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Arabic Everyday Vocabulary — Names for the Things Around You

The fastest way to feel at home in Arabic is to be able to name the things around you — the table you sit at, the door you walk through, the key in your pocket. This page collects essential Arabic vocabulary for everyday objects, from طاولة (table) and كرسي (chair) to باب (door), نافذة (window) and مفتاح (key), each with its English meaning, its pronunciation and a button to hear it spoken in a native voice. A few notes for English speakers. Arabic is written from right to left, and most letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word — it looks daunting, but the alphabet is only 28 letters and the logic is consistent once it clicks. Most words grow from three-letter roots, so once you spot a root you can often guess its relatives. Nouns have gender, and the definite article al- (الـ) attaches to the front of a word rather than standing alone. Sound matters as much as shape here, so let your ears lead: tap any 🔊 to hear the word, skim the table, then take these into Linguver, where the English word drops and you shoot its Arabic translation from the drum.

Key words explained

• table طاولة🔊 She set the cups down on the kitchen table.
• chair كرسي🔊 He pulled out a chair and sat by the window.
• bed سرير🔊 The child jumped onto the bed with a laugh.
• door باب🔊 Please close the door quietly on your way out.
• window نافذة🔊 Rain tapped against the window all night.
• key مفتاح🔊 I keep a spare key under the flowerpot.
• mirror مرآة🔊 She checked her hair in the hallway mirror.
• towel منشفة🔊 He hung the wet towel on the rail to dry.

All 120 Arabic everyday words

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