Algerian Arabic vocabulary (Darja)

1907 essential words and 248 phrases in Algerian Arabic (Darja), with real pronunciation. Click a word to hear it.

Greetings

سَلَامْ · Hello / Hi مَرْحْبَا · Welcome / Hi بِسْلَامَة · Goodbye صَحَّة · Thanks (health!)يْعَطِيكْ الصَّحَّة · Thank you (may God give you health)سْمَحْلِي · Excuse me / Sorry مْسَا الْخِيرْ · good evening وَاشْ رَاكُمْ ؟ · how are you? (polite)مْتْشَرّْفِينْ · pleased to meet you سْمَحْلِي عْلَى الْإِزْعَاجْ · sorry to bother you رُدّْ بَالَكْ عْلَى رُوحَكْ · take care of yourself سَلّْمْلِي عْلِيهُمْ · say hello to them from me تْوَصَّلْ عْلَى خِيرْ · get home safe / safe journey back يَرْحَمْ وَالْدِيكْ · please (may God bless your parents)مَنْ فَضْلَكْ · please (polite)هُومَا · they / them وْ · and اسْمِي · my name (my name is)فْرَنْسِيَّة · French (f)الدَّارْجَة · Darja (Algerian Arabic)تْفَضَّلْ · you're welcome / go ahead بَرْكَا · enough / that's enough

Basics

إِيهْ · Yes لَا · No مْلِيحْ · Good / Alright لَابَاسْ · I'm fine غِيرْ · Just / only مَاشِي · not (without a verb)مَا فْهَمْتْش · I don't understand مَا يْلْزَمْشْ · you mustn't مَا نَقْدْرُوشْ · we can't مَمْنُوعْ · forbidden مَسْمُوحْ · allowed إِجْبَارِي · compulsory الدُّخَّانْ · to smoke / tobacco نَعْيَا · to get tired رَانِي · I am (right now)عْلَى بَالِي · I know (I'm aware)مَا عْلَابَالِيشْ · I don't know مَاكَاشْ · There isn't / There's no

Pronouns

أَنَا · I / Me نْتَا / نْتِي · You (m. / f.)هُوَّ · He هِيَّ · She حْنَا · We نْتُومَا · You (plural)هَادْ / هَادِي · This (near)هَادَاكْ / هَادِيكْ · That one ڨَاعْ · All / Every تَاعِي · mine تَاعَكْ · yours

Numbers

وَاحَدْ · One (1)زُوجْ · Two (2)تْلَاتَة · Three (3)رَبْعَة · Four (4)خَمْسَة · Five (5)سَتَّة · Six (6)سَبْعَة · Seven (7)تْمَنْيَة · Eight (8)تَسْعَة · Nine (9)عَشْرَة · Ten (10)عَشْرِينْ · Twenty (20)مْيَة · Hundred (100)حْدَاشْ · Eleven (11)تْنَاشْ · Twelve (12)تْلَطَّاشْ · Thirteen (13)رْبَعْطَاشْ · Fourteen (14)خَمْسْطَاشْ · Fifteen (15)سْطَّاشْ · Sixteen (16)سْبَعْطَاشْ · Seventeen (17)تْمَنْطَاشْ · Eighteen (18)تْسَعْطَاشْ · Nineteen (19)تْلَاتِينْ · Thirty (30)رَبْعِينْ · Forty (40)خَمْسِينْ · Fifty (50)سَتِّينْ · Sixty (60)سَبْعِينْ · Seventy (70)تْمَانِينْ · Eighty (80)تَسْعِينْ · Ninety (90)أَلْفْ · Thousand (1000)نُصّْ · Half رْبَعْ · Quarter مْلْيُونْ · Million (= 10,000 dinars, in slang)الْكِيلُو · Kilo اللِّيتْرُو · Litre الْمْتَرْ · Metre الضّْعْفْ · the double أَغْلَبْ · most بَعْضْهُمْ · some of them حَتَّى وَاحَدْ · none حَتَّى حَدّْ · nobody وَالُو · nothing زَايَدْ · too much تَقْرِيبًا · almost حْوَالِي · about عْلَى الْأَكْتَرْ · at most السَّانْتِي · the centimetre الْكِيلُومِتْرْ · the kilometre الْقَنْطَارْ · the quintal الشّْرِيحَة · the slice الْقَطْرَة · the drop الْكَمْشَة · the handful الْكُومَة · the pile وَاحَدْ وْ عَشْرِينْ · twenty-one تْنِينْ وْ عَشْرِينْ · twenty-two مِيتِينْ · two hundred تْلَتْمْيَة · three hundred رَبْعْمْيَة · four hundred خَمْسْمْيَة · five hundred سَتّْمْيَة · six hundred سَبْعْمْيَة · seven hundred تْمَنْمْيَة · eight hundred تَسْعْمْيَة · nine hundred أَلْفِينْ · two thousand عَشْرَة آلَافْ · ten thousand مْيَة أَلْفْ · one hundred thousand مْلْيَارْ · one billion السَّادَسْ · sixth السَّابَعْ · seventh التَّامَنْ · eighth التَّاسَعْ · ninth الْعَاشَرْ · tenth تْلَاتَة رْبَاعْ · three quarters النّْسْبَة · the percentage النُّمْرُو · the number أَوَّلًا · firstly تَانْيًا · secondly اعْطِينِي · give me التَّانِي · second التَّالَتْ · third الرَّابَعْ · fourth الْخَامَسْ · fifth التُّلُتْ · a third الْغْرَامْ · a gram

Questions

وَاشْ · What وِينْ · Where كِيفَاشْ · How عْلَاشْ · Why وَقْتَاشْ · When شْحَالْ · How much شْكُونْ · Who مْنِينْ · from where?وَاشْ مَنْ · which / which one?

Family

يَمَّا · My mother بَابَا · My father خُويَا · My brother أُخْتِي · My sister صَاحْبِي · My friend (m)صَاحْبْتِي · My friend (f)وْلَدْ · Boy / Son طُفْلَة · Girl رَاجَلْ · Man / Husband مْرَا · Woman / Wife جَدِّي · My grandfather جَدّْتِي · My grandmother عَمِّي · My paternal uncle الْجِيرَانْ · Neighbours الْجَارْ · Neighbour خَالِي · my maternal uncle عَمّْتِي · my paternal aunt خَالْتِي · my maternal aunt وْلَدْ عَمِّي · my cousin (father's side, m)بَنْتْ عَمِّي · my cousin (father's side, f)وْلَدْ خُويَا · my nephew بَنْتْ خُويَا · my niece حْفِيدِي · my grandson النّْسَابْ · the in-laws حْمَايَا · my father-in-law عْجُوزْتِي · my mother-in-law (informal)مْرَتْ خُويَا · my sister-in-law (my brother's wife)نْسِيبِي · my brother-in-law التّْوَامْ · the twins الْيْتِيمْ · the orphan الْهَجَّالَة · the widow الْبِيبِي · the baby الطّْفَلْ · the child الْمْرَاهَقْ · the teenager الْعْجُوزَة · the old lady مَامَا · mum بَنْتِي · my daughter رَاجْلِي · my husband مَرْتِي · my wife الدّْرَارِي · the children

Places

دَارْ · House الْبْلَادْ · Country / City السُّوقْ · Market دْزَايَرْ · Algeria / Algiers الْبْحَرْ · Sea الشَّطّْ · Beach الْمَدْرْسَة · School الْمَطْعَمْ · Restaurant السّْبِيطَارْ · Hospital الصَّيْدَلِيَّة · Pharmacy الْمَطَارْ · Airport الْمْحَطَّة · Station / Stop الْمَحَلّْ · Shop / Store الْبِيرُو · Office الْبَنْكَة · Bank الْحَمَّامْ · Bathroom / Hammam الشُّومْبْرَة · Room الْكُوزِينَة · Kitchen الشَّارَعْ · Street / Avenue الْحُومَة · Neighbourhood الْجَامَعْ · Mosque الْبْلَاصَة · Place / Spot الدّْرُوجْ · Stairs الْجْنَانْ · Garden الْعْمَارَة · Building السّْطَحْ · Roof / Terrace الْقَنْطْرَة · Bridge الْكُوشَة · Local bakery / Oven الزَّنْقَة · the alley الْبَلَدِيَّة · Town hall الْجَامْعَة · University الصَّالُونْ · the living room الْكُولْوَارْ · the hallway الْمَدْخَلْ · the entrance الْبَالْكُونْ · the balcony الْڨَارَاجْ · the garage السّْقَفْ · the ceiling الْكَارُو · the floor tiles الزَّرْبِيَّة · the rug الرِّيدُو · the curtain الْكُوفِيرْطَة · the blanket الْمْخَدَّة · the pillow الْخْزَانَة · the wardrobe الرّْفّْ · the shelf الْفُوطَايْ · the armchair الْحَفَّافْ · the hairdresser (salon)الْجَزَّارْ · the butcher's الْبَاتِيسْرِي · the cake shop الْمَكْتْبَة · the bookshop الْكْيُوسْكْ · the kiosk الْبُومْبْ · the petrol station الْبَارْكِينْغْ · the car park الْمَقْبْرَة · the cemetery الْمَلْعَبْ · the stadium السِّينِيمَا · the cinema الْمَسْرَحْ · the theatre الْمَتْحَفْ · the museum الْبَارْكْ · the park الْبِيسِينْ · the swimming pool لَاسَالْ · the gym الْمَحْكْمَة · the courthouse الْحَبْسْ · the prison الْكُومِيسَارْيَا · the police station السّْفَارَة · the embassy الدِّيوَانَة · the customs الْكَارْفُورْ · the crossroads الرُّومْبْوَانْ · the roundabout لُوفُو · the traffic light اللَّوْحَة · the sign الْقَادُوسْ · the sewer فِي · in نَحْجَزْ · to book الْكْلِيمَا · air conditioning كَايَنْ بْلَاصَة · there's room نْلْغِي · to cancel تَقْدَرْ ؟ · can you / could you?الْقَصْبَة · the old town (the Casbah)

