Arabic course
Learn Arabic by speaking
Short real-life conversations with native audio. You listen, say it out loud, and Lexemica tells you how it sounds.
- scenarios
- 84
- words
- 492
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The path, scenario by scenario
Each scenario is a conversation from a real situation. You start with what’s most useful and work your way up.
Beginner 64
Greet a neighborSay hello, ask how they are doing, and say goodbye. Introduce yourselfShare your name, where you're from, and greet someone new. Order a coffeeOrder your drink at the counter and say how you want it. Pay at the caféPay with your card and say goodbye politely. Say where you liveTell someone which city or country you call home. Ask for the bathroomAsk an employee where to find the restroom. Ask for a priceAsk the shopkeeper how much an item costs. Buy a bottle of waterChoose your drink and pay for it at the kiosk. Say you don't understandPolitely let someone know you don't understand what they said. Ask someone to repeatAsk someone to slow down and repeat what they said. Order lunchPick a sandwich and a side dish at the counter. Ask for the checkGet your server's attention and ask to pay for your meal. Ask for the timePolitely ask a passerby on the street what time it is. Ask when a store closesAsk the store clerk what time they close today. Ask where the station isAsk a local how to reach the nearest train station. Follow basic directionsListen to directions to go straight and turn left. Buy a train ticketAsk for a ticket to another city at the station counter. Find your train platformAsk station staff which platform your train leaves from. Greet a colleagueSay good morning to your coworker and ask how they are. Talk about your jobTell someone what you do for a living. Introduce a friendIntroduce your friend to someone you just met. Apologize in a crowdSay excuse me and apologize for bumping into someone. Buy fresh fruitPick out some apples at the market stall and pay. Ask for a different sizeAsk the store clerk if they have a larger size. Decline a receiptTell the cashier you don't need a paper receipt. Ask for the Wi-Fi passwordAsk the barista for the password to get online. Say you are hungryTell your friend you want to eat something soon. Suggest grabbing lunchInvite someone to grab lunch at a nearby spot. Book a table in personWalk into the restaurant and ask for a table for two. Order a beerAsk the bartender for a cold beer. Say you feel sickExplain that you are not feeling well today. Buy painkillersAsk the pharmacist for headache medicine. Ask for a doctorAsk someone where to find a nearby medical clinic. Check in at a hotelGive your name at the front desk to claim your reservation. Ask for a room keyAsk the front desk for your room key. Report a broken showerTell the front desk your bathroom shower is not working. Ask about the weatherFind out if it is going to rain today. Describe the weatherSay how cold and windy it is outside. Hail a taxiFlag down a cab and ask if they are available. Give your taxi destinationTell the driver which street or hotel you are going to. Pay the taxi driverPay your fare and tell the driver to keep the change. Talk about your familyTell a friend how many siblings you have. Ask about someone's childrenPolitely ask an acquaintance if they have any kids. Share what you likeMention a simple hobby you enjoy, like reading or walking. Ask about weekend plansAsk a coworker what they are doing this Saturday. Accept an invitationSay yes to joining a friend for a movie or coffee. Rent a bikeAsk about the price of renting a bike for the day. Buy a museum ticketAsk for an adult ticket at the counter. Ask someone for a photoAsk a stranger to take a picture of you with your camera. Ask to sit downAsk a passenger if the seat next to them is free. Complain about noiseAsk someone politely to turn down their loud music. Find the supermarketAsk a local for directions to the nearest grocery store. Ask for a bagTell the cashier you need a paper or plastic bag. Say you are lostTell a local or police officer that you are lost. Ask to use a phoneBorrow a stranger's phone to make a quick call. Order a pizzaCall the pizzeria and order a takeout pizza. Ask about ingredientsAsk the waiter if a dish contains meat. Cancel an appointmentExplain that you cannot attend your scheduled meeting. Reschedule a meetingSuggest a new day for your upcoming work meeting. Wish someone a good weekendSay goodbye to a coworker before leaving for the weekend. Ask how someone sleptGreet your host and ask if they had a good night. Offer a drinkAsk your guest if they would like tea or coffee. Accept a drinkAccept a cup of tea politely and ask for sugar. Thank your hostThank your host for dinner as you say goodbye.
