Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Arabic Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Arabic vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Arabic — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	في	in; at	preposition	A1
2	من	from; of	preposition	A1
3	على	on; upon; over	preposition	A1
4	أن	that; to (subordinator)	particle	A1
5	إلى	to; towards	preposition	A1
6	و	and	conjunction	A1
7	لا	no; not	particle	A1
8	ما	what; not	particle	A1
9	هذا	this (masc.)	pronoun	A1
10	كان	to be; was	verb	A1
11	التي	which; that (fem. relative)	pronoun	A1
12	الذي	which; that (masc. relative)	pronoun	A1
13	مع	with	preposition	A1
14	عن	about; from	preposition	A1
15	كل	all; every	determiner	A1
16	قد	may; already (particle)	particle	A1
17	هو	he; it	pronoun	A1
18	أنا	I	pronoun	A1
19	نحن	we	pronoun	A1
20	هم	they (masc.)	pronoun	A1
21	هذه	this (fem.)	pronoun	A1
22	هي	she; it	pronoun	A1
23	أنت	you (masc.)	pronoun	A1
24	إن	indeed; if	particle	A1
25	ذلك	that (masc.)	pronoun	A1
26	به	with it; in it	preposition	A1
27	أو	or	conjunction	A1
28	كما	as; just as	conjunction	A1
29	بعد	after	preposition	A1
30	قال	to say; said	verb	A1
31	لم	not (past negation)	particle	A1
32	بين	between; among	preposition	A1
33	عند	at; with; near	preposition	A1
34	حتى	until; even	preposition	A1
35	لكن	but	conjunction	A1
36	ثم	then	conjunction	A1
37	إذا	if; when	particle	A1
38	له	for him; to him	preposition	A1
39	كانت	was (fem.); to be	verb	A1
40	هؤلاء	these (people)	pronoun	A1
41	عام	year; general	noun	A1
42	يوم	day	noun	A1
43	أيضا	also; too	adverb	A1
44	هناك	there; there is	adverb	A1
45	غير	other than; non-	noun	A1
46	عليه	on him; upon it	preposition	A1
47	أول	first	adjective	A1
48	خلال	during; through	preposition	A1
49	أكثر	more; most	adjective	A1
50	دون	without; below	preposition	A1
51	أنه	that he; that it	particle	A1
52	منذ	since; ago	preposition	A1
53	حول	around; about	preposition	A1
54	قبل	before	preposition	A1
55	لدى	with; at (possession)	preposition	A1
56	كثير	much; many	adjective	A1
57	جدا	very	adverb	A1
58	الآن	now	adverb	A1
59	هل	(yes/no question particle)	particle	A1
60	أي	any; which	determiner	A1
61	فقط	only; just	adverb	A1
62	كيف	how	adverb	A1
63	لماذا	why	adverb	A1
64	أين	where	adverb	A1
65	متى	when	adverb	A1
66	ماذا	what	pronoun	A1
67	أولئك	those (people)	pronoun	A1
68	نعم	yes	interjection	A1
69	شكرا	thanks; thank you	interjection	A1
70	هنا	here	adverb	A1
71	اليوم	today	adverb	A1
72	كذلك	likewise; also	adverb	A1
73	حيث	where; whereas	conjunction	A1
74	لن	will not	particle	A1
75	كنت	I was; you were	verb	A1
76	ليس	is not	verb	A1
77	بها	with it (fem.)	preposition	A1
78	أنها	that she; that it	particle	A1
79	الذين	who; those who (masc. pl.)	pronoun	A1
80	وقت	time	noun	A1
81	شيء	thing; something	noun	A1
82	أهل	family; people	noun	A1
83	بيت	house; home	noun	A1
84	رجل	man	noun	A1
85	امرأة	woman	noun	A1
86	ولد	boy; child	noun	A1
87	بنت	girl; daughter	noun	A1
88	ماء	water	noun	A1
89	كتاب	book	noun	A1
90	اسم	name	noun	A1
91	مدينة	city	noun	A1
92	بلد	country	noun	A1
93	أب	father	noun	A1
94	أم	mother	noun	A1
95	أخ	brother	noun	A1
96	أخت	sister	noun	A1
97	صديق	friend	noun	A1
98	عمل	work; job	noun	A1
99	حياة	life	noun	A1
100	وجه	face	noun	A1
101	يد	hand	noun	A1
102	عين	eye; spring	noun	A1
