to go
Movementذَهَبَيَذْهَب
dhahaba · yadhhab
أَذْهَبُ إِلى العَمَلِ كُلَّ صَباح.
I go to work every morning.
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to come
Movementجاءَيَجيء
jāʾa · yajīʾ
تَعالَ إِلى هُنا.
Come here.
جاءَ صَديقي أَمْس.
My friend came yesterday.
to eat
Everydayأَكَلَيَأْكُل
akala · yaʾkul
آكُلُ الفَطورَ في السّابِعة.
I eat breakfast at seven.
to drink
Everydayشَرِبَيَشْرَب
shariba · yashrab
أَشْرَبُ الماءَ كَثيرًا.
I drink a lot of water.
to sleep
Everydayنامَيَنام
nāma · yanām
أَنامُ مُبَكِّرًا في اللَّيْل.
I sleep early at night.
to wake up
Everydayاِسْتَيْقَظَيَسْتَيْقِظ
istayqaẓa · yastayqiẓ
أَسْتَيْقِظُ عِنْدَ الفَجْر.
I wake up at dawn.
to wear
Everydayلَبِسَيَلْبَس
labisa · yalbas
لَبِسْتُ مِعْطَفًا لِأَنَّ الجَوَّ بارِد.
I wore a coat because it is cold.
to buy
Work & Moneyاِشْتَرىيَشْتَري
ishtarā · yashtarī
اِشْتَرَيْتُ خُبْزًا مِنَ السّوق.
I bought bread from the market.
to sell
Work & Moneyباعَيَبيع
bāʿa · yabīʿ
باعَ سَيّارَتَهُ القَديمة.
He sold his old car.
to pay
Work & Moneyدَفَعَيَدْفَع
dafaʿa · yadfaʿ
دَفَعْتُ الحِسابَ في المَطْعَم.
I paid the bill at the restaurant.
to say
Speakingقالَيَقول
qāla · yaqūl
ماذا قُلْتَ لَه؟
What did you say to him?
to speak
Speakingتَكَلَّمَيَتَكَلَّم
takallama · yatakallam
أَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيّةَ قَليلًا.
I speak a little Arabic.
to ask
Speakingسَأَلَيَسْأَل
saʾala · yasʾal
سَأَلْتُ المُعَلِّمَ سُؤالًا.
I asked the teacher a question.
to answer
Speakingأَجابَيُجيب
ajāba · yujīb
أَجابَ عَنِ السُّؤالِ بِسُرْعة.
He answered the question quickly.
to talk / to converse
Speakingتَحَدَّثَيَتَحَدَّث
taḥaddatha · yataḥaddath
تَحَدَّثْنا طَويلًا عَنِ السَّفَر.
We talked for a long time about travel.
to call (phone)
Speakingاِتَّصَلَيَتَّصِل
ittaṣala · yattaṣil
اِتَّصَلْتُ بِأُمّي مَساءً.
I called my mother in the evening.
to thank
Speakingشَكَرَيَشْكُر
shakara · yashkur
أَشْكُرُكَ على مُساعَدَتِك.
Thank you for your help.
to apologize
Speakingاِعْتَذَرَيَعْتَذِر
iʿtadhara · yaʿtadhir
أَعْتَذِرُ عَنِ التَّأْخير.
I apologize for being late.
to promise
Speakingوَعَدَيَعِد
waʿada · yaʿid
وَعَدْتُهُ بِأَنْ أُساعِدَه.
I promised him that I would help.
to explain
Speakingشَرَحَيَشْرَح
sharaḥa · yashraḥ
شَرَحَ الأُسْتاذُ الدَّرْس.
The teacher explained the lesson.
to know
Mindعَرَفَيَعْرِف
ʿarafa · yaʿrif
أَعْرِفُ الجَوابَ الصَّحيح.
I know the right answer.
to think
Mindفَكَّرَيُفَكِّر
fakkara · yufakkir
أُفَكِّرُ في المُسْتَقْبَل.
I think about the future.
to understand
Mindفَهِمَيَفْهَم
fahima · yafham
هَلْ فَهِمْتَ الفِكْرة؟
Did you understand the idea?
to remember
Mindتَذَكَّرَيَتَذَكَّر
tadhakkara · yatadhakkar
أَتَذَكَّرُ ذلِكَ اليَوْمَ جَيِّدًا.
