Here are Arabic words for common actions and verbs to start with: جلس (jalas, sit), نام (nam, sleep), وقف (waqaf, stand), استيقظ (istayqaz, wake). Below are 32 words (A1–A2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| sit | جلسjalas | verb | A1 |
| sleep | نامnam | verb | A1 |
| stand | وقفwaqaf | verb | A1 |
| to lie | رقدraqad | verb | A1 |
| to start | بدأbada' | verb | A1 |
| to turn | انعطفin'ataf | verb | A1 |
| wake | استيقظistayqaz | verb | A1 |
| walk | مشىmasha | verb | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| carry | حملhamala | verb | A1 |
| catch | التقطiltaqata | verb | A1 |
| closed | مغلقmughlaq | adj | A1 |
| join | انضمindamma | verb | A1 |
| keep | احتفظihtafaza | verb | A1 |
| kick | ركلrakala | verb | A1 |
| pray | صلىsalla | verb | A1 |
| put | وضعwada' | verb | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| forget | نسيnasi | verb | A1 |
| habit | عادة'ada | noun | A1 |
| imagine | تخيلtakhayyala | verb | A1 |
| apologize | اعتذرi'tadhara | verb | A2 |
| appreciate | قدرqaddara | verb | A2 |
| establish | أسسassasa | verb | A2 |
| expect | توقعtawaqqa'a | verb | A2 |
| image | صورةsura | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to allow | سمحsamah | verb | A2 |
| to apply | تقدّم بطلبtaqaddam bi-talab | verb | A2 |
| to belong | خصّkhass | verb | A2 |
| to cause | تسبّبtasabbab | verb | A2 |
| to earn | كسبkasab | verb | A2 |
| to fail | فشلfashil | verb | A2 |
| to form | شكّلshakkal | verb | A2 |
| to offer | قدّمqaddam | verb | A2 |
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You could start with words like جلس (jalas, sit), نام (nam, sleep), وقف (waqaf, stand), استيقظ (istayqaz, wake). This page lists 32 Arabic words for common actions and verbs (A1–A2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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