Level A2

At the Airport

10 words · ~12 min

Grammar focus

Airport vocabulary and common travel phrases

Cultural note

Arabic airports often have signs in both Arabic and English. Knowing key Arabic terms helps navigate airports in the Arab world.

Lesson overview

At the Airport is a level A2 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 7 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Builds on: Adjectives - Final Set (A1)
Leads to: Taking a Flight (A2), Train & Bus Travel (A2), At the Hotel (A2), Asking for Directions (A2), City Transportation (A2), Road & Driving (A2)

Word list

Arabic	Meaning	Type	Root
مَطَار maṭār	airport	noun	ط-ي-ر
طائِرة tāʾira	airplane	noun	ط-ي-ر
قِطار qiṭār	train	noun	ق-ط-ر
حافِلة ḥāfila	bus	noun	ح-ف-ل
سَيّارة أُجْرة sayyārat ujra	taxi	noun	س-ي-ر
سَيّارة sayyāra	car	noun	س-ي-ر
دَرّاجة darrāja	bicycle	noun	د-ر-ج
سَفينة safīna	ship	noun	س-ف-ن
طَريق ṭarīq	road / way	noun	ط-ر-ق
جِسْر jisr	bridge	noun	ج-س-ر

Themes these words belong to: Travel (10), Transportation (8), Directions (1), Places (1)

Sample word cards

مَطَار

maṭār

airport

طائِرة

tāʾira

airplane

قِطار

qiṭār

train

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