I remember that day well.
to forget
Mindنَسِيَيَنْسى
nasiya · yansā
نَسيتُ اسْمَه.
I forgot his name.
to learn
Mindتَعَلَّمَيَتَعَلَّم
taʿallama · yataʿallam
أَتَعَلَّمُ العَرَبِيّةَ كُلَّ يَوْم.
I learn Arabic every day.
to study
Mindدَرَسَيَدْرُس
darasa · yadrus
دَرَسْتُ لِلِامْتِحان.
I studied for the exam.
to teach
Mindعَلَّمَيُعَلِّم
ʿallama · yuʿallim
يُعَلِّمُنا الأُسْتاذُ الحِساب.
The teacher teaches us math.
to read
Mindقَرَأَيَقْرَأ
qaraʾa · yaqraʾ
أَقْرَأُ كِتابًا كُلَّ أُسْبوع.
I read a book every week.
to write
Mindكَتَبَيَكْتُب
kataba · yaktub
أَكْتُبُ رِسالةً لِصَديقي.
I write a letter to my friend.
to believe
Mindصَدَّقَيُصَدِّق
ṣaddaqa · yuṣaddiq
لا أُصَدِّقُ هذا الخَبَر.
I don't believe this news.
to see
Everydayرَأىيَرى
raʾā · yarā
رَأَيْتُ القَمَرَ لَيْلًا.
I saw the moon at night.
to hear
Everydayسَمِعَيَسْمَع
samiʿa · yasmaʿ
سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا غَريبًا.
I heard a strange sound.
to look / to watch
Everydayنَظَرَيَنْظُر
naẓara · yanẓur
نَظَرْتُ إِلى السَّماء.
I looked at the sky.
to feel
Feelingsشَعَرَيَشْعُر
shaʿara · yashʿur
أَشْعُرُ بِالتَّعَبِ اليَوْم.
I feel tired today.
to love
Feelingsأَحَبَّيُحِبّ
aḥabba · yuḥibb
أُحِبُّ عائِلَتي كَثيرًا.
I love my family very much.
to hate
Feelingsكَرِهَيَكْرَه
kariha · yakrah
أَكْرَهُ الكَذِب.
I hate lying.
to like / to be pleased by
Feelingsأَعْجَبَيُعْجِب
aʿjaba · yuʿjib
يُعْجِبُني هذا الكِتاب.
I like this book.
to want
Feelingsأَرادَيُريد
arāda · yurīd
أُريدُ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ العَرَبِيّة.
I want to learn Arabic.
to hope / to wish
Feelingsتَمَنّىيَتَمَنّى
tamannā · yatamannā
أَتَمَنّى لَكَ النَّجاح.
I wish you success.
to fear
Feelingsخافَيَخاف
khāfa · yakhāf
أَخافُ مِنَ الظَّلام.
I am afraid of the dark.
to laugh
Feelingsضَحِكَيَضْحَك
ḍaḥika · yaḍḥak
ضَحِكْنا كَثيرًا مَعًا.
We laughed a lot together.
to cry
Feelingsبَكىيَبْكي
bakā · yabkī
بَكَتِ الطِّفْلةُ مِنَ الجوع.
The child cried from hunger.
to walk
Movementمَشىيَمْشي
mashā · yamshī
أَمْشي في الحَديقةِ صَباحًا.
I walk in the park in the morning.
to run
Movementرَكَضَيَرْكُض
rakaḍa · yarkuḍ
رَكَضَ الوَلَدُ بِسُرْعة.
The boy ran quickly.
to sit
Movementجَلَسَيَجْلِس
jalasa · yajlis
اِجْلِسْ هُنا مِنْ فَضْلِك.
Please sit here.
to stand
Movementوَقَفَيَقِف
waqafa · yaqif
وَقَفَ الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَ الباب.
The man stood at the door.
to enter
Movementدَخَلَيَدْخُل
dakhala · yadkhul
دَخَلَ الغُرْفةَ بِهُدوء.
He entered the room quietly.
to leave / to depart
Movementغادَرَيُغادِر
ghādara · yughādir
غادَرْتُ البَيْتَ مُبَكِّرًا.
I left the house early.
to return
Movementرَجَعَيَرْجِع
rajaʿa · yarjiʿ
رَجَعْتُ مِنَ العَمَلِ مُتْعَبًا.
