Daily Arabic — 30 Fusha Words & Sentences to Live With
Thirty everyday Arabic words and twelve ready-to-use sentences, fully vowelled, with transliteration, English meaning, and a Quranic context line for each. Tap any card to flip it. Strictly fusha (Modern Standard / classical) — no dialect.
01كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
kayfa ḥāluk?
How are you? (m.)
When: greeting a man
02كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟
كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟
kayfa ḥāluki?
How are you? (f.)
When: greeting a woman
03أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.
أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.
anā bi-khayr, al-ḥamdu lillāh.
I am well, praise be to God.
When: reply to "how are you"
04مَا اسْمُكَ؟
مَا اسْمُكَ؟
mā ismuk?
What is your name? (m.)
When: meeting someone new
05اِسْمِي مُحَمَّدٌ.
اِسْمِي مُحَمَّدٌ.
ismī Muḥammad.
My name is Muhammad.
When: introducing yourself
06مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟
مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟
min ayna anta?
Where are you from? (m.)
When: small talk
07أَنَا مِنَ الهِنْدِ.
أَنَا مِنَ الهِنْدِ.
anā mina l-hind.
I am from India.
When: replying about origin
08أَيْنَ المَسْجِدُ؟
أَيْنَ المَسْجِدُ؟
ayna l-masjid?
Where is the mosque?
When: asking for directions
09كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟
كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟
kami s-sāʿa?
What time is it?
When: asking the time
10أُحِبُّ القُرْآنَ الكَرِيمَ.
أُحِبُّ القُرْآنَ الكَرِيمَ.
uḥibbu l-qurʾāna l-karīm.
I love the noble Quran.
When: expressing love
11أَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ قَلِيلًا.
أَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ قَلِيلًا.
atakallamu l-ʿarabiyyata qalīlā.
I speak a little Arabic.
When: humble disclaimer
12جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا.
جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا.
jazāka llāhu khayran.
May Allah reward you with good.
When: thanking someone
How to actually retain these
- Pick 3 words a day — not 30. Read them aloud with the harakāt.
- Use each one in your own sentence, even a clumsy one.
- Open the Quran and search for the root — see it in context. Use QuRoots.
- Review yesterday’s 3 before learning today’s 3.