Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Arabic

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People

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personإنسان
شخص		ensan
shakhs		ar-sing_human-beingperson
ar-sing_human-beingperson-2
people / humansأشخاص
ناس
بشر		ashkhas
nas
bashar		ar-sing_peoplehumans
ar-sing_peoplehumans-2
ar-sing_peoplehumans-3
womanامرأةemra'har-sing_woman
manرجلrajolar-sing_man
childطفلteflar-sing_child
girlفتاة
بنت		fatah
bent		ar-sing_girl
ar-sing_girl-2
boyغلام
ولد		gholam
walad		ar-sing_boy
ar-sing_boy-2

Professions

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
professionمهنةmehnahar-sing_profession
employee / workerعامل, عاملةa'amel, a'amelahar-sing_employeeworkerar-sing_employeeworker-2
clerk / officialموظف, موظفةmowazaf, mowazafahar-sing_clerkofficialar-sing_clerkofficial-2
colleagueزميل, زميلةzameel, zameelahar-sing_colleaguear-sing_colleague-2
pensioner / retireeمتقاعد عن العمل, متقاعدة عن العملmotaqae'd a'n el-a'mal, motaqae'dah a'n el-a'malar-sing_pensionerretireear-sing_pensionerretiree-2
unemployed person / jobseekerعاطل, عاطلة
باحث عن العمل, باحثة عن العمل		a'tel, a'telah
baheth a'n a'mal, bahethah a'n a'mal		ar-sing_unemployed-personjobseekerar-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker-2
ar-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker-3ar-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker-4
doctorطبيب, طبيبةtabeeb, tabeebahar-sing_doctorar-sing_doctor-2
journalistصحفي, صحفيةsahafy, sahafeyahar-sing_journalistar-sing_journalist-2
engineerمهندس, مهندسةmohandes, mohandesahar-sing_engineerar-sing_engineer-2
bossرئيس العمل, رئيسة العملraees al-a'mal, raeesat al-a'malar-sing_bossar-sing_boss-2
directorمدير, مديرةmodeer, modeerahar-sing_directorar-sing_director-2
managerمدير, مديرةmodeer, modeerahar-sing_managerar-sing_manager-2
secretaryسكرتير, سكرتيرةsecerteer, secerteerahar-sing_secretaryar-sing_secretary-2
driverسائق, سائقةsae'q, sae'qahar-sing_driverar-sing_driver-2
farmerمزارع, مزارعة
فلاح, فلاحة		mozare', mozare'ah
falah, falahah		ar-sing_farmerar-sing_farmer-2
ar-sing_farmer-3ar-sing_farmer-4
bakerخباز, خبازةkhabbaz, khabbazahar-sing_bakerar-sing_baker-2
salesman, saleswomanموظف مبيعات, موظفة مبيعاتmowazaf mabe'at, mozafat mabe'atar-sing_salesman-saleswomanar-sing_salesman-saleswoman-2
nurseممرض, ممرضةmomared, momaredahar-sing_nursear-sing_nurse-2
policeman, policewomanشرطي, شرطيةshorty, shorteyahar-sing_policeman-policewomanar-sing_policeman-policewoman-2
cook / chefطاه, طاهيةtahi, taheyahar-sing_cookchefar-sing_cookchef-2
teacher, female teacherمعلم, معلمةmoa'lem, moa'lemahar-sing_teacher-female-teacherar-sing_teacher-female-teacher-2
shoemaker [Sg]إسكافي
صانع الأحذية		eskafy
sane' ahdeyah		ar-sing_shoemaker
ar-sing_shoemaker-2
shoemakers [Pl]صانعي الأحذيةsane'y al-ahdeyahar-plur_shoemaker
watchmaker [Sg] ساعاتي
صانع الساعات		sa'aty
sane' sa'at		ar-sing_watchmaker
ar-sing_watchmaker-2
watchmakers [Pl]صانعي الساعاتsane'y al-sa'atar-plur_watchmaker

Work & Application

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workعَمَلa'malar-sing_to-work
work / jobعمل
وظيفة		a'mal
wazefah		ar-sing_workjob
ar-sing_workjob-2
workplaceمكان العملmakan al-a'malar-sing_workplace
employment / occupationتعيين
توظيف		tae'en
tawzeef		ar-sing_employmentoccupation
ar-sing_employmentoccupation-2
officeمكتبmaktabar-sing_office
factoryمصنعmasna'ar-sing_factory
construction siteموقع بناءmawqe' bena'ar-sing_construction-site
salaryراتبratebar-sing_salary
(to) earnكَسَبَ
رَبَحَ		kasab
rabah		ar-sing_to-earn
ar-sing_to-earn-2
(to) look for a jobبَحَثَ عن عملbahath a'n a'malar-sing_to-look-for-a-job
(to) find a jobوَجَدَ عملاًwagad a'malanar-sing_to-find-a-job
job interviewمقابلة التقدم للعملmoqabalat al taqadom lel a'malar-sing_job-interview
CVسيرة ذاتيةserah dzateyahar-sing_cv
educationتعليمta'leemar-sing_education
experienceخبرةkhebrahar-sing_experience

Notes:

1 ##All three are synonyms. Arabic doesn't differentiate much between 'people' and 'humans' when talking about a general topic. The only case it does is when talking about humanity or biology, and if that is the case بشر is used to express human behavior that is different or opposite to 'animal', حيوان.2 $Employee, clerk, and official share the same translation of موظف.

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