Elementary 20
Catch up with a friendAsk your friend what's new and share your latest updates. Describe a typical weekendTalk about your usual habits and what you enjoy doing. Invite a friend for coffeeAsk a friend to meet up and suggest a spot. Decline an invitation politelyTurn down an invitation gracefully and give a simple reason. Set a time to meetFind a day and time that works for both of you. Change plans due to weatherDecide on an indoor activity because of the rain. Describe a friend's appearanceGive a physical description to help someone find your friend. Share family newsTell a friend what your parents or siblings are up to. Ask for a different sizeAsk the shop assistant for a larger or smaller size. Return a faulty itemTell the cashier your item is broken and request a refund. Ask for a different colorAsk a store clerk if an item comes in another color. Describe cold symptomsTell the pharmacist about your cough and get medicine. Book a hair appointmentCall a salon to schedule a time for your haircut. Send a packageAsk about the cost to mail a box to another city. Drop off shoes for repairExplain what needs fixing and ask when they will be ready. Ask about ingredientsAsk the server if a dish contains meat or dairy. Report a problem with foodExplain that your soup is cold and ask to reheat it. Buy movie ticketsChoose your seats and buy two tickets for the movie. Check into a hotelGive your name at reception to claim your reserved room. Ask for extra towelsCall the front desk and request extra towels for your room.
Course vocabulary
All 492 words in the course, in the order they appear in the path.
- مرحباًmarḥabanHello
- كيفkayfahow
- حالكḥālukare you
- أناanaI
- بخيرbi-khayrokay
- شكراًshukranthank you
- لكlakto you
- معmaʿawith
- السلامةas-salāmasafety
- إلىilāuntil
- اللقاءal-liqāʾmeeting
- منminfrom
- أينaynawhere
- أنتantayou
- لستlastuam not
- هناhunāhere
- سائحsāʾiḥtourist
- أهلاًahlanwelcome
- بكbikto you
- تشرفناtasharrafnāpleased to meet you
- أريدurīdI want
- قهوةqahwacoffee
- فضلكfaḍlikyour favor
- ساخنةsākhinahot
- أوawor
- باردةbāridacold
- تفضلtafaḍḍalHere you go
- كمkamhow much
- الحسابal-ḥisābthe check
- عشرةʿasharaten
- ريالاتriyālātriyals
- الدفعad-dafʿto pay
- بالبطاقةbi-l-biṭāqaby card
- تسكنtaskunyou live
- الآنal-ānnow
- أسكنaskunlive
- فيfīin
- الرياضar-RiyāḍRiyadh
- دورةdawrarestroom
- المياهal-miyāhthe water