Objects

الْبَابْ · Door الطَّاقَة · Window الطُّونُوبِيلْ · Car الْكْتَابْ · Book الدّْرَاهَمْ · Money الْفْرَاشْ · Bed / Mattress الطَّابْلَة · Table الْكُرْسِي · Chair الدُّوشْ · Shower الْمْرَايَة · Mirror الْحِيطْ · Wall الْكَارْطَة · Card (bank / playing)الطَّنْجْرَة · the saucepan الطَّاوَة · the frying pan الْقَدْرَة · the cooking pot الْغْطَا · the lid الطَّبْسِي · the plate الزّْلَافَة · the bowl الْكَاسْ · the glass (for drinking)الطَّاسَة · the cup الْمْغَرْفَة · the spoon الْفُرْشِيطَة · the fork الْمُوسْ · the knife الصِّينِيَّة · the tray الْبْرَّادْ · the teapot الْغَرْبَالْ · the sieve الثّْلَّاجَة · the fridge الْكُونْجِيلَاتُورْ · the freezer الطَّابُونَة · the gas cooker السَّبَّالَة · the tap اللَّافَابُو · the sink الْبُوبَالْ · the bin السْبُونْجْ · the sponge اللَّامْبَة · the lamp الْبْرِيزْ · the power socket الْفِيلْ · the electric wire الْمْرْوَحَة · the fan الشُّوفَاجْ · the heating الرَّادْيَاتُورْ · the radiator الْأَسْبِيرَاتُورْ · the vacuum cleaner الْمَاشِينَة · the washing machine الْفِيرْ · the iron الشَّطَّابَة · the broom الْخِيشَة · the floor cloth السَّطْلْ · the bucket الْقَصْعَة · the basin الصَّابُونْ · the soap صَابُونْ الْغْسِيلْ · the laundry detergent الشَّامْبْوَانْ · the shampoo الدُّونْتِيفْرِيسْ · the toothpaste الْبْرُوسْ · the toothbrush الْمْشْطْ · the comb الشَّمْعَة · the candle زَلَامِيتْ · the matches الْبْرِيكَة · the lighter الْمُونْتْرْ · the watch / the clock الرِّيفَايْ · the alarm clock الْقُفَّة · the basket الشّْكَارَة · the plastic bag الْعُلْبَة · the box الْقَارُورَة · the bottle الْبُوشُونْ · the cap / the cork الْقْفَلْ · the lock السّْلُّومْ · the ladder الْمَارْطُو · the hammer الْمْسْمَارْ · the nail التُّورْنُوفِيسْ · the screwdriver الْمُنْشَارْ · the saw لَاكُولْ · the glue الْحْبَلْ · the rope الْخِيطْ · the sewing thread الْمْقَصّْ · the scissors مَفْتَاحْ · key (common word)الْأَسَانْسُورْ · lift (common)السَّاكْ · bag

Food

الْمَا · Water خُبْزْ · Bread قَهْوَة · Coffee الْحْلِيبْ · Milk اللّْحَمْ · Meat الْحُوتْ · Fish هْرِيسَة · Harissa (chilli paste)الطْعَامْ · Couscous الْبُورَاكْ · bourek (stuffed pastry)الْبِيضْ · Eggs الزِّيتُونْ · Olives الْبَطَاطَا · Potato الطُّومَاطِيشْ · Tomatoes الْفَلْفَلْ · Chilli / Pepper شُورْبَة · Soup الْمَقْرُونَة · Pasta أَتَايْ · Tea الْعْصِيرْ · Juice التّْمَرْ · Dates فْطُورْ · Breakfast الْغْدَا · Lunch الْعْشَا · Dinner الْمَاكْلَة · Food / Grub التُّفَّاحْ · Apple الْمُوزْ · Banana التْشِينَة · Orange (fruit)الْعْنَبْ · Grapes الْفْرِيزْ · Strawberry الدَّلَّاعْ · Watermelon الْبَطِّيخْ · Melon اللِّيمُونْ · Lemon الْبْصَلْ · Onion الثُّومْ · Garlic الزْرُودِيَّة · Carrot السّْلَاطَة · Salad الْفْرُومَاجْ · Cheese الزُّبْدَة · Butter السُّكَّرْ · Sugar الْمْلَحْ · Salt الزِّيتْ · Oil زِيتْ الزِّيتُونْ · Olive oil الدّْجَاجْ · Chicken الْكَبْشْ · Lamb / Mutton الْمَرْڨَازْ · Merguez الرُّوزْ · Rice الْڨَازُوزْ · Soda / Fizzy drink النّْعْنَاعْ · Mint الْڨَاطُو · Cake الْخُوخْ · the peach الْمِشْمَاشْ · the apricot الْبَرْقُوقْ · the plum الْكَرْمُوسْ · the fig الْهِنْدِي · the prickly pear الرُّمَّانْ · the pomegranate حَبّْ الْمْلُوكْ · the cherry الْمَانْجُو · the mango الْكِيوِي · the kiwi الْجُوزْ · the walnut الْبُنْدُقْ · the hazelnut الْكَاوْكَاوْ · the peanut الْبِيسْتَاشْ · the pistachio الزّْرِيعَة · the sunflower seeds الزّْبِيبْ · the raisin اللّْفْتْ · the turnip الْفْجَلْ · the radish الْكْرُنْبْ · the cabbage الشُّوفْلُورْ · the cauliflower الْكُورْجَاتْ · the courgette الدّْنْجَالْ · the aubergine الْجَلْبَانَة · the pea الْفُولْ · the broad bean اللُّوبْيَا · the bean الْحَمَّصْ · the chickpea الْعْدَسْ · the lentil الشُّومْبِينْيُونْ · the mushroom الْقَسْبُرْ · the coriander الْكَمُّونْ · the cumin الْكَرْوِيَّة · the caraway الْقَرْفَة · the cinnamon الزَّعْفْرَانْ · the saffron الْفَلْفَلْ الْكْحَلْ · the black pepper الْخَلّْ · the vinegar الْخْمِيرَة · the yeast الْفَرِينَة · the flour السّْمِيدْ · the semolina الْكَفْتَة · the minced meat الْبْڨْرِي · the beef الدَّنْدُو · the turkey الْأَرْنَبْ · the rabbit التُّونْ · the tuna السَّرْدِينْ · the sardine الْكْرُوفِيتْ · the prawn الْقَرْنِيطْ · the octopus صْفَارْ الْبِيضْ · the egg yolk بْيَاضْ الْبِيضْ · the egg white الطَّاجِينْ · the tagine (stew)الشَّكْشُوكَة · chakchouka الْبَرْكُوكَسْ · berkoukes (large-grain couscous)الدُّولْمَة · dolma (stuffed vegetables)الْمَقْرُوطْ · makrout (date-filled semolina cake)الزّْلَابْيَة · zlabia السّْفَنْجْ · the doughnut (sfenj)الْمْهَلْبِي · mhalbi الْبَقْلَاوَة · baklawa اللّْبَنْ · the curdled milk الْيَاغُورْتْ · the yoghurt الْإِكْسْبْرِيسْ · the espresso نُصّْ نُصّْ · noss-noss (half coffee, half milk)الْبِيرَّة · the beer الشّْرَابْ · the alcohol طْرِي · fresh (food)سَنْدْوِيتْش · sandwich الْڨَارْسُونْ · waiter جِيبْلِي · bring me الْخَضَّارْ · greengrocer الْخُضْرَة · vegetables الْمَعْدْنُوسْ · parsley دُوقْ · to taste (taste it!)عْجَبْنِي · to please (I liked it)مْسُوسْ · bland / tasteless الْمَرَّة الْجَايَّة · next time مَالَحْ · salty قَلْبْ اللّوزْ · Qalb el louz (almond semolina cake)الطَّمِينَة · Tamina (toasted semolina with honey)الْحْمِيسْ · 7mis (grilled pepper salad)الرَّشْتَة · Rechta (thin noodles in white sauce)الْكَرَانْتِيكَا · Karantika (chickpea flan)الْكَسْرَة · Kesra (semolina flatbread)الشّْخْشُوخَة · Chakhchoukha (torn flatbread in sauce)الْمْحَاجَبْ · Mhajeb (stuffed flatbreads)