103	رأس	head	noun	A1
104	قلب	heart	noun	A1
105	باب	door	noun	A1
106	طريق	road; way	noun	A1
107	مكان	place	noun	A1
108	سيارة	car	noun	A1
109	مدرسة	school	noun	A1
110	جامعة	university	noun	A2
111	طالب	student	noun	A1
112	معلم	teacher	noun	A1
113	طعام	food	noun	A1
114	لحظة	moment; instant	noun	A2
115	سنة	year	noun	A1
116	شهر	month	noun	A1
117	أسبوع	week	noun	A1
118	ساعة	hour; clock	noun	A1
119	ليل	night	noun	A1
120	صباح	morning	noun	A1
121	مساء	evening	noun	A1
122	كبير	big; large; old	adjective	A1
123	صغير	small; young	adjective	A1
124	جديد	new	adjective	A1
125	قديم	old; ancient	adjective	A1
126	جميل	beautiful	adjective	A1
127	طويل	long; tall	adjective	A1
128	قصير	short	adjective	A1
129	سهل	easy	adjective	A1
130	صعب	difficult; hard	adjective	A1
131	جيد	good	adjective	A1
132	سيئ	bad	adjective	A1
133	بعض	some; a few	determiner	A1
134	قليل	few; little	adjective	A1
135	مهم	important	adjective	A2
136	ممكن	possible	adjective	A2
137	ذهب	to go; went	verb	A1
138	جاء	to come; came	verb	A1
139	فعل	to do; did	verb	A1
140	رأى	to see; saw	verb	A1
141	علم	to know; knew	verb	A1
142	عرف	to know; recognized	verb	A1
143	أراد	to want; wanted	verb	A1
144	قدر	to estimate; appreciate; ordain	verb	A2
145	أخذ	to take; took	verb	A1
146	أعطى	to give; gave	verb	A1
147	وجد	to find; found	verb	A1
148	كتب	to write; wrote	verb	A1
149	قرأ	to read; read	verb	A1
150	سمع	to hear; heard	verb	A1
151	أكل	to eat; ate	verb	A1
152	شرب	to drink; drank	verb	A1
153	نام	to sleep; slept	verb	A1
154	صنع	to make; manufacture	verb	A2
155	لعب	to play; played	verb	A1
156	درس	to study; studied	verb	A1
157	فهم	to understand; understood	verb	A1
158	تكلم	to speak; spoke	verb	A2
159	سأل	to ask; asked	verb	A1
160	أجاب	to answer; replied	verb	A2
161	بدأ	to begin; started	verb	A1
162	انتهى	to end; finished	verb	A2
163	خرج	to go out; exit	verb	A1
164	دخل	to enter; entered	verb	A1
165	وصل	to arrive; connect	verb	A1
166	ترك	to leave; abandon	verb	A2
167	حمل	to carry; bear	verb	A2
168	وضع	to put; place	verb	A1
169	فتح	to open; opened	verb	A1
170	أغلق	to close; shut	verb	A2
171	ركب	to ride; board	verb	A2
172	مشى	to walk; walked	verb	A1
173	جلس	to sit; sat	verb	A1
174	وقف	to stand; stop	verb	A1
175	نظر	to look; watch	verb	A1
176	شعر	to feel; felt	verb	A2
177	ظن	to think; suppose	verb	A2
178	أحب	to love; like	verb	A1
179	حاول	to try; attempt	verb	A2
180	استطاع	to be able to	verb	A2
181	أصبح	to become	verb	A2
182	صار	to become; came to be	verb	A2
183	بقي	to remain; stay	verb	A2
184	عاد	to return; come back	verb	A2
185	مات	to die; died	verb	A2
186	كبر	to grow up; grow big	verb	A2
187	عاش	to live; lived	verb	A2
188	قدم	foot	noun	A2
189	أذن	ear	noun	A2
190	أنف	nose	noun	A2
191	فم	mouth	noun	A2
192	جلد	skin; leather	noun	A2
193	جسم	body	noun	A2
194	دم	blood	noun	A2
195	طفل	child; baby	noun	A1
196	ابن	son	noun	A1
197	زوج	husband; spouse	noun	A2
198	زوجة	wife	noun	A2
199	عائلة	family	noun	A1
200	جار	neighbor	noun	A2
201	ناس	people	noun	A1
202	شخص	person	noun	A1
203	رجال	men	noun	A2
204	دولة	state; nation	noun	A2
205	حكومة	government	noun	B1
206	رئيس	president; chief	noun	A2
207	ملك	king	noun	A2
208	شعب	people; nation	noun	A2
209	جيش	army	noun	B1
210	حرب	war	noun	A2
211	سلام	peace; greeting	noun	A1
212	قوة	power; strength	noun	A2
