Transportation

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Certainly, when moving to a new country, transportation can become a nuisance. This is especially the case if you don’t know the local language, but you still need to move around. If you are planning on moving to an Arabic speaking country, knowing transportation in Arabic is definitely essential. Above all, it will help you in various situations you might encounter. Firstly, bus in Arabic (Haafilah / حافِلَة), car in Arabic (sayyaarah / سَيَّارَة), taxi in Arabic (sayyaaratu ʼujratin / سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ) or plane in Arabic (Taaʼirah / طائِرَة) are basic words any language student should know. However, not everyone that comes to the Middle East owns a car immediately. So, you might need a taxi on your next trip. You should know how to say right in Arabic (yameen / يَمين), left in Arabic (yasaar / يَسار) or straight in Arabic (ʼamaam / أَمام) when talking to the taxi driver. Or, for example, you might tell him “Here please” (hunaa min fadhlika / هُنا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ) after (baʻd / بَعْدَ) or before (qabl / قَبْلَ) the traffic light (ʼishaaratun dhawʼiyyatun / إِشارَةٌ ضَوْئِيَّةٌ), roundabout (duwwaar / دُوَّار) or so on. Further, you should know how to ask “How much is the fare?” (kam alʼujrah / كَمْ الأُجْرَةُ؟) and for the change (albaaqee / الباقي). In conclusion, see how useful it can be to know transportation vocabulary in Arabic? So why not start learning today? Check out our topic here.

حافِلَة

 

/Haafilah/

 

Means

 

Bus

   
 
   

سَيَّارَة أُجْرَة

 

/sayyaarat ʼujrah/

 

Means

 

Taxi

   
 

   

طائِرَة

 

/Taaʼirah/

 

Means

 

Plane

   
 

   

سَفينَة

 

/safeenah/

 

Means

 

Ship

   
 

 

هَلْ

 

/hal/

 

Is used as a question word

 

for "Yes or No" questions

       
 
   

نَعَم

 

/naʻam/

 

Means

 

Yes

     
   

   

لا

 

/laa/

 

Means

 

No

   
   

   

يَمين

 

/yameen/

 

Means

 

Right

       
 

يَسار

 

/yasaar/

 

Means

 

Left

 
 
   
     

أَمام

 

/ʼamaam/

 

Means

 

Straight

   
   

 

إِلى

 

/ʼilaa/

 

Means

 

To

     
   
   

كَمْ الأُجْرَة؟

 

/kam alʼujrah/

 

Means

 

How much is the fare?

     
   
     

العَدَّاد

 

/alʻaddaad/

 

Means

 

Meter

     
   

 

اِفْتَح العَدَّاد

 

/iftaH alʻaddaad/

 

Means

 

Switch on the meter

       
   

   

الباقي

 

/albaaqee/

 

Means

 

The change

       
     
 

هُنا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

 

/hunaa min fadhlika/

 

Means

 

Here please

     
   
   

إِشارَة ضَوْئِيَّة

/ʼishaarah dhawʼiyyah/

Means

Traffic light

       
   
   

دُوَّار

/duwwaar/

Means

Roundabout

 
   
   

بَعْد

/baʻd/

Means

After

     
   
   

قَبْل

/qabl/

Means

Before

     
   
       

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