Time

الْيُومْ · Today غُدْوَة · Tomorrow الْبَارَحْ · Yesterday الصّْبَاحْ · Morning اللِّيلْ · Night الْوَقْتْ · Time / Moment السَّاعَة · Hour الدّْقِيقَة · Minute السِّيمَانَة · Week شْهَرْ · Month عَامْ · Year دِيمَا · Always رُوطَارْ · Late خَطْرَاتْ · Sometimes عُمْرِي مَا · Never نْهَارْ · Day التّْنِينْ · Monday التّْلَاتَا · Tuesday الْأَرْبْعَا · Wednesday الْخْمِيسْ · Thursday الْجَمْعَة · Friday السّْبْتْ · Saturday الْحَدّْ · Sunday مَرَّة · Once لَحْظَة · Second / A moment الْوِيكَانْدْ · Weekend الْفَتْرَة · Period / Moment جَانْفِي · January فِيفْرِي · February مَارْسْ · March أَفْرِيلْ · April مَايْ · May جْوَانْ · June جْوِيلِيَة · July أُوتْ · August سَبْتَمْبَرْ · September أُكْتُوبَرْ · October نُوفَمْبَرْ · November دِيسَمْبَرْ · December قْبَلْ الْبَارَحْ · the day before yesterday نُصّْ نْهَارْ · noon نُصّْ اللِّيلْ · midnight الْفْجَرْ · dawn طْلُوعْ الشَّمْسْ · sunrise غْرُوبْ الشَّمْسْ · sunset الْعَشْرِيَّة · the decade الْبْدَايَة · the beginning اللَّخْرْ · the end مُدَّة طْوِيلَة · for a long time قْرِيبْ · soon قْبِيلْ · in a little while مَنْ دُرُوكْ · from now on بَكْرِي · in the past الزّْمَانْ · the era وْ نُصّْ · half past وْ رْبَعْ · quarter past غِيرْ رْبَعْ · quarter to تَاعْ الْعْشِيَّة · in the afternoon / in the evening اسْتَنَّى · wait!السِّيمَانَة الْجَايَّة · next week فَارَغْ · free / available بَعْدْ غُدْوَة · the day after tomorrow نْأَجّْلْ · to postpone عَامَرْ · full / booked up السِّيمَانَة لِي فَاتَتْ · last week بِالشْوِيَّة · gently, slowly فَجْأَة · suddenly, all at once

Adjectives

كْبِيرْ · Big صْغِيرْ · Small خَايَبْ · Bad / Ugly حْلُو · Sweet / Cute بَزَّافْ · A lot شْوِيَّة · A little حَارّْ · Spicy بَارَدْ · Cold سْخُونْ · Hot جْدِيدْ · New قْدِيمْ · Old سَاهَلْ · Easy صْعِيبْ · Difficult بْعِيدْ · Far عْيَانْ · Tired فَرْحَانْ · Happy / Glad مُهِمّْ · Important صَحّ · Correct / True غْلَطْ · Wrong / Mistake مْرِيحْ · Pleasant / Comfortable خَايَفْ · I'm scared / Frightened نْقِي · Clean مْوَسَّخْ · Dirty مْعَقَّدْ · Complicated وَاضَحْ · Clear / Obvious مَاشِي وَاضَحْ · Mysterious / Vague هَايَلْ · Great / Wonderful ضْرُورِي · Necessary / Essential مَنْطِقِي · Logical فَعَّالْ · Effective مُمْكَنْ · Possible مُسْتَحِيلْ · Impossible خَاصّْ · Special / Private عْمُومِي · Public / General عَصْرِي · Modern / Recent تَقْلِيدِي · Traditional مُؤَثِّرْ · Moving / Influential مَقْبُولْ · Acceptable بِالزّْرْبَة · Quickly مْتْأَكَّدْ · Sure / Certain بْنِينْ · Delicious جِيعَانْ · Hungry عَطْشَانْ · Thirsty نِيكَلْ · Great / Perfect (slang)طْوِيلْ · Tall / Long قْصِيرْ · Short (size)سْمِينْ · Fat / Heavy-set ضْعِيفْ · Thin / Weak زَعْفَانْ · Angry مْقَلَّقْ · Annoyed / Irritated حْزِينْ · Sad مْتْهَنِّي · Pleased / Satisfied مَرْتَاحْ · Relaxed / Rested مَهْبُولْ · Crazy / Mad شَاطَرْ · Clever غْبِي · Stupid / Idiot كَدَّابْ · Liar هَادِي · Calm / Quiet عَصَبِي · Nervous / Short-tempered مْوَالَفْ · At ease / Used to it مْسْتَغْرَبْ · Amazed / Surprised غْرِيبْ · Odd / Foreign وَاسَعْ · wide ضَيَّقْ · narrow غْلِيظْ · thick رْقِيقْ · thin خْفِيفْ · light قَاسَحْ · hard خْشِينْ · rough مْدَوَّرْ · round مْرَبَّعْ · square مْعَوَّجْ · crooked عْمِيقْ · deep عَالِي · high مْبْلُولْ · wet يَابَسْ · dry يَلْمَعْ · shiny شَفَّافْ · transparent غَامَقْ · dark مْكَسَّرْ · broken مْتِينْ · sturdy يَتْكَسَّرْ · fragile مُرّْ · bitter حَامَضْ · sour نِيّْ · raw طَايَبْ · cooked مَحْرُوقْ · burnt خَامَجْ · rotten مْعَفَّنْ · mouldy صَادَقْ · honest شْجَاعْ · brave جْبَانْ · cowardly مْرَبِّي · polite مَا هُوشْ مْرَبِّي · rude سِيرْيُو · serious قْبِيحْ · nasty أَنَانِي · selfish هَدَّارْ · talkative سَاكَتْ · quiet فُضُولِي · curious صْبُورْ · patient مَا يَصْبَرْشْ · impatient طْمُوحْ · ambitious نْشِيطْ · active قَافَزْ · crafty / resourceful مْغَفَّلْ · naive سَاهِي · absent-minded مْنَظَّمْ · tidy مْخَلَّطْ · messy مْنَافَقْ · hypocritical مْتْكَبَّرْ · arrogant مْتْوَاضَعْ · humble تْقِيلْ · tiresome (person)فَرْطَاسْ · bald أَشْقَرْ · blond أَسْمَرْ · dark-haired سَايَحْ · straight (hair)مْلَحِّي · bearded مْهَمَّلْ · scruffy شَابّْ / شَابَّة · Handsome / Beautiful ظْرِيفْ · kind / good صْغَرْ · smaller خْيَبْ · worse غْلَى · more expensive قَدّْ · as much as

