Recreation and Relaxation in Modern Standard Arabic
Recreation and Relaxation in Modern Standard Arabic
| to relax | istarxā [10d] | اِسْتَرْخى | |
| relaxation | istirxāʔun | اِسْتِرْخاءٌ | |
| to go for a walk | đahaba [1s1] fī nuzhatin | ذَهَبَ في نُزْهَةٍ | |
| to go for a walk | tamaššā [5d] | تَمَشّى | |
| Let’s go for a walk in the park. | hayyā nađhabu fī nuzhatin fī -lɧadīqati. | هَيّا نَذْهَبُ في نُزْهَةٍ في الحَديقَةِ. | |
| to fly a kite | ʈayyara [2s] ʈāʔiratan waraqiyyatan | طَيَّرَ طائِرَةً وَرَقِيَّةً | |
| felucca (river sailboat) | markibun širā3iyyun (marākibu širā3iyyatun) | مَرْكِبٌ شِراعِيٌّ (مَراكِبُ شِراعِيَّةٌ) | |
| day off | [yawmu] ʔijāzatin | [يَوْمُ] إِجازَةٍ | |
| day off | [yawmu] 3uʈlatin | [يَوْمُ] عُطْلَةٍ | |
| Today’s my day off. | alyawma huwa yawmu ʔijāzatī. | اليَوْمَ هُوَ يَوْمُ إِجازَتي. | |
| to rest | istarāɧa [10h] | اِسْتَراحَ | |
| fun, enjoyable | mumti3un | مُمْتِعٌ | |
| friend | ʂadīqun (ʔaʂdiqāʔun) | صَديقٌ (أَصْدِقاءٌ) | |
| friend | ʂāɧibun (ʔaʂɧābun) | صاحِبٌ (أَصْحابٌ) | |
| to meet up with friends | iltaqā bi-ʔaʂdiqāʔihi | اِلتَقى بِأَصْدِقائِهِ | |
| to hang out (with friends) | tasakka3a [5s] | تَسَكَّعَ | |
| to hang out (with friends) | qaɖā [1d2] waqtan | قَضى وَقْتًا | |
| We hung out at the shopping mall yesterday evening. | tasakka3nā fī markazi -ttasawwuqi masāʔa ʔamsin. | تَسَكَّعْنا في مَرْكَزِ التَّسَوُّقِ مَساءَ أَمْسٍ. | |
| to read | qaraʔa [1s1(b)] | قَرَأَ | |
| newspaper | jarīdatun (jarāʔidu) | جَريدَةٌ (جَرائِدُ) | |
| newspaper | ʂaɧīfatun (ʂuɧufun) | صَحيفَةٌ (صُحُفٌ) | |
| I like to sit in a coffee shop and read the newspaper before I go to work. | ʔuɧibbu -ljulūsa fī -lmaqhā wa-qirāʔati -ljarīdati qabla -đđahābi li-l3amali. | أُحِبُّ الجُلوسَ في المَقْهى وَقِراءَةِ الجَريدَةِ قَبْلَ الذَّهابِ لِلعَمَلِ. | |
| magazine | majallatun | مَجَلَّةٌ | |
| book | kitābun (kutubun) | كِتابٌ (كُتُبٌ) | |
| novel | riwāyatun | رِوايَةٌ | |
| comic book, graphic novel | kitābu rusūmin hazliyyatin | كِتابُ رُسومٍ هَزْلِيَّةٍ | |
| comic book, graphic novel | qiʂʂatun muʂawwaratun | قِصَّةٌ مُصَوَّرَةٌ | |
| television | tilfāzun | تِلْفازٌ | |
| Have you ever been on TV? | hal sabaqa wa-ʔan ʐaharta 3alā -ttilfāzi? | هَلْ سَبَقَ وَأَنْ ظَهَرْتَ عَلى التِّلْفازِ؟ | |
| to watch TV | šāhada [3s] -ttilfāza | شاهَدَ التِّلْفازَ | |
| TV show, TV program | barnāmajun tilfāziyyun (barāmiju tilfāziyyatun) | بَرْنامَجٌ تِلْفازِيٌّ (بَرامِجُ تِلْفازِيَّةٌ) | |
