We’re happy to see you back for part four of our five-part series on 100 essential words and phrases that you should know if you’re just learning Arabic for beginners. Like all parts of this series, we’ve also included some example phrases and questions that you can see the word used in. As you learn Arabic language vocabulary, you’ll find yourself picking up more and more vocabulary along the way. After this lesson, you’ll have learned 80 core vocabulary words in Arabic and only 20 more to go!


100 Core Arabic Vocabulary Words (Part 4)

EnglishTransliterationArabic
Number in Arabic raqm رقم
Zero in Arabic sifr صفر
One in Arabic wahid واحد
Two in Arabic athnaan اثنان
Three in Arabic thalatha ثلاثة
Four in Arabic arba أربعة
Five in Arabic khamsa خمسة
Six in Arabic sita ستة
Seven in Arabic seba سبعة
Eight in Arabic thamania ثمانية
Nine in Arabic tisa تسع
Ten in Arabic ashra عشرة
See in Arabic raʾa رأى 
Nice to meet you in Arabic tasharfna تشرفنا
Goodbye in Arabic mʿ al-slamh مع السلامة
Coffee in Arabic qahwah قهوة 
Milk in Arabic halib حليب
Tea in Arabic shay شايْ 
Water in Arabic maa ماء 
Wine in Arabickhamrخمر


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