Verbs

نْرُوحْ · I go نَاكُلْ · I eat نَشْرَبْ · I drink نْحَبْ · I like / I want نْشُوفْ · I see نَسْمَعْ · I hear نْقُولْ · I say نْدِيرْ · I do عَنْدِي · I have نْجِي · I come نَخْدَمْ · I work نَقْرَا · I read / I study نَكْتَبْ · I write نَلْعَبْ · I play نَرْقُدْ · I sleep نَخْرُجْ · I go out نَعْرَفْ · I know نَقْدَرْ · I can لَازَمْ · I must / I have to نَسْتَنَّى · I wait نَهْدَرْ · I speak نَفْهَمْ · I understand نْوَلِّي · I go home نَشْرِي · I buy نْخَمَّمْ · I think نَنْسَى · I forget نْكَمَّلْ · I finish نَضْحَكْ · I laugh نْحَسّْ · I feel نْجِيبْ · I bring نْزُورْ · I visit نَتْعَلَّمْ · I learn نْشَارَكْ · I take part نَقْبَلْ · I accept / I agree نَرْفَضْ · I refuse نْقَرَّرْ · I decide نْقَنَّعْ · I convince نَعْتَرَفْ · I admit / I acknowledge نَحْتَفَلْ · I celebrate نَهْتَمّْ · I take care / I care about نْثِيقْ فِي · I trust نَتْعَاوْنُو · I cooperate نَحْضَرْ · I attend / I prepare نْوَصَّفْ · I describe نْقَارَنْ · I compare نَتْفَكَّرْ · I remember نَتْحَمَّلْ · I bear / I take on نْنَاقَشْ · I discuss / I debate نَشْرَحْ · I explain نَتّْفَاهْمُو · I agree / We agree مَانِيشْ مْعَاكْ · I disagree نَقْتَرَحْ · I propose / I suggest تْعَجَّبْتْ · I was surprised رَانِي مْتْأَسَّفْ · I regret / I'm sorry نَتْحَسَّنْ · I improve نْسَقْسِي رُوحِي · I wonder نَسْتَفَادْ · I benefit from / I make the most of دِّي · Take (to take)عْطَى · To give حَطّْ · To put / To place قْعَدْ · To stay / To sit وَلَّى · To become / To start to نْبِيعْ · I sell نْطَيَّبْ · I cook نَغْسَلْ · I wash نْسَافَرْ · I travel نْسَقْسِي · I ask نْحَوَّسْ · I look for نَسْتَعْمَلْ · I use نْعَيَّطْلَكْ · I'll call you (on the phone)نَرْكَبْ · I get on (transport)نْحَلّْ · I open نْغَلَّقْ · I close نْدِّي · I carry / I take along نْخَلَّصْ · I pay دُورْ · Turn (imperative)حْبَسْ · Stop نَسْكُنْ · I live (somewhere)نَلْقَى · I find نَرْبَحْ · I win نَخْسَرْ · I lose (a match, money)نْجَرَّبْ · I try نْوَرِّي · I show نْعَاوَدْ · I repeat / I do again نْبَدَّلْ · I change نْصَلَّحْ · I fix نْكَسَّرْ · I break نْوَدَّرْ · I lose (an object)نَبْدَا · I start نْحَبَّسْ · I stop نْغَنِّي · I sing نْشَطَّحْ · I dance نَجْرِي · I run نْعُومْ · I swim نْسُوقْ · I drive نَكْرِي · I rent نَبْعَثْ · I send نْفِيقْ · I wake up نَلْبَسْ · I get dressed / I wear نْسَڨَّمْ · I tidy up نْنَقِّي · I clean نْعَمَّرْ · I fill نْفَرَّغْ · I empty نَمْسَحْ · I wipe / I erase نْزِيدْ · I add / I carry on نَحْلَمْ · I dream نَامَنْ · I trust نَكْدَبْ · I lie نْدَبَّرْ رَاسِي · I manage / I get by نْعَيَّطْ · I call (someone) / I shout نْسَامَحْ · I forgive نْوَجَّدْ · I prepare نْقَسَّمْ · I share نَتْفَرَّجْ · I watch (TV, a show)نْتْلَاقَى مْعَ · I meet نْدُورْ · I turn / I go for a walk نْشَعَّلْ · I switch on نْطَفِّي · I switch off نْلَمّْ · I pick up نْلُوحْ · I throw away نْدَزّْ · I push نْقَضِّي · I do the shopping نْغَطِّي · I cover نَقْطَعْ · I cut / I cross نْشَدّْ · I hold / I grab نَخْتَارْ · I choose نَحْلَفْ · I swear نْظُنّْ · I assume, I think (that)نَتْخَيَّلْ · I imagine نَتْمَنَّى · I hope, I wish نَنْصَحْ · I advise نَتْرَدَّدْ · I hesitate نَنْدَمْ · I regret نْوَعَّدْ · I promise نْفَسَّرْ · I interpret / I explain نَشْكِي · I complain نْتْأَكَّدْ · I check, I make sure نْغَلِّي · to boil نْقَلِّي · to fry نْشَوِّي · to grill نْطَيَّبْ فِي الْفُورْ · to bake نْقَشَّرْ · to peel نْخَلَّطْ · to mix نْحَرَّكْ · to stir نْصُبّْ · to pour نْسِيرْفِي · to serve (at the table)نْوَجَّدْ الطَّابْلَة · to set the table شْبَعْتْ · to be full الشَّهْوَة · the appetite نْنَحِّي حْوَايْجِي · to undress نَكْوِي · to iron نْخَيَّطْ · to sew نْشَرَّكْ · to tear نْطَوِّي · to fold نْنَشَّرْ · to hang out (the washing)نَدْخُلْ · to go in نْفُوتْ · to pass by نْقَرَّبْ · to come closer نْبَعَّدْ · to move away نْتْقَدَّمْ · to move forward نْوَخَّرْ · to move back نْطِيحْ · to fall نْنُوضْ · to get up نْنَقَّزْ · to jump نَزْلَقْ · to slip يْطِيرْ · to fly (bird)نَهْرَبْ · to run away نَتْخَبَّى · to hide (oneself)نْوَصَّلْ · to go along with (someone)نَتْبَعْ · to follow نْرُوحْ لِلدَّارْ · to go back home نَزْرَبْ · to hurry نَتْحَرَّكْ · to move نْفَلَّتْ · to let go نَرْفَدْ · to lift نْبْرُونْشِي · to plug in نَضْغَطْ · to press نَضْرَبْ · to hit نْدُقّْ · to knock نَبْنِي · to build نْهَدَّمْ · to demolish نْحَفَّرْ · to dig نْقِيسْ · to measure نُوزَنْ · to weigh نْحَسَّبْ · to count نْلَصَّقْ · to stick نْصَبَّغْ · to paint نْشَطَّبْ · to sweep نْخَبِّي · to hide (something)نْسَلَّفْ · to lend نَتْسَلَّفْ · to borrow نْهْدِي · to give as a gift نْغُشّْ · to cheat / to rip off نْرَاقَبْ · to observe نْلَاحَظْ · to notice نْحَزَّرْ · to guess نْحَفَّظْ · to learn by heart نْرَاجَعْ · to revise نْشُكّْ · to doubt نْصَدَّقْ · to believe نَلْمَسْ · to touch نْشُمّْ · to smell نَسْكُتْ · to keep quiet نْقَاطَعْ · to interrupt نْسُبّْ · to insult نْبَارَكْ · to congratulate نَشْكُرْ · to thank نْتَرْجَمْ · to translate تْطَلَّقْتْ · to divorce (I got divorced)نَعْشَقْ · to fall in love نْبُوسْ · to kiss نْعَنَّقْ · to hug نَزْعَفْ · to get angry نْخُونْ · to betray نَنْتَقَمْ · to take revenge نَحْتَرَمْ · to respect نَحْقَرْ · to look down on نَحْسَدْ · to envy نْوَنَّسْ · to keep company / to comfort نْضَيَّفْ · to have guests over نَتْفَارْقُو · to separate نَكْبَرْ · to grow up نْشِيبْ · to grow old نَضْعَفْ · to lose weight نَسْمَانْ · to put on weight نَرْتَاحْ · to rest نَقْنَطْ · to be bored نَزْهَى · to have fun نْخَافْ · to be afraid نَتْقَلَّقْ · to worry نَهْدَنْ · to calm down نْسَالِي · to finish نْوَاصَلْ · to carry on نْبَانْ · to appear نْغِيبْ · to disappear نَتْلَفْ · to get lost نْمُوتْ · to die زْدْتْ · to be born (I was born)نْعِيشْ · to live نَقْتَلْ · to kill نَدْفَنْ · to bury نَتْبَسَّمْ · to smile نْشَخَّرْ · to snore يَنْفَعْ · to be used for / to be useful نَتْوَحَّشْ · to be missed (by someone)نَشْبَهْ · to look like يَتْعَلَّقْ بْ · to depend on نَتْهَلَّا فِي · to take care of نْأَكَّدْ · to confirm نْصَحَّحْ · to correct نْنَقَّصْ · to reduce نْفَرَّزْ · to sort نْعَوَّضْ · to replace نَتْجَنَّبْ · to avoid نْخَاطَرْ · to risk نَتْجَرَّأْ · to dare نْسَيَّبْ · to give up نْلَحّْ · to insist نْسَيَّفْ · to force نْمَنَّعْ · to forbid نَسْمَحْ · to allow نَأْمُرْ · to order نْطِيعْ · to obey نْنَبَّهْ · to warn نْهَدَّدْ · to threaten نَحْمِي · to protect نْدَافَعْ · to defend نْهَاجَمْ · to attack نَتْدَابْزُو · to fight نْضَيَّعْ الْوَقْتْ · to waste time خْدَمْ · to work (worked)كَانْ · to be (was)قَالْ · to say (said)نْتْلَاقَاوْ · to meet up (we're meeting up)مْعَاكْ · with you عَيَّطْلِي · call me قُلْتْلُو · I told him سَقْسَى · to ask (he asked)طْلَبْ · to request جَاوَبْ · to answer (he answered)جِيتْ · to come (I came)فِي الطّْرِيقْ · on the way نَتْعَوَّدْ · to get used to نَتْمَشَّى · to go for a walk تْبَانْ / يْبَانْ · you seem / it seems لْعَبْ · to play

Colours

حْمَرْ · Red زْرَقْ · Blue خْضَرْ · Green صْفَرْ · Yellow كْحَلْ · Black بْيَضْ · White رْمَادِي · Grey مَارُونْ · Brown مُوفْ · purple دْهَبِي · golden فَضِّي · silver