I returned from work tired.
to arrive
Movementوَصَلَيَصِل
waṣala · yaṣil
وَصَلَ القِطارُ في مَوْعِدِه.
The train arrived on time.
to travel
Movementسافَرَيُسافِر
sāfara · yusāfir
سافَرْتُ إِلى مِصْرَ العامَ الماضي.
I traveled to Egypt last year.
to drive
Movementقادَيَقود
qāda · yaqūd
أَقودُ السَّيّارةَ بِحَذَر.
I drive the car carefully.
to fly
Movementطارَيَطير
ṭāra · yaṭīr
طارَ الطائِرُ عالِيًا.
The bird flew high.
to swim
Movementسَبَحَيَسْبَح
sabaḥa · yasbaḥ
سَبَحْنا في البَحْر.
We swam in the sea.
to jump
Movementقَفَزَيَقْفِز
qafaza · yaqfiz
قَفَزَ فَوْقَ الحائِط.
He jumped over the wall.
to do / to make
Actionفَعَلَيَفْعَل
faʿala · yafʿal
ماذا تَفْعَلُ الآن؟
What are you doing now?
to make / to manufacture
Actionصَنَعَيَصْنَع
ṣanaʿa · yaṣnaʿ
صَنَعْتُ كَعْكةً لِلضُّيوف.
I made a cake for the guests.
to work
Work & Moneyعَمِلَيَعْمَل
ʿamila · yaʿmal
أَعْمَلُ في شَرِكةٍ كَبيرة.
I work at a big company.
to use
Actionاِسْتَخْدَمَيَسْتَخْدِم
istakhdama · yastakhdim
أَسْتَخْدِمُ الهاتِفَ لِلعَمَل.
I use the phone for work.
to open
Actionفَتَحَيَفْتَح
fataḥa · yaftaḥ
اِفْتَحِ البابَ رَجاءً.
Please open the door.
to close
Actionأَغْلَقَيُغْلِق
aghlaqa · yughliq
أَغْلَقْتُ النافِذةَ بِسَبَبِ البَرْد.
I closed the window because of the cold.
to give
Actionأَعْطىيُعْطي
aʿṭā · yuʿṭī
أَعْطِني الكِتابَ مِنْ فَضْلِك.
Give me the book please.
to take
Actionأَخَذَيَأْخُذ
akhadha · yaʾkhudh
خُذْ هذا مَعَك.
Take this with you.
to put
Actionوَضَعَيَضَع
waḍaʿa · yaḍaʿ
وَضَعْتُ الكِتابَ على الطاوِلة.
I put the book on the table.
to carry
Actionحَمَلَيَحْمِل
ḥamala · yaḥmil
حَمَلَ الحَقيبةَ الثَّقيلة.
He carried the heavy bag.
to bring
Actionأَحْضَرَيُحْضِر
aḥḍara · yuḥḍir
أَحْضِرِ الماءَ مِنَ المَطْبَخ.
Bring the water from the kitchen.
to send
Actionأَرْسَلَيُرْسِل
arsala · yursil
أَرْسَلْتُ رِسالةً إِلَيْه.
I sent a message to him.
to receive
Actionاِسْتَلَمَيَسْتَلِم
istalama · yastalim
اِسْتَلَمْتُ الطَّرْدَ اليَوْم.
I received the package today.
to find
Actionوَجَدَيَجِد
wajada · yajid
وَجَدْتُ مِفْتاحي أَخيرًا.
I finally found my key.
to show
Actionأَرىيُري
arā · yurī
أَراني الطَّريقَ إِلى المَحَطّة.
He showed me the way to the station.
to build
Actionبَنىيَبْني
banā · yabnī
بَنَوْا بَيْتًا جَديدًا.
They built a new house.
to break
Actionكَسَرَيَكْسِر
kasara · yaksir
كَسَرْتُ الكوبَ بِالخَطَأ.
I broke the cup by accident.
to fix / to repair
Actionأَصْلَحَيُصْلِح
aṣlaḥa · yuṣliḥ
أَصْلَحَ السَّيّارةَ بِنَفْسِه.
He fixed the car himself.
to cut
Actionقَطَعَيَقْطَع
qaṭaʿa · yaqṭaʿ
قَطَعْتُ الوَرَقةَ إِلى نِصْفَيْن.
I cut the paper in half.
to throw
Actionرَمىيَرْمي
ramā · yarmī
رَمى الكُرةَ بَعيدًا.