- هناكhunākover there
- علىʿalāon
- اليمينal-yamīnthe right
- نعمnaʿamyes
- سعرsiʿrprice
- هذاhādhāthis
- خمسةkhamsafive
- فقطfaqaṭonly
- جميلjamīlGreat
- ماءmāʾwater
- باردbāridCold
- عاديʿādīroom temperature
- ريالriyālriyal
- واحدwāḥidone
- عفواًʿafwanExcuse me
- لاlādon't
- أفهمafhamunderstand
- مشكلةmushkilaproblem
- هلhaldo
- تتكلمtatakallamyou speak
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- العربيةal-ʿarabiyyaArabic
- أتكلمatakallamspeak
- قليلاًqalīlana little
- تريدturīdyou want
- مساعدةmusāʿadahelp
- مرةmarratime
- أخرىukhrāanother
- تكلمtakallamspeak
- ببطءbi-buṭʾslowly
- حسناًḥasananOkay
- ساندوتشsāndwitshsandwich
- دجاجdajājchicken
- بطاطسbaṭāṭisPotatoes
- سلطةsalaṭasalad
- الفاتورةal-fātūrathe bill
- ثلاثونthalāthūnthirty
- ريالاًriyālanriyals
- الساعةas-sāʿathe time
- لحظةlaḥẓaone moment
- الخامسةal-khāmisafive o'clock
- تماماًtamāmansharp
- يومyawmday
- سعيدsaʿīdnice
- متىmatāwhen
- يغلقyughliqcloses
- المحلal-maḥallthe store
- العاشرةal-ʿāshiraten
- مساءًmasāʾanin the evening
- محطةmaḥaṭṭastation
- القطارal-qiṭārthe train
- هيhiyait
- قريبةqarībaclose
- جداًjiddanvery
- امشِimshiwalk
- الأمامal-amāmahead
- ثمthummathen
- انعطفinʿaṭifturn
- اليسارal-yasārleft
- تذكرةtadhkiraticket
- قطارqiṭārtrain
- الدمامad-DammāmDammam
- ذهابdhahābone-way
- خمسونkhamsūnfifty
- رصيفraṣīfplatform
- يغادرyughādirdeparts
- الرصيفar-raṣīfthe platform
- رقمraqmnumber
- ثلاثةthalāthathree
- بعيدbaʿīdfar
- قريبqarībclose
- صباحṣabāḥmorning
- الخيرal-khayrthe good
- النورan-nūrlight
- العملal-ʿamalwork
- اليومal-yawmtoday
- جيدjayyidgood
- ماذاmādhāwhat
- تعملtaʿmaldo you do
- مهندسmuhandisengineer
- أعملaʿmalwork
- مكتبmaktaboffice
- صديقيṣadīqīmy friend
- هوhuwahe
- جديدjadīdnew
- أيضاًayḍantoo
- يتكلمyatakallamhe speaks
- المعذرةal-maʿdhiraExcuse me
- آسفāsifsorry
- حصلḥaṣalhappened
- خيرkhayrgood
- المكانal-makānthe place
- مزدحمmuzdaḥimcrowded
- التفاحat-tuffāḥthe apples
- للكيلوli-l-kīlūper kilo
- كيلوkīlūkilo
- تفاحtuffāḥapples
- طازجṭāzijfresh
- القميصal-qamīṣthe shirt
- صغيرṣaghīrsmall
- عندكʿindakyou have
- مقاسmaqāssize
- أكبرakbarbigger
- المجموعal-majmūʿthe total
- تمtammawas completed
- الورقيةal-waraqiyyapaper
- أحتاجaḥtājI need
- يوجدyūjadthere is
- وايwāyWi
- فايfāyFi
- ماmāwhat
- كلمةkalimaword
- السرas-sirrthe secret
- مكتوبةmaktūbawritten
- جائعjāʾiʿhungry
- أنanto
- تأكلtaʾkuleat
- مطعمmaṭʿamrestaurant
- الغداءal-ghadāʾlunch
