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Learning Arabic Spelling

This quiz is to help me or others learn how to text in arabic. This is meant for people learning spoken arabic (not MSA/fusha). These arabic spellings do not use the diacritic marks (tashkeel), because my goal is for me/others to learn how to spell without them in order to text friends/family, etc. I have included transliterations (in my style) and a simple english translation for each word. I tried selecting high frequency words, and words that could be useful in conversations. This is a short list, I may continue making more quizzes with different categories in the future. Consonants: 3 represents the ayn (ع), 7 represents the breathy h (ح),Gh represents the ghayn (غ), kh represents the kah (خ). 2 represents a glottal stop. For some words with qaaf (ق), I included transliterations using q and 2 to represent both pronunciations. Th (ث) is like in "with", dh (ذ) is like in "the". The heavy letters are represented by capitalization. S is saad (ص), D is daad (ض), T is Taa (ط), and DH is (ظ) which usually sounds more like a combination of a dh and a z. Vowels - where it gets complicated: Ee and y are both used to depict the ya (ي), where it sometimes acts like a long vowel and sometimes acts like a consonant. Along a similar vein, I use oo, or w to depict the waw (و), which also sometimes acts like a vowel and sometimes a consonant. Any sort of vowel at the beginning of a word usually mean that the word begins with an alif (ا). Other than that, vowels in the middle of a word are short vowels (which there are no letters in arabic for) are represented by "a", "i/e" and "u/o". So, if you see "aa", that means the first a represents the short vowel, and the 2nd a represents the alif (ا) Additional letters that just need to be memorized by brute force: Some A's at the end of a word take alif maqsura = ى Adjectives can all be made feminine by adding a ta marbuta to the end: ة / ـة I represented the ta marbuta by using an "a" at the end of the word, but in spoken arabic, these may be pronounced more like a short "e" sound, because in arabic, the quality of every vowel changes depending on whether the consonants surrounding it are more soft or heavy. When I do use the tashkeel: An alif with a tanween (اً) makes an "-an" sound at the end of some words. Whenever I evoked the name of Allah, I spelled it the official way (الله). Anyways, this is not down to a science, I transliterate based on vibes alone on how I like pronouncing the words (excluding the cases with ta marbuta). Disclaimer: I am a new learner so it may not be perfect, and also everything depends on the dialect you are learning.
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mar7aba (hi)
مرحبا
ahlan (welcome)
اهلا
salaam (peace)
سلام
As-salamu 3alaykum
السلام عليكم
Wa 3alaikum assalam
وعليكم السلام
Saba7 elkhayr (good morning)
صباح الخير
elnoor (light/brightness)
النور
elward (flowers)
الورد
elfol (flowers)
الفول
elyasmeen (flowers)
الياسمين
masaa2 alkhayr (good afternoon/evening)
مساء الخير
tiSba7 3ala khayr (wake up to goodness)
تصبح على خير
layla s3ayda (happy night)
ليلة سعيدة
allah ma3ak (bye/God be with you)
الله معك
y3aTeek al-3afya (God give you health)
يعطيك العافية
tooSal bilsalaama (get there safe)
توصل بالسلامة
bshufak (see you)
بشوفك
ishtaqtilak/shta2tilak (miss you)
اشتقتلك
b7ebak (I love you)
بحبك
kamaan (too/also)
كمان
shukran (thank you)
شكراً
3afwan (you're welcome)
عفواً
jazilan (very much)
جزيلاً
kteer (a lot/much)
كتير
shway (a little)
شوي
Tyeb (OK)
طيب
akeed (sure/definitely)
أكيد
fhemtak (I understood you)
فهمتك
b3arif (I know)
بعرف
Ana (I)
أنا
Inta/i/u (You - masc/fem/plural)
انت
Na7na (We)
نحنا
Huwa (He)
هو
Hiya (She)
هي
Hom (They)
هم
hadhaa (hada - this masc)
هذا
haadhi (hadi - this fem)
هادي
haadaak/ik (hadhak - that)
هاداك
hon (here)
هون
hnaak (honak - there)
هناك
n3am (yes)
نعم
ey (yeah)
إي
la (no)
لا
ma (what or not - preceding a verb)
ما
mish (not - preceding an adjective)
مش
shu (what)
شو
meen (who)
مين
wayn (where)
وين
imta (mata - when)
امتى
ay (any)
أي
kayf (how)
كيف
kayf 7aalak (how are you)
كيف حالك
keefak (how are you)
