ‫مكالمة ـات‬
kamera kameraat phone call
mukaalame -aat
‫شاحن شاحنات‬ ‫رقم تليفون‬
charger phone number
shaa7en shaa7naat ra2@m telefoon

‫شحن يشحن شحن‬ put your mobile on... ‫حطو‬

to charge sha7an yésh7an 7éTTo
sha7@n
‫ع الشحن‬
‫ط‬
ّ‫خ‬ charge
contract 3ashsha7@n
khaTT
‫صامت‬
‫تغطية‬ silent
Saamet
coverage, signal
taghTiye ‫هزاز‬
‫رصيد‬
vibrate hzaaz
raSiid ‫انفصل‬
credit
‫وحدات‬ nfaSal
wa7daat run out of battery
‫خلص شحنو‬
‫بيانات‬
data khéleS sha7no
bayaanaat
save (a number, a ‫سجل‬
how many gigabytes of ‫كام غيغا نيت؟‬ contact) sajjal
net? kaam giiga neet?
‫دق يدق لـ‬
‫برجع بحاكيك‬ da22 ydé22 la-
I’ll call you back
bérja3 b7aakiik ‫ضرب تليفون لـ‬
‫عم استنى تليفونك‬ Darab telefoon la-
I’ll wait for your call
3am éstanna telefoonak
to phone ‫حكى يحكي تليفون لـ‬
7aka yé7ki telefoon la-
‫رسالة رسايل‬
message ‫اتصل بـ‬
risaale rasaayel
TTasal b-
‫مسج ـات‬
mesaj –aat top up card
‫كرت رصيد‬
kart raSiid
to send ‫بعت يبعت لـ‬
ba3at yéb3at la- ‫عبى‬
to top up
3abba
 Food and drink

‫بسكويت‬ ‫برغل‬
bulghur wheat
bisk@weet bérghol
‫سيفن‬ ‫زبدة‬
7 up butter
sifen zébde
a single (replaces ‫حبة ـات‬ ‫زبدية‬
butter dish
singulatives) 7abbet -aat zébdiyye
‫زاد يزيد‬ can ‫علبة علب‬
add (more)
zaad yziid box 3élbe 3élab
‫لوز ـة‬ cantaloupe melons (and ‫شمام ـة‬
almonds (and sng)
looz -e sng) shammaam -e
‫جوز ـة‬ ‫جزر ـة‬
almonds (and sng) carrots (and sng)
jooz -e jazar -a
‫تفاح ـة‬ ‫زهرة‬
apples (and sng.) cauliflower
téffaa7 -a zahra
‫عرق‬ ‫جبنة‬
araq, raki cheese
3ara2 jébne
‫استوى‬ ‫جاج‬
be cooked, ready chicken
stawa jaaj
‫فصوليا‬
beans
a whole chicken ‫فروج ف ارريج‬
faSuulya
farruuj faraariij
‫لحم بقر‬
beef ‫شكوالتا‬
la7@m ba2ar chocolate
shokolaata
‫بيرة‬
beer ‫قطع يقطع قطع‬
biira chop
2aTa3 yé2Ta3 2aT@3
‫شوندر راس شوندر‬
beetroots (and sng) ‫قرقة‬
shawandar raas cinnamon
shawandar 2érfe

‫بسكوت ـة‬ ‫جوز هندي جوزه هندية‬

biscuits (and sng) coconuts (and sng)
baskoot -e jooz héndi jooze héndiyye

‫مر‬ ‫قهوة‬
bitter coffee
mérr 2ahwe

‫بردقان مارودي‬ ‫بن‬

blood oranges coffee beans
berd2aan maaruudi bénn

‫غلى يغلي غلي‬ ‫كوال‬

boil coke
ghala yéghli ghali koola

‫قنينة قناني‬ ‫طبخ يطبخ طبخ‬

bottle cook
2anniine 2anaani Tabakh yéTbokh Tab@kh

‫كنياك‬ ‫كزبرة‬
brandy coriander
konyak kazbara
bread (and sng.) ‫خبز ـة‬ courgette (and sng – the ‫كوسا ـية‬
collective is masc) kuusa -aye
khébz –e
‫شيبس‬
crisps, chips
bag of Syrian style ‫ربطة خبز‬ shibs
flatbread rabTét khéb@z
‫فتفوتة فتافيت‬
crumb
‫مرقة‬ fatfuute fataafiit
broth
mar2a ‫خيار ـة‬
cucumbers (and sng)
khyaar -a
 ‫تمر ـة‬ ‫عدس ـة‬
dates (and sng) lentils (and sng.)
tam@r -a 3ad@s -e
‫عجين‬ ‫خس ـة‬
dough lettuce (and sng)
3ajiin khass -e
‫بيض ـة‬ ‫رغيف ارغفة‬
eggs (and sng) loaf
beeD -a rghiif ér@ghfe
‫فول‬ mate (south American ‫متة‬
fava beans
fuul drink pop in Syria) matte
‫طعمة‬ ‫اكلة ـات‬
flavour meal, dish
Ta3me akle -aat
‫طحين‬ ‫لحمة‬
flour meat (red meat)
T7iin la7me
‫فاكهة فواكه‬ ‫حليب‬
fruit milk
faakha fawaake 7aliib
‫شوى يشوي شوي‬ ‫خلط يخلط‬
fry mix
shawa yéshwi shawi khalaT yékhloT
‫قلى يقلي‬ mix X (an alcoholic ‫كسر يكسر كسر بـ‬
fry
2ala yé2li drink) with Y kasar yékser kas@r X b-Y

garlic ‫توم‬ ‫مكسرات‬

mixed nuts
toom mkassaraat
‫ تومة‬,‫راس توم‬ ‫زيت زيوت‬
head of garlic oil
raas toom, toome zeet zyuut
‫زنجبيل‬ ‫زيتون ـة‬
ginger olives (and sng.)
zanjabiil zeetuun -e
‫حالوى‬ ‫بصل ـة‬
halva onions (and sng.)
7alaawa baS@l -e
‫حشيشة حشايش‬ ‫بردقان ـة‬
herb oranges (and sng.)
7ashiishe 7ashaayesh bérd2aan -e
‫زهورات‬ ‫معجن ـات‬
herbal tea pastry
zhuuraat m3ajjan -aat
‫كركدة‬ ‫دراقن ـة‬
hibiscus peaches (and sng)
karkade darraa2en -e
‫حر‬ ‫نجاص ـة‬
hot sauce pears (and sng)
7arr njaaS -a
ice ‫تلج‬ ‫بزاليا‬
tal@j peas
bazaalya

‫متلج ـات‬ ‫فلفل اسود‬

pepper (the powder)
ice cube mtajjal -aat félfol 2aswad

‫نسكافه‬ ‫بيبسي‬
instant coffee pepsi
neskaafe bebsi
‫مخلل ـات‬
pickle
‫ظرف ظروف نساكفة‬ mkhallal -aat
sachet Zarf Zruuf neskaafe
‫قستق‬
pistachios
‫عصير عصاير‬ fésto2
juice
3aSiir 3aSaayer
‫خوخ ـة‬
plums (and sng)
‫لحم غنم‬ khookh -a
lamb
la7@m ghanam
pomegranates (and ‫رمان ـة‬
‫ليمون ـة‬ sng) rammaan -e
lemons (and sng)
leemoon -e
 ‫كازوز ـة‬ ‫حامض‬
pop, soda (fizzy drink) sour
gaazooz -e 7aameD
‫بوشار ـة‬ ‫لبن‬
popcorn (and sng) sour yoghurt
booshaar -a laban
‫لحم خنزير‬ spices ‫بهارات‬
pork
la7@m khanziir bhaaraat

potatoes (and sng.) ‫بطاطا ـية‬

‫بهر‬
baTaaTa (-aye) to spice bahhar
‫بطاطا مقلية‬ straight, unmixed ‫صك‬
chips, fries (and sng.) baTaaTa mé2liyye (alcohol) Sakk
‫صب يصب‬ ‫سكر‬
sugar
pour Sabb ySébb sékkar
spill ‫سكب يسكب‬ ‫سكرية‬
sakab yéskob sugar dish
sékkariyye
‫يقطين ـة‬ ‫حلو‬
pumpkins (and sng) sweet
ya2Tiin -e 7élw
‫فجل ـة‬ ‫سكرة سكاكير‬
radishes (and sng) sweet (a sweet)
féjl -e sékkara sakaakiir
‫رز‬ ‫فليفلة‬
rice sweet pepper (and sng.)
rézz fleefle
salt ‫ملح‬ ‫طيب‬
mél@7 tasty
Tayyeb

‫ملح‬ ‫كيس كياس شاي‬

teabag
salt, add salt malla7 kiis kyaas shaay

‫مملحة‬ ‫بندورة ـاية‬

salt cellar tomatoes (and sng.)
mamla7a banadoora, -aaye

‫مالح‬ ‫راحة‬
salty Turkish delight
maale7 raa7a

‫بذر ـة‬ ‫خضر ـة‬

seeds, stones (and sng) vegetables (and sng)
béz@r -a khéDar -a

‫قشرة قشر‬ ‫مي‬

shell, skin water
2éshra 2éshar moyy
‫بطيخ ـة‬
watermelon (and sng)
‫قشر‬ baTTiikh -a
to skin, shell 2ashshar
‫قمح‬
wheat
‫شقفة شقف‬ 2am@7
slice, chunk
shé2fe shé2af
‫ويسكي‬
whisky
‫لقمة لقم‬ wiski
snack, a little bite
lé2me lé2am
‫نبيد‬
wine
‫شوربا‬ nbiid
soup
shoorba
 Cars

‫دواسة ـات‬ ‫صهر السيارة‬

pedal roof, top of the car
dawwaase -aat Déhr éssiyyaara
‫سيارة ـات‬ gear ‫فيتيس ـات‬
car, van
siyyaara -aat gearbox fiitees -aat
‫باص ـات‬ ‫ايد الفيتيس‬
bus gear lever
baaS -aat iid élfiitees
‫شاحنة ـات‬ ‫قزاز‬
lorry, truck window
shaa7ne -aat 2azaaz
‫تكسي تكاسي‬ ‫فات يفوت بـ‬
taxi run into
taksi takaasi faat yfuut b-
‫شوفير ـية‬ ‫حادث حوادث‬
driver car accident
shoofeer -iyye 7aades 7awaades
‫بوجي بواجي‬ ‫دعص يدعص‬
spark plug run over
buuji bwaaji da3aS yéd3aS
‫دركسيون‬ ‫صف يصف‬
steering wheel park
dirk@syoon Saff ySéff
‫دبرياج‬ ‫مصف‬
clutch parking space
débriyaaj maSaff
moving parts, ‫مكانيك‬ ‫مطب ـات‬
speedbump
mechanics mekaaniik maTabb -aat
‫موطور‬ ‫زماميرزمور‬
engine horn
mooToor zammuur zamaamiir
‫فرام‬
brake
beep/honk the horn ‫زمر‬
ّ
fraam
zammar
‫فرم‬ ‫حطو ع االول‬
to brake put it in first
farram 7éTTo 3al2awwal
‫بنزين‬ ‫غير الغير‬
change gear
accelerator, gas pedal benziin ghayyar élgiir
petrol, gas traffic light
‫اشارة ـات‬
ishaara –aat
!‫دوس ع البنزين‬
press on the gas
duus 3albenziin! ‫وقف ع االشارة‬
stop at the lights
wa22af 3al2ishaara

fill up with gas ‫عبى بنزين‬ )‫لف يلف (ع الشمال ع اليمين‬

turn (left, right) laff yléff (3ashshmaal,
3abba bénziin
3alyamiin)
‫مازوت‬
diesel
maazoot ‫لفة ـات‬
turning, street off...
‫دوالب دواليب‬ laffe –aat
wheel, tyre
duulaab dawaaliib
first turning on the right ‫اول لفة ع اليمين‬
‫كوشوك كواشيك‬
tyre awwal laffe 3alyamiin
kooshuuk kawaashiik
‫آرما ـات‬
‫صندوق صناديق‬ sign
boot, trunk aarma -aat
Sénduu2, Sanaadii2
 ‫دوار ـلت‬ ‫وقف‬
roundabout stop (the car)
duwaar -aat wa22af
‫ساق يسوق سواقة‬ ‫على مهلك‬
drive slow down
saa2 ysuu2 swaa2a 3ala mahlak
‫شهادة سواقة‬ ‫تقاطع‬
driving licence intersection
shhaadet @swaa2a taqaaTu3

Medical issues

blood pressure ‫ضغط‬ ‫سرطان‬

cancer
(usually high) Dagh@t saraTaan
‫مدمن على‬ ‫مي بيضا‬
addicted to cataracts
mudmen 3ala moyy beeDa
become addicted to ‫ادمن على‬ ‫انعدى من‬
catch (an illness) from
2adman 3ala n3ada mén
‫حساسية لـ‬ cold ‫رشح‬
allergy to
7assaasiyye la- rash@7
‫خشونة العضام‬ develop a cold, get a ‫رشح‬
arthritis
khushuunet lé3Daam cold rashsha7
‫ربو‬ ‫مرشح‬
asthma
rabu having a cold mrashshe7