He threw the ball far.
to catch / to hold
Actionأَمْسَكَيُمْسِك
amsaka · yumsik
أَمْسَكْتُ الكُرةَ بِيَدَيّ.
I caught the ball with my hands.
to pull
Actionسَحَبَيَسْحَب
saḥaba · yasḥab
سَحَبَ الحَبْلَ بِقُوّة.
He pulled the rope hard.
to push
Actionدَفَعَيَدْفَع
dafaʿa · yadfaʿ
دَفَعَ البابَ فَانْفَتَح.
He pushed the door and it opened.
to cook
Homeطَبَخَيَطْبُخ
ṭabakha · yaṭbukh
طَبَخَتْ أُمّي الأَرُزَّ لِلعَشاء.
My mother cooked rice for dinner.
to clean
Homeنَظَّفَيُنَظِّف
naẓẓafa · yunaẓẓif
نَظَّفْتُ الغُرْفةَ صَباحًا.
I cleaned the room in the morning.
to wash
Homeغَسَلَيَغْسِل
ghasala · yaghsil
غَسَلْتُ يَدَيَّ قَبْلَ الأَكْل.
I washed my hands before eating.
to play
Homeلَعِبَيَلْعَب
laʿiba · yalʿab
يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفالُ في الحَديقة.
The children play in the park.
to live / to reside
Homeعاشَيَعيش
ʿāsha · yaʿīsh
أَعيشُ في المَدينةِ مُنْذُ سَنَوات.
I have lived in the city for years.
to help
Peopleساعَدَيُساعِد
sāʿada · yusāʿid
ساعِدْني رَجاءً.
Help me please.
to meet
Peopleقابَلَيُقابِل
qābala · yuqābil
قابَلْتُ صَديقي في السّوق.
I met my friend at the market.
to visit
Peopleزارَيَزور
zāra · yazūr
زُرْتُ جَدّي يَوْمَ الجُمُعة.
I visited my grandfather on Friday.
to serve
Peopleخَدَمَيَخْدُم
khadama · yakhdum
خَدَمَ النّاسَ طَوالَ حَياتِه.
He served people all his life.
to follow
Peopleتَبِعَيَتْبَع
tabiʿa · yatbaʿ
اِتْبَعْني إِلى الداخِل.
Follow me inside.
to lead
Peopleقادَيَقود
qāda · yaqūd
قادَ الفَريقَ إِلى الفَوْز.
He led the team to victory.
to allow / to permit
Peopleسَمَحَيَسْمَح
samaḥa · yasmaḥ
اِسْمَحْ لي أَنْ أَدْخُل.
Allow me to enter.
to prevent
Peopleمَنَعَيَمْنَع
manaʿa · yamnaʿ
مَنَعَهُ المَطَرُ مِنَ الخُروج.
The rain prevented him from going out.
to obey
Peopleأَطاعَيُطيع
aṭāʿa · yuṭīʿ
أَطاعَ والِدَيْهِ دائِمًا.
He always obeyed his parents.
to accept
Peopleقَبِلَيَقْبَل
qabila · yaqbal
قَبِلْتُ الدَّعْوةَ بِسُرور.
I accepted the invitation gladly.
to refuse
Peopleرَفَضَيَرْفُض
rafaḍa · yarfuḍ
رَفَضَ العَرْضَ بِأَدَب.
He politely refused the offer.
to approve (of)
Peopleوافَقَيُوافِق
wāfaqa · yuwāfiq
وافَقْتُ على الخُطّة.
I approved of the plan.
to agree
Peopleاِتَّفَقَيَتَّفِق
ittafaqa · yattafiq
اِتَّفَقْنا على المَوْعِد.
We agreed on the time.
to choose
Mindاِخْتارَيَخْتار
ikhtāra · yakhtār
اِخْتَرْتُ اللَّوْنَ الأَزْرَق.
I chose the blue color.
to decide
Mindقَرَّرَيُقَرِّر
qarrara · yuqarrir
قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أُسافِر.
I decided to travel.
to change
Actionغَيَّرَيُغَيِّر
ghayyara · yughayyir
غَيَّرْتُ رَأْيي في اللَّحْظةِ الأَخيرة.
I changed my mind at the last moment.
to need
Everydayاِحْتاجَيَحْتاج
iḥtāja · yaḥtāj
أَحْتاجُ إِلى راحةٍ قَصيرة.
