basics
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The Basics theme has 236 words: 85 nouns, 55 adjectives, 22 phrases, 18 verbs, 17 numerals, 14 particles, 14 pronouns and 11 adverbs. By level: 226 at A1, 10 at A2. Essential Verbs teaches the most of them (13).
Roots behind these words: ث-ل-ث (three +3), ث-ن-ي (two +3), خ-م-س (five +3), ر-ب-ع (four +3), ص-ب-ح (good morning +3), و-ل-د (father (formal) +3), ج-د-د (new +2), ص-د-ق (friend +2), و-ح-د (one +2), أ-خ-و (brother +1), ث-م-ن (eight +1), ح-ب-ب (he loves / he likes +1)
All 236 words in this theme
مَرْحَبًا hello / welcome · السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ peace be upon you (formal greeting) · شُكْرًا thank you · نَعَمْ yes · لَا no / not · مِنْ فَضْلِكَ please (to a male) · عَفْوًا you're welcome / excuse me · مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ goodbye (with safety) · صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ good morning · مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ good evening · تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍ good night · أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا welcome / hello
كَيْفَ حَالُكَ how are you (to a male) · بِخَيْرٍ fine / well · الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ praise be to God / thank God · إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ God willing / hopefully · آسِفٌ sorry · لَوْ سَمَحْتَ if you permit / excuse me (to a male) · مَاذَا what · مَنْ who · أَيْنَ where · كَيْفَ how · مَتَى when · لِمَاذَا why
كَمْ how many / how much · هَلْ is/are/do (question particle) · أَيّ which / any · مَا what / not · أَنَا I / me · أَنْتَ you (masculine singular) · أَنْتِ you (feminine singular) · هُوَ he / it (masculine) · هِيَ she / it (feminine) · نَحْنُ we · أَنْتُمْ you (masculine plural) · هُمْ they (masculine)
هَذَا this (masculine) · هَذِهِ this (feminine) · يَكْتُبُ he writes · يَقْرَأُ he reads · يَذْهَبُ he goes · يَنَامُ he sleeps · يَفْعَلُ he does / he makes · يُرِيدُ he wants · يَعْرِفُ he knows · يَتَكَلَّمُ he speaks / he talks · يَسْمَعُ he hears / he listens · يَرَى he sees
يَجِدُ he finds · يُحِبُّ he loves / he likes · يَأْتِي he comes · مَدْرَسَةٌ school · كِتَابٌ book · رَجُلٌ man · اِمْرَأَةٌ woman · صَدِيقٌ friend · مُعَلِّمٌ teacher (male) · طَالِبٌ student (male) · كَبِيرٌ big / large / old (in age) · صَغِيرٌ small / little / young
جَدِيدٌ new · قَدِيمٌ old / ancient · جَيِّدٌ good · جَمِيلٌ beautiful / handsome · صَعْبٌ difficult / hard · سَهْلٌ easy · طَوِيلٌ long / tall · قَصِيرٌ short · كَثِيرٌ many / much / a lot · قَلِيلٌ few / little · سَعِيدٌ happy · وَ and
أَوْ or · فِي in / at · مِنْ from · إِلَى to / towards · مَعَ with · عَلَى on / upon · عِنْدَ at / with (possession) · لَكِنْ but / however · لِ for / to (purpose) · بِ in / with / by · صِفْر zero · وَاحِد one
اِثْنَان two · ثَلَاثَة three · أَرْبَعَة four · خَمْسَة five · سِتَّة six · سَبْعَة seven · ثَمَانِيَة eight · تِسْعَة nine · عَشَرَة ten · عِشْرُون twenty · ثَلَاثُون thirty · أَرْبَعُون forty