| What’s your favorite TV program? | mā huwa barnāmajuka -ttilfāziyyu -lmufaɖɖalu? | ما هُوَ بَرْنامَجُكَ التِّلْفازِيُّ المُفَضَّلُ؟ | |
| What do you like to watch on TV? | māđā tuɧibbu ʔan tušāhida 3alā -ttilfāzi? | ماذا تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُشاهِدَ عَلى التِّلْفازِ؟ | |
| I like watching Egyptian dramas. | ʔuɧibbu mušāhadata -ddirāmā -lmiʂriyyata. | أُحِبُّ مُشاهَدَةَ الدِّراما المِصْرِيَّةَ. | |
| drama | dirāmā | دِراما | |
| comedy program | barnāmajun kūmīdiyyun | بَرْنامَجٌ كوميدِيٌّ | |
| sports program | barnāmajun ryāɖiyyun | بَرْنامَجٌ رياضِيٌّ | |
| sporting event | ɧadaŧun ryāɖiyyun (ʔaɧdāŧun ryāɖiyyatun) | حَدَثٌ رياضِيٌّ (أَحْداثٌ رياضِيَّةٌ) | |
| soccer match | mubārātu kurati qadamin | مُباراةُ كُرَةِ قَدَمٍ | |
| movie, film | fīlmun (ʔaflāmun) | فيلْمٌ (أَفْلامٌ) | |
| documentary | waŧāʔiqiyyun | وَثائِقِيٌّ | |
| children’s program | barnāmaju ʔaʈfālin | بَرْنامَجُ أَطْفالٍ | |
| cartoon | rusūmun mutaɧarrikatun | رُسومٌ مُتَحَرِّكَةٌ | |
| game show | barnāmaju musābaqātin | بَرْنامَجُ مُسابَقاتٍ | |
| reality TV show | barnāmajun tilfāziyyun wāqi3iyyun | بَرْنامَجٌ تِلْفازِيٌّ واقِعِيٌّ | |
| series | musalsalun | مُسَلْسَلٌ | |
| sitcom | musalsalun kūmīdiyyun | مُسَلْسَلٌ كوميدِيٌّ | |
| sitcom | musalsalun hazliyyun | مُسَلْسَلٌ هَزْلِيٌّ | |
| episode | ɧalqatun | حَلْقَةٌ | |
| season | mawsimun (mawāsimu) | مَوْسِمٌ (مَواسِمُ) | |
| I haven’t seen the second season of this show yet. | lam ʔušāhida -lmawsima -ŧŧāniya min hađā -lmusalsali ɧattā -lʔāna. | لَمْ أُشاهِدَ المَوْسِمَ الثّانِيَ مِنْ هَذا المُسَلْسَلِ حَتّى الآنَ. | |
| the news | alʔaxbāru | الأَخْبارُ | |
| weather report | taqrīru ɧālati -ʈʈaqsi | تَقْريرُ حالَةِ الطَّقْسِ | |
| talk show | barnāmajun ɧiwāriyyun | بَرْنامَجٌ حِوارِيٌّ | |
| channel | qanātun (qanawātun) | قَناةٌ (قَنَواتٌ) | |
| What’s on TV (now)? | māđā yu3raɖu 3alā -ttilfāzi -lʔāna? | ماذا يُعْرَضُ عَلى التِّلْفازِ الآنَ؟ | |
| There’s an interesting program on channel 3. | hunālika barnāmajun mumti3un 3alā -lqanāti -ŧŧāliŧati. | هُنالِكَ بَرْنامَجٌ مُمْتِعٌ عَلى القَناةِ الثّالِثَةِ. | |
| to turn the TV on | šaɣɣala [2s] -ttilfāza | شَغَّلَ التِّلْفازَ | |
| to turn the TV off | ʔaʈfaʔa [4s(c)] -ttilfāza | أَطْفَأَ التِّلْفازَ | |
| volume | ʂawtun | صَوْتٌ | |
| to turn the volume up | rafa3a [1s1] -ʂʂawta | رَفَعَ الصَّوْتَ | |
| to turn the volume down | ʔaxfaɖa [4s] -ʂʂawta | أَخْفَضَ الصَّوْتَ | |
