Here are Arabic words for emotions to start with: غاضب (ghadib, angry), سعيد (sa'id, happy), حزين (hazin, sad), متحمس (mutahammis, excited). Below are 48 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| angry | غاضبghadib | adj | A1 |
| excited | متحمسmutahammis | adj | A1 |
| happy | سعيدsa'id | adj | A1 |
| sad | حزينhazin | adj | A1 |
| disappointed | خائب الأملkha'ib al-amal | adj | A2 |
| happiness | سعادةsa'ada | noun | A2 |
| joy | فَرَحfarah | noun | A2 |
| sadness | حزنhuzn | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hungry | جائعja'i' | adj | A1 |
| peace | طمأنينةtuma'nina | noun | A1 |
| tired | متعبmuta'ab | adj | A1 |
| bored | ضجرdajir | adj | A2 |
| nervous | متوترmutawattir | adj | A2 |
| anger | غضبghadab | noun | B1 |
| anxiety | قلقqalaq | noun | B1 |
| calm | هادئhadi' | adj | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| pride | فخرfakhr | noun | A2 |
| emotion | عاطفة'atifa | noun | B1 |
| excitement | إثارةithara | noun | B1 |
| fondness | محبةmahabba | noun | B1 |
| gratitude | امتنانimtinan | noun | B1 |
| irritate | ضايقdayaqa | verb | B1 |
| contempt | ازدراءizdira' | noun | B2 |
| empathy | تعاطفta'atuf | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| admiration | إعجابi'jab | noun | B1 |
| envy | حسدhasad | noun | B1 |
| guilt | شعور بالذنبshu'ur bidh-dhanb | noun | B1 |
| shame | خجلkhajal | noun | B1 |
| awe | رهبةrahba | noun | B2 |
| dread | خشيةkhashya | noun | B2 |
| resentment | استياءistiya' | noun | B2 |
| spite | نكايةnikaya | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| pleasure | سرورsurur | noun | A1 |
| confidence | ثقةthiqa | noun | B1 |
| delight | فرحةfarha | noun | B1 |
| ecstasy | نشوةnashwa | noun | B1 |
| enthusiasm | حماسhamas | noun | B1 |
| warmth | دفءdif' | noun | B1 |
| contentment | رضاrida | noun | B2 |
| optimism | تفاؤلtafa'ul | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| annoyance | انزعاجinzi'aj | noun | B1 |
| despair | يأسya's | noun | B1 |
| rage | غضبghadab | noun | B1 |
| sorrow | حزنhuzn | noun | B1 |
| terror | رعبru'b | noun | B1 |
| hopelessness | فقدان الأملfuqdan al-amal | noun | B2 |
| loneliness | شعور بالوحدةshu'ur bil-wahda | noun | B2 |
| rejection | رفضrafd | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like غاضب (ghadib, angry), سعيد (sa'id, happy), حزين (hazin, sad), متحمس (mutahammis, excited). This page lists 48 Arabic words for emotions (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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