Linking words

بَصَّحْ · But / Really تَانِي · Also / Again خَاطَرْ · Because قْبَلْ · Before بَعْدْ · After مْعَا · With فُوقْ · On تَحْتْ · Under حْدَا · Next to حَتَّى · Until / Even بْلَا · Without كِيمَا · Like / As صْرَاحَة · Frankly فِي الْحَقِيقَة · In reality / In truth بِالنَّسْبَة لِيَّا · For my part / As for me عْلَى الْعُمُومْ · In general رْغَمْ كُلْشْ · Despite everything رْغَمْ هَادَا · In spite of that وْ زِيدْ · Moreover / What's more قْبَلْ كُلّْ شِي · Above all مَنْ جِهَة · On one hand / From the standpoint of بْدَلْ مَا · Instead of إِلَّا · Except فِيمَا يْخُصّْ · Concerning / About بَاشْ · For / In order to كُلّْ · Each / Every آخُرْ · Other اللُّوَّلْ · First اللّْخْرَانِي · Last كْتَرْ مَنْ · More (than)قَلّْ مَنْ · Less (than)مَادَامْ · Since / As long as كَاشْ · Some / Any لِي · Who / That (relative)تَاعْ · Of (possession)كِي · When / As قُدَّامْ · In front of مُورَا · Behind دَاخَلْ · Inside بَرَّا · Outside بِينْ · Between مَنْ جْهَة أُخْرَى · on the other hand بْشَرْطْ · provided that إِلَّا إِذَا · unless كِيمَا لُوكَانْ · as if إِذَا صْرَا · in case خُصُوصًا · especially فِعْلًا · indeed يْبَانْ بَلِّي · apparently مْزِيَّة · fortunately لِلْأَسَفْ · unfortunately بِالصُّدْفَة · by chance بِالْعَانِي · on purpose مَاشِي بِالْعَانِي · by accident بِالسِّيفْ · by force يَعْنِي · that is / like كُلّْ مَا... كُلّْ مَا · the more… the more… (koul ma)فِي بْلَاصْتَكْ · if I were you يَبْرَا · to recover زَادْ · to increase وَإِلَّا · otherwise كُنْتْ نْحَبّْ · I would have liked قْبَلْ مَا · before بَعْدْ مَا · after نْدُوشْ · to have a shower هَاكْ · here you go نْخَبَّرْ · to let (someone) know / to inform مْعَ بَلِّي · although بِالرَّغْمْ مَنْ · despite طُولْ النّْهَارْ · all day long تَسْتَاهَلْ · it's worth it بِالْعَكْسْ · on the contrary عْلَى كُلّْ حَالْ · anyway حَتَّى لُوكَانْ · even if بْفَضْلْ · thanks to بَلِّي · That (he said that…)

Expressions

يَا خُويَا · Hey! / My friend زَعْمَا · Like / Supposedly مَالَا · So / Then هَكَّا · Like this مَازَالْ · Still / Not yet دُرُوكْ · Now إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه · God willing الْحَمْدُ لِلَّه · Thank God رَبِّي مْعَاكْ · May God be with you عَادِي · Normal / As usual بَاطَلْ · Free / For nothing أَكِيدْ · Surely / Of course هْنَا · Here لُوكَانْ · If (conditional)مْبَعْدْ · Then / After that فِي اللّْخَرْ · Finally كَايَنْ · There is مَاكَانْش · There isn't مَاشِي مُشْكِلْ · No worries / It's fine مَاكَانْش مُشْكِلْ · No problem بْصَحّْتَكْ · Enjoy your meal / Cheers يَاسَرْ · A lot (synonym of bezzaf)رُدّْ بَالَكْ · Watch out عَاوَنِّي · Help me لْهِيهْ · Over there مَعْنَاهَا · So / It means بَلَاكْ · Maybe كِيفْ كِيفْ · Same / Likewise يَالَّاهْ · Come on! / Let's go يْبَانْلِي · It seems to me وَاللَّه · I swear to you صَحِّيتْ · Well done / Nice one / Thanks عْلَى خَاطْرَكْ · Please شْوِيَّة بْشْوِيَّة · Little by little / Slowly صَافِي · works for me / alright اسْكُتْ · be quiet!خَلِّينِي · leave me alone مَا يْهَمّْنِيشْ · I don't mind مَعْلِيشْ · never mind حَاشَا · of course not مَا يْسْوَاشْ · it's worthless تْهَبَّلْ ! · that's crazy رَاكْ تْتْمَسْخَرْ ؟ · Are you kidding? / Seriously?بَرْكَا مَا تْخَرَّطْ · stop talking nonsense يْزِيدْ فِيهَا · he's exaggerating يْزَوَّخْ · he's showing off مَزْهُورْ · he's lucky هَادِي هِيَّ · there we go! / that's it بِالْمُنَاسْبَة · by the way كِيمَا جَا · any old how مَرَّة وْ خْلَاصْ · once and for all كِيمَا حَبِّيتْ · as you like إِذَا حَبِّيتْ · if you want عْجَبْكْ ؟ · did you like it?رَاكْ فِي دَارَكْ · make yourself at home رَبِّي يْعَاوْنَكْ · good luck طْرِيقْ السّْلَامَة · have a good trip رَبِّي يْسَهَّلْ · may God help you رَبِّي يْشَافِيكْ · may God heal you بِالتَّوْفِيقْ · good luck يْزَوَّجْ · to get married (he's getting married)رَبِّي يْخَلِّيكُمْ · may God keep you اللَّه يَرْحْمُو · may God rest his soul ضَحْكَتْنِي · it made me laugh يَا سْلَامْ · unbelievable! (wow)مَنْ عَامْ · for a year نَتْصَالْحُو · to make up مَا تْخَمَّمْشْ · don't worry خَاوْتِي · my brothers and sisters تْوَحَّشْنَاكْ · we missed you مْغَبَّرْ · disappeared (not seen around any more)فَنْيَانْ · lazy الْمَسْخَرَة · a prank / a laugh يَا بْهْلُولْ · you idiot (affectionate)نَبْكِي · to cry (I cry)يَا · O (vocative)أَصْلِي · pure / genuine قَصْدِي · I mean / my point إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه خِيرْ · it happens / it'll be fine بَايْنَة · Obviously / Of course خَرْطِي · Nonsense / Baloney أَيَّا ! · Come on! / Let's go!

Transport

طَاكْسِي · Taxi الطُّوبِيسْ · Bus التْرَانْ · Train التِّيكِي · Ticket لِيمِينْ · Right لِيسَارْ · Left نِيشَانْ · Straight ahead الْمِيتْرُو · Metro الطَّيَّارَة · the plane الْبَابُورْ · the boat الْفْلُوكَة · the small boat الْفِيلُو · the bicycle الْمُوطُو · the motorbike الْكَامْيُو · the lorry الْفُورْڨُو · the van السْكُوتَرْ · the scooter الرُّودَة · the wheel الْبْنُو · the tyre الْبَنْزِينْ · the petrol الْمَازُوتْ · the diesel عَمَّرْلِي · fill it up الْبَانَة · the breakdown الْأَكْسِيدُونْ · the road accident الْبِيَاجْ · the toll لُوطُورُوتْ · the motorway نْبَارْكِي · to park نْزَمَّرْ · to honk الْخْرُوجْ · the departure الْوْصُولْ · the arrival التَّوْقِيتْ · the timetable بْرْجْلِيَّا · on foot الشُّوفُورْ · driver نْهْبَطْ · to get off نَطْلَعْ · to get on رَايَحْ نْرُوحْ · I'm going to go بْشْحَالْ لْ… ؟ · how much for…?الْكَارْ · bus, coach الرّْصِيفْ · platform الشُّبَّاكْ · ticket office الطّْرِيقْ · the road / the way الزَّحْمَة · the traffic jam / the crowd

Shopping

غَالِي · Expensive رْخِيصْ · Cheap السُّومَة · Price الصّْرْفْ · Change (money back)الدِّينَارْ · Dinar السُّوبِيرَاتْ · Supermarket الْحَانُوتْ · Corner shop السَّنْتِيمْ · the centime الصّْنْدُوقْ · the till الرِّيسِي · the receipt الْفَاتُورَة · the invoice الدُّوفِي · the quote التَّخْفِيضْ · the discount الصُّولْدْ · the sales بِالتَّقْسِيطْ · on credit / in instalments الْعَرْبُونْ · the deposit الْفَايْدَة · the profit الْخْسَارَة · the loss رَاسْ الْمَالْ · the capital الْإِسْتِثْمَارْ · the investment الْكْرِيدِي · the loan الشِّيكْ · the cheque الْفِيرْمُونْ · the transfer غْنِي · rich زَوَّالِي · poor مْفَلَّسْ · broke (slang)نْرَجَّعْ الدّْرَاهَمْ · to pay back يْسْوَى · to cost / to be worth نْفَاصَلْ · to haggle / to negotiate زِيدْ · add (a little)دِّيهَا · take it (f)كْبَرْ · bigger أَرْخَصْ · cheaper الْبُورْبْوَارْ · the tip نُصّْ السُّومَة · half price

