Transportation
Transportation
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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