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
ar-sing_shop
ar-sing_shop-2
department storeمتجر كبير
متجر ضخم
matjar kabeer
matjar dakhm
ar-sing_department-store
ar-sing_department-store-2
kioskكشكkoshkar-sing_kiosk
bakeryمخبزmakhbazar-sing_bakery
confectioneryحلويات
محل الحلويات
halaweyat
mahal halaweyat
ar-sing_confectionery
ar-sing_confectionery-2
butcher’sجزارةjezarahar-sing_butchers
marketسوقsouqar-sing_market
libraryمكتبةmaktabahar-sing_library
churchكنيسةkanisahar-sing_church
cinemaسينماcinemaar-sing_cinema
theaterمسرحmasrahar-sing_theater
hotelفندقfondoqar-sing_hotel
bankبنكbankar-sing_bank
schoolمدرسةmadrasahar-sing_school
universityجامعةjame'ahar-sing_university
kindergartenحضانة أطفال
روضة أطفال
hadanat atfal
rawdat atfal
ar-sing_kindergarten
ar-sing_kindergarten-2
chemist’s / drugstoreصيدلية
أجزخانة
saydaleyah
ajzakhanah
ar-sing_chemistsdrugstore
ar-sing_chemistsdrugstore-2
hospitalمشفى
مستشفى
mashfa
mostashfa
ar-sing_hospital
ar-sing_hospital-2

Cities and Places

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityمدينةmadinahar-sing_towncity
houseمنزلmanzelar-sing_house
buildingمبنى
بناء
mabna
bena'
ar-sing_building
ar-sing_building-2
street / roadشارع
طريق
share'
tariq
ar-sing_streetroad
ar-sing_streetroad-2
avenueشارع
طريق
share'
tariq
ar-sing_avenue
ar-sing_avenue-2
bridgeجسرjesr ar-sing_bridge
center/city centerمركز
مركز المدينة
markaz
markaz al madinah
ar-sing_centercity-center
ar-sing_centercity-center-2
crossingتقاطعtaqatu'ar-sing_crossing
squareميدانmidanar-sing_square
parkحديقة
منتزه
hadeqah
montazah
ar-sing_park
ar-sing_park-2
landmark / sight معلم
مشهد
ma'alam
mash-had
ar-sing_landmarksight
ar-sing_landmarksight-2
monumentنصب تذكاريnasb tedzkaryar-sing_monument

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicleعربة
مركبة
arabah
markabah
ar-sing_vehicle
ar-sing_vehicle-2
carسيارةsayarahar-sing_car
trainقطارqetarar-sing_train
busحافلة
أتوبيس
hafelah
otobees
ar-sing_bus
ar-sing_bus-2
tramترامteramar-sing_tram
metroمتروmetroar-sing_metro
bicycleدراجةdarajahar-sing_bicycle
motorbikeدراجة بخاريةdarajah bokhareyahar-sing_motorbike
taxiسيارة أجرة
تاكسي
sayarah ujra
taxi
ar-sing_taxi
ar-sing_taxi-2
airplaneطائرةtae'rahar-sing_airplane
shipسفينةsafeenahar-sing_ship
(train) stationمحطة (قطار)mahatat (qetar)ar-sing_train-station
main stationمحطة رئيسيةmahatah ra'eseyahar-sing_main-station
stopمحطةmahatahar-sing_stop
station / stopمحطةmahatahar-sing_stationstop
parking areaموقف سياراتmawqaf sayaratar-sing_parking-area
petrol stationمحطة بنزينmahatat banzeenar-sing_petrol-station
(to) go by carاِستقل السيارةestaqal al-sayarahar-sing_to-go-by-car
(to) go by motorbikeاِستقل الدراجة البخاريةestaqal al-darajah al-bokhareyahar-sing_to-go-by-motorbike
(to) go by bikeاِستقل الدراجةestaqal al-darajahar-sing_to-go-by-bike
(to) go by busاِستقل الحافلةestaqal al-hafelahar-sing_to-go-by-bus
(to) go by metroاِستقل المتروestaqal al-metroar-sing_to-go-by-metro

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