213	حق	right; truth	noun	A2
214	قانون	law	noun	B1
215	مال	money; wealth	noun	A1
216	سعر	price	noun	A2
217	سوق	market	noun	A2
218	تجارة	trade; commerce	noun	B1
219	شركة	company; firm	noun	A2
220	بنك	bank	noun	A2
221	اقتصاد	economy	noun	B1
222	مشكلة	problem	noun	A1
223	حل	solution	noun	A2
224	سبب	reason; cause	noun	A2
225	نتيجة	result; outcome	noun	A2
226	هدف	goal; aim	noun	A2
227	فكرة	idea	noun	A2
228	رأي	opinion	noun	A2
229	خبر	news; report	noun	A2
230	معلومة	information	noun	B1
231	قصة	story	noun	A2
232	كلمة	word	noun	A1
233	لغة	language	noun	A1
234	سؤال	question	noun	A1
235	جواب	answer	noun	A2
236	رسالة	message; letter	noun	A2
237	صورة	picture; image	noun	A1
238	فيلم	film; movie	noun	A2
239	موسيقى	music	noun	A2
240	لون	color	noun	A1
241	صوت	voice; sound	noun	A2
242	نور	light	noun	A2
243	نار	fire	noun	A2
244	شمس	sun	noun	A1
245	قمر	moon	noun	A2
246	نجم	star	noun	A2
247	سماء	sky; heaven	noun	A2
248	أرض	land; earth	noun	A1
249	بحر	sea	noun	A1
250	جبل	mountain	noun	A2
251	نهر	river	noun	A2
252	شجرة	tree	noun	A2
253	زهرة	flower	noun	A2
254	حجر	stone; rock	noun	A2
255	هواء	air	noun	A2
256	مطر	rain	noun	A2
257	ريح	wind	noun	B1
258	برد	cold	noun	A2
259	حر	heat; hot	noun	A2
260	طقس	weather	noun	A2
261	فصل	season; chapter; class	noun	A2
262	حيوان	animal	noun	A2
263	كلب	dog	noun	A1
264	قط	cat	noun	A1
265	حصان	horse	noun	A2
266	طائر	bird	noun	A2
267	سمك	fish	noun	A2
268	لحم	meat	noun	A2
269	خبز	bread	noun	A1
270	فاكهة	fruit	noun	A2
271	خضار	vegetables	noun	A2
272	حليب	milk	noun	A2
273	قهوة	coffee	noun	A1
274	شاي	tea	noun	A1
275	سكر	sugar	noun	A2
276	ملح	salt	noun	A2
277	مطعم	restaurant	noun	A2
278	مستشفى	hospital	noun	A2
279	طبيب	doctor	noun	A1
280	مريض	sick; patient	adjective	A2
281	دواء	medicine	noun	A2
282	صحة	health	noun	A2
283	مرض	illness; disease	noun	A2
284	ألم	pain	noun	A2
285	موت	death	noun	A2
286	مدير	manager; director	noun	A2
287	موظف	employee	noun	A2
288	عامل	worker; factor	noun	A2
289	مهندس	engineer	noun	A2
290	مكتب	office; desk	noun	A2
291	شارع	street	noun	A1
292	مبنى	building	noun	A2
293	غرفة	room	noun	A1
294	مطبخ	kitchen	noun	A2
295	حمام	bathroom; bath	noun	A2
296	سرير	bed	noun	A2
297	كرسي	chair	noun	A2
298	طاولة	table	noun	A2
299	نافذة	window	noun	A2
300	مفتاح	key	noun	A2
301	هاتف	telephone	noun	A2
302	حاسوب	computer	noun	B1
303	إنترنت	internet	noun	B1
304	ثوب	garment; dress	noun	A2
305	ملابس	clothes	noun	A2
306	حذاء	shoe	noun	A2
307	قميص	shirt	noun	A2
308	فضة	silver	noun	B1
309	معدن	metal; mineral	noun	B1
310	ورقة	paper; leaf	noun	A2
311	قلم	pen	noun	A1
312	رقم	number	noun	A1
313	عدد	number; quantity	noun	A2
314	نصف	half	noun	A2
315	جزء	part; portion	noun	A2
316	مجموعة	group; set	noun	A2
317	نوع	type; kind	noun	A2
318	حال	state; condition	noun	A2
319	أمر	matter; order; command	noun	A2
320	قرار	decision	noun	B1
321	خطة	plan	noun	B1
322	مشروع	project	noun	B1
323	برنامج	program	noun	B1
324	نظام	system; order	noun	B1
325	مجتمع	society	noun	B1
326	ثقافة	culture	noun	B1
327	تاريخ	history; date	noun	A2
328	معرفة	knowledge	noun	B1
329	دين	religion; debt	noun	B1
330	فن	art	noun	A2
331	رياضة	sport	noun	A2
332	سفر	travel	noun	A2
333	رحلة	trip; journey	noun	A2
334	مطار	airport	noun	A2
335	طائرة	airplane	noun	A2
336	قطار	train	noun	A2