خَمْسُون fifty · مِئَة one hundred · أَلْف one thousand · الْأَوَّل first · الثَّانِي second · الثَّالِث third · الرَّابِع fourth · الْخَامِس fifth · الْأَحَد Sunday · الْاِثْنَيْن Monday · الثُّلَاثَاء Tuesday · الْأَرْبِعَاء Wednesday
الْخَمِيس Thursday · الْجُمُعَة Friday · السَّبْت Saturday · سَاعَة hour / clock · دَقِيقَة minute · ثَانِيَة second (time unit) · أُسْبُوع week · شَهْر month · سَنَة year · صَبَاح morning · مَسَاء evening · ظُهْر noon / midday
بَعْد after · قَبْل before · الْآن now · غَدًا tomorrow · أَمْس yesterday · الْيَوْم today · خُبْز bread · أَرُزّ rice · لَحْم meat · دَجَاج chicken · سَمَك fish · بَيْضَة egg
جُبْنَة cheese · زُبْدَة butter · سُكَّر sugar · فَاكِهَة fruit · خُضَار vegetables · زَيْت oil · زَيْتُون olives · عَسَل honey · شَاي tea · قَهْوَة coffee · عَصِير juice · قَائِمَة الطَّعَام menu
مَنْدِيل napkin · طَلَب order / request · جَائِع hungry · عَطْشَان thirsty · حَلْوَى dessert / sweets · أَب father · أُمّ mother · وَالِد father (formal) · وَالِدَة mother (formal) · اِبْن son · أَخ brother · أُخْت sister
جَدّ grandfather · جَدَّة grandmother · عَمّ uncle (paternal) · عَمَّة aunt (paternal) · خَال uncle (maternal) · خَالَة aunt (maternal) · اِبْنُ عَمّ cousin (paternal, male) · بِنْتُ عَمّ cousin (paternal, female) · اِبْنُ خَال cousin (maternal, male) · اِبْنُ أَخ nephew (brother's son) · بِنْتُ أَخ niece (brother's daughter) · عائِلَة family
وَالِدَان parents · أَطفَال children · أَوْلاد children / boys · طِفْل child / baby · رَضيع infant / baby · تَوْأَم twin · صَديقَة friend (female) · جَار neighbor · فَتَاة girl / young woman · شَخْص person · نَاس people · زِفَاف wedding
عُرْس wedding / wedding celebration · عِيدُ مِيلاد birthday · عُمْر age / life span · شَابّ young man / youth · خَطيب fiance · حُبّ love · صَداقَة friendship · كَانَ to be / was · فَعَلَ to do / to make · أَصْبَحَ to become / to start the morning · صَارَ to become · مَاتَ to die
مُهِمّ important · ضَروريّ necessary / essential · مُمكِن possible · مُستَحيل impossible · صَحيح correct / true · خَطَأ wrong / incorrect · مَفتوح open · مُغلَق closed / shut · جاهِز ready / prepared · مَشغول busy / occupied · حُرّ free · غالٍ expensive / dear
رَخيص cheap / inexpensive · غَنِيّ rich / wealthy · فَقير poor · مُختَلِف different · مُماثِل similar · مُفيد useful / beneficial · خَطير dangerous / serious · آمِن safe / secure · هادِئ quiet / calm · صاخِب noisy / loud · جاف dry · رَطب wet / moist
مُظلِم dark · مُضيء bright / luminous · وَحيد alone / only / sole · مُناسِب suitable / appropriate · عادِيّ normal / ordinary · غَريب strange / foreign · مُمتِع enjoyable / fun · مُمِلّ boring / tedious · مَشهور famous / well-known · واضِح clear / obvious · عَمَل work / job · مِهْنة profession / occupation
مَال money / wealth · سِعْر price · ثَمَن cost / price · غَالٍ expensive · تَخْفيض discount / sale · صِحّة health · هِواية hobby · وَقْت فَراغ free time / leisure
Lessons with these words
- Essential Verbs (13 of these words)
- Describing Things - Core Adjectives (13 of these words)
- Telling Time (12 of these words)
- Connecting Words - Prepositions & Conjunctions (11 of these words)
- Asking Questions (10 of these words)
- Numbers 0-9 (10 of these words)
- Numbers 10-1000 (10 of these words)
- Extended Family (10 of these words)