‫انحراف‬ ‫غيبوبة‬
astigmatism coma
in7iraaf gheebuube

‫كريزة‬ constipation ‫امساك‬

attack, incident of
(in iDaafe) kriizet... imsaak
‫كريزة كالوي‬ ‫انمسك‬
get constipated
kidney failure nmasak
kriizet kalaawi
‫ممسوك‬
‫اصلع‬ constipated
bald mamsuuk
aSla3
‫صلع‬ ‫تشنج‬
baldness cramp up, have cramps
Sél@3 tshannaj
bald patch ‫صلعة‬ ‫مغص‬
Sal3a cramps
magh@S
‫ااستفرغ‬
be sick, vomit ‫تجفاف‬
stafragh dehydration tijfaaf
‫نزف ينزف نزيف دم‬
bleed depression ‫اكتئاب‬
nazaf yénzof naziif dam
ikti2aab
blind ‫اعمى عميى عميان‬ ‫مكتئب‬
depressed
a3ma 3émya 3émyaan mukta2eb
‫عمى‬ ‫سكري‬
blindness
3ama diabetes
sékkari
‫عمي يعمى‬
go blind diarrhoea ‫اسهال‬
3émi yé3ma
ishaal
‫اكتع‬
born without a limb ‫انسهل‬
akta3 have diarrhoea
nsahal
‫مكسور‬ ‫منسهل‬
broken
maksuur having diarrhoea
ménséhel
dizziness ‫دوخة‬ ‫طول‬
long-sightedness
dookha Tool
become light-headed, ‫دوخ‬ ‫اتبر‬
dizzy lost a limb
dawwakh atbar
‫صرع‬ ‫طرح طروحة‬
epilepsy
Sara3 miscarriage
Tér@7 Truu7a
‫ضعف جنسي‬ to miscarry ‫طرحت تطرح‬
erectile dysfunction
Dé3f jinsi Tar7et téTra7
‫سخونة‬ ‫حبة سخون‬
mouth ulcer
skhuune 7abbet @skhuun
fever
‫ح اررة‬ ‫مضروب‬
no longer works, broken
7araara maDruub
‫كريب‬ ‫كالويي مضروبين‬
flu my kidneys are done in
griib kalaawiyyi maDruubiin
‫مشعور‬ ‫خفقان‬
fractured palpitations
mash3uur khifqaan
‫طاب يطيب‬ paralysis ‫شلل‬
get better
Taab yTiib shalal
‫مي زرقا‬ ‫انشل‬
glaucoma be paralysed
moyy zar2a nshall
‫مشلول‬
headache ‫وجع راس‬ paralysed
mashluul
waj@3 raas
‫راسي عم يوجعني‬ ‫حامل‬
I have a headache 7aamel
raasi 3am yuuja3ni pregnant
‫حبالنه‬
‫سكتة قلب‬
heart attack 7ablaane
saktet 2al@b
‫احبل يحبل‬
‫فتق‬ become pregnant, get 7ébel yé7bal
hernia
pregnant
fit@q ‫حمل يحمل‬
‫مريض‬ 7émel yé7mal
ill mariiD ‫والد‬
‫مرضان‬ premature baby
wallaad
marDaan
‫طفح‬
get ill, sick ‫مرض يمرض‬ rash
Taf@7
méreD, yémroD
illness ‫مرض امراض‬ ‫قصر‬
short-sightedness
maraD amraaD quS@r

‫التهاب‬ ‫قرحة‬
inflammation stomach ulcer
iltihaab 2ér7a

‫نزيف داخلي‬ ‫جلطة دماغية‬

internal bleeding stroke
naziif daakhili jalTa dimaaghiyye

‫احول‬ ‫ورم يورم ورم‬

lazy-eyed
a7wal wérem yuuram war@m
swell up
‫انتفخ‬
‫عرج يعرج‬
limp ntafakh
3araj yé3roj
‫اعرج‬ swelling ‫ورمة‬
(someone) with a limp
tumour warme
a3raj
 ‫سل‬ ‫وجع يوجع وجع‬
TB to hurt (with direct
séll object) waja3 yuuja3 waj@3
temperature ‫ح اررة‬
7araara ‫الوزات‬
tonsils
he’s got a high ‫ح اررتو مرتفعة‬ loozaat
temperature 7araarto murtafe3a his tonsils are swollen ‫لوزاتو نازلين‬
loozaato naazliin
thyroid problems ‫غدة‬
(literally ‘gland’) ghudde

Body parts, etc

‫قلب قلوب‬ ‫دقن دقون‬

heart beard, chin
2alb 2luub da2@n d2uun
‫ايد ايدين‬ beard (often a religious
‫لحية لحى‬
hand, arm beard as opposed to
2iid, 2iideen da2@n) lé7ye lé7a
‫رجل رجلين‬ ‫جبين‬
forehead
réj@l réjleen jbiin
leg, foot
‫اجر اجرين‬
neck ‫رقبة رقب‬
éj@r éjreen
ré2be ré2ab
‫معدة معد‬
stomach (the organ) mé3de mé3ad his neck is stiff, he has ‫رقبتو واقفة‬
a crick in his neck ré2@bto waa2fe
‫بطن بطون‬
‫عضل عضالت‬
the belly, the area
baT@n bTuun muscle
3aDal 3aDalaat
‫اصبع اصابع‬
finger ‫ضهر‬
iSba3 aSaabe3 back
Dahr
‫راس روس‬
head ‫كرش‬
raas ruus beer belly, belly
kérsh
‫منخار مناخير‬
nose ‫حواجب‬
ménkhaar manaakhiir eyebrows
7waajeb
‫كوع كواع‬
elbow ‫شوارب‬
koo3 kwaa3 moustache
shwaareb
‫عين عينين عيون‬
eye ‫حلق‬
3een 3eeneen 3yuun throat
7al@2
‫تم تمام‬
mouth ‫رحمة‬
témm tmaam womb
ra7me
‫كتف كتاف‬
shoulder ‫دورة‬
kat@f ktaaf
period
doora
‫كف كفوف‬
palm
kaff kfuuf ‫اجتها الدورة‬
éjétha ddoora
‫ضفر ضوافير‬ she’s on her period
fingernail ‫جاييتها الدورة‬
Défr Dawaafiir
jaayiita éddoora
‫شعر ـة‬
hair (and sng.)
sha3r -a
 ‫سن سنان‬ ‫عضو اعضاء‬
organ
tooth sénn snaan 3aDw a3Daa2
‫بول‬
false teeth ‫طقم سنان‬ urine
bool
Ta2m @snaan
‫صدر صدورة‬
‫لسان السنة‬ chest
tongue Sad@r Sduura
lisaan alsine
‫دم‬
‫شفة شفف‬ blood
lip damm
shéffe shéfaf
‫بزاق‬
‫رمش رموش‬ spit
eyelash bzaa2
rém@sh rmuush
‫حفن جفون‬ ‫بزق‬
eyelid to spit
jaf@n jfuun bazza2
‫لثة‬
‫ما رفلو جفن‬ gum
he didn’t bat an eye lésse
maa rafféllo jaf@n
‫بطة رجل‬
‫كعب‬ calf
heel baTTet réj@l
ka3@b
‫سرة‬
‫خد خدود‬ belly button
cheek sérra
khadd khduud
‫بشرة‬
‫عضم عضام‬ skin
bone béshra
3aD@m 3Daam
‫عطسة‬
‫جمجمة جماجم‬
skull 3aTse
jém@jme jamaajem sneeze
‫ركبة ركب‬ ‫عطس يعطس عطس‬
knee
rékbe rékab 3aTas yé3Tos 3aT@s
‫عصب اعصاب‬ ‫بكي يبكي بكي‬
nerve cry
3aSab a3Saab béki yébki baky
‫رئة رئات‬ hiccup
‫خزقة‬
lungs
ri2a ri2aat khéz2a
‫مفصل مفاصل‬
joint ‫خزق‬
mafSal mafaaSel to hiccup
khazza2
‫كلوة كالوي‬
kidney ‫حلمة‬
kélwe kalaawi nipple
7élme
‫كبدي كبادي‬
liver ‫قح يقح‬
kébde kabaadi
2a77 y2é77
‫بلعوم بالعيم‬ cough
‫سعل سعل‬
oesophagus
bal3uum balaa3iim sa3al yés3al
‫مخ مخاخ‬
brain
mékhkh mkhaakh At the doctor’s/hospital
‫مصرون مصارين‬
intestine
maSruun maSaariin
‫ادن ادنين‬
ear
id@n idneen
‫شريان شرايين‬
vein
shéryaan sharaayiin
 ‫دكتور دكاترة‬ test, examination
‫فحص فحوص‬
doktoor dakaatira fa7@S f7uuS
‫حكيم حكما‬
doctor
7akiim 7ékama ‫فحص يفحص فحص‬
test, examine
‫طبيب اطباء‬ fa7aS yéf7aS fa7@S
Tabiib aTébbaa2 ‫استئصال‬
‫دكتور نفساني‬ -ectomy isti2Saal
psychiatrist
doktoor nafsaani
mastectomy ‫استئصال الثدي‬
‫دكتور عائلي‬
GP isti2Saal éssady
doktoor 3aa2eli
‫زراعة‬
‫ممرضة ـات‬ transplant
nurse ziraa3a
mumarreDa –aat
money paid to see the ‫كشفية‬ do an X transplant on Y ‫زرع يزرع لـ‬
doctor kashfiyye zara3 yézra3 X la- Y
‫وصف دوا‬ ‫مسكن ـات‬
prescription waS@f dawa painkiller
musakken -aat
‫راشيتا طويلة‬
‫مضاد حيوي‬
raasheeta Tawiile antibiotics
muDaad(d) 7ayawi
‫بنج‬
‫وصف يوصف وصف دوا لـ‬ anaesthetic
prescribe medicine banj
waSaf yuuSaf waS@f
dawa la-
anaesthetise ‫ّبنج‬
‫حب ـة‬
pills (and sng.) bannaj
7abb –e
ultrasound ‫ايكو‬
‫دوا ادوية‬
iiko
medicine dawa adwiye
do an ultrasound scan ‫عمل ايكو لـ‬
on 3émel iiko la-
‫صرف يصرف صرف دوا لـ‬
‫تصوير‬
Saraf yéSrof Sar@f scan
dispatch medicine to taSwiir
dawa la-
‫صورة اشعاع‬
X-ray
‫اخد ياخد دوا‬ Suuret 2ish3aa3
take medicine
akhad yaakhod dawa ‫تحليل‬
‫شرب يشرب شرب دوا‬ (blood) tests etc
ta7liil
shéreb yéshrab shér@b
dawa ‫سحب يسحب دم‬
take blood
sa7ab yés7ab damm
‫عملية ـات بـ‬
operation on
3amaliyye -aat b- ‫ابرة ابر‬
injection ibre ibar

have an operation ‫عمل عملية‬ ‫ضرب ابرة لـ‬

give an injection
3émel 3amaliyye
Darab ibre la-
‫جراحة‬ ‫تلقيح ضد‬
surgery
jiraa7a vaccination against
talqii7 DéDD
‫جراح ـين‬
surgeon
jarraa7 -iin
abortion ‫اجهاض‬ ‫بخاخة ـات‬
ijhaaD spray bakhkhaakha

‫نزلت الولد‬
‫بخ يبخ بخ‬
have an abortion nazzalet élwalad to spray bakhkh ybékhkh bakhkh
‫سقطت الولد‬
sa22aTet élwalad
‫مثبط ـات‬
beta blocker
A+E ‫غرفة الطوارئ‬ musabbeTaat
emergency room ghérfet éTTawaare2
‫عينة ـات‬
sample
‫سارة اسعاف‬ 3ayyine -aat
ambulance
sayyaaret 2is3aaf
‫مضاد اكتئاب‬
antidepressant
‫مصل مصول‬ muDaad(d) 2ikti2aab
drip
maS@l, mSuul ‫نبض‬
pulse
consultation of a team
‫كونسلتو‬ nab@D
of doctors, consultation
team konsolto
‫اخد نبض‬
life support (breathing) ‫منفسة منافس‬ to take X’s pulse
machine akhad nab@D X
manfase manaafes
‫مشفى مشافي‬
‫طرف صناعي‬ hospital
prosthetic limb mashfa mashaafi
Taraf Sinaa3i
‫عيادة ـات‬
‫قلب مفتوح‬ clinic
open-heart surgery 3iyaade -aat
2alb maftuu7
‫صيدلية ـات‬
‫قلع يقلع قلع ضرس‬ pharmacy
take out a tooth Seedaliyye -aat
2ala3 yé2la3 2al@3
Dérs
Money

‫حساب ـات‬ be taken out (of the

‫انخصم‬
account account), be paid (on a
7saab -aat card) nkhaSam

‫حساب مشترك‬ ‫لسا ما انخصمت الكهربا‬

joint account the (money for) the
7saab mushtarak electric hasn’t gone out lissa maa nkhaSmet
(of the account) yet élkahraba

