Here are Arabic words for animals to start with: طائر (ta'ir, bird), قطة (qitta, cat), بقرة (baqara, cow), كلب (kalb, dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 12 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bird | طائرta'ir | noun | A1 |
| cat | قطةqitta | noun | A1 |
| cow | بقرةbaqara | noun | A1 |
| dog | كلبkalb | noun | A1 |
| fish | سمكsamak | noun | A1 |
| horse | حصانhisan | noun | A1 |
| mouse | فأرfa'r | noun | A1 |
| squirrel | سنجابsinjab | noun | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | حيوانhayawan | noun | A1 |
| chicken | دجاجةdajaja | noun | A1 |
| frog | ضفدعdifda' | noun | A1 |
| pig | خنزيرkhinzir | noun | A1 |
| turkey | ديك روميdik rumi | noun | A1 |
| creature | مخلوقmakhluq | noun | A2 |
| feather | ريشةrisha | noun | A2 |
| harvest | حصادhasad | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| endangered | مهدد بالانقراضmuhaddad bil-inqirad | adj | A2 |
| conservation | حمايةhimaya | noun | B1 |
| ecosystem | نظام بيئيnizam bi'i | noun | B1 |
| extinction | انقراضinqirad | noun | B1 |
| habitat | موطنmawtin | noun | B1 |
| reef | شعاب مرجانيةshi'ab marjaniyya | noun | B1 |
| firefly | يراعةyara'a | noun | B2 |
| gull | نورسnawras | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| snake | ثعبانthu'ban | noun | A1 |
| alligator | قاطورqatur | noun | B1 |
| chameleon | حرباءhirba' | noun | B1 |
| cobra | كوبراkobra | noun | B1 |
| gecko | أبو بريصabu burays | noun | B1 |
| iguana | إغواناighwana | noun | B1 |
| python | أصلةasala | noun | B1 |
| toad | علجوم'iljawm | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fungus | فطرfitr | noun | B1 |
| parasite | طفيليtufayli | noun | B1 |
| algae | طحالبtahalib | noun | B2 |
| microbe | ميكروبmikrub | noun | B2 |
| mold | عفن'afan | noun | B2 |
| pathogen | عامل ممرض'amil mumrid | noun | B2 |
| toxin | سمsamm | noun | B2 |
| yeast | خميرةkhamira | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chimpanzee | شمبانزيshimbanzi | noun | A2 |
| baboon | قرد البابونqird al-babun | noun | B1 |
| badger | غريرghurayr | noun | B1 |
| gorilla | غوريلاghurila | noun | B1 |
| hedgehog | قنفذqunfudh | noun | B1 |
| mole | خلدkhuld | noun | B1 |
| orangutan | إنسان الغابinsan al-ghab | noun | B1 |
| reindeer | رنةranna | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| oyster | محارmahar | noun | B1 |
| shrimp | جمبريjambari | noun | B1 |
| cuttlefish | حبارhabbar | noun | B2 |
| mussel | بلح البحرbalah al-bahr | noun | B2 |
| prawn | قريدسqaydis | noun | B2 |
| sea lion | أسد البحرasad al-bahr | noun | B2 |
| sea urchin | قنفذ البحرqunfudh al-bahr | noun | B2 |
| walrus | الفظal-fazz | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| robin | أبو الحناءabu al-hinna' | noun | A2 |
| goose | أوزةiwazza | noun | B1 |
| hawk | باشقbashiq | noun | B1 |
| ostrich | نعامةna'ama | noun | B1 |
| pelican | بجعbaja' | noun | B1 |
| raven | غرابghurab | noun | B1 |
| toucan | طوقانtuqan | noun | B1 |
| woodpecker | نقار الخشبnaqqar al-khashab | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| flea | برغوثbarghuth | noun | A2 |
| shelter | مأوىma'wa | noun | B1 |
| tick | قرادqurad | noun | B1 |
| treats | مكافآتmukafa'at | noun | B1 |
| vet | طبيب بيطريtabib baytari | noun | B1 |
| leash | مقودmiqwad | noun | B2 |
| neuter | خصىkhasa | verb | B2 |
| spay | تعقيم الإناثta'qim al-inath | verb | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cockroach | صرصورsarsur | noun | B1 |
| aphid | حشرة المنhashrat al-mann | noun | B2 |
| larva | يرقةyaraqa | noun | B2 |
| locust | جرادjarad | noun | B2 |
| mantis | سرعوفsur'uf | noun | B2 |
| pollinator | ملقّحmulaqqih | noun | B2 |
| pupa | خادرةkhadira | noun | B2 |
| termite | النمل الأبيضan-naml al-abyad | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ray | شفنينshafnin | noun | A2 |
| deep sea | البحر العميقal-bahr al-'amiq | noun | B1 |
| skate | شفنين أملسshafnin amlas | noun | B1 |
| abyss | هاويةhawiya | noun | B2 |
| anglerfish | سمكة الشصsamakat ash-shiss | noun | B2 |
| giant squid | حبار عملاقhabbar 'imlaq | noun | B2 |
| sea cucumber | خيار البحرkhiyar al-bahr | noun | B2 |
| hydrothermal vent | فوهة حرارية مائيةfuha harariyya ma'iyya | noun | C1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| camouflage | تمويهtamwih | noun | B1 |
| hibernation | بيات شتويbiyat shitawi | noun | B1 |
| foraging | بحث عن الطعامbahth 'an at-ta'am | noun | B2 |
| herding | سلوك قطيعيsuluk qati'i | noun | B2 |
| mimicry | محاكاةmuhaka | noun | B2 |
| predation | افتراسiftiras | noun | B2 |
| scavenging | أكل الجيفakl al-jiyaf | noun | B2 |
| territoriality | سلوك إقليميsuluk iqlimi | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like طائر (ta'ir, bird), قطة (qitta, cat), بقرة (baqara, cow), كلب (kalb, dog). This page lists 96 Arabic words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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