| I can’t hear what they’re saying. Could you turn the TV up a bit? | lā ʔastaʈī3u samā3a mā yaqūlūnahu. hal yumkinuka raf3u ʂawti -ttilfāzi qalīlan? | لا أَسْتَطيعُ سَماعَ ما يَقولونَهُ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ رَفْعُ صَوْتِ التِّلْفازِ قَليلًا؟ | |
| I’m trying to study. Could you turn the TV down a bit? | ʔuɧāwilu -ddirāsata. hal yumkinuka xafɖu ʂawti -ttilfāzi qalīlan? | أُحاوِلُ الدِّراسَةَ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ خَفْضُ صَوْتِ التِّلْفازِ قَليلًا؟ | |
| antenna | hawāʔiyyun | هَوائِيٌّ | |
| antenna | lāqiʈun | لاقِطٌ | |
| satellite dish | ʈabaqu qamarin ʂinā3iyyin | طَبَقُ قَمَرٍ صِناعِيٍّ | |
| radio | miđyā3un | مِذْياعٌ | |
| to listen to the radio | istama3a ʔilā -lmiđyā3i | اِسْتَمَعَ إِلى المِذْياعِ | |
| radio station | maɧaʈʈatun ʔiđā3iyyatun | مَحَطَّةٌ إِذاعِيَّةٌ | |
| stereo (home music system) | niʐāmun ʂawtiyyun mujassamun | نِظامٌ صَوْتِيٌّ مُجَسَّمٌ | |
| speakers | mukabbirātu ʂawtin | مُكَبِّراتُ صَوْتٍ | |
| CD | qurʂun maɖɣūʈun | قُرْصٌ مَضْغوطٌ | |
| CD player | mušaɣɣilu ʔaqrāʂin maɖɣūʈatin | مُشَغِّلُ أَقْراصٍ مَضْغوطَةٍ | |
| cassette (tape) | šarīʈun sam3iyyun | شَريطٌ سَمْعِيٌّ | |
| (vinyl) record | qurʂu fōnōɣrāfin | قُرْصُ فوْنوْغْرافٍ | |
| song, track | ʔuɣniyatun (ʔaɣānin) | أُغْنِيَةٌ (أَغانٍ) | |
| to play (a CD, song, etc.) | šaɣɣala [2s] | شَغَّلَ | |
| to forward, skip to the next track | qaddama [2s] | قَدَّمَ | |
| to rewind, go back to (the previous track) | rajja3a [2s] | رَجَّعَ | |
| to pause | ʔawqafa [4a1] muʔaqqatan | أَوْقَفَ مُؤَقَّتًا | |
| to stop, press ‘stop’ | ʔawqafa [4a1] | أَوْقَفَ | |
| MP3 | MP3 | MP3 | |
| to download an MP3 | nazzala [2s] milaffa MP3 | نَزَّلَ مِلَفَّ MP3 | |
| MP3 player | mušaɣɣilu MP3 | مُشَغِّلُ MP3 | |
| earphones, headphones | sammā3ātu [-rraʔsi] | سَمّاعاتُ [الرَّأْسِ] | |
| to visit | zāra [1h3] | زارَ | |
| a visit | ziyāratun | زِيارَةٌ | |
| to go on a visit | đahaba [1s1] fī ziyāratin | ذَهَبَ في زِيارَةٍ | |
| to entertain guests, have guests over | istaqbala ɖuyūfan | اِسْتَقْبَلَ ضُيوفًا | |
| to entertain guests, have guests over | ladayhi ɖuyūfun | لَدَيْهِ ضُيوفٌ | |
| to sew | xāʈa [1h2] | خاطَ | |
| sewing machine | mākinatu xiyāʈatin | ماكِنَةُ خِياطَةٍ | |
| sewing needle | ʔibratu xiyāʈatin | إِبْرَةُ خِياطَةٍ | |
| thread | xayʈun (xuyūʈun) | خَيْطٌ (خُيوطٌ) | |
| a ball of wool | kuratu ʂūfin | كُرَةُ صوفٍ | |
