Here are Arabic words for jobs to start with: عالم ('alim, scientist), عمالة ('amala, labor), محام (muhami, lawyer), مدير (mudir, manager). Below are 48 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| scientist | عالم'alim | noun | A1 |
| labor | عمالة'amala | noun | A2 |
| lawyer | محامmuhami | noun | A2 |
| manager | مديرmudir | noun | A2 |
| occupation | مهنةmihna | noun | A2 |
| psychologist | عالم نفسalim nafs | noun | A2 |
| accountant | محاسبmuhasib | noun | B1 |
| architect | مهندس معماريmuhandis mi'mari | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| specialist | اختصاصيikhtisasi | noun | B1 |
| consultant | مستشارmustashar | noun | B2 |
| entrepreneur | رائد أعمالra'id a'mal | noun | B2 |
| executive | مسؤول تنفيذيmas'ul tanfidhi | noun | B2 |
| professional | محترفmuhtarif | noun | B2 |
| epidemiologist | عالم الأوبئة'alim al-awbi'a | noun | C1 |
| expertise | خبرةkhibra | noun | C1 |
| vocational | مهنيmihani | adj | C1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apprenticeship | تلمذة مهنيةtalmadha mihaniyya | noun | B2 |
| freelancer | مستقلmustaqill | noun | B2 |
| networking | التواصل المهنيat-tawasul al-mihani | noun | B2 |
| passive income | دخل سلبيdakhl salbi | noun | B2 |
| resume | سيرة ذاتيةsira dhatiyya | noun | B2 |
| self-employed | عامل لحسابه الخاص'amil li-hisabihi al-khass | noun | B2 |
| side hustle | عمل جانبي'amal janibi | noun | B2 |
| work-life balance | توازن بين العمل والحياةtawazun bayn al-'amal wal-hayah | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| dentist | طبيب أسنانtabib asnan | noun | A2 |
| nutritionist | أخصائي تغذيةakhissa'i taghdhiya | noun | B1 |
| psychiatrist | طبيب نفسيtabib nafsi | noun | B1 |
| cardiologist | طبيب قلبtabib qalb | noun | B2 |
| general practitioner | ممارس عامmumaris 'amm | noun | B2 |
| neurologist | طبيب أعصابtabib a'sab | noun | B2 |
| pediatrician | طبيب أطفالtabib atfal | noun | B2 |
| physician | طبيبtabib | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| musician | موسيقيmusiqi | noun | A1 |
| singer | مغنmughanni | noun | A1 |
| writer | كاتبkatib | noun | A1 |
| painter | رسامrassam | noun | A2 |
| photographer | مصورmusawwir | noun | A2 |
| animator | رسام رسوم متحركةrassam rusum mutaharrika | noun | B1 |
| graphic designer | مصمم جرافيكmusammim jrafik | noun | B1 |
| illustrator | رسام توضيحيrassam tawdihi | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| it support | دعم تكنولوجيا المعلوماتda'm tiknulujiya al-ma'lumat | noun | B1 |
| project manager | مدير المشروعmudir al-mashru' | noun | B1 |
| software engineer | مهندس برمجياتmuhandis barmajiyyat | noun | B1 |
| cybersecurity analyst | محلل الأمن السيبرانيmuhallil al-amn as-saybarani | noun | B2 |
| data analyst | محلل البياناتmuhallil al-bayanat | noun | B2 |
| data scientist | عالم البيانات'alim al-bayanat | noun | B2 |
| network engineer | مهندس الشبكاتmuhandis ash-shabakat | noun | B2 |
| system administrator | مسؤول النظامmas'ul an-nizam | noun | B2 |
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