‫فتح حساب‬ ‫حساب‬

open an account bill (at a restaurant)
fata7 @7saab 7saab

‫صرافة ـات‬ ‫فاتورة فواتير‬

ATM bill (utility bill)
Sarraafe -aat faatuura fawaatiir

‫بنك بنوكه‬ ‫الباقي‬

bank
bank bnuuke change (from a élbaa2i
purchase) ‫الكمالة‬
‫كرت بنك‬
lékmaale
kart bank
‫فراطة‬
bank card
‫في از‬
change (small change) fraaTa
viiza
‫مؤفلس‬ ‫معك صرافة خمسة؟‬
bankrupt do you have change for
m2afles a five? ma3ak Siraafet
khamse?
go bankrupt ‫أفلس‬
2aflas
 ‫بدل بـ‬ ‫أمن‬
change X into Y (into a baddal X b-Y get (the) money 2amman
different currency) ‫حول بـ‬ ‫وفي‬
7awwal X b-Y waffa
‫ رخاص‬,‫رخيص‬
cheap
rkhiiS rkhaaS ‫تأمنو معي المصاري‬
I got hold of the money
‫شيك ـات‬ t2ammanu ma3i
cheque lmaSaari
sheek -aat
‫سقط سقوطة‬
‫صرف شيك‬
instalment sa2@T s2uuTa
cash a cheque
Saraf sheek
pay in installments ‫دقع بالتسقيط‬
‫حق‬
dafa3 béttas2iiT
cost, price (of)
7a22
‫سعر اسعار‬ ‫دين مصاري‬
lend X money
sé3r as3aar dayyan X maSaari

how much is it? ‫ليرة‬

lira
‫قديش حقو؟‬ leera
2addeesh 7a22o?
‫قرض‬
loan (bank loan)
‫عملة عمل‬ qar@D
currency
3émle 3émal
loan, debt ‫دين ديون‬
‫رعبون‬ deen dyuun
down payment
ra3buun
‫اقتصادي‬ ‫عليي ديون‬
economical I’ve got debts
iqtiSaadi 3aleyyi dyuun

‫اقتصد‬ ‫مديون منو‬

be economical I owe him
iqtaSad madyuun menno

‫مصاريف‬ money ‫مصاري‬

expenses, costs, what
you have to pay maSaariif maSaari (pl)
‫كسر‬
‫ما عم لحق مصاريف‬ money owed, debt (on kas@r
I can’t keep up with my
expenses maa 3am la77e2 bills for example) ‫مكسورين‬
maSaariif
maksuuriin
‫غالي‬
expensive ‫ورقة‬
ghaali note (also slang for lira)
wara2a
...‫الها عليه‬
get expensive, get more ‫غلي يغلى‬ owe (he owes her...)
expensive 2ila 3alee...
ghéli yéghla

for (in exchange for)

‫بـ‬ I don’t owe you anything ‫مالك عليي شي‬
b- maalak 3aleyyi shi

‫جبتا بتالتين باوند‬

I got it for thirty pounds
jébta btlaatiin boond
 ‫دفع يدفع دفع‬ ‫اشترى من‬
pay buy X from Y
dafa3 yédfa3 daf@3 shtara X mén Y

‫دفعة ـات‬ selling ‫شرا‬

payment shira
daf3a -aat
‫دخل‬
income
pay X back, settle up ‫حاسب‬ dakh@l
with X 7aasab X
discount ‫تخفيش‬
takhfiiD
I’ll pay you back later ‫بحاسبك بعدين‬
b7aasbak ba3deen to discount, reduce the ‫خفض‬
price of
‫صفى دين‬ khaffaD
Saffa deen ‫صفى‬
pay off a debt sell, clear out (property)
‫وفى دين‬ Saffa
waffa deen ‫صرف يصرف‬
spend (money)
‫عقارات‬ Saraf yéSrof
property
3aqaaraat ‫حوالة‬
‫راتب رواتب‬
salary transfer 7awaale
raateb rawaateb
to transfer ‫حول‬
get paid (e.g. your ‫قبض يقبض‬ 7awwal
salary) 2abaD yé2boD ‫سحب يسحب سحب مصاري‬
withdraw (money) sa7ab yés7ab sa7ab
‫بقبض اول الشهر‬ maSaari
I get paid on the first of bé2boD awwal
the month éshshah@r
‫وفر‬
save (money)
waffar

sell Y to X, sell X Y
‫باع يبيع بيع‬
baa3 ybii3 bee3 X Y

‫للبيع‬
for sale
lalbee3

Work and jobs

‫محاسب ـين‬ ‫مؤلف ـين‬

accountant author
mu7aaseb -iin mu2allef -iin
‫ممثل ـين‬ ‫حالق ـة‬
actor barber
mumassel -iin 7allaa2 -a
‫دالل ـة‬ ‫شحاد ـة‬
agent beggar
dallaal -e sha77aad -e
‫مهندس عماري‬ bin man
‫زبال ـة‬
architect
muhandes 3amaari zabbaal -e

‫جيش جيوش‬ boss ‫معلم‬

army teacher
jeesh jyuush m3allem
‫فنان ـين‬ ‫مقاول ـين‬
artist building contractor
fannaan -iin muqaawel -iin
 ‫رجل رجال اعمال‬ ‫دكتور دكاترة‬
businessman doctor
rajul rijaal a3maal doktoor dakaatira
‫لحام ـة‬ ‫شوفير ـية‬
butcher driver
la77aam -e shoofeer -iyye
‫كبتن‬ ‫طلع‬
captain earn (money)
kabten Talla3
‫مهنة مهن‬
career ‫قديش بيطلعلك بالشهر؟‬
méhne méhan how much do you make
a month? 2addeesh byéTla3lak
‫نجار ـة‬ béshshah@r
carpenter
najjaar -a
‫كهربجي ـة‬
electrician
clerk, employee (usually ‫موظف ـين‬ kahrabji -yye
government) mwaZZaf -iin
‫وظف‬
employ X
‫مهرج ـين‬ waZZaf X
clown
mharrej -iin
‫مهندس ـين‬
engineer
‫كندرجي ـة‬ muhandes -iin
cobbler
kéndarji -yye
‫وكيل وكال عقارات‬
estate agent
‫زميل زمال‬ wakiil wékala 3aqaaraat
colleague
zamiil zémala
‫مزارع ـين‬
farmer
‫كنترول ـات‬ mzaare3 -iin
conductor (on a bus)
kontrool -aat
‫مجال‬
field
‫بناء‬ majaal
construction
binaa2
fisherman ‫صياد ـين‬
‫متعهد ـين‬ hunter Sayyaad -iin
contractor
muta3ahhed -iin
‫دوام كامل‬
full time
‫طباخ ـة‬ dawaam kaamel
Tabbaakh –a
cook, chef ‫صياغ ـة‬
‫شيف ـات‬ goldsmith, jeweller
Sayyaagh -a
sheef -aat
‫حكومة‬
‫مجرم ـين‬ government
criminal 7ukuume
méjrem -iin
‫محافظ ـين‬
‫زبون زباين‬ governor (of a province)
customer mu7aafeZ -iin
zbuun zabaayen
‫خضرجي ـة‬
‫جمركجي ـة‬ greengrocer
customs worker khéDarji -yye
jémrékji -yye
‫سمان ـة‬
‫يومية‬ grocer
daily wage sammaan -e
yoomiyye
‫حارس حراس‬
dean (university) ‫عميد عمدا‬
guard (especially of a 7aares 7érraas
colonel (army) 3amiid 3émada residential building) ‫ناطور نواطير‬
‫شهادة ـات‬ naaTuur nawaaTiir
degree
shihaade -aat
‫كوافير ـية‬
hairdresser (women)
‫مخرج‬ kwaafeer -iyye
director (films)
mukhrej
director, boss ‫مدير مد ار‬
(company) mudiir médara
hours of work (or study,
‫دوام‬ part time work
‫شغل بطقطق فيه‬
(a job I work part time
etc) dawaam at) shégh@l bTa2Te2 fii
‫فالح ـين‬
‫بعد الدوام‬ peasant
after work fallaa7 -iin
ba3d éddawaam
‫عطار ـين‬
‫إمام ائمة‬ perfume-seller
imam 3aTTaariin
imaam a2imme
‫صيدالني ـة‬
‫مفتش ـين‬ pharmacist
inspector Seedalaani -yye
mufattesh -iin
‫طيار ـين‬
‫جوهرجي ـة‬ pilot
jeweller Tayyaar -iin
jooharji -yye
‫لعيب ـة‬
‫وظيفة وظايف‬ player (sportsperson)
job la33iib -e
waZiife waZaayef
‫مواسرجي ـة‬
‫صحفي ـين‬ plumber
journalist mwaaserji -yye
Sahafi -yyiin
‫شرطة‬
‫قاضي قضاة‬ police
judge shérTa
qaaDi qéDDaat
‫شرطي ـين‬
‫محامي ـين‬ policeman
lawyer shérTi -yiin
mu7aami -yiin
‫سياسي ـين‬
‫زعيم زعما‬ politician
leader siyaasi -yyiin
za3iim zé3ama
‫عتال ـة‬
‫خادمة ـات‬ porter
3attaal -e
khaadme -aat
maid
‫لفاية ـات‬ ‫بوسطاجي ـة‬
postman
laffaaye -aat boosTaji -yye
‫خطابة ـات‬ ‫مقدم‬
matchmaker presenter
khaTTaabe -aat muqaddem
‫داية ـات‬ ‫رئيس رؤساء‬
midwife president
daaye -aat ra2iis ré2asa
‫وزير وز ار‬ ‫قسيس قسايسة‬
minister priest
waziir wézara qasiis qasaayse
‫شهرية‬ ‫رئيس وز ار‬
monthly wage prime minister
shahriyye ra2iis wézara
‫ممرضة ـات‬ ‫بروفيور ـات‬
nurse professor
mumarreDa –aat brofeesoor -aat

on holiday, off work ‫معطل‬ ‫بحار ـة‬

m3aTTel ba77aar -a
sailor
‫بحري ـة‬
‫عطل‬ ba7ri -yye
to take a day off, be off
3aTTal
‫استاذ اساتذه‬
‫صاحب اصحاب‬
owner éstaaz asaatze
Saa7eb aS7aab schoolteacher
‫آنسه ـات‬
‫رسام ـين‬ aanse -aat
painter
rassaam -iin
‫مخابرات‬
secret police
‫طراش ـة‬ mukhaabaraat
painter
Tarraash -e
 ‫بياع ـة‬ ‫مترجم ـين‬
seller translator
bayyaa3 -a mtarjem -iin
‫بوياجي ـة‬ ‫عاطل عن الشغل‬
shoeshine boy
booyaji -yye unemployed 3aaTel 3an éshshégh@l
‫دكانجي ـة‬
shopkeeper unemployment ‫بطالة‬
dékkanji -yye
biTaale
‫مطرب ـين‬
singer ‫رقابة‬
méTreb -iin union
riqaabe
‫جندي جنود‬
‫منجد ـين‬
jéndi jnuud upholsterer
soldier mnajjed -iin
‫عسكري عساكر‬ ‫كرسون كراسين‬
waiter
3askari 3asaaker garsuun garaasiin
‫جاسوس جواسيس‬ ‫شغل‬
spy work, job
jaasuus jawaasiis shégh@l
‫نحات ـة‬ ‫عامل عمال‬
stonemason worker
na77aat -e 3aamel 3émmaal
‫طالب طالب‬ working, at work ‫شغال‬
student
Taaleb Téllaab shaghghaal
‫خياط ـة‬ ‫مداوم‬
tailor
khayyaaT -a mdaawem