I need a short rest.
to begin / to start
Actionبَدَأَيَبْدَأ
badaʾa · yabdaʾ
بَدَأَ الدَّرْسُ في التاسِعة.
The lesson began at nine.
to finish
Actionأَنْهىيُنْهي
anhā · yunhī
أَنْهَيْتُ عَمَلي مُبَكِّرًا.
I finished my work early.
to stop
Actionتَوَقَّفَيَتَوَقَّف
tawaqqafa · yatawaqqaf
تَوَقَّفَتِ السَّيّارةُ فَجْأة.
The car stopped suddenly.
to continue
Actionاِسْتَمَرَّيَسْتَمِرّ
istamarra · yastamirr
اِسْتَمَرَّ المَطَرُ طَوالَ اللَّيْل.
The rain continued all night.
to try
Actionحاوَلَيُحاوِل
ḥāwala · yuḥāwil
سَأُحاوِلُ مَرّةً أُخْرى.
I will try again.
to wait
Everydayاِنْتَظَرَيَنْتَظِر
intaẓara · yantaẓir
اِنْتَظِرْني قَليلًا.
Wait for me a little.
to happen
Everydayحَدَثَيَحْدُث
ḥadatha · yaḥduth
ماذا حَدَثَ هُنا؟
What happened here?
to become
Everydayأَصْبَحَيُصْبِح
aṣbaḥa · yuṣbiḥ
أَصْبَحَ طَبيبًا ماهِرًا.
He became a skilled doctor.
to seem / to appear
Everydayبَدايَبْدو
badā · yabdū
يَبْدو سَعيدًا اليَوْم.
He seems happy today.
to increase
Work & Moneyزادَيَزيد
zāda · yazīd
زادَ السِّعْرُ هذا الشَّهْر.
The price increased this month.
to decrease
Work & Moneyنَقَصَيَنْقُص
naqaṣa · yanquṣ
نَقَصَ الوَزْنُ قَليلًا.
The weight decreased a little.
to grow
Everydayنَمايَنْمو
namā · yanmū
نَمَتِ الشَّجَرةُ بِسُرْعة.
The tree grew quickly.
to win
Actionفازَيَفوز
fāza · yafūz
فازَ الفَريقُ بِالمُباراة.
The team won the match.
to lose (a game / money)
Actionخَسِرَيَخْسَر
khasira · yakhsar
خَسِرْنا المُباراةَ بِفارِقٍ صَغير.
We lost the match by a small margin.
to conquer / to subdue
Actionقَهَرَيَقْهَر
qahara · yaqhar
قَهَرَ الجَيْشُ عَدُوَّه.
The army conquered its enemy.
to overcome
Actionتَغَلَّبَ (على)يَتَغَلَّب
taghallaba ʿalā · yataghallab
تَغَلَّبَ على خَوْفِه.
He overcame his fear.
to fight
Actionقاتَلَيُقاتِل
qātala · yuqātil
قاتَلَ بِشَجاعةٍ كَبيرة.
He fought with great courage.
to protect
Actionحَمىيَحْمي
ḥamā · yaḥmī
يَحْمي الأَبُ عائِلَتَه.
The father protects his family.
to save / to rescue
Actionأَنْقَذَيُنْقِذ
anqadha · yunqidh
أَنْقَذَ الطِّفْلَ مِنَ الماء.
He saved the child from the water.
to pray
Faithصَلّىيُصَلّي
ṣallā · yuṣallī
أُصَلّي الفَجْرَ في المَسْجِد.
I pray Fajr at the mosque.
to fast
Faithصامَيَصوم
ṣāma · yaṣūm
نَصومُ شَهْرَ رَمَضان.
We fast the month of Ramadan.
to worship
Faithعَبَدَيَعْبُد
ʿabada · yaʿbud
نَعْبُدُ اللهَ وَحْدَه.
We worship God alone.
to forgive
Faithغَفَرَيَغْفِر
ghafara · yaghfir
نَرْجو أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لَنا.
We hope that God forgives us.
to remember / to mention (God)
Faithذَكَرَيَذْكُر
dhakara · yadhkur
نَذْكُرُ اللهَ في كُلِّ وَقْت.
We remember God at all times.
Showing 125 everyday verbs — more added regularly. The gold word is the present tense (يفعل), the form you use to say “I do it”.