337	حافلة	bus	noun	A2
338	محطة	station	noun	A2
339	فندق	hotel	noun	A2
340	تذكرة	ticket	noun	A2
341	حقيبة	bag; suitcase	noun	A2
342	خريطة	map	noun	A2
343	مدة	period; duration	noun	A2
344	بداية	beginning	noun	A2
345	نهاية	end	noun	A2
346	وسط	middle; center	noun	A2
347	جانب	side; aspect	noun	A2
348	أمام	in front of	preposition	A1
349	خلف	behind	preposition	A2
350	فوق	above; over	preposition	A1
351	تحت	under; below	preposition	A1
352	داخل	inside	preposition	A2
353	خارج	outside	preposition	A2
354	يمين	right (side)	noun	A2
355	يسار	left (side)	noun	A2
356	شمال	north; left	noun	A2
357	جنوب	south	noun	A2
358	شرق	east	noun	A2
359	غرب	west	noun	A2
360	قريب	near; close	adjective	A2
361	بعيد	far	adjective	A2
362	سريع	fast; quick	adjective	A2
363	بطيء	slow	adjective	A2
364	قوي	strong	adjective	A2
365	ضعيف	weak	adjective	A2
366	غني	rich	adjective	A2
367	فقير	poor	adjective	A2
368	سعيد	happy	adjective	A1
369	حزين	sad	adjective	A2
370	غاضب	angry	adjective	A2
371	خائف	afraid	adjective	A2
372	متعب	tired	adjective	A2
373	جائع	hungry	adjective	A2
374	مشغول	busy	adjective	A2
375	حار	hot	adjective	A2
376	بارد	cold	adjective	A2
377	نظيف	clean	adjective	A2
378	وسخ	dirty	adjective	A2
379	ممتلئ	full	adjective	B1
380	فارغ	empty	adjective	A2
381	ثقيل	heavy	adjective	A2
382	خفيف	light (weight)	adjective	A2
383	عال	high; loud	adjective	A2
384	منخفض	low	adjective	B1
385	واسع	wide; spacious	adjective	B1
386	ضيق	narrow; tight	adjective	B1
387	عميق	deep	adjective	B1
388	واضح	clear; obvious	adjective	A2
389	صحيح	correct; true	adjective	A2
390	خطأ	wrong; mistake	noun	A2
391	حقيقي	real; genuine	adjective	B1
392	مختلف	different	adjective	A2
393	مشابه	similar	adjective	B1
394	خاص	special; private	adjective	A2
395	مشترك	common; shared; joint	adjective	B1
396	كامل	complete; whole	adjective	A2
397	أخير	last; final	adjective	A2
398	تال	next; following	adjective	B1
399	سابق	previous; former	adjective	B1
400	حديث	modern; conversation	adjective	B1
401	مشهور	famous	adjective	A2
402	خطير	dangerous; serious	adjective	B1
403	آمن	safe; secure	adjective	B1
404	مفيد	useful; beneficial	adjective	B1
405	ضروري	necessary	adjective	B1
406	مناسب	suitable; appropriate	adjective	B1
407	ممتاز	excellent	adjective	A2
408	رائع	wonderful; great	adjective	A2
409	لذيذ	delicious	adjective	A2
410	غريب	strange; foreign	adjective	A2
411	عادي	normal; ordinary	adjective	A2
412	حقيقة	truth; reality; fact	noun	B1
413	نشاط	activity	noun	A2
414	دراسة	study	noun	B1
415	بحث	research; search	noun	B1
416	تعليم	education; teaching	noun	B1
417	محاضرة	lecture	noun	B1
418	امتحان	exam; test	noun	A2
419	شهادة	certificate; testimony	noun	B1
420	خبرة	experience	noun	B1
421	مهارة	skill	noun	B1
422	موهبة	talent	noun	B2
423	نجاح	success	noun	B1
424	فشل	failure	noun	B1
425	فرصة	opportunity; chance	noun	A2
426	خطر	danger; risk	noun	B1
427	أمن	security; safety	noun	B1
428	خدمة	service	noun	A2
429	منتج	product	noun	B1
430	زبون	customer; client	noun	B1
431	بضاعة	goods; merchandise	noun	B2
432	مصنع	factory	noun	B1
433	زراعة	agriculture	noun	B1
434	صناعة	industry	noun	B1
435	طاقة	energy	noun	B1
436	كهرباء	electricity	noun	B1
437	وقود	fuel	noun	B2
438	بيئة	environment	noun	B1
439	طبيعة	nature	noun	A2
440	عالم	world; scholar	noun	A1
441	كون	universe; being	noun	B2