‫مدرس ـين‬ go to work, be working ‫داوم‬

teacher
mdarres -iin (or class, etc)
daawam
‫حرامي ـة‬ ‫كاتب كتاب‬
writer
7araami –yye clerk kaateb kéttaab
thief
‫سراق ـة‬
sarraa2 -a

to work (as)
‫اشتغل‬
shtaghal

‫بشتغل دكتور‬
I work as a doctor
béshtéghel doktoor

Fillers and conversational fluff

what’s up? what’s

‫َخير؟‬ ‫على كل حال‬
wrong? (lit. I hope it’s 3ala kéll 7aal
good news) kheer? anyway
‫على كلن‬
what’s up? what’s your ِ ‫شو ِق‬
‫صتك؟‬ 3ala kéllin
story? shu 2éSStak?
‫فـــ‬
without wanting to be so...
...‫ِبال معنى‬
faaaaa
rude (before saying s.th.
which also has sexual bala ma3na ‫صح اما مو صح؟‬
meaning) am I right?
Sa77 amma muu Sa77?
alright, that’s not the ‫إلي هو‬
point, anyway élli huwwe
 ‫عرفت كيف؟‬ with regard to...
‫بالنسبة لـ‬
3réf@t kiif? as far as X is
you know? concerned... binnisbe la-
‫عرفت شلون؟‬
3réft @shloon? ‫انو‬
that is, like
énno
‫فهمت كيف؟‬
you get me?
fhém@t kiif? anyway ‫بعدين‬
in any case ba3deen
anyway ‫المهم‬
the important thing is élmohumm ‫اصال‬
anyway, to start with
aSlan
let’s go, let’s do it, go on ‫ياهلل‬
then yaLLa ‫باألساس‬
basically
bil2asaas
‫بالحالتين‬
either way
bil7aalteen ‫اصبح‬
then, in that case
aSba7
‫الحمد هلل‬
thank God, luckily
él7amdulillah ‫معناتا‬
then, in that case
ma3naata
‫ان شاء هللا‬
God willing, hopefully
nshaLLa that’s why ‫لهيك‬
for that reason laheek
that is to say
‫يعني‬
like so what, we’ll see, you ‫شو علي‬
I mean ya3ni
just wait and see shu 3aleyyi
‫وكذا‬
and so on, etc, etc ‫فهمك كفاية‬
wkeza and you know the rest
fahmak @kfaaye
‫الى اخره‬
etcetera ‫متل مانك شايف‬
ila aakhiri
mét@l maanak shaayef
as you see
‫على سيرة‬ ‫شوفة عينك‬
on the subject of...
3ala siiret... shoofet 3eenak
...‫بخصوص‬ ‫متل ما بتعرف‬
with regard to... as you know
bkhSuuS... mét@l ma bta3ref
‫من ناحية‬ ‫حسب ما فهمت‬
with regard to... as I understand it
mén naa7yet... 7asab ma fhém@t
 Animals

‫وطواط وطاويط‬ ‫ابو بريص ـات‬

lizard
bat waTwaT abubreeS -aat
waTaawiiT
‫برغش ـة‬
midges (and sng)
‫حيوان حيوانات‬ bérghésh -e
animal 7eewaan
‫سعدان سعادين‬
7eewaanaat monkey
sa3daan sa3aadiin
‫خلية خاليا‬
hive ‫ناموس ـة‬
khalliyye khalaaya mosquitoes (and sng)
naamuus -e
‫نمل ـة‬
bees (and sng) ‫فار فيران‬
nam@l -e mouse
faar fiiran
‫جاموس جواميس‬
buffalo ‫جردون جرادين‬
jaamuus jawaamiis rat
jarduun jaraadiin
‫قطة قطط‬
‫عقرب عقارب‬
2éTT 2éTaT scorpion
cat 3a2rab 3a2aareb
‫بسة بساس‬
bésse bsaas ‫قرش‬
shark
2érsh
‫فهد فهود‬
‫َحَلزونة‬
cheetah
fah@d fhuud snail
khalzuune
‫صرصور صراصير‬
‫تعبان تعابين‬
cockroach
SarSuur SaraaSiir
ta3baan ta3aabiin
‫كتكوت‬ snake (m)/(f)
chick/young child ‫حية حيايا‬
katkuut
7ayye 7ayaaya
‫دجاج ـة‬
chickens (and sng) ‫عصفور عصافير‬
dajaaj -e sparrow, small bird
3aSfuur 3aSaafiir
‫قاق قيقان‬
crow ‫عنكبوت عناكب‬
2aa2 2ii2aan spider 3ankabuut
‫كلب كالب‬ 3anaakeb
dog
kalb klaab
‫نمر نمور‬
tiger
‫نورس نوارس‬ ném@r nmuur
seagull
nooras nawaares
‫سحلفة سحالف‬
tortoise, turtle
‫حمار حمير‬ séh@lfe sa7aalef
7maar 7amiir
donkey ‫َدبور – َدبابير‬
‫جحش جحاش‬ wasp, hornet
dabbuur dabaabiir
ja7@sh j7aash
‫ديب دياب‬
‫ضبان ـة‬ wolf
flies (and sng) diib dyaab
Dabbaan -e
‫هدهد‬
‫معزة معزاية‬ woodpecker
goats (and sng) hadhad
mé3ze mé3zaaye
‫حرباية‬
chameleon
7érbaaye
 Family and personal relationships

‫معاريف‬ ‫سلفة‬
acquaintances husband’s brother’s wife
ma3aariif sélfe
‫صاحب ـة‬ married ‫متجوز ـين‬
boyfriend/girlfriend
Saa7eb -e métjawwez –iin
‫اخ (اخو) اخوات‬
brother ‫تجوز‬
akh akhu ékhawaat get married to tjawwaz
cousin (maternal) ‫ابن خال‬ ‫خالة‬
ibén khaal maternal aunt
khaale
‫بنت خال‬
bén@t khaal ‫خال خوال‬
maternal uncle
‫ابن عم‬ khaal khwaal
ib@n 3amm ‫ام امهات‬
mother
cousin (paternal) ‫ابن خال‬ émm émmahaat
ib@n khaal
‫حماية حموات‬
mother-in-law
‫درة‬ 7amaaye 7amawaat
co-wife
dérra ‫ماما‬
mum
‫بابا‬ maama
dad
baaba ‫جار جيران‬
neighbour
‫كنة كناين‬ jaar jiiraan
daughter-in-law
kénne kanaayen ‫يتيم يتما‬
orphan
‫مطلق‬ yatiim yétama
divorced
mTalla2 ‫عمة‬
paternal aunt
3amme
to divorce ‫طلق طالق‬
Talla2 Talaa2 ‫عم عمام‬
paternal uncle
3amm 3maam
‫طليق ـة‬
ex-husband, wife ‫قريب قرايب‬
Talii2 -a
2ariib 2araayeb
relative
‫اب (ابو) آباء‬
father ‫يقرب‬
2abb abu 2aabaa2 be related to X
yé2reb X
‫خطيب ـة‬
fiancé(e)
khaTiib -e ‫شو بيقربك؟‬
‫رفيق رفقات‬ how is he related to shu byé2@rbak?
friend you?
rfii2 réf2aat ‫شو بكنلك؟‬
‫خطب يخطب خطبة‬ shu bikénlak?
get engaged to X
khaTab yékhTob khéTbe ‫عزابي ـة‬
(for a man) single
3azzaabi -yye
‫انخطبت‬
(for a woman) ‫اخت اخوات‬
nkhaTbet sister
ékh@t ékhawaat
‫جد جداد‬
grandfather son ‫ابن ابناء‬
jédd jdaad
ib@n abnaa2
‫ست ـات‬ ‫ولد والد‬
grandmother
sétt -aat son, child walad wlaad
‫جوز‬ ‫صهر صهار‬
husband son-in-law
jooz Séh@r Shaar
‫سلف‬ ‫مرة مرتـ‬
husband’s brother wife
sél@f mara mart-
Adjectives (objects) ‫غامق‬
dark (colour)
ghaame2
‫مدوكر‬
decorated (of a room)
‫معنوي‬ mdookar
abstract
ma3nawi ‫عميق عماق‬
deep (physical)
ancient, ragged, worn-
‫بالي‬ 3amii2 3maa2
out ّ
‫عميق‬
available (things) ‫متوفر‬ deep (subject, idea)
3amiiq
métwaffer
‫كثيف‬
dense, thick
‫فاضي‬ kasiif
available (of a person, =
difficult
free) faaDi ‫صعب‬
it’s difficult to (+ subj) Sa3@b
‫فضي يفضى فضاة‬
get free, available féDi yéfDa faDa ‫مقرف‬
‫سيئ‬ disgusting
muqref
bad
sayye2 ‫بيقرف‬
byé2ref
get bad ‫ساء يساء‬ ‫ناشف‬
dry (clothes, speech)
saa2 ysii2 naashef
bad, awful (general,
‫فظيع‬ ‫جاف‬
ّ
weather) dry (summer, land)
good (wicked) faZii3 jaaff
easy
‫اعوج عوجا‬ ‫سهل‬
bent
a3waj 3ooja it’s easy to (+ subj) sah@l
‫فاتح‬ empty ‫فاضي‬
bright (e.g. colour)
faate7 faaDi
‫خربان‬
broken
khérbaan ‫فضي يفضى‬
to become empty
féDi yéfDa
to break ‫خرب يخرب‬
khéreb yékhrab to empty out, to finish (a ‫فضى‬
‫معطل‬ packet) faDDa
broken (something with
m3aTTal ‫محرج‬
moving parts) embarrassing
mé7rej
‫عطل‬
to break (an obj) ‫استثنائي‬
3aTTal exceptional
istisnaa2i
‫وعر‬
bumpy ‫جربان‬
wé3er filthy, scabby
jarbaan
‫نضيف نضاف‬
clean ‫سهل‬
nDiif nDaaf flat (countryside)
sah@l
‫مسكر‬
closed ‫مسطح‬
msakker flat (roof)
msaTTa7
‫فكاهي‬
comedy (e.g. film) ‫مرن‬
fukaahi flexible
maren
comfortable (thing, ‫مريح‬
place) ‫مزور‬
murii7 forged
mzawwar
‫على كف عفريت‬
dangerous (situation)
3ala kaff 3éfriit to forge, falsify ‫زور‬
dark ‫معتم‬ zawwar
m3attam

it’s dark [there’s ‫في عمتة‬

darkness] fii 3atme
 ‫ببالش‬ ‫مفركش‬
messy (handwriting)
bbalaash mfarkash
free (of charge)
‫لوجه هللا‬ messy (room, house) /
‫مكركب‬
lawishh aLLah unstable, worrying
(situation) mkarkab
‫طاز‬
‫ا‬
fresh (food)
Taaza ‫مختلط‬
mixed (gender)
mukhtaleT
‫محبط‬
frustrating
mé7beT muddy, not clear (of a ‫معكر‬
liquid) m3akkar
‫مليان‬
full ‫كحلي‬
mélyaan navy blue
ké7li
‫شغال‬
functioning nice, good, funny, ‫ظريف ظراف‬
shaghghaal delicious Zariif Zraaf
‫مضحك‬
‫عادي‬
méD7ek normal
funny 3aadi
‫بضحك‬
‫ِاختياري‬
biDa77ek optional
ikhtiyaari
‫فوشي‬
fuschia ‫شفوي‬
fuushi oral
shafawi
‫(سؤال) وجيه‬
good (question) ‫منظم‬
su2aal wajiih
mnaZZam
‫قاسي‬ organised
hard (physically) ‫مرتب‬
2aasi
mrattab
‫صعب‬
hard, difficult outstanding! ‫تحفة‬
Sa3@b masterpiece! té7fe
‫الها قيمة‬ ‫موازي‬
has a worth, has a point
ila qiime parallel
mwaazi
‫تقيل تقال‬
heavy ‫وردي‬
t2iil t2aal pink
wardi
ِ َ‫مت‬
‫جانس‬
homogenous ُ ‫فحل‬
potent, strong
‫غير قانوني‬ fa7@l
illegal, breaking the law
gheer qaanuuni ‫عنابي‬
purple
‫معدي‬ 3énaabi
infectious
mé3di ‫عشوائي‬
random
infested with insects ‫مسوس‬ 3ashwaa2i
(rice) msawwes reliable (trusted) ‫موثوق فيه‬
‫منفوش‬ trustworthy mawsuuq fii
inflated, puffed up
manfuush ‫على قافية‬
rhyming
‫خفيف خفلف‬ 3ala 2aafye
light (weight)
khafiif khfaaf ‫خشن‬
rough (skin, voice)
light, clear (colour, ‫فاتح‬ khéshen
liquid) faate7 ‫مدور‬
round
‫مرخي‬ mdawwar
loose
mérkhi ‫تعيس‬
rubbish, miserable
‫طويل طوال‬ ta3iis
long
Tawiil Twaal ruined
‫منزوع‬
gone off the rails (a
‫واطي‬ manzuu3
low person)
waaTi
‫إجباري‬ ‫نزع ينزع‬
mandatory to ruin, corrupt (a
ijbaari naza3 yénza3
person)
 ‫مصدي‬ ‫متناظر‬
rusty symmetrical
mSaddi mutanaaZer
‫محزن‬ ‫ملموس‬
sad (thing) tangible
mé7zen malmuus
‫مخيف‬ ‫سميك سماك‬
thick
mukhiif smiik smaak
scary
‫بخوف‬ ‫رقيق رقاق‬
bikhawwef thin (object)
r2ii2 r2aa2
‫مؤمن‬ ‫ضيق‬
secure tight
m2amman dayye2
‫شبه‬ ‫شفاف‬
semi- / like transparent
shéb@h shaffaaf
‫فايش‬ ‫بريق‬
shallow twinkling, glittering
faayesh barrii2
‫قصير قصار‬ under fire (e.g. from ‫بوش المدفع‬
short
2aSiir 2Saar boss), on the front line bwishsh élmadfa3
‫تافه‬ unfortunate, sad, ‫مؤسف‬
silly
taafeh regrettable mu2assef
‫سخيف‬ ‫بايخ‬
silly (idea, person etc.) unfunny (humour)
sakhiif baayekh
‫سماوي‬ ‫نافع‬
sky blue
samaawi naafe3
useful
‫بزحلق‬ ‫مفيد‬
slippy [makes you slip]
biza7le2 mufiid
‫بطيء‬ ‫بال طعمة‬
slow
baTii2 bala Ta3me
‫ريحتو طالعة‬ ‫متل قلتو‬
smelly [its smell is...] useless, pointless, crap
rii7to Taal3a mét@l 2éllto
‫ماال قيمة‬
‫ناعم‬
smooth, soft, fine maala 2iime
naa3em
‫طوعي‬
‫رخيم‬ voluntary
soft, mellow, dulcet Taw3i
rakhiim
‫سايط‬
‫رخو‬ watery (sauce, coffee)
soft, slack saayeT
rakhu
‫شغال‬
sore, suffering from ‫معضل‬ working
shaghghaal
lactic acid m3aDDel
worn out (clothes, ‫مهتري‬
‫كرة‬ objects)
sphere méhtari
kéra
‫تعبان‬
‫حد‬ worn out (of objects)
spicy, hot ta3baan
7add
‫محرز‬
‫منقط‬
spotted (like leopard) mé7rez
mna22aT worthwhile, worth it
‫حرزان‬
‫مبقع‬ 7arzaan
stained
mba22a3
‫واقف‬
steep
waa2ef
‫منفوخ‬
manfuukh
swelled
‫منتفخ‬
méntefekh
Adjectives (people) séker yéskar
‫متسكع‬
‫مرتبط بـ‬
loitering
going out with métsakke3
mérTabet b-
‫ضا ِيع‬
‫فقير فق ار‬ Daaye3
lost
fa2iir, fé2ara
poor
‫درويش‬ get lost
‫ضاع يضيع‬
darwiish Daa3 yDii3
‫غني غنايا‬ ‫عريان‬
rich
ghani ghanaaya 3aryaan
naked
‫صغير صغار‬ ‫بالظلط‬
young, child
zghiir zghaar biZZal@T
‫ختار ختايرة‬ rushed, in a hurry ‫مستعجل‬
old person
khétyaar khataayra mésta3jel
‫كبير كبار‬
old, adult to hurry, to go too fast in (+ ‫استعجل‬
kbiir, kbaar sbj)
staj3al
‫شب شباب‬
young man ‫مسطول‬
shabb shabaab
stoned masTuul
‫صبية صبايا‬
young woman
‫انسطل‬
Sabiyye Sabaaya get stoned

