This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Arabic words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

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

Cities & Traffic in Arabic

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
shopمحل
متجر
mahal
matjar

department storeمتجر كبير
متجر ضخم
matjar kabeer
matjar dakhm

kioskكشكkoshk
bakeryمخبزmakhbaz
confectioneryحلويات
محل الحلويات
halaweyat
mahal halaweyat [1]

butcher’sجزارةjezarah
marketسوقsouq
libraryمكتبةmaktabah
churchكنيسةkanisah
cinemaسينماcinema
theaterمسرحmasrah
hotelفندقfondoq
bankبنكbank
schoolمدرسةmadrasah
universityجامعةjame'ah
kindergartenحضانة أطفال
روضة أطفال
hadanat atfal
rawdat atfal

chemist’s / drugstoreصيدلية
أجزخانة
saydaleyah
ajzakhanah

hospitalمشفى
مستشفى
mashfa
mostashfa

Cities and Places

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityمدينةmadinah
houseمنزلmanzel
buildingمبنى
بناء
mabna
bena'

street / roadشارع
طريق
share'
tariq

avenueشارع
طريق
share'
tariq

bridgeجسرjesr
center/city centerمركز
مركز المدينة
markaz
markaz al madinah

crossingتقاطعtaqatu'
squareميدانmidan
parkحديقة
منتزه
hadeqah
montazah

landmark / sight معلم
مشهد
ma'alam
mash-had

monumentنصب تذكاريnasb tedzkary

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicleعربة
مركبة
arabah
markabah

carسيارةsayarah
trainقطارqetar
busحافلة
أتوبيس
hafelah
otobees

tramترامteram
metroمتروmetro
bicycleدراجةdarajah
motorbikeدراجة بخاريةdarajah bokhareyah
taxiسيارة أجرة
تاكسي
sayarah ujra
taxi

airplaneطائرةtae'rah
shipسفينةsafeenah
(train) stationمحطة (قطار)mahatat (qetar)
main stationمحطة رئيسيةmahatah ra'eseyah
stopمحطةmahatah
station / stopمحطةmahatah
parking areaموقف سياراتmawqaf sayarat
petrol stationمحطة بنزينmahatat banzeen
(to) go by carاِستقل السيارةestaqal al-sayarah
(to) go by motorbikeاِستقل الدراجة البخاريةestaqal al-darajah al-bokhareyah
(to) go by bikeاِستقل الدراجةestaqal al-darajah
(to) go by busاِستقل الحافلةestaqal al-hafelah
(to) go by metroاِستقل المتروestaqal al-metro

Notes:

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