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.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Arabic“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

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Important verbs

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) beكانkanar-sing_to-be
(to) haveامتلكemtalakaar-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) makeفعل
صنع
fa'ala
sana'a
ar-sing_to-doto-make
ar-sing_to-doto-make-2
can / (to) know how toاستطاع
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 withعرف
أحاط علمًا بـ […]
arifa
ahata 'elman bi […]
ar-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with
ar-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2
(to) understandفهمfahimaar-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talkتحدث
تكلم
tahadatha
takalama
ar-sing_to-speakto-talk
ar-sing_to-speakto-talk-2
(to) listen toإستمع إليistami'a ilaar-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hearسمعsami'aar-sing_to-hear
(to) seeرأىra'aar-sing_to-see
(to) feelشعرsha'araar-sing_to-feel
(to) liveعاش
حييَ
aasha
hayeya
ar-sing_to-live
ar-sing_to-live-2
(to) wantأرادaradaar-sing_to-want
(to) needاحتاجehtajaar-sing_to-need
(to) likeأحب
أعجب بـ...
ahabba
o'jaba bi…
ar-sing_to-like
ar-sing_to-like-2
(to) loveأحب
عشق
ahabba
ashika
ar-sing_to-love
ar-sing_to-love-2
(to) giveأعطىa'ataar-sing_to-give
(to) takeأخذakhadzaar-sing_to-take
(to) playلعبla'ebaar-sing_to-play
(to) laughضحكdahikaar-sing_to-laugh
(to) comeجاء
حضر
ja'a
hadara
ar-sing_to-come
ar-sing_to-come-2
(to) goذهبdzahabaar-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]اِستقل […]estaqal […]ar-sing_to-go-by-
(to) writeكتبkatabaar-sing_to-write
(to) readقرأqara'aar-sing_to-read
(to) countعدaddaar-sing_to-count
(to) pronounceنطقnataqaar-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spellتهجى
تهجأ
tahaja
tahaja'a
ar-sing_to-spell
ar-sing_to-spell-2
(to) conjugateصرف الأفعالsarfa al af'alar-sing_to-conjugate
(to) rememberتذكرtadzakaraar-sing_to-remember
(to) forgetنسىnaseyaar-sing_to-forget
(to) eatأكلakalaar-sing_to-eat
(to) tryحاولhaawalaar-sing_to-try
(to) useاستعمل
استخدم
esta'amala
estakhdama
ar-sing_to-use
ar-sing_to-use-2
(to) openفتحfatahaar-sing_to-open
(to) closeغلق
قفل
ghalaka
qafala
ar-sing_to-close
ar-sing_to-close-2
(to) greet / (to) welcomeحيا
رحب
hay-ya
rahaba
ar-sing_to-greetto-welcome
ar-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2
(to) beginبدأbada'aar-sing_to-begin
(to) endأنهىanhaar-sing_to-end

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