‫محترف‬ nsaTal
professional
mé7taref
‫مطفي‬
‫قاصر‬
underage, minor wasted méTfi
qaaSer ‫طينة‬
‫واصل‬ Tiine

well-connected
waaSel ‫سهران‬
‫عندو وصطة‬ up late at night, staying up sahraan
3éndo waasTa
to stay up late ‫سهر يسهر‬
temporary states
sahar yéshar
‫فايق‬
‫صفنان‬
faaye2
Safnaan awake
‫صحيان‬
absent-minded, miles away,
day-dreaming (right now) ‫شارد‬
Sa7yaan
shaared
‫حفيان‬ ‫فاق يفيق‬
barefoot
7afyaan wake up faa2 yfii2
‫مشغول‬ ‫صحي يصحى‬
mashghuul sé7i yéS7a
busy ‫صحيان‬
sober
Sé7yaan
‫سكران‬
drunk

sékraan ‫شقيان‬
working yourself to death
get drunk ‫سكر يسكر‬ sha2yaan
 ‫غلطان‬ ‫مالل‬
bored
wrong (for person) ghalTaan maalel

make a mistake ‫غلط يغلط‬

get bored ‫مل يمل‬
ghélEt yéghloT
mall yméll
‫نعسان‬
sleepy, drowsy
na3saan
boredom ‫ملل‬
malal
to get sleepy ‫نعس ينعس‬
né3es yén3as ‫ديق خلقو‬
bored, fed up, impatient
dayye2 khél2o
‫تعبان‬
tired, worn out
ta3baan ‫مو على بعضو‬
not onesself
muu 3ala ba3Do
get tired, tire yourself out ‫تعب يتعب‬ confused, unsettled, shaken ‫متلبك‬
té3eb yét3ab up
métlabbek
‫جوعان‬ ‫مقروق‬
cranky
hungry joo3aan ma2ruu2
‫مكتئب‬
‫جاع يجيع‬
get hungry, become hungry depressed
mékta2eb
jaa3 yjii3
‫مصمم على‬
‫عطشان‬ determined to
thirsty mSammem 3ala
3aTshaan
‫نفستو تعبانة‬
depressed, worn out
nafsiito ta3baane
get thirsty ‫عطش يعطش‬
‫خرمان على‬
3éTesh yé3Tash
kharmaan 3ala
‫متيس‬ dying for (really want)…
acting stupid, brain not in
gear
‫بموت على‬
mtayyes
bmuut 3ala
‫فايت بالحيط‬
not with it, confused ‫متحمس لـ‬
faayet bil7eeT excited (about)
mét7ammes la-
angry, annoyed ‫معصب‬
‫ماني مصدق ايمتى‬
m3aSSeb can’t wait for (I can’t wait for)
maani msadde2
I’m angry at you ‫عيني حم ار عليك‬ + sbj
eemta
3eeni 7amra 3aleek
‫مصروع‬ I can’t wait for tomorrow to ‫ماني مصدق ايمتى يجي بك ار‬
angry, annoyed
maSruu3 come maani msadde2
annoy, put on edge ‫صرع يصرع‬ eemta yiji bukra
Sara3 yéSra3 ‫عايف حالو‬
fed up
angry, to lose your temper ‫طلع خلقو على‬ 3aayef 7aalo
with
Téle3 khél2o 3ala ‫واصل معي لهون‬
had it up to here (I’ve)
‫متدايق من‬ waaSel ma3i lahoon
irritated (by)
métdaaye2 mén ‫حميان‬
‫خجالن من حالو‬ horny
7amyaan
ashamed of one’s self ‫مهورن‬
khajlaan mén 7aalo
mhooren
 ‫عشقان‬ halkaan
in love (with X)
3ash2aan (X) become exhausted
‫هلك يهلك‬
in two minds, uncertain what ‫محتار‬ hélek yéhlok
to do
mé7taar ‫شبعان‬
jealous ‫غيران‬ full (from food)
shab3aan
gheeraan
‫بغار مني‬
he’s jealous of me become full ‫شبع يشبع‬
bighaar ménni
shébe3 yéshba3
‫مولع‬
on fire hot (person) ‫مشوب‬
mwalle3
mshawweb
‫جاهز‬
prepared, ready, willing to
jaahez get hot ‫شوب‬
‫مفتخر‬ shawwab
proud
méftakher starving ‫مخور‬
‫ندمان على‬ mkhawwer
regretful for
nadmaan 3ala
‫خور‬
‫حزين‬ to become starving
khawwar
7aziin
‫فطسان‬
sad (person)
‫حزنان‬ tired from heat
7aznaan faTSaan
‫مصدوم‬ ‫فطس يفطس‬
shocked become worn out from heat
maSduum féTes yéfTos
‫مفلوج‬ ‫مغمي عليه‬
unconscious
mafluuj méghmi 3alee
shocked (half-paralysed)
‫انفلجت من‬
I was shocked by
nfalaj@t mén
‫مضطرب‬
unsettled, disturbed
méDTareb personality
‫قلقان‬
worried ‫نشيط‬
2él2aan active
nashiiT
‫محصور‬
bursting, desperate for toilet ‫مزعج‬
ma7Suur annoying
mézje3
‫بردان‬
cold (human)
‫بليد‬
bardaan annoying, twat
baliid
‫برد يبرد‬ annoying, unfunny, boring ‫سقيل‬
get cold person
béred yébrod sa2iil
‫مرتاح‬ ‫شايف حالو‬
comfortable (person) arrogant
mértaa7 shaayef 7aalo
dying of (e.g. hunger)
‫ميت من الجوع‬ ‫متكلف‬
I’m dying of hunger métkallef
meyyit mn éjjoo3 artificial, affected, fake
‫متصنع‬
‫هلكان‬
exhausted
méTSanne3
 ‫صايع‬ greedy, wants more than his ‫َفجعان‬
bum, layabout
share
Saaye3 faj3aan
‫فتان‬ ‫ما عندو صبر‬
charming impatient
fattaan maa 3éndo Sab@r
‫مولدن‬ indulgent, tolerant, ِ
‫متسامح‬
childish
understanding, sympathetic
mwaldan métsaame7
‫َنخوة‬ ‫مسبع الكارات‬
chivalry, zeal, pride jack of all trades
nakhwe msabbe3 élkaaraat
‫ذكي ذكايا‬ ‫كسالن‬
clever
zaki zakaaya kaslaan
lazy
‫ملخوم‬ ‫كسول‬
clumsy
malkhuum kasuul
‫مكتفي‬ ‫طجي‬
َ ‫َعون‬
contented, humble lazy bum, slacker
méktafi 3awnTaji
‫نصاب‬ ‫مشنص‬
deceitful lucky
naSSaab mshanneS
‫آدمي أوادم‬ ‫اخالق‬
decent (person) manners
2aadami 2awaadem akhlaa2
‫غدار‬ ‫متواضع‬
disloyal, will betray you modest
ghaddaar métwaaDe3
‫بجننني‬ ‫غشيم‬
drives me mad naïve, ignorant
bijannenni ghashiim
‫متعصب‬ ‫منغلق‬
fanatical narrow-minded
mét3aSSeb ménghale2
‫سوايعاتي‬ ‫لئيم‬
fickle nasty
swee3aati la2iim

funny, a card, tells good ‫نهفة‬ ‫مشاغب‬

naughty
jokes
nahfe mshaagheb

funny, has a sense of ‫خفيف الدم‬ ‫ازعر زعران‬

naughty, bad, wicked
humour
khafiif éddamm az3ar za3raan
‫عبقري عباقرة‬ ‫مقصر‬
genius neglectful
3abqari 3abaaqra m2aSSer
gone off the rails ‫منزوع‬ ‫جديد جداد‬
new
manzuu3 jdiid jdaad
‫حباب‬
nice (person)
‫انتزع‬ 7abbaab
‫كتار غلبة‬
go off the rails
ntaza3 nosy, interfering, curious
kattaar ghalabe
‫نزع ينزع‬ ‫قديم‬
corrupt (a person) old
naza3 yénza3 2adiim
‫طموع‬ open-minded ‫منفتح‬
greedy
Tammuu3
 ménfate7 ‫مدلل‬
spoiled, attention-seeking
‫صبور‬ mdallal
patient
Sabuur ‫بخيل بخال‬
‫مسالم مثل الحمل الوديع‬ stingy
bakhiil békhala
peaceable (lit. meek like a
lamb) msaalem mitél ‫كحته‬
él7am@l élwadii3 ka7te
‫اكابر‬ ‫غريب غربا‬
really respectable, classy strange
akaaber ghariib ghéraba
‫َقليل األدب‬ ‫عنيد‬
stubborn
2aliil él2adab 3aniid
‫لسانو طويل‬
rude (impolite) ‫اهبل‬
lisaano Tawiil
ahbal
‫رذيل‬
‫اجدب‬
raziil ajdab
stupid
‫وقح‬ ‫حمار‬
rude (loud, brash)
waqe7 7maar
scrounger, tight (takes never ‫سلبطجي‬ ‫راسو سميك‬
gives) raaso smiik
salbaTji
‫واطي‬ ‫تيس تيوس‬
scum, lowlife
waaTi tees tyuus
stupid, really stupid
‫أناني‬ ‫حيوان‬
selfish
anaani 7eewaan