- نذهبnadhhabwe go
- المطعمal-maṭʿamrestaurant
- هياhayyālet's
- طاولةṭāwilaa table
- لشخصينli-shakhṣaynfor two
- حجزḥajzreservation
- ليسlaysanot
- عنديʿindīI have
- توجدtūjadthere is
- بيرةbīrabeer
- كبيرةkabīrabig
- صغيرةṣaghīrasmall
- عشرونʿishrūntwenty
- مريضmarīḍsick
- وتعبانwa-taʿbānand tired
- سلامتكsalāmatukFeel better
- أرتاحartāḥrest
- صداعṣudāʿheadache
- دواءdawāʾmedicine
- مسكنmusakkinpainkiller
- للصداعli-ṣ-ṣudāʿfor the headache
- طبيبṭabībdoctor
- عيادةʿiyādaclinic
- طبيةṭibbiyyamedical
- أقربaqrabnearest
- الشارعash-shāriʿstreet
- مفتوحةmaftūḥaopen
- الفندقal-funduqthe hotel
- جوازjawāzpassport
- السفرas-safartravel
- مفتاحmiftāḥkey
- الغرفةal-ghurfathe room
- هذهhādhihithis
- بطاقةbiṭāqacard
- المصعدal-miṣʿadthe elevator
- الدشad-dushthe shower
- يعملyaʿmalworking
- ساخنsākhinhot
- نساعدكnusāʿidukwe help you
- الجوal-jawwthe weather
- والسماءwa-s-samāʾand the sky
- غائمةghāʾimacloudy
- ستمطرsatumṭirit will rain
- قريباًqarībansoon
- الخارجal-khārijoutside
- وعاصفwa-ʿāṣifand windy
- الرياحar-riyāḥthe wind
- قويةqawiyyastrong
- والجوwa-l-jawwand the weather
- تحتاجtaḥtājyou need
- معطفmiʿṭafcoat
- تاكسيtāksītaxi
- متاحmutāḥavailable
- الأجرةal-ujrathe fare
- اركبirkabget in
- العنوانal-ʿunwānthe address
- مكتوبmaktūbwritten
- الهاتفal-hātifthe phone
- وصلناwaṣalnāwe arrived
- احتفظiḥtafiẓkeep
- بالباقيbi-l-bāqīthe change
- جزيلاًjazīlanvery much
- إخوةikhwasiblings
- أخakha brother
- وأختwa-ukhtand a sister
- عائلتكʿāʾilatukyour family
- عائلتيʿāʾilatīmy family
- أختukhtsister
- أطفالaṭfālchildren
- ولدwalada son
- وبنتwa-bintand a daughter
- همhumthey
- صغارṣighāryoung
- وأنت؟wa-anta?And you?
- تحبtuḥibbyou like
- تفعلtafʿaldo
- أحبuḥibblike
- القراءةal-qirāʾareading
- المشيal-mashywalking
- للمشيli-l-mashyfor walking
- السبتas-sabtSaturday
- أذهبadhhabam going
- عطلةʿuṭlavacation
- سعيدةsaʿīdahappy
- تشربtashrabdrink
- معيmaʿīwith me
- بكلbi-kullwith all
- سرورsurūrpleasure
- فكرةfikraidea
- جميلةjamīlagreat
- مقهىmaqhācafe
- ممتازmumtāzExcellent
- استئجارistiʾjārto rent
- دراجةdarrājabicycle
- ليومli-yawmfor a day
- السعرas-siʿrthe price
- المتحفal-matḥafthe museum
- دخولdukhūladmission
- لشخصli-shakhṣfor a person
- بالغbālighadult
- تدفعtadfaʿare you paying
- نقداًnaqdanin cash
- الدخولad-dukhūlentrance
- تأخذtaʾkhudhyou take
- صورةṣūrahpicture
- ليlīof me
- الكاميراal-kāmīrāthe camera
- اضغطiḍghaṭpress
- ابتسم!ibtasim!Smile!