| thimble | kaštabānun | كَشْتَبانٌ | |
| thimble | qum3u xiyāʈatin | قُمْعُ خِياطَةٍ | |
| to knit | ɧāka [1h3] | حاكَ | |
| to knit | nasaja [1s3] | نَسَجَ | |
| knitting needle | ʔibratu ɧiyākatin | إِبْرَةُ حِياكَةٍ | |
| to crochet | ɧabaka [bi-ʂʂinnārati] | حَبَكَ [بِالصِّنّارَةِ] | |
| to embroider | ʈarraza [2s] | طَرَّزَ | |
| to patch, darn | raqa3a [1s1] | رَقَعَ | |
| art | fannun (funūnun) | فَنٌّ (فُنونٌ) | |
| artist | fannānun | فَنّانٌ | |
| to draw, sketch, paint | rasama [1s3] | رَسَمَ | |
| a painting | lawɧatun | لَوْحَةٌ | |
| a drawing | rasmatun | رَسْمَةٌ | |
| photography | taʂwīrun [fōtōɣrāfiyyun] | تَصْويرٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيٌّ] | |
| photo(graph) | ʂūratun [fōtōɣrāfiyyatan] (ʂuwarun [fōtōɣrāfiyyatun]) | صورَةٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيَّةً] (صُوَرٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيَّةٌ]) | |
| to take a photo of | iltaqaʈa ʂūratan | اِلْتَقَطَ صورَةً | |
| Excuse me. Would you take a photo of us? | ʔu3đurnī. hallā taltaqiʈa ʂūratan lanā? | أُعْذُرْني. هَلّا تَلْتَقِطَ صورَةً لَنا؟ | |
| to take a selfie | iltaqaʈa ʂūratan šaxʂiyyatan | اِلْتَقَطَ صورَةً شَخْصِيَّةً | |
| photographer | muʂawwirun [fōtōɣrāfiyyun] | مُصَوِّرٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيٌّ] | |
| camera | ʔālatu taʂwīrin | آلَةُ تَصْويرٍ | |
| camera | kāmīrā | كاميرا | |
| to hunt | iʂʈāda [8h3] | اِصْطادَ | |
| hunting | ʂaydun | صَيْدٌ | |
| hunter | ʂayyādun | صَيّادٌ | |
| hunter | ʂāʔidun | صائِدٌ | |
| hunting dog | kalbu ʂaydin | كَلْبُ صَيْدٍ | |
| hunting rifle | bunduqiyyatu ʂaydin | بُنْدُقِيَّةُ صَيْدٍ | |
| to go fishing | đahaba [1s1] li-ʂaydi -ssamaki | ذَهَبَ لِصَيْدِ السَّمَكِ | |
| fishing | ʂaydu -ssamaki | صَيْدُ السَّمَكِ | |
| fishing pole | ʂinnāratu ʂaydin | صِنّارَةُ صَيْدٍ | |
| fishing tackle | 3iddatu ʂaydi -ssamaki | عِدَّةُ صَيْدِ السَّمَكِ | |
| fishing tackle | mu3iddātu ʂaydi -ssamaki | مُعِدّاتُ صَيْدِ السَّمَكِ | |
| hook | xuʈʈāfun (xaʈāʈīfu) | خُطّافٌ (خَطاطيفُ) | |
| bait | ʈu3mun | طُعْمٌ | |
| cinema | sīnamā | سينَما | |
| Let’s go to the cinema this weekend. | li-nađhaba ʔilā -ssīnimā nihāyata hađā -lʔusbū3i. | لِنَذْهَبَ إِلى السّينِما نِهايَةَ هَذا الأُسْبوعِ. | |
| movie ticket | tađkiratu fīlmin (tađākiru fīlmin) | تَذْكِرَةُ فيلْمٍ (تَذاكِرُ فيلْمٍ) | |
| How much is a (movie) ticket? | kam ŧamanu -ttađkirati? | كَمْ ثَمَنُ التَّذْكِرَةِ؟ | |
| movie, film | fīlmun (ʔaflāmun) | فيلْمٌ (أَفْلامٌ) | |