‫سطحي‬ ‫واثق بحالو‬

sure of one’s self
shallow, superficial
saT7i waaseq b7aalo

‫بهورة‬ ‫مصلحجي‬
showing off takes advantage of people
bahwara maSla7ji

‫خجالن‬ ‫موهوب‬
shy talented
khajlaan mawhuub

‫سخيف‬ ‫محتال‬
silly (idea, person etc.) trickster, fraudster
sakhiif mé7taal

‫ماكر‬ ‫مشكلجي‬
troublesome, trouble-maker
sly
maaker méskhalji
sly, manipulative, intelligent,
‫حربوق حرابيق‬ ‫غليظ‬
persuasive (not always
negative) 7arbuu2 7araabii2 ghaliiZ
unfunny, not nice, rude
‫دمو تقيل‬
‫نبيه‬
smart, aware, sharp dammo t2iil
nabiih
‫مستور‬
‫ملعون مالعين‬ well-off
smart, sneaky, cheeky mastuur
mal3uun malaa3iin
‫ِنسوانجي‬
‫نسناس‬ womaniser
sneaky néswanji
nésnaas
sneaky (s.o. who says they
‫سالل‬
do/don’t do s.th. but do the
opposite) sallaal physical ‫َب َدني‬
attractive ‫جذابي‬
jazzaabi
pretty, good-looking ‫ِحلو‬
7élw
‫اشقر‬
blonde/light (features)
ash2ar
busty ‫كعابة‬
ka33aabe
‫مجعد‬
curly (hair)
mja33ad
‫مهضوم‬
cute / funny
mahDuum
‫اسمر‬
dark (features)
asmar
‫ع البركة‬
disabled (mentally)
3albarake
‫معاق‬
mu3aaq
disabled (physical or mental)
‫معوق‬
mu3awwaq
fat
‫سمين سمان‬
fattened (has got fatter)
smiin smaan
‫منكوش‬
messy (hair)
mankuush
‫متبهدل‬
scruffy (clothes etc.)
métbahdel
‫قصير قصار‬
short
2aSiir 2Saar
‫طويل طوال‬
tall
Tawiil Twaal
straight, smooth (hair) ‫مالس‬
maales
competent, up to the task ‫كفو‬
kéfu
dependable, not a flake ‫بيرتكن عليه‬
byértakan 3alee
stylish, elegant ‫انيق‬
aniiq
thin ‫نحيف نحاف‬
n7iif n7aaf
ugly ‫بشع‬
béshe3
Generic verbs ‫تجنب من‬
to avoid
tjannab mén
‫قبل يقبل‬
to babble on, talk ‫لعى يلعي لعي‬
2ébel yé2bal nonsense
to accept, agree to la3a yél3i la3a
‫وافق لـ‬
to bang (the door, table) ‫خبط يخبط‬
waafa2 la-
khabaT yékhboT
‫عاتب‬
to admonish
3aatab without delay, without ‫خبط لزق‬
beating about the bush,
to agree ‫وافق مع‬ directly, without thought khabaT laza2
waafa2 ma3
‫طبَّش‬
to bang, make racket,
َ
I agree with you (about) ‫موافق معك على‬ slam (door)

mwaafe2 ma3ak 3ala ‫عمد‬

to agree, come to an 3ammad
‫اتفق مع‬ to baptize
agreement with ‫تعمد‬
ttafa2 ma3 to be baptized
t3ammad
‫اتفقنا‬
we (have) agreed ‫ساوم‬
ttafa2na to bargain
saawam
‫سمح يسمح بـ‬ ‫نبح ينبح‬
to allow
to bark
sama7 yésma7 b- naba7 yénba7
to annoy ‫ضايق‬ ‫اخد على خاطرو‬
daaya2 to be angered, upset by
2akhad 3ala khaaTro
‫تدايق من‬
to be annoyed by to be astonished ‫انبهر بـ‬
tdaaya2 mén (positive)
nbahar b-

‫اعتذر من‬ ‫خيب أمل‬

to apologize to to disappoint
3tazar mén khayyab amal X

‫بين‬ ‫كهرب‬
to electrocute
to appear, become clear kahrab
bayyan
to be embarrassed, feel ‫استحى‬
can you see the book
‫الكتاب مبين معك شي؟‬ shame
sta7a
(anywhere)? léktaab mbayyen ‫خاف يخاف خوف‬
ma3ak shi? to become frightened
khaaf ykhaaf khoof
‫تخانق خناقة مع‬
‫ارتعب‬
tkhaana2 khnaa2a to be terrified
rta3ab
to argue / quarrel w/s.o. ma3
fall out with so ‫غار يغار من‬
‫علق يعلق مع‬ ghaar yghaar mén
‫غار يغار على‬
to be jealous of
3éle2 yé3le2 ma3
to be possessive of
‫احتك بـ‬ ghaar yghaar 3ala
to associate with, spend 7takk b- to run out of (e.g. a suit, ‫قطش‬
‫اختلط بـ‬
time with in cards)
2aTTash
khtalaT b- ‫يقرب‬
to be related to
‫اعتدى على‬ yé2reb
to attack, assault s.o.
3tada 3ala ‫ارتخى‬
to be relaxed
rtakha
 ‫اندهس‬ ‫غلي يغلى‬
ndahas to boil (intrans) ghéli yéghla
‫اندعص‬ to boil (trans)
‫غلى يغلي‬
to be run over ghala yéghli
nda3aS
‫تدين‬
‫علق يعلق‬ to borrow (money)
to be stuck / freeze tdayyan
3éle2 yé3lo2
‫يسوى‬ ‫استعار‬
to borrow (things)
to be worth, beneficial, sta3aar
worthwhile yéswa
‫طاق يطيق‬ ‫ضرب فرام‬
to brake
to bear
Taa2 yTii2 Darab @fraam
‫ماني طايقو‬ ‫كسر يكسر‬
to break
I can’t bear him kasar yékser
maani Taay2o
to beat, whip (of cream)
‫خفق يخفق‬ ‫رشى يرشي رشو‬
to bribe
to beat fast (heart) khafa2 yékhfo2 rasha yérshi rashu
‫ارتشى‬
‫نبض ينبض نبض‬ to take a bribe
to beat, pulsate rtasha
nabaD yénboD nab@D
‫جاب يجيب‬
‫تشرد‬ to bring
to become homeless jaab yjiib
tsharrad
to sort yourself out, ‫دبر حالو‬ ‫ربى‬
meet expenses etc
dabbar 7aalo rabba
to raise, bring up
‫تصرف‬
to behave
tSarraf ‫ربي يربى‬
rébi yérba
‫آمن بـ‬
‫تربى‬
to believe in be brought up, raised
2aaman b-
trabba
‫صدق‬
to believe X ‫تفرج‬
sadda2 X to browse (in a shop)
tfarraj
‫نفع ينفع‬ to browse (through a
‫تصفح‬
nafa3 yénfa3 newspaper)
to benefit tSaffa7
‫استفاد‬
stafaad ‫بنى يبني‬
bana yébni
‫خان يخون خيانة‬ to build
to betray, cheat on ‫عمر‬
khaan ykhuun
khiyaane 3ammar

‫تناقر‬ ‫حرق يحرق حرق‬

to burn (trans)
to bicker tnaa2ar 7ara2 yé7ro2 7ar@2

to burn, be burnt
‫احترق‬
‫عض يعض‬ (intrans)
to bite 7tara2
3aDD y3aDD
‫بعت يبعت و ار‬
‫تمتم‬
to blabber, mumble to send for ba3at yéb3at wara
tamtam
‫دار يدير بالو على‬
‫الم يلوم لوم‬ to look after, care for
to blame daar ydiir baalo 3ala
laam yluum loom
 ‫حمل يحمل‬ dardash
7amal yé7mol ‫علك يعلك‬
to chew
‫نتع ينتع نتع‬
to carry
3alak yé3lok
nata3 yénto3 nat@3
to catch (a ball, ‫لقط يلقط‬ ‫شو عم تعلك‬
what are you on about?
someone’s name, etc) shu 3am té3lok?
la2aT byél2oT
catch X (a disease) from ‫انعدى بـ من‬ ‫صفق لـ‬
to clap (someone)
Y
n3ada b-X ménY saffa2 la-

‫لحق‬ ‫حشحش‬
to clatter, rattle, rustle
to catch up with la77a2 7ash7ash
‫نضف‬
to clean
‫لحق الباص‬ naDDaf
catch (e.g. the bus) la77a2 élbaaS ‫تسلق‬
to climb
tsalla2
‫لحق االجتماع‬
get there in time for, ‫غمض عيونو‬
make it to la77a2 él2ijtimaa3 to close eyes
ghammaD 3yuuno
keep up with, have ‫لحق‬
enough time/money to + ‫مدح يمدح‬
sbj la77a2 to compliment
mada7 yémda7
‫كمش يكمش‬
to catch, grab ‫حيرني‬
kamash yékmosh to confuse
7ayyarni
‫غير‬
to change (trans) ghayyar be confused, unsure ‫كان محتار بين‬
(between) kaan mé7taar been
‫تغير‬
to change (intrans)
tghayyar be unsure whether to...
...‫ وال‬...‫كان محتار‬
‫غير لـ‬ or... (+ sbj verbs)
to change (a baby) kaan mé7taar... wélla...
ghayyar la-
‫كمل‬
‫غير رأيو‬
kammal
ghayyar ra2yo to continue
to change mind ‫كفى‬
‫غير فركتو‬
kaffa
ghayyar fék@rto
‫قنع يقنع بـ‬
to charge, to cost ‫كلف‬ to convince X of Y
qana3 yéqne3 X bY
kallaf
to charge with ‫اقتنع بـ‬
‫كلف بـ‬ be convinced of, by
qtana3 b-
kallaf b-
‫تنقل من‬
to copy from
‫مكلف بـ‬
responsible, charged tna22al mén
with
mkallaf b- to cost X (s.o.) Y (an ‫كلف‬
amount)
‫طرد يطرد‬ kallaf X Y
Tarad yéTrod ‫زحف يزحف‬
to chase (away) to crawl
‫قلع‬ za7af yéz7af
2alla3 ‫دبك يدبك‬
to dabke
to chat ‫دردش‬ dabak yédbok
 ‫عور‬ nasnas 3ala

to damage
3awwar ‫حرج يحرج‬
‫ضر يضر ضرر‬ to embarrass
7araj yé7rej
Darr yDérr Darar to end up
‫صفي يصفى‬
‫قرر قرار‬ Séfi yéSfa
to decide
qarrar qaraar ‫كبر‬
to enlarge
‫حذف يحذف‬ kabbar
to delete
7azaf yé7zof ‫محى يمحي‬
‫نكر ينكر‬ ma7a yém7i
to deny
nakar yénkor to erase
‫مسح يمسح‬
to erase, wipe, wipe out
‫وصف يوصف بـ‬ masa7 yémsa7
to describe X as Y
waSaf yuuSaf X b- Y ‫فحص يفحص‬
to examine s.o.
‫استاهل‬ fa7aS yéf7aS
to deserve, be worth
staahal ‫اعفى يعفي‬
to exempt
‫تفرغ لـ‬ a3fa yé3fi
to devote one’s self to
tfarragh la- ‫توقع‬
to expect
‫اختفى‬ twaqq3
to disappear
khtafa to burst ‫طق يطق‬
to move away from, ‫بعد عن‬ Ta22 yTé22
back off etc
ba33ad 3an !‫رح طق‬
I’m going to explode
ra7 Té22!
‫زعج يزعج‬ (e.g. from all this
to disturb, annoy studying)!
za3aj yézje3
‫طقق‬
‫شك يشك شك بـ‬ burst (trns) Ta22a2
to doubt s.th.
shakk yshékk shakk
‫فبرك‬
‫غفل يغفل‬ to fabricate, make up
fabrak
to doze
ghafal yéghfol
‫اغمي يغمى عليه‬
‫شرب يشرب شرب‬ to faint
ughmi yughma 3alee
shéreb yéshrab
to drink
shér@b ‫وقع يوقع‬
to fall
wé2e3 yuu2a3
‫تمزمز بـ‬
to drink, sip slowly
tmazmaz b-
to fall on s.o. (e.g. a ‫قلب يقلب على‬
wall) / turn against s.o.
2éle2 yé2lob 3ala
‫نقط‬
to drip
na22aT to feel ‫حس يحس حس‬
7ass y7éss 7éss
‫وقع‬
wa22a3 ‫حاسس حالي‬
to drop
‫فلت‬ I feel
7aases 7aali
fallat
‫اجى ع بالو‬
‫صبغ يصبغ‬ to feel like, want
to dye éja 3a baalo
Sabagh yéSbogh ‫جاية ع بالي‬
‫كسب يكسب‬ I feel like
jaaye 3abaali
to earn
kasab yékseb ‫اعتز بـ‬
to feel proud about
to eavesdrop ‫نسنس على‬ 3tazz b-
 ‫فش يفش قلبو‬ jabar yéjbor
to feel relief
fashsh yféshsh 2albo to forget ‫نسي ينسى نسي‬
‫عبى‬ nési yénsa nasy
to fill X up with Y
3abba X Y ‫سامح‬
to forgive
‫لقى يالقي‬ saama7
to find
la2a ylaa2i to fortune tell, read the
‫بصر‬
future
‫خلص يخلص‬ baSSar
to be done, finished khéleS yékhloS
to gargle
‫غرغر‬
gharghar
to finish (trns) ‫خلص‬
gargle (e.g. water,
khallaS mouthwash) ‫مضمض‬
maDmaD
‫يسع لـ‬
‫جاب يجيب‬
to fit, have space for to get
yésa3 la-
jaab yjiib
to flare, burst into
‫هب يهب‬
flames
habb yhébb
where did you get it ‫منين جبتا؟‬
‫جامل‬ from? mneen jébta?
jaamal ‫طلعت عيونو من‬
to get tired, bored, sick
‫تملق لـ‬ of
Tél3et 3yuuno mén
to flatter (falsely)
tmalla2 la-
to get to know/pull ‫َلبَّق‬
‫كولك‬
koolak to get up
‫قام يقوم‬
‫هرب يهرب‬ 2aam y2uum
to flee
héreb yéhrob ‫راعى بالعر‬
to give discount
‫نقف ينقف‬ raa3a bissa3@r
to flick
to give one’s
na2af yén2of ‫اخد بالخاطر‬
condolences
‫غازل‬ akhad X bilkhaaTer