كيفك
kayf el7al (how are things)
كيفا لحال
shlonak (what is your color)
شلونك
izayak (how are you)
ازيك
alhamdulillah (thank God)
الحمد لله
bikhayr (good)
بخير
mnee7 (good)
منيح
kwayis (good)
كويس
mashi elhal (things are fine)
ماشي الحال
kulshy tamaam (everything perfect)
كل شي تمام
kolo tamaam (all perfect)
كله تمام
shu akhbar (what's new)
شو اخبار
shoo 3am t3amil (what are you doing)
شو عم تعمل
wala ishee (nothing)
ولا إشي
shoo biddak (what do you want)
شو بدك
mabsooT (happy)
مبسوط
mit7amis (excited)
متـحمس
mrtaa7 (relaxed)
مرتاح
m3aSib (angry)
معصب
maSdoom (shocked)
مصدوم
khaayef (scared)
خايف
khajlaan (embarrassed/shy)
خجلان
z3alaan (sad)
زعلان
t3abaan (tired)
تعبان
n3asaan (sleepy)
نعسان
malal (bored)
ملل
zahqaan/zah2aan (bored)
زهقان
mshawweb (hot)
مشوّب
bardaan (cold)
بردان
joo3aan (hungry)
جوعان
3aTshaan (thirsty)
عطشان
shab3aan (full)
شبعان
mashghool (busy)
مشغول
mareeD (sick)
مريض
majnoon (crazy)
مجنون
7elw (7elo - beautiful)
حلو
dhakee (intelligent)
ذكي
ghabee (stupid)
غبي
ma7DHooDH (lucky)
محظوظ
baTee2 (slow)
بطيء
saree3 (fast)
سريع
kabeer (big/old)
كبير
zagheer (small/young)
زغير
qadeem/2adeem (old - object)
قديم
shabaab (young people)
شباب
moshkela (problem)
مشكلة
mosta7eel (impossible)
مستحيل
a7san (better/best)
أحسن
mufaDal (favorite)
مفضل
7aDHan s3aydaa (good luck)
حظا سعيدا
mubarak (congratulations)
مبارك
mashallah (what God has willed)
ما شاء الله
wallah (I swear to God)
والله
wa (and)
و
aw (or)
أو
walla (or)
ولّا
am (or)
أم
bas (but)
بس
lakin (but)
لكن
le2ana (because)
لأن
3ashaan (because)
عشان
min (from)
من
ma3a (with)
مع
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Answer
3an (about)
عن
fee (in/inside, there is/are)
في
illy (that - contracted connector)
اللي
mitl (like)
متل
3ala (at, on, upon)
على
ila (to)
الا
iza (if)
إذا
lissa (still)
لسى
mara thaaniya (again)
مرة ثانية
yameen (right)
يمين
yasaar (left)
يسار
shmel (left/north)
شمال
janb (next to)
جنب
mumkin (maybe/I can)
ممكن
lazim (it's necessary/I need)
لازم
biddy (I want)
بدي
3andy (I have - possession)
عندي
3am (-ing ending goes before verb)
عم
kan (it was)
كان
kunt (I was/you were)
كنت
ra7 (going to)
رح
raaya7 (will masc)
رايح
raay7a (will fem)
رايحة
raay7een (will plural)
رايحين
jaay (coming masc)
جاي
jaaya (coming fem)
جاية
jaayeen (coming plural)
جاين
Saar (happened/became)
صار
sayer (happening/becoming masc)
سير
sayra (happening/becoming fem)
سيارة
sayreen (happening/becoming plural)
سائرين
khod (take)
خد
hala (hala2 - now)
هلا
b3adayn (later)
بعدين
qareeb/2areeb (soon)
قريب
qabl/2abl (before)
قبل
yom (day)
يوم
bokra (tomorrow)
بكرة
mbaare7 (yesterday)
مبارح
usboo3a (week)
أسبوع
shahr (month)
شهر
3aam (year)
عام
sana (year)
سنة
Sa3ab (difficult)
صعب
sahl (easy)
سـهـل
bayt (house)
بيت
shaqa/sha2a (apartment)
شق
shoghl (work)
شغل
duktoor (doctor)
دكتور
moomareD (nurse)
ممرض
m3alim (teacher)
معلم
Talib (student)
طالب
Sooq (market)
سوق
madeena (city)
مدينة
maT3am (restaurant)
مطعم
maTar (airport)
مطر
madrasa (school)
مدرسة
sayara (car)
سيارة
kul (all/every)
كل
khalaS (finished/enough)
خلاص
waqt (time)
وقت
zamaan (since when)
زمان
3ayeela (family)
عيلة
ab (father)
أب
em (om - mother)
ام
ukht (sister)
اخت
akh (brother)
أخ
walad (boy/son)
ولد
ibn (son)
ابن
bint (girl/daughter)
بنت
Tifl (child)
طفل
rijel (man)
رجال
zalama (guy)
زلمة
mara (woman)
مرة
bashar (human)
بشر
insaan (human)
إنسان
naas (humankind)
ناس
shakhaS (person)
شخص
ashkhaaS (people)
اشخاص
saDiqi (friend)
صديقي
nafs (self)
نفس
7abibi (my love)
حبيبي
alf (thousand)
ألف
balad (country)
بلد
3aalam (world)
عالم
loogha (language)
لغة
el3araby (arabic)
العربي
elingleezy (english)
انجليزي
akl (food/ate)
أكل
mayy (water)
مي
7aleeb (milk)
حليب
qahwa/2ahwa (coffee)
قهوة
3aSeer (juice)
عصير
khoobz (bread)
خبز
mowz (bananas)
موز
kheeyar (cucumbers)
خيار
bandora (tomato)
بندورة
baTeekh (watermelon)
بطيخ
baSal (onions)
بصل
baTaTa (potato)
بطاطا
lown (color)
لون
ra2s (head)
رأس
jism (body)
جسم
wooj (face)
وج
3ayoon (eyes)
عيون
qalb/2alb (heart)
قلب
mukh (brain)
مخ
3aql/3a2al (mind)
عقل
fekra (idea)
فكرة
7aywaanaat (animals)
حيوانات
kelb (dog)
كلب
qiTa (cat)
قطة
3aSfoor (bird)
عصفور
samak (fish)
سمك
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