{"id":10534,"date":"2020-05-10T14:09:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T14:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaleela.com\/en\/blog\/arabic-bookstore-vocabulary-what-to-say-when-you-visit-a-library\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:14:42","slug":"arabic-bookstore-vocabulary-what-to-say-when-you-visit-a-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaleela.com\/en\/blog\/arabic-bookstore-vocabulary-what-to-say-when-you-visit-a-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Bookstore Vocabulary: A Guide for Library Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Visiting a library in an Arabic-speaking country can be a rich and rewarding experience, offering access to a wealth of knowledge and culture.Navigating this space and effectively communicating your needs requires familiarity with specific Arabic vocabulary. This blog post serves as your essential guide, equipping you with the key words and phrases you&#8217;ll need to confidently interact in an Arabic library or bookstore. Whether you&#8217;re a student, a researcher, or simply an avid reader, mastering this vocabulary will enhance your visit and open doors to a deeper engagement with Arabic literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d73aa3bbfe824f9f1457c752c70ee5c8\" id=\"h-essential-vocabulary-for-your-library-visit\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>Essential Vocabulary for Your Library Visit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s delve into the crucial Arabic terms you&#8217;ll encounter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Library\/Bookstore<\/strong> in Arabic<strong>: <\/strong>\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 (maktabah) &#8211; Context is key as this can mean both.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Book <\/strong>in Arabic<strong>:<\/strong> \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 (kitaab) &#8211; Plural: \u0643\u062a\u0628 (kutub).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: I want a book about history. &#8211; \u0623\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e. (\u02beureedu kitaaban \u02bfan at-taareekh.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Library card <\/strong>in Arabic<strong>: <\/strong>\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 (bitaaqat maktabah)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: Do you have a library card? &#8211; \u0647\u0644 \u0644\u062f\u064a\u0643 \u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629\u061f (hal ladayka bitaaqat maktabah?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shelf <\/strong>in Arabic<strong>: <\/strong>\u0631\u0641 (raff) &#8211; Plural: \u0631\u0641\u0648\u0641 (rufoof).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: Where can I find fiction books? (literally: novels books) &#8211; \u0623\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u062c\u062f \u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a\u061f (\u02beayna \u02beajidu kutub ar-riwaayaat?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Section\/Department:<\/strong> \u0642\u0633\u0645 (qism)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: I&#8217;m looking for the science books section. &#8211; \u0623\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u0642\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629. (\u02beab\u1e25athu \u02bfan qism al-kutub al-\u02bfilmiyyah.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Novel\/Fiction book: <\/strong>\u0631\u0648\u0627\u064a\u0629 (riwaayah)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-fiction book: <\/strong>\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u062e\u064a\u0627\u0644\u064a (kitaab ghayr khayaali)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Textbook: <\/strong>\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064a (kitaab madrasii)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Picture book:<\/strong> \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u0635\u0648\u0631 (kitaab mu\u1e63awwar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dictionary <\/strong>in Arabic<strong>: <\/strong>\u0642\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0633 (qaamuus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Magazine<\/strong> in Arabic<strong>: <\/strong>\u0645\u062c\u0644\u0629 (majallah)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Newspaper<\/strong> in Arabic<strong>:<\/strong> \u062c\u0631\u064a\u062f\u0629 (jariidah)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Author:<\/strong> \u0645\u0624\u0644\u0641 (mu\u02beallif) \/ \u0643\u0627\u062a\u0628 (kaatib)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>\u0646\u0627\u0634\u0631 (naashir)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong> \u0639\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0646 (\u02bfunwaan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Page: <\/strong>\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 (\u1e63af\u1e25ah) &#8211;<strong> Plural:<\/strong> \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0627\u062a (\u1e63afa\u1e25aat).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Borrowing: <\/strong>\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0629 (isti\u02bfaarah)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: How many books can I borrow? &#8211; \u0643\u0645 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0623\u0633\u062a\u0637\u064a\u0639 \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0633\u062a\u0639\u064a\u0631\u061f (kam kitaab \u02beasta\u1e6dee\u02bfu \u02bean \u02beasta\u02bfeer?