442	مستقبل	future	noun	A2
443	ماض	past	noun	B1
444	حاضر	present; ready	noun	B1
445	ذكرى	memory; anniversary	noun	B1
446	حلم	dream	noun	A2
447	أمل	hope	noun	A2
448	خوف	fear	noun	A2
449	فرح	joy	noun	A2
450	حب	love	noun	A1
451	كره	hatred	noun	B1
452	غضب	anger	noun	B1
453	حزن	sadness; grief	noun	B1
454	شعور	feeling	noun	A2
455	عقل	mind; reason	noun	A2
456	روح	soul; spirit	noun	A2
457	نفس	self; soul; breath	noun	A1
458	جسد	body; flesh	noun	B1
459	ذاكرة	memory	noun	B1
460	خيال	imagination	noun	B2
461	حكمة	wisdom	noun	B2
462	صبر	patience	noun	B1
463	شجاعة	courage	noun	B2
464	أمانة	honesty; trust	noun	B2
465	عدل	justice; fairness	noun	B1
466	حرية	freedom; liberty	noun	A2
467	مسؤولية	responsibility	noun	B1
468	واجب	duty; obligation	noun	B1
469	عادة	habit; custom	noun	A2
470	تقليد	tradition; imitation	noun	B2
471	قيمة	value; worth	noun	B1
472	معنى	meaning	noun	A2
473	مثال	example	noun	A2
474	دليل	proof; guide	noun	B1
475	سر	secret	noun	A2
476	حدث	event; incident	noun	A2
477	حادث	accident; event	noun	A2
478	موقف	situation; stance; stop	noun	B1
479	ظرف	circumstance; envelope	noun	B1
480	مرحلة	stage; phase	noun	B1
481	خطوة	step	noun	A2
482	طريقة	method; way	noun	A2
483	أسلوب	style; manner	noun	B1
484	وسيلة	means; medium	noun	B1
485	أداة	tool; instrument	noun	B1
486	آلة	machine	noun	B1
487	جهاز	device; apparatus	noun	B1
488	محرك	engine; motor	noun	B2
489	تقنية	technology; technique	noun	B1
490	علوم	sciences	noun	B1
491	رياضيات	mathematics	noun	B1
492	طب	medicine (field)	noun	B1
493	هندسة	engineering	noun	B1
494	فلسفة	philosophy	noun	B2
495	أدب	literature; manners	noun	B1
496	قصيدة	poem	noun	B1
497	رواية	novel	noun	B1
498	مقال	article; essay	noun	B1
499	صحيفة	newspaper	noun	B1
500	مجلة	magazine	noun	B1
501	إعلام	media	noun	B2
502	إعلان	advertisement; announcement	noun	B1
503	تلفاز	television	noun	B1
504	إذاعة	radio; broadcast	noun	B2
505	قناة	channel; canal	noun	B1
506	حاسبة	calculator	noun	B2
507	شاشة	screen	noun	B1
508	موقع	website; location; site	noun	B1
509	حساب	account; calculation	noun	A2
510	بريد	mail; post	noun	B1
511	عنوان	address; title	noun	A2
512	شمل	to include; comprise	verb	B1
513	سمح	to allow; permit	verb	A2
514	منع	to prevent; forbid	verb	B1
515	ساعد	to help	verb	A1
516	خدم	to serve	verb	B1
517	اشترى	to buy	verb	A1
518	باع	to sell	verb	A2
519	دفع	to pay; push	verb	A2
520	ربح	to win; earn	verb	B1
521	خسر	to lose	verb	B1
522	صرف	to spend; disburse	verb	B1
523	جمع	to collect; add	verb	A2
524	قسم	to divide; section	verb	B1
525	حسب	to count; calculate	verb	B1
526	قاس	to measure	verb	B2
527	زاد	to increase	verb	A2
528	نقص	to decrease; lack	verb	B1
529	وسع	to widen; expand	verb	B1
530	صغر	to shrink; become small	verb	B2
531	بنى	to build	verb	A2
532	هدم	to demolish	verb	B2
533	صلح	to fix; be suitable	verb	B1
534	كسر	to break	verb	A2
535	قطع	to cut	verb	A2
536	ربط	to tie; connect	verb	B1
537	فك	to undo; unfasten	verb	B1
538	بدل	to change; replace	verb	A2
539	حفظ	to memorize; keep	verb	A2
540	نسي	to forget	verb	A1
541	ذكر	to mention; remember	verb	A2
542	شرح	to explain	verb	A2
543	وصف	to describe	verb	B1
544	عبر	to express; cross	verb	B1
545	أشار	to point; indicate	verb	B1
546	أعلن	to announce	verb	B1
547	أكد	to confirm; assert	verb	B1
548	نفى	to deny	verb	B2