- المقعدal-maqʿadseat
- فارغfārighempty
- اجلسijlissit
- الحافلةal-ḥāfilahthe bus
- مزدحمةmuzdaḥimahcrowded
- الموسيقىal-mūsīqāthe music
- عاليةʿāliyahloud
- ممكنmumkinpossible
- خفضkhafḍturning down
- الصوتaṣ-ṣawtthe volume
- أخفضukhaffiḍam turning down
- ليلةlaylahnight
- سوبرماركتsūbarmārkitsupermarket
- كبيرkabīrlarge
- بجانبbijānibnext to
- خمسkhamsfive
- دقائقdaqāʾiqminutes
- كيساًkīsana bag
- كيسkīsbag
- ورقwaraqpaper
- بلاستيكbilāstīkplastic
- تائهtāʾihlost
- ولاwa-lāand not
- أعرفaʿrifI know
- تقلقtaqlaqworry
- تذهبtadhhabgo
- تعرفtaʿrifyou know
- الطريقaṭ-ṭarīqthe way
- أستخدمastakhdimI use
- هاتفكhātifakyour phone
- مكالمةmukālamacall
- سريعةsarīʿaquick
- دقيقةdaqīqaminute
- واحدةwāḥidaone
- بيتزاbītzāpizza
- خضارkhuḍārvegetable
- الطلبaṭ-ṭalabthe order
- سفريsafarīto go
- تكونtakūnwill it be
- جاهزةjāhizaready
- بعدbaʿdin
- عشرʿashrten
- سؤالsuʾālquestion
- لحمlaḥmmeat
- الطبقaṭ-ṭabaqdish
- موعدmawʿidappointment
- أستطيعastaṭīʿI can
- الحضورal-ḥuḍūrattending
- إلغاءilghāʾcanceled
- الموعدal-mawʿidthe appointment
- نغيرnughayyirwe change
- الاجتماعal-ijtimāʿthe meeting
- نلتقيnaltaqīwe meet
- الأحدal-aḥadSunday
- أيayywhat
- ساعةsāʿatime
- انتهىintahāended
- الجمعةal-jumʿaFriday
- أتمنىatamannāI wish
- نمتnimtyou slept
- جيداًjayyidanwell
- والسريرwa-s-sarīrand the bed
- مريحmurīḥcomfortable
- وفطورwa-fuṭūrand breakfast
- البيتal-baytthe house
- شايshāytea
- سكرsukkarsugar
- الشايash-shāythe tea
- كوبkūbcup
- بالطبعbi-ṭ-ṭabʿof course
- ملعقةmilʿaqaspoons
- بالعافيةbi-l-ʿāfiyaenjoy your meal
- العشاءal-ʿashāʾdinner
- كانkānawas
- الأكلal-ʾaklthe food
- لذيذاًladhīdhandelicious
- وسهلاًwa-sahlanand welcome
- وقتwaqttime
- أخباركakhbārukyour news
- كلkullevery
- شيءshayʾthing
- معكmaʿakwith you
- الأيامal-ʾayyāmdays
- لكنlākinbut
- والحمدwa-l-ḥamdand praise
- للهlillāhto God
- برؤيتكbi-ruʾyatikto see you
- وأناwa-anaand I
- عادةًʿādatanusually
- الصباحaṣ-ṣabāḥthe morning
- دائماًdāʾimanalways
- أشربashrabdrink
- المساءal-masāʾthe evening
- أحياناًaḥyānansometimes
- أبداًabadannever
- نشربnashrabwe drink
- معاًmaʿantogether
- رأيكraʾyukyour opinion
- المقهىal-maqhāthe cafe
- الجديدal-jadīdnew
- المكتبal-maktabthe office
- ومكانwa-makānand a place
- هادئhādiʾquiet
- رائعةrāʾiʿagreat
- الدعوةad-daʿwathe invitation
- للأسفli-l-ʾasafUnfortunately
- مشغولmashghūlbusy
- وعنديwa-ʿindīand I have
- عملʿamalwork
- كثيرkathīra lot of
- آخرākharanother
- الأسبوعal-usbūʿweek
- مناسبmunāsibconvenient
- تناسبنيtunāsibunīsuits me
- اتفقناittafaqnāagreed
- السماءas-samāʾthe sky
- والرياحwa-r-riyāḥand the wind
- مظلةmiẓallaumbrella