Health

مْرِيضْ · Sick الْوْجَعْ · Pain / It hurts دْوَا · Medicine طْبِيبْ · Doctor الْحْمَى · Fever الْجُرْحْ · Wound الشُّرْطَة · Police مِيتْ بِالْعْيَا · Worn out / In bad shape الڨْرِيبْ · Flu الْحَبَّة · Tablet / Grain / Unit الْعَمَلِيَّة · Operation الْمْرَضْ · the illness الشّْقِيقَة · the headache وْجَعْ الْكَرْشْ · the stomach ache وْجَعْ السّْنَانْ · the toothache الْعْيَا · exhaustion نْقَيَّا · to vomit الْحَسَاسِيَّة · the allergy الضّْيقَة · asthma السُّكَّرِي · diabetes الضّْغْطْ · the blood pressure الْكُولِيسْتِرُولْ · cholesterol الْحَرْقَة · the burn الزّْرْقَة · a bruise الْكَسْرْ · the fracture الْجْبْسْ · the cast (medical)الْبُونْسْمُونْ · the dressing الْإِبْرَة · the injection الْفَاكْسَانْ · the vaccine التَّحْلِيلْ · the test (medical)الرَّادْيُو · the X-ray الْفَرْمْلِي · the nurse (m)الْفَرْمْلِيَّة · the nurse (f)الدُّونْتِيسْتْ · the dentist الْجَرَّاحْ · the surgeon الْإِسْتِعْجَالَاتْ · the emergency room الْكْلِينِيكْ · the clinic اللَّابُو · the laboratory نْتْنَفَّسْ · to breathe نْكُحّْ · to cough نَعْطَسْ · to sneeze نْتْغَاشَى · to faint الرّْعْشَة · the shiver نَرْعَشْ · to tremble يْسِيلْ الدّْمّْ · to bleed مْرَشَّحْ · to have a cold رَانِي خِيرْ · to get better نَشْرَبْ الدّْوَا · to take medicine مْعَوَّقْ · disabled أَعْمَى · blind أَطْرَشْ · deaf بَكُّوشْ · mute أَعْرَجْ · lame بَالْحْمَلْ · pregnant زَادَتْ · she gave birth الْوْلَادَة · the birth الْمَوْلُودْ · the newborn الْقَابْلَة · the midwife يُوجْعْنِي · it hurts me الدُّوخَة · the dizziness نَبْلَعْ · to swallow رَانِي بَرْدَانْ · to be cold الْوَصْفَة · the prescription السِّيرُو · the syrup الْبُومَادَة · the ointment بَعْدْ الْمَاكْلَة · after the meal النَّجْدَة · help عَاوْنُونِي · help me الْإِسْعَافْ · the ambulance طَاحْ · he fell ازْرَبْ ! · quick / hurry up الْكُحَّة · cough الزُّكَامْ · cold (illness)الْعْظَمْ · bone

Body

رَاسْ · Head الْيَدّْ · Hand الرّْجَلْ · Leg / Foot الْكَرْشْ · Belly الْعِينْ · Eye الْوْدَنْ · Ear الْفُمّْ · Mouth السّْنَّة · Tooth الشّْعَرْ · Hair قَلْبْ · Heart الظّْهَرْ · Back الصّْبَعْ · Finger الدّْمّْ · Blood الْمُخّْ · Brain الْجُمْجْمَة · the skull الْجَبْهَة · the forehead الْوْجَهْ · the face الْحَاجَبْ · the eyebrow النّْيفْ · the nose الْخَدّْ · the cheek الشَّارَبْ · the lip اللّْسَانْ · the tongue (organ)الدّْقَنْ · the chin الشّْلَاغَمْ · the moustache اللّْحْيَة · the beard الرّْقْبَة · the neck الْڨَرْجُومَة · the throat الْكْتَفْ · the shoulder الدّْرَاعْ · the arm الْكُوعْ · the elbow الْكَفّْ · the palm of the hand الظّْفَرْ · the fingernail / toenail بُونْيَة · a punch الصّْدَرْ · the chest الصُّرَّة · the navel الْفْخَدْ · the thigh الرُّكْبَة · the knee الْكَعْبْ · the heel صْبَعْ الرّْجَلْ · the toe الْجْلَدْ · the skin الْعَضْلَة · the muscle الْعْصَبْ · the nerve الْعْرَقْ · the vein الرِّيَّة · the lung الْكَبْدَة · the liver الْمْعِدَة · the stomach الْمْصَارَنْ · the intestine الْكَلْوَة · the kidney الدَّمْعَة · the tear الْبْزَاقْ · the saliva النّْفَسْ · the breath / breathing الْبْنَة · the taste الْحَسّْ · the noise السْكَاتْ · the silence رْطَبْ · soft (to the touch)رَانِي نَعْسَانْ · to be sleepy يْحَكَّنِي · it itches نْحَكّْ · to scratch الْجْسَمْ · the body

Everyday life

حَاجَة · Thing / Need الْمُشْكْلْ · Problem السّْفَرْ · Trip الْكَادُو · Gift الْحَفْلَة · Party الْكْرَا · Rent الْبَاسْبُورْ · Passport الْفِيزَا · Visa الْبِطَاقَة · ID card الْوْرَاقْ · Papers / Documents الْإِمْضَاءْ · Signature الصَّفّْ · Queue / Line الْحْسَابْ · Account (bank) / Calculation الدّْيُونْ · Debts الْمَصْرُوفْ · Expenses / Costs الْعُطْلَة · Holiday / Time off الرُّونْدِيفُو · Appointment الزّْهَرْ · Luck خَدْمَة · Work / Job الْقْرَايَة · Studies الْإِمْتِحَانْ · Exam الرّْقَادْ · Sleep الْكُورَة · football الْبَاسْكَتْ · basketball التِّينِيسْ · tennis الْجْرِي · running الْعُومْ · swimming الْمُنَاصَرْ · the supporter الْبْطُولَة · the championship الْفُوزْ · the win التْعَادُلْ · the draw نْتْمَرَّنْ · to train الْفِيلْمْ · the film الْمُسَلْسَلْ · the series الْغْنِيَّة · the song الْكُونْسِيرْ · the concert الشْطِيحْ · the dance الرَّسْمْ · the drawing نَرْسَمْ · to draw الرِّوَايَة · the novel الْقْصِيدَة · the poem لْعْبَة الْفِيدْيُو · the video game الشّْطْرَنْجْ · chess الْكَامْبِينْغْ · camping الرَّانْدُونِي · hiking الصِّيدْ · hunting الشّْوَا · the barbecue الْمَاتْشْ · match مَنْ بَعْدْ · then / next الْعْشِيَّة · the evening النِّيَّة · the intention نْحَوَّشْ · to save up (I'm saving)الْعَامْ الْجَايّْ · next year مَا تَخْدَمْشْ · doesn't work مَنْ وَقْتَاشْ · since when الْمَا السّْخُونْ · hot water الضَّوْ · light / electricity يْقَطَّرْ · it's dripping / leaking سَافَرْتْ · to travel (I travelled)احْكِيلِي · tell me

Social

الْجْمَاعَة · Friends / The crew الْعَايْلَة · Family حْبِيبِي · My dear / My friend (affectionate)الْخُو · Mate / Friend الضِّيفْ · Guest الْهَدْرَة · Speech / Words النَّاسْ · People الْعَرْسْ · Wedding (celebration)الْخْطُوبَة · Engagement الْعْرَاضَة · Invitation (meal)عَازَبْ · Single مْزَوَّجْ · Married مْطَلَّقْ · Divorced رَمْضَانْ · Ramadan عِيدْ الْمِيلَادْ · Birthday الصّْلَاة · Prayer حْكَايَة · Story / Matter الْخْبَرْ · News / Info الْعْبَادْ · People / Persons الْفْرَنْسِيَّة · French (the language)الْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّة · English (the language)دْزِيرِي · Algerian بَرَّانِي · Foreigner لَابَسْ · to wear (a garment)نْدَاوِي · I treat / I heal فِي رَايِي · in my view الْقَصَّة · the story / the account كُلّْ وَاحَدْ · each one رَاكْ غَالَطْ · that's wrong / you're wrong بِالضَّبْطْ · exactly / absolutely مَا نْظُنّْشْ · I don't think so الْخُطَّة · a plan نْعَرَّضْ · to invite (I invite)بْكُلّْ فَرْحَة · with great pleasure مَا نَقْدَرْشْ · I can't يَا خْسَارَة · what a shame نَسْتَنَّاوْ فِيكْ · we're waiting for you

