Here are Arabic words for family to start with: أخ (akh, brother), ابنة (ibna, daughter), أب (ab, father), جد (jadd, grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brother | أخakh | noun | A1 |
| daughter | ابنةibna | noun | A1 |
| father | أبab | noun | A1 |
| grandfather | جدjadd | noun | A1 |
| grandmother | جدةjadda | noun | A1 |
| mother | أمumm | noun | A1 |
| sister | أختukht | noun | A1 |
| son | ابنibn | noun | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| aunt | خالةkhala | noun | A1 |
| child | طفلtifl | noun | A1 |
| cousin | ابنة العمibnat al-'amm | noun | A1 |
| husband | زوجzawj | noun | A1 |
| parent | والدwalid | noun | A1 |
| uncle | عم'amm | noun | A1 |
| wife | زوجةzawja | noun | A1 |
| in-law | نسيبnasib | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancestor | سلفsalaf | noun | A2 |
| generation | جيلjil | noun | A2 |
| sibling | شقيقshaqiq | noun | B1 |
| heritage | تراثturath | noun | B2 |
| spouse | زوجzawj | noun | B2 |
| lineage | سلالةsulala | noun | C1 |
| genealogy | علم الأنساب'ilm al-ansab | noun | C2 |
| progeny | نسلnasl | noun | C2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | ولادةwilada | noun | A1 |
| childhood | طفولةtufula | noun | A2 |
| death | موتmawt | noun | A2 |
| adulthood | سن الرشدsinn ar-rushd | noun | B1 |
| parenthood | أبوة وأمومةubuwwa wa-umuwwa | noun | B1 |
| divorce | طلاقtalaq | noun | B2 |
| relocation | انتقالintiqal | noun | B2 |
| retirement | تقاعدtaqa'ud | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like أخ (akh, brother), ابنة (ibna, daughter), أب (ab, father), جد (jadd, grandfather). This page lists 40 Arabic words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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