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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- Important verbs
- Vocabulary trainer: Basic Verbs in Arabic
- Most Important Arabic Verbs: to have
- Useful Arabic Verbs
- More useful Arabic Verbs
- How To Conjugate Arabic Verbs
- How To Use Arabic Verbs In A Sentence
- Introduction to the Ten Arabic Verb Forms
- Spoken Arabic – Verbs in Present Tense
- Spoken Arabic – Verbs in Past Tense
- More Arabic lessons
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Important verbs
English | Arabic | Arabic (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
(to) be | كان | kan | ar-sing_to-be |
(to) have | امتلك | emtalaka | ar-sing_to-have |
(to) do / (to) make | فعل صنع | fa'ala sana'a | ar-sing_to-doto-make ar-sing_to-doto-make-2 |
can / (to) know how to | استطاع عرف كيف | estata'a arifa kayfa | ar-sing_canto-know-how-to ar-sing_canto-know-how-to-2 |
(to) know (how) | عرف (كيف) | arifa (kayfa) | ar-sing_to-know-how |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | عرف أحاط علمًا بـ […] | arifa ahata 'elman bi […] | ar-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with ar-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2 |
(to) understand | فهم | fahima | ar-sing_to-understand |
(to) speak / (to) talk | تحدث تكلم | tahadatha takalama | ar-sing_to-speakto-talk ar-sing_to-speakto-talk-2 |
(to) listen to | إستمع إلي | istami'a ila | ar-sing_to-listen-to |
(to) hear | سمع | sami'a | ar-sing_to-hear |
(to) see | رأى | ra'a | ar-sing_to-see |
(to) feel | شعر | sha'ara | ar-sing_to-feel |
(to) live | عاش حييَ | aasha hayeya | ar-sing_to-live ar-sing_to-live-2 |
(to) want | أراد | arada | ar-sing_to-want |
(to) need | احتاج | ehtaja | ar-sing_to-need |
(to) like | أحب أعجب بـ... | ahabba o'jaba bi… | ar-sing_to-like ar-sing_to-like-2 |
(to) love | أحب عشق | ahabba ashika | ar-sing_to-love ar-sing_to-love-2 |
(to) give | أعطى | a'ata | ar-sing_to-give |
(to) take | أخذ | akhadza | ar-sing_to-take |
(to) play | لعب | la'eba | ar-sing_to-play |
(to) laugh | ضحك | dahika | ar-sing_to-laugh |
(to) come | جاء حضر | ja'a hadara | ar-sing_to-come ar-sing_to-come-2 |
(to) go | ذهب | dzahaba | ar-sing_to-go |
(to) go by […] | اِستقل […] | estaqal […] | ar-sing_to-go-by- |
(to) write | كتب | kataba | ar-sing_to-write |
(to) read | قرأ | qara'a | ar-sing_to-read |
(to) count | عد | adda | ar-sing_to-count |
(to) pronounce | نطق | nataqa | ar-sing_to-pronounce |
(to) spell | تهجى تهجأ | tahaja tahaja'a | ar-sing_to-spell ar-sing_to-spell-2 |
(to) conjugate | صرف الأفعال | sarfa al af'al | ar-sing_to-conjugate |
(to) remember | تذكر | tadzakara | ar-sing_to-remember |
(to) forget | نسى | naseya | ar-sing_to-forget |
(to) eat | أكل | akala | ar-sing_to-eat |
(to) try | حاول | haawala | ar-sing_to-try |
(to) use | استعمل استخدم | esta'amala estakhdama | ar-sing_to-use ar-sing_to-use-2 |
(to) open | فتح | fataha | ar-sing_to-open |
(to) close | غلق قفل | ghalaka qafala | ar-sing_to-close ar-sing_to-close-2 |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | حيا رحب | hay-ya rahaba | ar-sing_to-greetto-welcome ar-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2 |
(to) begin | بدأ | bada'a | ar-sing_to-begin |
(to) end | أنهى | anha | ar-sing_to-end |
Vocabulary trainer: Basic Verbs in Arabic
How do you say
(to) give
in Arabic?
Videos
Most Important Arabic Verbs: to have
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Useful Arabic Verbs
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More useful Arabic Verbs
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How To Conjugate Arabic Verbs
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How To Use Arabic Verbs In A Sentence
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Introduction to the Ten Arabic Verb Forms
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Spoken Arabic – Verbs in Present Tense
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Spoken Arabic – Verbs in Past Tense
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