Weather

الشّْمْسْ · Sun النّْوْ · Rain الصِّيفْ · Summer الشّْتَا · Winter الرِّيحْ · Wind السّْحَابْ · Clouds الرّْبِيعْ · Spring الْخْرِيفْ · Autumn الْجَوّْ · Weather / Mood الشَّجْرَة · Tree الْوَرْدَة · Flower / Rose الْحْشِيشْ · Grass / Lawn الْجْبَلْ · Mountain الْوَادْ · River / Oued الْغَابَة · Forest الرّْمَلْ · Sand الْقَمْرَة · Moon النّْجُومْ · Stars السّْمَا · Sky الْأَرْضْ · Earth / Ground الْقَطّْ · Cat الْكَلْبْ · Dog الطِّيرْ · Bird الْحْمَارْ · Donkey الْجْمَلْ · Camel الثّْلْجْ · Snow / Ice الرّْطُوبَة · Humidity الْبْرَقْ · the lightning الرَّعْدْ · the thunder الضّْبَابْ · the fog التّْبْرُورِي · the hail الظّْلّْ · the shade السّْخَانَة · the heat الْبَرْدْ · the cool air / the cold الصّْهْدْ · the heatwave الشّْهِيلِي · the sirocco (hot wind)

Modern life

الْبُورْتَابْلْ · Mobile / Cell phone الْأَنْتَرْنَتْ · Internet الْمُوزِيكَا · Music التَّلْفَزْيُونْ · Television الْبِيسِي · Computer الْمِيسَاجْ · Message / Text التْصْوِيرَة · Photo الْوِيفِي · Wifi الْكُودْ · Code / Password الشَّارْجُورْ · Charger الْبَاطْرِي · Battery اللّْعْبَة · Game / Match نْتِيلِيشَارْجِي · to download نَبْعَثْ مِيسَاجْ · to send a message الْفِيدْيُو · the video نْصَوَّرْ · to take a photo الْكَاسْكْ · the earphones الْفُورْفِي · the phone plan نْكُونِيكْتِي · to log in الْبُوسْتْ · the post نْكُومُونْطِي · to comment نْبَارْطَاجِي · to share (online)نْجْبَدْ · to withdraw نْصَرَّفْ · to change money الْأُورُو · euro الدُّولَارْ · dollar الْكُولِي · parcel بِالْكَارْطَة · by card التِّيلِيفُونْ · phone / mobile الْفْلِيكْسِي · credit (top-up)نْفْلِيكْسِي · to top up الرِّيزُو · network الْأَبْلِيكَاسْيُونْ · app بْعَثْ ! · send it!نْجَاوَبْ · to answer (I answer)الْأَرْقَامْ · the numbers الْوَاتْسَابْ · WhatsApp

Abstract

الْحُرِّيَّة · Freedom الْعَدَالَة · Justice الْأَمَانْ · Safety / Security الرَّايْ · Opinion / View الْحَلّْ · Solution النّْتِيجَة · Result السّْبَّة · Reason / Cause الْهَدَفْ · Goal / Aim الْفُرْصَة · Opportunity / Chance الْخْطَرْ · Danger / Risk التّْغْيِيرْ · Change الْمُسْتَقْبَلْ · Future الْمَاضِي · Past الثِّقَة · Trust الصُّوتْ · Voice / Sound الرِّيحَة · Smell / Scent الظّْلْمَة · Darkness الدُّنْيَا · The world / Life الْمْعِيشَة · Life (everyday)الْمُوتْ · Death الْعْقَلْ · Mind / Reason الْفِكْرَة · an idea الْمَعْنَى · a meaning الْفَرْقْ · a difference الْخْيَارْ · a choice الدّْلِيلْ · evidence, a clue الشّْكّْ · a doubt الْقِيمَة · a value الْحَقِيقَة · the truth, a reality الْكَدْبَة · a lie التَّفْصِيلْ · the detail الْمْثَالْ · the example السُّؤَالْ · the question الْجْوَابْ · the answer الْعَاقْبَة · the consequence الْوَسِيلَة · the means الطّْرِيقَة · the method التَّرْتِيبْ · the order (sequence)اللِّيسْتَة · the list الْقْرَارْ · the decision الْخْلَافْ · the disagreement النّْقَاشْ · the discussion الْمْدَابْزَة · the argument النّْصِيحَة · the advice الْإِسْتِثْنَاءْ · the exception الْعِيبْ · the drawback / the flaw الْيْقِينْ · the certainty

Work

الْمَشْرُوعْ · Project الشَّرْكَة · Company الْكُونْطْرَا · Contract الشّْهْرِيَّة · Salary الْإِجْتِمَاعْ · Meeting التَّقْرِيرْ · Report الْمُوَظَّفْ · Employee الْمُدِيرْ · Manager / Boss الزّْبُونْ · Client الْخِبْرَة · Experience الْمَسْؤُولِيَّة · Responsibility التَّكْوِينْ · Training الْإِنْجَازْ · Achievement الْمِيزَانِيَّة · Budget الْمُنَافْسَة · Competition الْمْعَلَّمْ · Boss / Craftsman / Master الْأُسْتَاذْ · Teacher التّْلْمِيدْ · Pupil الْمُحَامِي · the lawyer الْقَاضِي · the judge الْبُولِيسِي · the police officer الْحِمَايَة · the fire brigade (civil protection)الْعَسْكْرِي · the soldier الْفَاكْتُورْ · the postman الْبُولُونْجِي · the baker الطَّبَّاخْ · the cook الصَّيَّادْ · the fisherman الْفَلَّاحْ · the farmer الرَّاعِي · the shepherd الْمَاصُو · the bricklayer النَّجَّارْ · the carpenter الْبْلُومْبِي · the plumber الْإِلِكْتْرِيسْيَانْ · the electrician الْمِيكَانِيسْيَانْ · the mechanic الصَّبَّاغْ · the house painter الْخَيَّاطْ · the tailor الصَّايَغْ · the jeweller الْبَيَّاعْ · the shop assistant الْمُحَاسِبْ · the accountant الصَّحَفِي · the journalist الْفَنَّانْ · the artist الْمُغَنِّي · the singer الْمُمَثِّلْ · the actor اللَّاعَبْ · the player (sport)الْمُدَرِّبْ · the coach الْحَكَمْ · the referee الطَّيَّارْ · the pilot الْعَسَّاسْ · the guard الْخَدَّامَة · the cleaning lady الرُّوتْرِيتِي · the retired person الْمُتَرَبَّصْ · the intern التَّرَبُّصْ · the internship الْمُقَابْلَة · the job interview السِّي فِي · the CV الطّْلَبْ · the application نْشَغَّلْ · to hire نْطَرَّدْ · to lay off نَسْتَقِيلْ · to resign الْإِسْتِقَالَة · the resignation الطَّرْدْ · the dismissal الْإِضْرَابْ · the strike النِّقَابَة · the union الزّْيَادَة · the pay rise الْبْرِيمَة · the bonus الْفْرِيقْ · the team الزّْمِيلْ · the colleague الْمْلَفّْ · the file الْوَرْشَة · the workshop الْمَصْنَعْ · the factory الشُّونْطِي · the building site الْمَاكِينَة · the machine الْعُدَّة · the tool الْإِبْتِدَائِي · the primary school الرَّوْضَة · the nursery school الْقِسْمْ · the classroom الدَّرْسْ · the lesson الْفَرْضْ · the class test النُّقْطَة · the mark (school)الْمُعَدَّلْ · the average الْكُرَّاسْ · the notebook السْتِيلُو · the pen الْكْرِيُونْ · the pencil الْڨُومَة · the eraser الْمَسْطْرَة · the ruler الْمَحْفْظَة · the school bag السَّبُّورَة · the blackboard التَّمْرِينْ · the exercise الدّْخُولْ الْمَدْرَسِي · the start of the school year الْفَصْلْ · the term التَّسْجِيلْ · the enrolment نْعَاوَدْ الْعَامْ · to repeat a year السَّاحَة · the playground الْمُهَنْدَسْ · an engineer الْخَدَّامْ · a worker التَّاجَرْ · a shopkeeper بَطَّالْ · unemployed قْرِيتْ · to study / to read (I studied)اللِّيسِي · the high school الْمُتَوَسِّطَة · the middle school الشَّهَادَة · a diploma الْبَاكْ · the baccalaureate الْمَاسْتَرْ · a master's التَّخَصُّصْ · a specialism / a field نَتْكَوَّنْ · to train (I'm training)نْجَحْتْ · to pass (I passed)مَا نْجَحْتْشْ · to fail (I didn't pass)