to flirt
ghaazal to give s.o. a drink / ‫سقى يسقي‬
water
‫لطش‬ sa2a yés2i
laTTash ‫َسقاني َقهوة‬
he served me coffee
‫سبح يسبح على وش‬ sa2aani 2ahwe
saba7 yésba7 3ala give X Y (a drink, food) ‫ضيف‬
wéshsh... Dayyaf X Y
to float
‫جأر يجأر جأر‬
‫فاش يفوش فوشان‬ to give s.o. evils
ja2ar yéj2ar ja2@r
faash yfuush
fawashaan ‫انتزع‬
to go bad
to flutter, flap (wings, ‫رفرف‬ ntaza3
flag)
rafraf to go off, cut out (e.g. ‫انقطع‬
electric)
‫لحق يلحق‬ n2aTa3
to follow
la7a2 yél7a2 ‫نخر ينخر‬
to go right through s.o.
‫غصب يغصب‬ (annoying whinging) nakhar yénkhor
to force
ghaSab yéghSob to greet for ‫سلم له على‬
I forced myself ‫جبر يجبر‬ say hi (f) to...for me ‫َسْلمي لي على‬
 ‫سلم على‬ to hope, meditate
‫تأمل‬
to greet, say hello to
sallam 3ala I hope
tammal
‫سلم‬ ‫حضن يحضن‬
to hand over X to Y to hug
sallam X Y 7aDan yé7Don
‫كبر يكبر‬ to hunt ‫صاد يصيد‬
to grow
kéber yékbar to fish
Saad ySiid
‫ربى‬
‫تجاهل‬
rabba to ignore s.o.
to grow (beard, hair) tjaahal
‫طول‬
Tawwal
to ignore, pretend not to ‫طنش‬
hear, turn back away
from
‫حزر يحزر‬ Tannash
to guess
7azar yé7zor
‫قلد‬
‫كرع يكرع‬ to imitate
to gulp 2allad
kara3 yékra3
‫حسن‬
‫علق‬ to improve
to hang / comment 7assan
3alla2
‫حرض على‬
‫صار يصير‬ to incite, set against
to happen 7arraD X 3ala
Saar ySiir
‫ازداد‬
‫ضر يضر‬ to increase
zdaad
Darr yDérr
to harm
‫أذى يئذي‬ ‫نفخ‬
to inflate
2aza yé2zi naffakh

‫اتسلى‬ ‫خبر‬
to inform
to have a good time khabbar
tsalla
‫اصر على‬
to insist on
‫شاف كابوس‬
to have a nightmare
shaaf kaabuus aSarr 3ala
insisting on ِ
‫مصّر على‬
‫انبسط‬
to have fun, be happy mSérr 3ala
nbasaT
‫سب يسب‬
‫خبى‬ to insult, offend / swear
hide (trans) sabb ysébb
khabba
‫نوى ينوي‬
to intend
nawa yénwi
‫تخبى‬
hide (intrans), be hidden
tkhabba
to interest ‫هم يهم‬
hamm yhémm X
‫عركس‬
‫قاطع‬
to hinder
3arkas to interrupt
2aaTa3
‫ضرب قتلة‬
to beat up Darab X 2atle
to introduce, present, ‫َقَّدم‬
serve
2addam
get beaten up
‫اكل قتلة‬ ‫عزم يعزم عزيمة‬
to invite (implies you will
2akal 2atle 3azam yé3zom
pay)
3aziime
‫تمنى‬ I’m inviting you to lunch
‫عازمك ع الغدا‬
to hope tomorrow
tmanna 3aazmak 3alghada
to itch (usually with
‫حك يحك‬ tshawwa2 la-
object, i.e. ‘is itching
me’) 7akk y7ékk X to lose (race, ‫خسر يخسر‬
competition)
‫مزح يمزح مزح‬ khéser yékhsar
to joke maza7 yémza7 ‫ضيع‬
to lose (s.th.)
maz@7 Dayya3
‫نط ينط‬ to lose one’s temper ‫طلع خلقو على‬
to jump
naTT ynéTT with
Téle3 khél2o 3ala
‫خطف يخطف خطف‬ to lose the ability to
to kidnap think properly, lose trail ‫طاش حجرو‬
khaTaf yékhTof of thought, be at the end
khaT@f Taash 7ajaro
of one’s tether
to knock
‫دق يدق دق‬ ‫عشق يعشق عشق‬
da22 ydé22 da22 to love, adore 3éshe2 yé3sho2
3ash@2
‫دري يدري‬
to know
déri yédri
to make a terrible mix
‫خبص‬
(cooking)
khabbaS
‫ضحك يضحك‬ to speak nonsense
to laugh
Da7ak yéD7ak ‫تمسخر من‬
to make fun of, mock
tmaskhar mén
to leave ‫ترك يترك ترك‬
tarak yétrok tark ‫مارس الحب مع‬
to make love to
maaras él7ubb ma3
‫قل يقل‬
to lessen
2all y2éll ‫نكش لـ‬
to make problems for
nakkash la-
‫لحس يلحس‬
to lick
la7as yél7as ‫غط يغط على قلبو‬

to lie down ‫تسطح‬ to nearly make s.o. faint

ghaTT yghéTT 3ala
2albo
tsaTTa7
‫كذب يكذب على‬ to make up for, ‫عوض‬
to lie to recompense
kazab yékzob 3ala 3awwaD
to make up one’s mind
kazzab ykazzeb 3ala ‫اعتمد على‬
to lift, pick up, remove ‫قام يقيم‬ to
3tamad 3ala
2aam y2iim ‫كركب‬
to make/be nervous,
‫شعل‬ unsettled about an
karkab
to light, ignite ongoing or expected
sha33al situation when outcome ‫تكركب‬
‫سمع يسمع لـ‬
is unclear
tkarkab
to listen to
séme3 yésma3
to mean, to intend
‫قصد يقصد قصد‬
‫سكن يسكن‬ 2aSad yé2Sod 2aS@d
to live (accommodation)
sakan yéskon
‫قصدي‬
‫عاش يعيش عيشة‬ I mean, my intention is
to live (your life) 2aSdi
3aash y3iish 3iishe
‫قاس يقيس‬
‫قفل يقفل‬ to measure, to try on
to lock (s.th. in s.w.) 2aas y2iis
2afal yé2fol
‫التقى‬
‫دور على‬ to meet
to look for lta2a
dawwar 3ala
to melt ‫داب يدوب دوب‬
to look forward to ‫تشوق لـ‬ to melt (s.th.) daab yduub doob
 ‫دوب‬ ‫تغلب على‬
to overcome
melt (trans) dawwab tghallab 3ala
‫اشتاق لـ‬ ‫زاد يزيد بـ‬
to overdo
shtaa2 la- zaad yziid b-
to miss (emotionally)
‫مشتقلك‬ ‫طف يطف‬
I miss you to overflow
méshta2lak Taff yTéff
miss X (the bus, the
‫راح عليه‬ ‫حلى‬
to sweeten
X raa7 3alee 7alla
lecture) [X went on you]
‫دهن يدهن‬
‫فوت‬
miss dahan yédhan
fawwat X
‫طرش يطرش‬
to paint
‫راقب‬ Tarash yéTrash
to monitor
raaqab
‫مرق يمرق على‬
‫تحرك‬ to pass (by)
mére2 yémro2 3ala
to move (intrans)
t7arrak ‫مروق عليي‬
pass me!
mroo2 3aleyyi
‫حرك‬
to move (trans)
‫عملها‬
7arrak
to pee/poo 3émela
‫نقل ينقل‬
to move (house)
na2al yén2ol (euphemistic)
ِ ‫البيبي‬
‫عاملها‬
the baby’s pooed
‫نق ينق نق على‬ élbeebe 3aaméla
to nag
na22 yné22 na22 3ala ‫شخ يشخ‬
to pee/poo
‫يحتاج‬ shakhkh yshékhkh
to need s.th.
7taaj ‫اضطهد‬
to persecute
to no longer want to do TTahad
s.th. that you were ‫حرد يحرد‬
going to do because to picture, imagine ‫تصور‬
you got angry, upset 7arad yé7rod
about s.th. s.o. did tSawwar
‫تخيل‬
‫هز يهز‬
to nod, shake head tkhayyal
hazz yhézz
to not know how to do
‫تلبك بـ‬ just picture, try and ...‫تصور‬
s.th.
tlabbak b- understand…
TSawwar
to passively accept
‫سكت يسكت لـ‬ ‫لعقو بضهرو‬
something to pin responsibility,
séket yéskot blame on s.o. la3a2o bDéhro
‫خطر يخطر ع بالو‬ ‫قرص يقرص‬
to occur to s.o. [occur to to pinch, sting
khaTar yékhTor 2araS yé2roS
his mind]
3abaalo
‫حس يحس بـ‬
to open a topic ‫فتح سيرة‬ to pity, feel sorry for
7ass b- y7éss b-
fata7 siiret...
‫دق يدق على‬
‫قمع يقعم‬ da22 ydé22 3ala
to oppress to play (an instrument)
qama3 yéqma3 ‫عزف يعزف على‬
to order, request Y from ‫وصى على‬ 3ézef yé3zof 3ala
X
waSSa X 3ala Y to please ‫عجب‬
 3éjeb ‫صالح‬
to reconcile w X
‫صب يصب‬ Saala7 X
Sabb ySébb ‫ندم يندم على‬
to regret
‫كتى يكتي‬ nadam yéndam 3ala
to pour, spill
katta ykatti
‫بقي يبقى‬
‫اتنبأ بـ‬ to remain, stay bé2i yéb2a
to predict
tnabba2 b- ‫صفي يصفى‬
‫عمل يعمل حالو‬ Séfi yéSfa
to pretend to be
3émel ya3mel 7aalo
‫عامل حالو‬ is there any tea left? ‫صفي شاي؟‬
he’s pretending to be Séfi shaay?
3aamel 7aalo
‫روج‬ ‫اجر‬
to promote (a product) to rent out
rawwaj 2ajjar
‫حمى يحمي‬ ‫صلح‬
to protect to repair
7ama yé7mi Salla7
‫سحب يسحب‬ to repay, make ‫سدد‬
to pull repayments
sa7ab yés7ab saddad
‫جر يجر‬ ‫عاد يعيد‬
to drag to repeat
jarr yjérr 3aad y3iid
‫عاقب‬
to punish
to repeat (intransitive) ‫انعاد‬
3aaqab
n3aad
to quit, give up, pull out, ‫بطل‬
stop ‫تاب يتوب‬
baTTal to repent
taab ytuub
to rave, babble, speak ‫هذى يهذي‬
nonsense ‫طلب يطلب طلب من‬
haza yéhzi to ask Y for X Talab yéTlob Talab X
‫اشتهى‬ mén Y
to really want, covet, shtaha
wish that ‫صفر‬
to reset / whistle
Saffar
‫اشتهيتك بفنجان قهوة‬
shtaheetak bfénjaan ‫رجع يرجع رجوع‬
I thought you might like to return
some coffee 2ahwe réje3 yérja3 rjuu3
‫طمن على‬ ‫رجع‬
to return, give back
to reassure X about Y rajja3
Tamman X 3ala Y
‫فتل يفتل‬
‫تطمن‬ to revolve (around)
fatal yéftol
‫َفَّتلني‬
be reassured he took me around the
TTamman houses
fattalni
‫استلم‬ to ring ‫رن يرن‬
to receive
stalam rann yrenn
‫جاني‬ ‫تدحكل‬
I received to roll
éjaani tda7kal
‫وصى‬ ‫فرك يفرك فرك‬
to recommend
to rub
waSSa farak yéfrok far@k
 ‫انقذ ينقذ‬ to shout ‫َعيَّط‬
to save, rescue s.o.
anqaz yénqez
‫فرجى‬
‫سيف‬ farja
to scrub
sayyaf
to show
‫ارجى‬
‫فرك يفرك‬ arja
farak yéfrok b- ‫ورجى‬
‫حضر يحضر فيلم‬ warja
to see/watch a film 7aDar yé7Dor fil@m ‫تباهى بـ‬
to show s.th. off
tbaaha b-
‫حضران‬ ‫كش يكش‬
I’ve seen… to shrink / cringe
7aDraan kashsh ykéshsh
‫نقى‬ ‫مضى يمضي‬
to select, choose
na22a maDa yémDi
to sign
‫بعت يبعت لـ‬ ‫وقع يوقع‬
to send s.o.
ba3at yéb3at la- waqqa3 ywaqqe3
‫حس يحس على‬ ‫زقزق‬
to sense, notice
7ass y7éss 3ala za2za2
to tweet (birds)
‫سكب يسكب‬
to serve food, put food
on plate sakab yéskob ‫عصافير بطنها عم تزقزق‬
her stomach is
‫غرب يغرب‬ grumbling
3aSaafiir baTna 3am
to set (sun) tza2ze2
gharab yéghrob
to sit
‫قعد يقعد‬
‫صافح‬ to reside, stay
2é3ed yé23od
Saafa7
to shake hands
‫سلم على‬ to slaughter ‫دبح يدبح‬
sallam 3ala daba7 yédba7
‫شارك بـ‬ to sleep with s.o. else’s ‫طلع قرون لـ‬
partner, cuckold
shaarak X b-Y Talla3 2ruun la-
to share Y w/ X
‫تشارك بـ مع‬ ‫تزحلق‬
tshaarak b-Y ma3 X to slip
tza7la2