549	اعترف	to admit; confess	verb	B2
550	وعد	to promise	verb	B1
551	شكر	to thank	verb	A1
552	اعتذر	to apologize	verb	B1
553	دعا	to invite; call; pray	verb	A2
554	رحب	to welcome	verb	B1
555	زار	to visit	verb	A2
556	قابل	to meet; face	verb	A2
557	التقى	to meet; encounter	verb	B1
558	عرض	to present; offer	verb	A2
559	وفر	to provide; save	verb	B1
560	طلب	to request; order	verb	A1
561	اختار	to choose	verb	A2
562	قرر	to decide	verb	A2
563	اتفق	to agree	verb	B1
564	رفض	to refuse; reject	verb	A2
565	وافق	to agree; approve	verb	A2
566	اهتم	to care; be interested	verb	B1
567	اعتقد	to believe; think	verb	A2
568	تذكر	to remember	verb	A2
569	تعلم	to learn	verb	A1
570	درب	to train; coach	verb	B1
571	فكر	to think	verb	A1
572	تخيل	to imagine	verb	B1
573	لاحظ	to notice; observe	verb	B1
574	اكتشف	to discover	verb	B1
575	اخترع	to invent	verb	B2
576	طور	to develop	verb	B1
577	حسن	to improve; better	verb	B1
578	أصلح	to repair; reform	verb	B1
579	استخدم	to use	verb	A2
580	استعمل	to use; employ	verb	B1
581	اعتمد	to depend; adopt	verb	B1
582	احتاج	to need	verb	A1
583	امتلك	to possess; own	verb	B1
584	حصل	to obtain; happen	verb	A2
585	نال	to attain; obtain	verb	B2
586	فقد	to lose	verb	B1
587	حمى	to protect	verb	B1
588	دافع	to defend	verb	B1
589	هاجم	to attack	verb	B1
590	قاتل	to fight; combat	verb	B1
591	انتصر	to triumph; win	verb	B2
592	هرب	to flee; escape	verb	B1
593	اختبأ	to hide	verb	B2
594	طارد	to chase	verb	B2
595	أمسك	to grab; hold	verb	B1
596	رمى	to throw	verb	B1
597	التقط	to pick up; capture	verb	B2
598	دفن	to bury	verb	B2
599	زرع	to plant; cultivate	verb	B1
600	حصد	to harvest; reap	verb	B2
601	طبخ	to cook	verb	A2
602	غسل	to wash	verb	A2
603	نظف	to clean	verb	A2
604	لبس	to wear; dress	verb	A2
605	استحم	to bathe; shower	verb	B1
606	استيقظ	to wake up	verb	B1
607	استراح	to rest	verb	B1
608	ضحك	to laugh	verb	A2
609	بكى	to cry; weep	verb	A2
610	ابتسم	to smile	verb	B1
611	صرخ	to scream; shout	verb	B1
612	همس	to whisper	verb	B2
613	غنى	to sing	verb	A2
614	رقص	to dance	verb	A2
615	سبح	to swim	verb	A2
616	جرى	to run; flow	verb	A2
617	قفز	to jump	verb	B1
618	طار	to fly	verb	A2
619	سقط	to fall	verb	A2
620	وقع	to fall; occur; sign	verb	B1
621	رفع	to raise; lift	verb	B1
622	خفض	to lower; reduce	verb	B1
623	مد	to extend; stretch	verb	B1
624	سحب	to pull; withdraw	verb	B1
625	ضغط	to press; pressure	verb	B1
626	لمس	to touch	verb	B1
627	شم	to smell	verb	B1
628	ذاق	to taste	verb	B2
629	شاهد	to watch; witness	verb	A2
630	راقب	to observe; monitor	verb	B2
631	انتظر	to wait	verb	A2
632	فتش	to search; inspect	verb	B1
633	أرسل	to send	verb	A2
634	قاد	to lead; drive	verb	B1
635	تبع	to follow	verb	B1
636	رافق	to accompany	verb	B2
637	اقترب	to approach	verb	B1
638	ابتعد	to move away	verb	B1
639	دار	to turn; revolve	verb	B1
640	اجتاز	to cross; pass through	verb	B2
641	مر	to pass; go by	verb	A2
642	توقف	to stop; halt	verb	A2
643	استمر	to continue	verb	B1
644	شرع	to embark; begin	verb	B2
645	أنهى	to finish; complete	verb	B1
646	أكمل	to complete	verb	B1
647	أعاد	to repeat; return	verb	B1
648	كرر	to repeat	verb	B1
649	مكث	to stay; dwell	verb	B2
650	غاب	to be absent; disappear	verb	B1
651	حضر	to attend; prepare	verb	A2
652	ظهر	to appear	verb	A2
653	اختفى	to vanish; hide	verb	B2
654	بدا	to seem; appear	verb	B1
