Adjectives describe people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to describe what something or somebody is like. The car is old, the hotel is cheap. You get it. Memorize the Arabic adjectives below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic conversations.

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Basic Words & Phrases: Adjectives

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The Most Used Adjectives in Spoken Arabic

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Important adjectives

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
goodجيدjayidar-sing_good
badسيئsaye'ar-sing_bad
newجديدjadidar-sing_new
oldقديمqadimar-sing_old
smallصغيرsaghirar-sing_small
large / bigواسع
كبير		wasi'
kabir		ar-sing_largebig
ar-sing_largebig-2
longطويلtawilar-sing_long
shortقصيرqasirar-sing_short
cheapرخيصrakheisar-sing_cheap
expensiveغالي السعر
باهظ الثمن		ghali assi'r
bahiz atthaman		ar-sing_expensive
ar-sing_expensive-2
light / clearضوء
واضح		daw'
wadih		ar-sing_lightclear
ar-sing_lightclear-2
darkظلامzalamar-sing_dark
lateمتأخرmota'akhirar-sing_late
earlyمبكرmobakirar-sing_early
interestingممتع
شيق		momti'
shayeq		ar-sing_interesting
ar-sing_interesting-2
boringمملmomelar-sing_boring
tiredمتعبmot'abar-sing_tired
easy / simpleسهل
بسيط		sahl
basit		ar-sing_easysimple
ar-sing_easysimple-2
for freeمجاناmajananar-sing_for-free
right / correctصحيح
مضبوط		sahih
madbot		ar-sing_rightcorrect
ar-sing_rightcorrect-2
wrongخاطيءkhatie'ar-sing_wrong
strongقويqawiar-sing_strong
weakضعيفda'ifar-sing_weak

Notes:

1 #When talking about size we can say مقاس لارج, maqas (large). When talking about 'a big scale' we can say واسع, wasi'. When we use the word large as huge, we say ضخم, dakhm.2 #As in 'day light' or 'the light in the room' etc. If we're talking about weight it would be خفيف, khafif.3 When talking about an adjective as in 'He's always late'. The corresponding adverb as in 'I woke up late' would be متأخرًا, mota'akhiran.4 When talking about an adjective as in 'He's always early'. The corresponding adverb as in 'I woke up early' would be مبكرًا, mobakiran.

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