Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Arabic conversations.

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Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

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Important verbs

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) beكانkan
(to) haveامتلكemtalaka
(to) do / (to) makeفعل
صنع
fa'ala
sana'a

can / (to) know how toاستطاع
عرف كيف
estata'a
arifa kayfa

(to) know (how)عرف (كيف)arifa (kayfa)
(to) know / (to) be acquainted withعرف
أحاط علمًا بـ […]
arifa
ahata 'elman bi […]

(to) understandفهمfahima
(to) speak / (to) talkتحدث
تكلم
tahadatha
takalama

(to) listen toإستمع إليistami'a ila
(to) hearسمعsami'a
(to) seeرأىra'a
(to) feelشعرsha'ara
(to) liveعاش
حييَ
aasha
hayeya

(to) wantأرادarada
(to) needاحتاجehtaja
(to) likeأحب
أعجب بـ...
ahabba
o'jaba bi…

(to) loveأحب
عشق
ahabba
ashika

(to) giveأعطىa'ata
(to) takeأخذakhadza
(to) playلعبla'eba
(to) laughضحكdahika
(to) comeجاء
حضر
ja'a
hadara

(to) goذهبdzahaba
(to) go by […] (e.g. by car)اِستقل […]estaqal […]
(to) writeكتبkataba
(to) readقرأqara'a
(to) countعدadda
(to) pronounceنطقnataqa
(to) spellتهجى
تهجأ
tahaja
tahaja'a

(to) conjugateصرف الأفعالsarfa al af'al
(to) rememberتذكرtadzakara
(to) forgetنسىnaseya
(to) eatأكلakala
(to) tryحاولhaawala
(to) useاستعمل
استخدم
esta'amala
estakhdama

(to) openفتحfataha
(to) closeغلق
قفل
ghalaka
qafala

(to) greet / (to) welcomeحيا
رحب
hay-ya
rahaba

(to) beginبدأbada'a
(to) endأنهىanha

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