Here are Arabic words for travel to start with: مطار (matar, airport), أتى (ata, come), ذهب (dhahab, go), فندق (funduq, hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 8 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | مطارmatar | noun | A1 |
| come | أتىata | verb | A1 |
| go | ذهبdhahab | verb | A1 |
| hotel | فندقfunduq | noun | A1 |
| shop | محلmahall | noun | A1 |
| taxi | سيارة أجرةsayyarat ujra | noun | A1 |
| ticket | تذكرةtadhkira | noun | A1 |
| tour | جولةjawla | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beach | شاطئshati' | noun | A1 |
| bridge | جسرjisr | noun | A1 |
| island | جزيرةjazira | noun | A1 |
| street | شارعshari' | noun | A1 |
| guidebook | دليل سياحيdalil siyahi | noun | A2 |
| journey | رحلةrihla | noun | A2 |
| passage | ممرmamarr | noun | A2 |
| road | طريقtariq | noun | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| city | مدينةmadina | noun | A1 |
| adventure | مغامرةmughamara | noun | A2 |
| park | حديقةhadiqa | noun | A2 |
| stadium | ملعبmal'ab | noun | A2 |
| arrival | وصولwusul | noun | B1 |
| backpack | حقيبة ظهرhaqibat zahr | noun | B1 |
| check-in | تسجيل الوصولtasjil al-wusul | noun | B1 |
| exploration | استكشافistikshaf | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| palace | قصرqasr | noun | A1 |
| castle | قلعةqal'a | noun | A2 |
| pyramid | هرمharam | noun | A2 |
| chapel | كنيسة صغيرةkanisa saghira | noun | B1 |
| colosseum | الكولوسيومal-kolosiyum | noun | B1 |
| fortress | حصنhisn | noun | B1 |
| monument | نصب تذكاريnasb tidhkari | noun | B1 |
| ruins | أطلالatlal | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apartment | شقةshaqqa | noun | A2 |
| bungalow | بنغالوbangalo | noun | B1 |
| campsite | موقع مخيمmawqi' mukhayyam | noun | B1 |
| guesthouse | بيت ضيافةbayt diyafa | noun | B1 |
| inn | نزلnuzul | noun | B1 |
| lodge | كوخkukh | noun | B1 |
| resort | منتجعmuntaja' | noun | B1 |
| villa | فيلاvilla | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to arrive | وصلwasal | verb | A2 |
| to board | صعدsa'id | verb | A2 |
| to book | أجرى حجزاajra hajzan | verb | A2 |
| to cancel | ألغىalgha | verb | A2 |
| to check in | سجّل الوصولsajjal al-wusul | verb | A2 |
| to check out | سجّل المغادرةsajjal al-mughadara | verb | A2 |
| to land | هبطhabat | verb | A2 |
| to reserve | حجزhajaz | verb | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkpoint | نقطة تفتيشnuqtat taftish | noun | B2 |
| deportation | ترحيلtarhil | noun | B2 |
| frontier | حدودhudud | noun | B2 |
| residence | إقامةiqama | noun | B2 |
| transit visa | تأشيرة عبورta'shirat 'ubur | noun | B2 |
| vaccination certificate | شهادة تطعيمshahadat tat'im | noun | B2 |
| work permit | تصريح عملtasrih 'amal | noun | B2 |
| naturalization | تجنسtajannus | noun | C1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom | عادة'ada | noun | A2 |
| tradition | تقليدtaqlid | noun | A2 |
| bow | انحنىinhana | noun | B1 |
| handshake | مصافحةmusafaha | noun | B1 |
| respect | احترامihtiram | noun | B1 |
| tipping | دفع الإكراميةdaf' al-ikramiya | noun | B1 |
| bargaining | مساومةmusawama | noun | B2 |
| etiquette | آدابadab | noun | B2 |
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