- الخطةal-khiṭṭathe plan
- بسببbi-sababbecause of
- المطرal-maṭarthe rain
- أفضلafḍalprefer
- الداخلad-dākhilthe inside
- شكلshaklappearance
- صديقكṣadīqukyour friend
- طويلṭawīltall
- وعندهwa-ʿindahand he has
- شعرshaʿrhair
- أسودaswadblack
- وماذاwa-mādhāand what
- يرتديyartadīhe is wearing
- قميصاًqamīṣana shirt
- أبيضabyaḍwhite
- ونظارةwa-naẓẓāraand glasses
- أخيakhīmy brother
- وهذهwa-hādhihiand this
- أختيukhtīmy sister
- أخوكakhūkyour brother
- يدرسyadrusis studying
- الجامعةal-jāmiʿathe university
- أختكukhtukyour sister
- مستشفىmustashfāhospital
- رائعrāʾiʿwonderful
- لهمlahumthem
- واسعwāsiʿloose
- تبحثtabḥathyou are looking
- عنʿanfor
- أصغرaṣgharsmaller
- أجرّبujarribI try on
- غرفةghurfaroom
- القياسal-qiyāsfitting
- المقاسal-maqāsthe size
- الكوبal-kūbthe cup
- المشكلةal-mushkilathe problem
- مكسورmaksūrbroken
- اشتريتهishtaraytuhI bought it
- أمسamsyesterday
- استرجاعistirjāʿrefund
- المبلغal-mablaghthe amount
- لونlawncolor
- اللونal-lawnthe color
- الأسودal-aswadblack
- واللونwa-l-lawnand the color
- الأزرقal-azraqblue
- تفضّلtafaḍḍalyou prefer
- أفضّلufaḍḍilprefer
- متوفرmutawaffiravailable
- باللونbi-l-lawnin the color
- ألمalampain
- الحلقal-ḥalqthe throat
- وكحةwa-kuḥḥaand a cough
- حرارةḥarārafever
- للحلقli-l-ḥalqfor the throat
- والكحةwa-l-kuḥḥaand the cough
- الدواءad-dawāʾmedicine
- ثلاثthalāththree
- مراتmarrāttimes
- المساعدةal-musāʿadathe help
- صالونṣālūnsalon
- الحلاقةal-ḥilāqabarbering
- لقصli-qaṣṣfor cutting
- الشعرash-shaʿrthe hair
- إرسالirsālto send
- الطردaṭ-ṭardpackage
- بالبريدbi-l-barīdby mail
- الإرسالal-irsālshipping
- يصلyaṣilarrives
- يومينyawmayntwo days
- تصليحtaṣlīḥto repair
- الحذاءal-ḥidhāʾthe shoes
- الكعبal-kaʿbthe heel
- تصليحهtaṣlīḥuhto fix it
- يكونyakūnwill it be
- جاهزاًjāhizanready
- نباتيnabātīvegetarian
- جبنjubncheese
- وحليبwa-ḥalīband milk
- بدونbidūnwithout
- الشوربةash-shūrbathe soup
- وليستwa-laysatand not
- أعتذرaʿtadhirI apologize
- منكminkto you
- تسخينtaskhīnheating up
- سأحضرهاsaʾuḥḍiruhāI will bring it
- فوراًfawranright away
- تذكرتينtadhkiratayntwo tickets
- لفيلمli-fīlmfor a movie
- مقاعدmaqāʿidseats
- الخلفal-khalfthe back
- الوسطal-wasaṭthe middle
- متاحةmutāḥaavailable
- التذاكرat-tadhākirthe tickets
- الاسمal-ismthe name
- الحجزal-ḥajzthe reservation
- مؤكدmuʾakkadconfirmed
- طابقṭābiqfloor
- الطابقaṭ-ṭābiqthe floor
- الثانيath-thānīsecond
- والمصعدwa-l-miṣʿadand the elevator
- الاستقبالal-istiqbālreception
- مناشفmanāshiftowels
- إضافيةiḍāfiyyaextra
- منشفةminshafatowel
- منشفتينminshafatayntwo towels
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