Society

الْقَانُونْ · Law الْحْقُوقْ · Rights الْمُوَاطَنْ · Citizen الثَّوْرَة · Revolution السِّيَاسَة · Politics الْإِقْتِصَادْ · Economy التَّرْبِيَة · Education الْبِيئَة · Environment الْمُجْتَمَعْ · Society الثَّقَافَة · Culture التَّارِيخْ · History الدِّينْ · Religion الْإِنْتِخَابَاتْ · Elections الدِّيمُقْرَاطِيَّة · Democracy الْحُكُومَة · Government الْعَادَاتْ · Tradition / Custom الْإِحْتِرَامْ · Respect الْكَرَمْ · Generosity / Hospitality الْعِيدْ · Religious feast / Birthday شْهَادَة الْمِيلَادْ · the birth certificate شْهَادَة الْإِقَامَة · the proof of residence التَّامْبْرْ · the revenue stamp الْإِسْتِمَارَة · the form الْخْتَمْ · the stamp الْفُوطُوكُوبِي · the photocopy الْبِرْمِي · the driving licence الْخْطِيَّة · the fine الضّْرِيبَة · the tax التَّصْرِيحْ · the declaration الْأَجَلْ · the deadline الْقُرْآنْ · the Quran السُّورَة · the sura الْمُؤَذِّنْ · the muezzin الْأَذَانْ · the call to prayer الْإِمَامْ · the imam الصَّوْمْعَة · the minaret الْوُضُوءْ · the ablutions السَّجَّادَة · the prayer mat الْحَجّْ · the pilgrimage الصَّدْقَة · the alms الْجَنَّة · paradise جْهَنَّمْ · hell الْمَلَاكْ · the angel النّْبِي · the prophet الطّْهَارَة · the circumcision الْحَنَّة · the henna الصّْدَاقْ · the dowry الْجْهَازْ · the bride's trousseau الْكُورْتَاجْ · the wedding procession الزّْغَارِيتْ · the youyou (ululation)الْعْزَا · the mourning رَبِّي يْحَفْظَكْ · may God protect you الْمَغْرِبْ · Morocco مَرُّوكِي · Moroccan لِيبْيَا · Libya لِيبِي · Libyan مَصْرْ · Egypt مَصْرِي · Egyptian فْرَانْسَا · France الطَّلْيَانْ · Italy طَلْيَانِي · Italian إِسْبَانْيَا · Spain لَالْمَانْ · Germany انْجْلْتْرَا · England الْمَارِيكَانْ · America مِيرِيكَانِي · American تُرْكِيَا · Turkey تُرْكِي · Turkish أُورُوبَّا · Europe إِفْرِيقْيَا · Africa الْحْدُودْ · the border الْعَاصْمَة · the capital الْجِنْسِيَّة · the nationality نْهَاجَرْ · to emigrate الْمْهَاجَرْ · the immigrant السِّيَاحَة · tourism السَّايَحْ · the tourist يْقُولُو بَلِّي · they say that قَالَّكْ · it's said / people say يْتْصْنَعْ · to be manufactured يْتْبْنَى · to be built يْتْبَاعْ · to be sold يْتْكْتَبْ · to be written الصّْوَالَحْ · things / stuff غْلَاتْ · to go up (it got expensive)نْصُومْ · to fast نَفْطَرْ · to break the fast الْفْطُورْ · the iftar (evening meal)الْعِيدْ الصّْغِيرْ · Eid al-Fitr الْعِيدْ الْكْبِيرْ · Eid al-Adha نُورْمَالْمُونْ · normally (from French)دِيرَكْتْ · directly / straight away (from French)سِيدِي · Sir (courteous)الْفُصْحَى · Modern Standard Arabic (fusha)الْأَخْبَارْ · the news (TV bulletin)الْكْتِيبَة · the written form رَسْمِي · official / formal خَوَاتَاتِي · my sisters اللُّطْفْ · the gentleness / kindness مَثَلًا · for example الصّْيَامْ · the fast الشَّعْبْ · people, nation الْحَقّْ · right الْغْلَا · the cost of living, inflation الشُّومَاجْ · unemployment التّْلَوُّثْ · pollution تُونَسْ · Tunisia تُونْسِي · Tunisian

Emotions

الْغِيرَة · Jealousy الْحَسْرَة · Nostalgia / Regret الْحَشْمَة · Shame / Shyness الْفْخَرْ · Pride / Dignity الْأَمَلْ · Hope الْهَمّْ · Worry الرَّاحَة · Calm / Rest الْحُزْنْ · Sadness الْفَرْحَة · Joy / Happiness الْإِسْتِغْرَابْ · Astonishment / Surprise الْوَحْشْ · Longing / Missing someone الْحِيرَة · Confusion / Puzzlement الْغُمَّة · Gloom / Melancholy رَاحَة الْبَالْ · Serenity / Assurance مْنَرْفِي · angry مَقْهُورْ · sad / down / disappointed فْخُورْ · proud غَيُّورْ · jealous حْشَّامْ · embarrassed, shy مْزَرَّبْ · in a hurry عْنِيدْ · stubborn الْحُبّْ · love الْكُرْهْ · hatred الْخُوفْ · fear الزّْعَافْ · anger الْخِيبَة · disappointment الْقَنْطَة · boredom السّْتْرِيسْ · stress الشَّفْقَة · pity الْحْقَدْ · resentment النّْدَامَة · remorse الصّْدَاقَة · friendship الْحْنَانَة · tenderness الرّْحْمَة · compassion الْغْرُورْ · pride الْحُقْرَة · humiliation نَحْشَمْ · to be ashamed قْنَطْتْ · to be fed up تْأَثَّرْتْ · to be moved تْصْدَمْتْ · to be shocked ارْتَحْتْ · to be relieved مْهَمُّومْ · worried هْدَنْ ! · calm down يْقَلَّقْنِي · it annoys me قَاسِي · harsh, strict كْرِيمْ · generous بْخِيلْ · stingy, mean طْمَّاعْ · greedy

Clothes

الْحْوَايَجْ · Clothes / Things الصَّبَّاطْ · Shoes السَّرْوَالْ · Trousers الْقْمِجَّة · Shirt الْمَانْطُو · Coat / Jacket الْمَنْشْفَة · Towel الرُّوبَة · the dress الْجِيبَة · the skirt التْرِيكُو · the T-shirt الْفِيسْتَة · the jacket الْجِينْ · the jeans الشُّورْطْ · the shorts الْمَايُو · the swimsuit السُّورْفِيتْ · the tracksuit السَّمْطَة · the belt الْكْرَافَاطَة · the tie الشَّالْ · the scarf الْبُونِي · the beanie الشَّابُو · the hat الْڨَانْ · the gloves الْمْنَاظَرْ · the glasses الْبُورْتْفَايْ · the wallet الْخَاتَمْ · the ring الْقْلَادَة · the necklace الْمْنَاقَشْ · the earrings الْمْسَايَسْ · the bracelet الْمْضَلَّة · the umbrella الْجِيبْ · the pocket الزّْرّْ · the button (on a shirt)السَّحَّابَة · the zip الْكُمّْ · the sleeve الْقْمَاشْ · the fabric الصُّوفْ · the wool الْقُطْنْ · the cotton لَاطَاشْ · the stain التّْقَبْ · the hole (in fabric)

Animals

الْعَوْدْ · the horse الْبْڨْرَة · the cow التُّورْ · the bull الْمَعْزَة · the goat النّْعْجَة · the ewe السَّرْدُوكْ · the rooster الدّْجَاجَة · the hen الْبَطّْ · the duck الْحَلُّوفْ · the pig الْحْمَامَة · the pigeon النّْسَرْ · the eagle الْبُومَة · the owl الْبَلَّارَجْ · the stork الْفَارْ · the rat الْفَارَة · the mouse السّْبَعْ · the lion الدِّيبْ · the wolf الثّْعْلَبْ · the fox الدُّبّْ · the bear الشَّادِي · the monkey الزَّرَافَة · the giraffe الْحَنْشْ · the snake الْفَكْرُونْ · the tortoise الْجْرَانَة · the frog الدَّبَّانَة · the fly النَّامُوسَة · the mosquito النَّمْلَة · the ant النَّحْلَة · the bee الزَّنْبُورْ · the wasp الرّْتِيلَة · the spider الْكَافَارْ · the cockroach الْفَرَاشَة · the butterfly الدُّودَة · the worm الْبُوجْغْلَالْ · the snail الْعَقْرَبْ · the scorpion الدِّيلْ · the tail الْجْنَاحْ · the wing الرِّيشَة · the feather الْقَرْنْ · the horn يَنْبَحْ · to bark يْعَضّْ · to bite يْقَرَّصْ · to sting (insect)

Nature

الصّْخْرَة · the rock الْحَجْرَة · the stone الطِّينْ · the mud الْغْبَارْ · the dust الْجْزِيرَة · the island الصَّحْرَا · the desert الْوَاحَة · the oasis الْكُدْيَة · the hill الْحَقْلْ · the field الرِّيفْ · the countryside الْمَزْرْعَة · the farm الْبِيرْ · the well الْبْحِيرَة · the lake الْمَرْسَى · the port الْوَرْقَة · the leaf الْغْصَنْ · the branch الْغَلَّة · the fruit (harvest)النَّخْلَة · the palm tree الزِّيتُونَة · the olive tree الْيَاسْمِينْ · the jasmine الْقْمَحْ · the wheat الشّْعِيرْ · the barley التّْبَنْ · the straw النَّارْ · the fire الرّْمَادْ · the ash الزَّلْزَالْ · the earthquake الْفَيَضَانْ · the flood

Vocabulary

الْقَافْ · the letter qāf الْكْلَامْ · the words

Everyday phrases

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