655	اعتبر	to consider; regard	verb	B1
656	قصد	to intend; mean	verb	B1
657	خطط	to plan	verb	B1
658	رغب	to desire; wish	verb	B1
659	تمنى	to wish	verb	B1
660	توقع	to expect; anticipate	verb	B1
661	خاف	to fear	verb	A2
662	قلق	to worry	verb	B1
663	ابتهج	to be joyful; rejoice	verb	B2
664	ثار	to rage; rebel	verb	B2
665	تألم	to suffer; be in pain	verb	B2
666	تعجب	to be amazed; wonder	verb	B2
667	دهش	to be astonished	verb	B2
668	مل	to be bored	verb	B2
669	تعب	to get tired	verb	B1
670	جاع	to be hungry	verb	B1
671	عطش	to be thirsty	verb	B2
672	أصيب	to be afflicted; injured	verb	B1
673	شفي	to recover; heal	verb	B2
674	عالج	to treat; cure	verb	B1
675	جرح	to injure; wound	verb	B1
676	أوجع	to hurt; cause pain	verb	B2
677	رضيع	infant; baby	noun	B1
678	جد	grandfather	noun	A2
679	جدة	grandmother	noun	A2
680	عم	paternal uncle	noun	A2
681	خال	maternal uncle	noun	A2
682	عمة	paternal aunt	noun	B1
683	خالة	maternal aunt	noun	B1
684	نسيب	in-law; relative	noun	B2
685	جيل	generation	noun	B1
686	طفولة	childhood	noun	B2
687	شباب	youth	noun	B1
688	شيخ	elder; sheikh	noun	B1
689	زواج	marriage	noun	B1
690	عرس	wedding	noun	B1
691	عيد	holiday; feast	noun	A2
692	حفلة	party; celebration	noun	A2
693	هدية	gift; present	noun	A2
694	ضيف	guest	noun	B1
695	دعوة	invitation; call	noun	B1
696	زيارة	visit	noun	A2
697	لقاء	meeting; encounter	noun	B1
698	اجتماع	meeting; assembly	noun	B1
699	مؤتمر	conference	noun	B2
700	حوار	dialogue	noun	B1
701	نقاش	discussion; debate	noun	B1
702	اتفاق	agreement	noun	B1
703	عقد	contract; decade; knot	noun	B1
704	شرط	condition; stipulation	noun	B1
705	قاعدة	rule; base	noun	B1
706	مبدأ	principle	noun	B2
707	سياسة	politics; policy	noun	B1
708	حزب	party (political)	noun	B1
709	انتخاب	election	noun	B2
710	برلمان	parliament	noun	B2
711	وزير	minister	noun	B1
712	وزارة	ministry	noun	B1
713	سفير	ambassador	noun	B2
714	سفارة	embassy	noun	B2
715	حدود	borders; limits	noun	B1
716	أمة	nation; community	noun	B1
717	وطن	homeland	noun	A2
718	مواطن	citizen	noun	B1
719	جنسية	nationality	noun	B1
720	هوية	identity	noun	B2
721	ثورة	revolution	noun	B2
722	سلطة	authority; power	noun	B1
723	محكمة	court	noun	B1
724	قاض	judge	noun	B2
725	محام	lawyer	noun	B1
726	شرطة	police	noun	A2
727	جريمة	crime	noun	B1
728	سجن	prison	noun	B1
729	عقوبة	punishment; penalty	noun	B2
730	سلاح	weapon	noun	B1
731	جندي	soldier	noun	B1
732	قائد	leader; commander	noun	B1
733	معركة	battle	noun	B2
734	نصر	victory	noun	B1
735	هزيمة	defeat	noun	B2
736	خطاب	speech; address	noun	B2
737	كلام	speech; talk	noun	A2
738	جملة	sentence	noun	A2
739	حرف	letter; character	noun	A2
740	تصويت	voting; ballot	noun	B2
741	مضمون	content; gist	noun	B2
742	قائمة	list; menu	noun	B1
743	جدول	schedule; table	noun	B1
744	ملف	file; folder	noun	B1
745	تقرير	report	noun	B1
746	وثيقة	document	noun	B2
747	توقيع	signature	noun	B2
748	ختم	seal; stamp	noun	B2
749	طابع	stamp; character	noun	B2
750	صندوق	box; fund	noun	B1
751	علبة	can; small box	noun	B1
752	زجاجة	bottle	noun	B1
753	كوب	cup; glass	noun	A2
754	صحن	plate; dish	noun	B1
755	ملعقة	spoon	noun	B1
756	سكين	knife	noun	B1
757	شوكة	fork; thorn	noun	B2
758	وعاء	vessel; container	noun	B2
759	فرن	oven; bakery	noun	B1
760	ثلاجة	refrigerator	noun	B1
761	مروحة	fan	noun	B2
762	مصباح	lamp	noun	B1