| auditorium, movie theater, screening room | qā3atu sīnamā | قاعَةُ سينَما | |
| auditorium, movie theater, screening room | ʂālatu 3arɖin | صالَةُ عَرْضٍ | |
| to play, show (a movie) | 3araɖa [1s2] | عَرَضَ | |
| What’s playing? | mā -llađī yu3raɖu? | ما الَّذي يُعْرَضُ؟ | |
| A new movie is coming out on Friday. Want to go? | sayaʂduru fīlmun jadīdun yawma -ljumu3ati. ʔatawaddu ađđahāba? | سَيَصْدُرُ فيلْمٌ جَديدٌ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ. أَتَوَدُّ الذَّهابَ؟ | |
| They’re showing a classic movie this evening. | ʔinnahum ya3riɖūna fīlman kilāsīkiyyan hađā -lmasāʔa. | إِنَّهُمْ يَعْرِضونَ فيلْمًا كِلاسيكِيًّا هَذا المَساءَ. | |
| seat | maq3adun (maqā3idu) | مَقْعَدٌ (مَقاعِدُ) | |
| What are our seat numbers? | mā hiya ʔarqāmu maqā3idinā? | ما هِيَ أَرْقامُ مَقاعِدِنا؟ | |
| screen | šāšatun | شاشَةٌ | |
| to sit close to the screen | jalasa [1s2] bi-lqurbi mina -ššāšati | جَلَسَ بِالقُرْبِ مِنَ الشّاشَةِ | |
| I don’t like to sit too close to the screen. | lā ʔuɧibbu -ljulūsa bi-lqurbi mina -ššāšati. | لا أُحِبُّ الجُلوسَ بِالقُرْبِ مِنَ الشّاشَةِ. | |
| to sit in the middle | jalasa [1s2] fī -lmuntaʂafi | جَلَسَ في المُنْتَصَفِ | |
| popcorn | fušārun | فُشارٌ | |
| action movie | fīlmu ɧarakatin | فيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ | |
| romantic comedy | fīlmun kūmīdiyyun rūmānsiyyun | فيلْمٌ كوميدِيٌّ رومانْسِيٌّ | |
| drama | fīlmun dirāmiyyun | فيلْمٌ دِرامِيٌّ | |
| horror movie | fīlmu ru3bin | فيلْمُ رُعْبٍ | |
| thriller | fīlmu ʔiŧāratin | فيلْمُ إِثارَةٍ | |
| period piece | fīlmun tārīxiyyun | فيلْمٌ تاريخِيٌّ | |
| science fiction (sci-fi) | fīlmu xayālin 3ilmiyyin | فيلْمُ خَيالٍ عِلْمِيٍّ | |
| fantasy | fīlmu xayālin | فيلْمُ خَيالٍ | |
| What kind of movies do you like? | mā naw3u -lʔaflāmi -llatī tuɧibbuhā? | ما نَوْعُ الأَفْلامِ الَّتي تُحِبُّها؟ | |
| I love action movies, but I can’t stand romantic movies. | ʔuɧibbu ʔaflāma -lɧarakati, lakinnī lā ʔaʈīqu -lʔaflāma -rrūmānsiyyata. | أُحِبُّ أَفْلامَ الحَرَكَةِ، لَكِنّي لا أَطيقُ الأَفْلامَ الرّومانْسِيَّةَ. | |
| (movie) star | najmun (nujūmun) | نَجْمٌ (نُجومٌ) | |
| theater | masraɧun (masāriɧu) | مَسْرَحٌ (مَسارِحُ) | |
| on stage | 3alā -lmasraɧi | عَلى المَسْرَحِ | |
| aisle | mamarrun | مَمَرٌّ | |
| actor | mumaŧŧilun | مُمَثِّلٌ | |
| to act | maŧŧala [1s3] | مَثَّلَ | |
| to play the role of __ | la3iba [1s4] dawra __ | لَعِبَ دَوْرَ __ | |