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renewing a borrowed item:<\/strong> \u062a\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0629 (tajdeed al-isti\u02bfaarah)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: May I renew this book? &#8211; \u0647\u0644 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0646\u064a \u062a\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u061f (hal yumkinunee tajdeed \u02beisti\u02bfaarat haadha al-kitaab?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Borrowing period\/Loan period: <\/strong>\u0645\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0629 (muddat al-isti\u02bfaarah)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: How long can I borrow this book? &#8211; \u0643\u0645 \u0645\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u061f (kam muddat \u02beisti\u02bfaarat haadha al-kitaab?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Late\/Overdue: <\/strong>\u0645\u062a\u0623\u062e\u0631 (muta\u02beakhkhir)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: I owe a fine for the overdue books. &#8211; \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u063a\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0623\u062e\u0631\u0629. (\u02beanaa madeenun bi gharaamatin \u02bfala al-kutub al-muta\u02beakhkhirah.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Search\/Research:<\/strong> \u0628\u062d\u062b (ba\u1e25th)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: I am doing research on\u2026 &#8211; \u0623\u0642\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0639\u0646\u2026 (\u02beaqoomu bi ba\u1e25thin \u02bfan\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Catalog\/Index: <\/strong>\u0641\u0647\u0631\u0633 (fihris)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Librarian&#8217;s desk: <\/strong>\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 (maktab \u02beameen al-maktabah)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forbidden\/Not allowed:<\/strong> \u0645\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0639 (mamnuu\u02bf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quiet:<\/strong> \u0647\u0627\u062f\u0626 (haadi\u02be)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e79bef1e2ad4678c18ab321daf3b154a\" id=\"h-useful-phrases-for-interacting-at-the-library\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>Useful Phrases for Interacting at the Library<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some practical phrases you can use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>I want to apply for a library card.<\/strong> &#8211; \u0623\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0644\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629. (\u02beureedu \u02bean \u02beuqaddima li bitaaqat al-maktabah.) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where can I find\u2026? <\/strong>&#8211; \u0623\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0646\u064a \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u062c\u062f\u2026\u061f (\u02beayna yumkinunee \u02bean \u02beajida\u2026?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>Is this book available? <\/strong>&#8211; \u0647\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0641\u0631\u061f (hal haadha al-kitaab mutawaffir?) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Can I borrow\u2026 books? <\/strong>&#8211; \u0647\u0644 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0629\u2026 \u0643\u062a\u0628\u061f (hal yumkinunee \u02beisti\u02bfaarat\u2026 kutub?) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When do I have to return this book? <\/strong>&#8211; \u0645\u062a\u0649 \u064a\u062c\u0628 \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u061f (mataa yajibu \u02bean \u02beu\u02bfeeda haadha al-kitaab?) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I am looking for a book titled<\/strong>\u2026 &#8211; \u0623\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0628\u0639\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0646\u2026 (\u02beab\u1e25athu \u02bfan kitaabin bi\u02bfunwaan\u2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do you have books about\u2026?<\/strong> &#8211; \u0647\u0644 \u0644\u062f\u064a\u0643\u0645 \u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0639\u0646\u2026\u061f (hal ladaykum kutubun \u02bfan\u2026?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Thank you very much<\/strong>. &#8211; \u0634\u0643\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u062c\u0632\u064a\u0644\u0627\u064b. (shukran jazeelan.) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Please<\/strong> in Arabic. &#8211; \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u0636\u0644\u0643. (min fa\u1e0dlik \/ min fadhlika &#8211; to a female \/ male)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>Excuse me<\/strong> in Arabic . &#8211; \u0645\u0639\u0630\u0631\u0629\u064b. (ma\u02bfdhiratan.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastering this Arabic vocabulary will enhance your library and bookstore experiences. Ready to expand your Arabic skills? <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3TmOTCv\">Download the Kaleela app<\/a> for comprehensive lessons and start learning today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting a library in an Arabic-speaking country can be a rich and rewarding experience, offering access to a wealth of knowledge and culture.Navigating this space and effectively communicating your needs requires familiarity with specific Arabic vocabulary. 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