Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.

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

Family & Friends in Arabic

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Family & Relatives

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
friendshipصداقةsadaqah
family [Sg]عائلةa'elah
families [Pl]عائلاتa'elaat
parentsأبوين
والدين		abawayin
waledayn
father [Sg]والد
أب		waled
ab
fathers [Pl]آباءabaa'
dad [Sg]أبab
dads [Pl]آباءabaa'
daddy [Sg]أبab
daddies [Pl]آباءabaa'
mother [Sg]والدة
أم		waledah
om
mothers [Pl]أمهاتomahat
mom [Sg]أمom
moms [Pl]أمهاتomahat
mommy [Sg]أمom
mommies [Pl]أمهاتomahat
siblings / brothers and sistersأخوة
أخوة وأخوات		ekhwah
ekhwah wa akhwat
brotherأخakh
sisterأختokht
child [Sg]طفلtefl
children [Pl]أطفالatfal
son [Sg]ابنebn
sons [Pl]أبناءabnaa'
daughter [Sg]ابنةebnah
daughters [Pl]بناتbanat
grandparentsجدينjedayen
grandfather [Sg]جدjed
grandfathers [Pl]أجدادajdad
grandpa [Sg]جدjed
grandpas [Pl]أجدادajdad
grandmother [Sg]جدةjeddah
grandmothers [Pl]جداتjedat
grandma [Sg]جدةjeddah
grandmas [Pl]جداتjedat
grandchild [Sg]حفيدhafeed
grandchildren [Pl]أحفادahfad
uncle [Sg]عم
خال		a'm [1]
khal [2]
uncles [Pl]أعمام
أخوال		a'amam
akhwal
aunt [Sg]عمة
خالة		a'mah [3]
khalah [4]
aunts [Pl]عمات
خالات		a'amaat
khalat
cousin [Sg]بنت الخالة
بنت الخال
ابن الخالة
ابن الخال
بنت العمة
بنت العم
ابن العمة
ابن العم		bent al-khalah [5]
bent al-khal [6]
ebn al-khalah [7]
ebn al-khal [8]
bent al-a'mah [9]
bent al-a'm [10]
ebn al-a'mah [11]
ebn al-a'm [12]






cousins [Pl]بنات الخالة
بنات الخال
أبناء الخالة
أبناء الخال
بنات العمة
بنات العم
أبناء العمة
أبناء العم		abnaa' al-a'am
abnaa' al-a'ammah
banat al-a'am
banat al-a'ammah
abnaa' al-khal
abnaa' al-khalah
banat al-khal
banat al-khalah






Love & Friendship

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
loveحبhob
(to) loveأحَبَّahabb
I love youأحبكَ
أحبكِ		ohebuka [13]
ohebuki [14]
I love you very muchأحبكَ كثيرًا
أحبكِ كثيرًا		ohebuka katheran [15]
ohebuki katheran [16]
boyfriendحبيب
صديق		habeeb
sadeq
girlfriendحبيبة
صديقة		habeebah
sadeeqah
Do you want to marry me?هل ترغبين في الزواج بي؟hal targhabeen fi al zawaj bi?
husband [Sg]زوجzawj
husbands [Pl]أزواجazwaj
wife [Sg]زوجةzawjah
wives [Pl]زوجاتzawjat
marriedمتزوجةmotazawejah
marriedمتزوجmotazawej
friendshipصداقةsadaqah

Notes:

1 Father's brother 2 Mother's brother3 Father's sister 4 Mother's sister5 Mother's sister's daughter 6 Mother's brother's daughter 7 Mother's sister's son 8 Mother's brother's son 9 Father's sister's daughter 10 Father's brother's daughter 11 Father's sister's son 12 Father's brother's son13 When said to a man 14 When said to a woman15 When said to a man 16 When said to a woman

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