| to play the role of __ | maŧŧala [2s] dawra __ | مَثَّلَ دَوْرَ __ | |
| intermission | istirāɧatun | اِسْتِراحَةٌ | |
| spectator | mušāhidun | مُشاهِدٌ | |
| spectator | mutafarrijun | مُتَفَرِّجٌ | |
| audience, crowd | jumhūrun (jamāhīru) | جُمْهورٌ (جَماهيرُ) | |
| to applaud | ʂaffaqa [1s2] | صَفَّقَ | |
| applause | taʂfīqun | تَصْفيقٌ | |
| circus | sīrkun | سيرْكٌ | |
| acrobat | bahlawānun | بَهْلَوانٌ | |
| clown | muharrijun | مُهَرِّجٌ | |
| cigarette | sījāratun (sajāʔiru) | سيجارَةٌ (سَجائِرُ) | |
| to smoke | daxxana [2s] sījāratan | دَخَّنَ سيجارَةً | |
| smoking | tadxīnun | تَدْخينٌ | |
| No smoking | attadxīnu mamnū3un | التَّدْخينُ مَمْنوعٌ | |
| smoker | mudaxxinun | مُدَخِّنٌ | |
| non-smoker | ɣayru mudaxxinin | غَيْرُ مُدَخِّنٍ | |
| Do you smoke? | hal tudaxxinu? | هَلْ تُدَخِّنُ؟ | |
| Would you like a cigarette? | hal tarɣabu bi-sījāratin? | هَلْ تَرْغَبُ بِسيجارَةٍ؟ | |
| Would you like a cigarette? | hal turīdu sījāratan? | هَلْ تُريدُ سيجارَةً؟ | |
| No, thank you. I don’t smoke. | lā, šukran. ʔana lā ʔudaxxinu. | لا، شُكْرًا. أَنا لا أُدَخِّنُ. | |
| to quit smoking | ʔaqla3a [4s] 3ani -ttadxīni | أَقْلَعَ عَنِ التَّدْخينِ | |
| to quit smoking | taraka [1s3] -ttadxīna | تَرَكَ التَّدْخينَ | |
| cigar | sījārun | سيجارٌ | |
| pipe | ɣalyūnun | غَلْيونٌ | |
| tobacco | tabɣun | تَبْغٌ | |
| matches | ʔa3wādu ŧiqābin | أَعْوادُ ثِقابٍ | |
| matches | ʔa3wādu kibrītin | أَعْوادُ كِبْريتٍ | |
| lighter | wallā3atun | وَلّاعَةٌ | |
| to light a cigarette | ʔaš3ala [4s] sījāratan | أَشْعَلَ سيجارَةً | |
| ashtray | minfaɖatu [sajāʔira] | مِنْفَضَةُ [سَجائِرَ] | |
| cigarette butt | 3aqibu sījāratin (ʔa3qābu sajāʔira) | عَقِبُ سيجارَةٍ (أَعْقابُ سَجائِرَ) | |
| a pack of cigarettes | 3ulbatu sajāʔira (3ulabu sajāʔira) | عُلْبَةُ سَجائِرَ (عُلَبُ سَجائِرَ) | |
| shisha, hookah, water-pipe | nārjīlatun | نارْجيلَةٌ | |
| shisha, hookah, water-pipe | šīšatun | شيشَةٌ | |
| to smoke a shisha | daxxana [2s] nārjīlatan | دَخَّنَ نارْجيلَةً | |
| to smoke a shisha | daxxana [2s] šīšatan | دَخَّنَ شيشَةً | |
| mouth-piece (of shisha) | mabsimun (mabāsimu) | مَبْسِمٌ (مَباسِمُ) | |
| glass container (of shisha) | wi3āʔun zujājiyyun | وِعاءٌ زُجاجِيٌّ | |
| glass container (of shisha) | jarratu māʔin | جَرَّةُ ماءٍ | |
| hose (of shisha) | xurʈūmun | خُرْطومٌ | |
| coal | faɧmun | فَحْمٌ |
Recreation and Relaxation in Modern Standard Arabic
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