to shave / get rid of him

‫حلق يحلق‬ ‫زمط يزمط‬
to slip, slide, slip away,
7ala2 yé7le2 slip through zamaT yézmoT
get out of here!
ditch him! (annoying ‫شم يشم‬
‫حلقلو‬ to smell (s.th.)
friend) sham yshémm
7alle2lo!
‫نشل ينشل‬
‫لمع يلمع‬ to snatch, pick-pocket
to shine nashal yénshol
lama3 yélma3
‫سلحب‬
‫رجف يرجف‬ to sneak
to shiver sal7ab
rajaf yérjof
‫شخر يشخر‬
‫صدم يصدم‬ to snore
to shock shakhar yéshkhor
Sadam yéSdom
‫قضى‬
‫قاوص‬ to spend time
to shoot s.o./s.th. 2aDDa
2aawaS
 ‫دلق يدلق‬ ‫لزق بـ‬
to spill to stick to
dala2 yédlow lazza2 b-
‫طرش يطرش طرش‬ ‫سبل‬
to straighten
to splash Tarash yéTrosh sabbal
Tar@sh
‫طبطب على‬
to stroke
‫طرش بـ‬ TabTab 3ala
to splash s.o. with
Tarrash X b- to study
‫درس يدرس دراسة‬
‫تقاسم‬ I studied
daras yédros diraase
to split (cost)
t2aasam
‫اجى على‬
‫بخ يبخ‬ éja 3ala
to spray to suit
bakhkh ybékhkh ‫لبق يلبق لـ‬
‫بسط ع االرض‬ lébe2 yélbe2 la-
to spread things out on
the floor bassaT 3al2ar@D to surprise
‫فاجأ‬
‫هرس يهرس‬ faaja2
to squash
haras yéhros
‫عصر يعصر‬ ‫تفاجأ‬
to squeeze
3aSar yé3Sor be surprised by
tfaaja2
‫وقف‬ ‫اشتبه بـ‬
to stand to suspect
wa22af shtabah b-
‫وقف بوش‬ to swagger, strut, ‫تبختر‬
to stand in s.o.’s way prance
wa22af bwishh... tbakhtar
‫قام يقوم‬ ‫بلع يبلع‬
to stand up to swallow
2aam y2uum bala3 yébla3
‫بحلق بـ‬ ‫حلف يحلف‬
to stare at
ba7la2 b- to swear, pledge
7alaf yé7lof
‫بلش‬ ‫قش يقش‬
to start
ballash 2ashsh y2éshsh
to sweep
‫طول‬ ‫كنس‬
to take a long time
Tawwal kannas
‫سهر يسهر‬ ‫طفى يطفي‬
to stay up late
sahar yéshar Tafa yéTfi
to switch off
Taffa yTaffi
‫ضل يضل‬
Dall yDéll ‫فتح يفتح‬
to stay, remain fata7 yéfta7
‫تم يتم‬ ‫شغل‬
tamm ytamm to switch on
shaghghal
‫سرق يسرق سرقة‬ ‫شعل‬
to steal, to rob
sara2 yésro2 sér2a sha33al
to step in something ‫طبس‬ to partake (typically of ‫تعاطى‬
squelchy, wet drugs)
Tabbas t3aaTa
‫دعص يدعص‬ to take (s.th. to s.wh.), ‫َوصل‬
to step on / run over give a lift
da3aS yéd3aS waSSal
 ‫انتقم من‬ ‫زبط‬
to tune (TV)
to take revenge on
ntaqam mén zabbaT
to take the piss, make ‫قفل على‬ to tweet / whisper in ‫وسوس‬
fun of (between friends) s.o.’s ear
2affal 3ala waswas
to talk a lot (of ‫لت يلت‬ ‫قلع‬
nonsense), blab secrets to uproot, fire, chase
to others latt ylétt 2alla3
to talk in private within a ‫وطوط‬ to use as an outlet for
bigger group
waTwaT
anger, even though it’s
‫تفشفش بـ‬
not the cause (e.g. a
person, food, smoking, tfashfash b-
‫اسمر‬ drinking etc.)
smarr ‫قدر‬
‫عمل برونزاج‬
to tan
to value, appreciate
2addar
3émel bronzaaj
‫استنى‬
‫تغندر‬ stanna
to tart one’s self up
tghandar wait for
‫نطر ينطر‬
to taste ‫داق يدوق‬ naTar yénTor
taste it! daa2 yduu2 ‫تمشى‬
‫شق يشق‬ to wander, go for a walk tmashsha
to tear
sha22 yshé22 (around) ‫تجول‬
to tell s.o. off, give s.o. a ‫بهدل‬ tjawwal
row
bahdal ‫حذر‬
to warn
‫غرى يغري‬ 7azzar
to tempt
ghara yéghri ‫بزق‬
to waste
‫زت يزت‬ bazza2
to throw
zatt yzétt ‫ضيع وقت‬
to waste (time)
‫كب يكب‬ Dayya3 wa2@t
to throw away
to watch
kabb ykébb ‫حضر يحضر‬
‫كركر‬ I watch
7aDar yé7Dar
to tickle
karkar ‫سقى يسقي‬
to water
‫رتب‬ sa2a yés2i
to tidy up
rattab ‫شطف يشطف‬
‫شد يشد‬ to water the house
shaTaf yéshTof
to tighten
shadd yshédd ‫وشوش‬
‫دقر يدقر بـ‬ to whisper washwash
to touch
da2ar yéd2or b- ‫همس يهمس‬
‫دس يدس‬ hamas yéhmos
to touch, feel, feel up,
put hand into dass ydass to win (race, ‫فاز يفوز‬
‫درب‬
competition)
faaz yfuuz
to train
darrab ‫جاكر‬
to wind up, tease
‫وثقـ يثق بـ‬ jaakar
to trust
wasaq yésiq b- ‫غمز يغمز غمز‬
‫جرب‬ to wink ghamaz yéghmoz
to try s.th. out, taste
jarrab gham@z
 ‫تمايل‬
to wobble
tmaayal
to work, function ‫زبط يزبط‬
ZabaT yéZboT
‫انشغل بالو على‬
to worry about
nshaghal baalo 3ala
‫جعلك‬
to wrinkle (clothes)
ja3lak
‫تجعلك‬
wrinkle (intrans)
tja3lak
‫تتاوب‬
to yawn
ttaawab
 What you say to someone… when they arrive safely, ‫حمدهللا ع السالمة‬
or tell you about 7amdélla
‫النعم‬
ّ‫و‬
after they say name/home something dangerous that 3assalaame
wénna3@m
happened to them ‫حمدهلل على سالمتك‬
‫صحة‬ [thank God you were 7amdélla 3ala
Sa77a salaamtak
safe!]
after they sneeze
‫على قلبك‬
response
3ala 2elbak
response ‫لمك‬
َ ‫هللا َي َس‬
after wash/shave/haircut ‫نعيما‬ [God preserve you] aLLa ysallmak
na3iiman when they ask why they
‫هللا ينعم عليك‬ haven’t seen you for ages ‫مقصر معك‬
response [I’ve been neglectful]
aLLa yén3am m2aSSer ma3ak
3aleek
response: ‫انا المقصر‬
‫دايمة‬ [it’s me who’s been
at end of meal they neglectful] ana lém2aSSer
daayme
served when they congratulate
‫صحتين‬ you on getting s.th. they ‫عقبالك‬
response haven’t (e.g. a car,
Sa77teen 3a2baalak
married)
on their birthday
‫عقبال المية‬ when they lend you cash
[on to the hundredth 3a2baal élmiyye [may they come back to
‫معوضين‬
year!] m3awwaDiin
you]
response ‫بوجودك‬
response
[in your presence!] bwjuudak! ‫وعليك‬
[and to you]
w3aleek
to congratulate someone, ‫مبروك‬
when someone has done
or when they’ve got mabruuk
something new you a favour or worked ‫عزبتك معي‬
[agrees with the new
thing, not the person]
for you [I’ve put you to 3azzabtak ma3i
‫هللا يبارك فيك‬ trouble]
response
aLLa ybaarek fiik
response
when leaving someone ‫بدك شي؟‬ ‫عزابك راحة‬
[your trouble is rest]
[do you want anything? béddak shi? 3azaabak raa7a
do you request anything?] ‫بتوصي على شي؟‬ when someone finishes
‫يعطيك العافية‬
bétwaSSi 3ala shi? working
ya3Tiik él3aafye
‫هللا يعافيك‬
response
[your good health]
‫سالمتك‬ response
aLLa y3aafiik
salaamtak
when someone is ill ‫سالمتك‬
response
‫هللا يسلمك‬ salaamtak
[God preserve you]
aLLa ysallmak ‫معافى‬
mu3aafa

‫هللا يسلمك‬
response
aLLa ysallmak
when you meet ‫تشرفنا بمعرفتك‬ when someone says a
‫آمين‬
somebody tsharrafna prayer or ‘I hope’
aamiin
bma3réftak [Amen to that]

‫الشرف النا‬ when someone tells you ‫هللا يخليلك ياهون‬

response aLLa ykhalliilak
éshsharaf élna about their children
yaahon
when you meet ‫فرصة سعيدة‬
‫بالتوفيق‬
somebody férSa sa3iide to wish someone good
bittawfiiq
‫وانا اسعد‬
luck
‫موفق‬
response
w2ana as3ad mwaffa2
when it seems like
when someone dies ‫العمر الك‬ ‫خير؟‬
something might be
él3ém@r 2élak kheer?
wrong
‫هللا يرحمو‬
aLLa yar7amo

‫تعيش‬
response
t3iish
‫كل سنة وانت سالم‬
on festivals, birthdays, kéll séne wénte
saalem
yearly occasions etc
‫كل عام وانت بخير‬
kull 3aam w2enta
bikheer

‫وانت سالم‬
response wénte saalem
‫وانت بخير‬
wenta bikheer
to turn down food or to
say ‘bon appetit’
‫صحتين‬
Sa77teen

‫على قلبك‬
response
3ala 2elbak
on Ramadan ‫رمضان كريم‬
ramaDaan kariim

response
‫هللا اكرم‬
aLLaahu 2akram
‫قام المسيح‬
on Easter
qaam élmasii7

response ‫حقا قام‬

7aqqan qaam
 Confrontation and aggression6
‫الحق عليك‬
you’re the one at fault
él7a22 3aleek
‫مو عليي هالحركات‬
don’t try pulling that on ‫مالك دخل‬
me muu 3aleyyi it’s nothing to do with you
hal7arakaat maalak dakhal

‫فشرت‬ what’s it to do with me? ‫شو دخلني انا؟‬

fashar@t
dream on shu dakhalni 2ana?
‫فشرت عينك‬
‫تلحس طيزي‬
fashret 3eenak kiss [lick] my arse
tél7as Tiizi
‫تصطفل‬
do whatever you want
(aggressive)
‫كول خ ار‬
téSTéfel [eat shit]
kool khara
‫شو بعرفني؟‬
how the hell should I
know?
‫هللا ياخدك‬
shu bi3arréfni?
aLLa yaakhdak
God take you!
‫نجوم الضهر اقربلك‬ ‫هللا يسطفل فيك‬
when hell freezes over! njuum éDDah@r aLLa yéSTéfel fiik
a2rablak
‘man’, ‘guy’, used in ‫ولو‬
‫حل عني‬ exasperation or disbelief
wlo
7éll 3anni!
you’ve really confused ‫حيرت طيزي‬
‫طالع من راسي‬ me
7ayyar@t Tiizi
Tlaa3 mén raasi
‫فز من وشي‬ ‫ال تجدبها عليي‬
don’t pretend to be stupid
get away from me! fézz mén wishshi laa téjdéba 3aleyyi
‫فرجيني عرض كتافك‬ ‫شو شايفني قدامك؟‬
what do you think I am?
farjiini 3arD (do you think I’m stupid?) shu shaayéfni
@ktaafak 2éddaamak?
‫انقلع‬
n2ale3
damn you
‫ولك‬
(confrontational term of
address) wlak/wlek
‫خراس‬
khraas
‫سكوت‬
shut up!
skoot
‫سد حلقك‬
sédd 7al2ak
whatever, who cares )‫طز (بـ‬
(about)
Tézz (b-)
you’re cruising for a ‫جلدك عم يحكك‬
bruising
jéldak 3am y7ékkek

6
Obviously as in any language how these things
will be read depends on context, body language,
intonation etc – a lot of these expressions are
normal to use with friends jokingly. Be careful.