763	منبه	alarm clock	noun	B2
764	مرآة	mirror	noun	B1
765	صابون	soap	noun	B1
766	منشفة	towel	noun	B2
767	فرشاة	brush	noun	B2
768	مقص	scissors	noun	B2
769	إبرة	needle	noun	B2
770	خيط	thread; string	noun	B2
771	قماش	fabric; cloth	noun	B2
772	صوف	wool	noun	B2
773	خشب	wood	noun	B1
774	حديد	iron	noun	B1
775	زجاج	glass	noun	B1
776	بلاستيك	plastic	noun	B2
777	ورق	paper (material)	noun	A2
778	تراب	dust; soil	noun	B1
779	طين	clay; mud	noun	B2
780	رمل	sand	noun	B1
781	ثلج	snow; ice	noun	A2
782	دخان	smoke	noun	B1
783	ظل	shade; shadow	noun	B1
784	ضوء	light; ray	noun	A2
785	ظلام	darkness	noun	B1
786	أبيض	white	adjective	A1
787	أسود	black	adjective	A1
788	أحمر	red	adjective	A1
789	أزرق	blue	adjective	A1
790	أخضر	green	adjective	A1
791	أصفر	yellow	adjective	A1
792	بني	brown	adjective	A2
793	رمادي	grey	adjective	A2
794	وردي	pink	adjective	B1
795	ذهبي	golden	adjective	B1
796	واحد	one	number	A1
797	اثنان	two	number	A1
798	ثلاثة	three	number	A1
799	أربعة	four	number	A1
800	خمسة	five	number	A1
801	ستة	six	number	A1
802	سبعة	seven	number	A1
803	ثمانية	eight	number	A1
804	تسعة	nine	number	A1
805	عشرة	ten	number	A1
806	مئة	hundred	number	A2
807	ألف	thousand	number	A2
808	مليون	million	number	A2
809	أساسي	basic; fundamental	adjective	B1
810	ثان	second (ordinal)	adjective	A2
811	ثالث	third	adjective	A2
812	رابع	fourth	adjective	B1
813	خامس	fifth	adjective	B1
814	أخيرا	finally; at last	adverb	B1
815	أولا	firstly	adverb	B1
816	دائما	always	adverb	A1
817	أحيانا	sometimes	adverb	A1
818	غالبا	often; usually	adverb	B1
819	نادرا	rarely; seldom	adverb	B1
820	أبدا	never; ever	adverb	A2
821	مبكرا	early	adverb	B1
822	متأخرا	late	adverb	B1
823	قريبا	soon	adverb	A2
824	حالا	immediately; right away	adverb	B1
825	فورا	immediately; at once	adverb	B1
826	معا	together	adverb	B1
827	وحده	alone; by oneself	adverb	B1
828	ربما	maybe; perhaps	adverb	B1
829	طبعا	of course; naturally	adverb	B1
830	حقا	really; truly	adverb	B1
831	تماما	completely; exactly	adverb	B1
832	تقريبا	approximately; almost	adverb	B1
833	خصوصا	especially	adverb	B2
834	عموما	generally; in general	adverb	B1
835	مثلا	for example	adverb	B1
836	بالتأكيد	certainly; definitely	adverb	B1
837	بسرعة	quickly	adverb	B1
838	ببطء	slowly	adverb	B1
839	بسهولة	easily	adverb	B1
840	بصعوبة	with difficulty; barely	adverb	B1
841	الأحد	Sunday	noun	A1
842	الاثنين	Monday	noun	A1
843	الثلاثاء	Tuesday	noun	A1
844	الأربعاء	Wednesday	noun	A1
845	الخميس	Thursday	noun	A1
846	الجمعة	Friday	noun	A1
847	السبت	Saturday	noun	A1
848	غد	tomorrow	noun	A1
849	أمس	yesterday	adverb	A1
850	ضحى	forenoon; mid-morning	noun	B2
851	فجر	dawn	noun	B1
852	غروب	sunset	noun	B2
853	شروق	sunrise	noun	B2
854	موعد	appointment; date	noun	B1
855	دقيقة	minute	noun	A1
856	ثانية	second (time)	noun	B1
857	عضلة	muscle	noun	B2
858	عظم	bone	noun	B1
859	سن	tooth; age	noun	B1
860	لسان	tongue; language	noun	B1
861	إصبع	finger	noun	B1
862	ورك	hip	noun	B2
863	بطن	belly; stomach	noun	B1
864	صدر	chest; breast	noun	B1
865	كتف	shoulder	noun	B1
866	ركبة	knee	noun	B2
867	ذراع	arm	noun	B1
868	ساق	leg; stem	noun	B1
869	شفة	lip	noun	B2
870	حاجب	eyebrow	noun	B2
871	جبين	forehead	noun	B2
872	خد	cheek	noun	B2
873	عنق	neck	noun	B1
874	مخ	brain	noun	B2
875	رئة	lung	noun	B2
876	كبد	liver	noun	B2
877	معدة	stomach (organ)	noun	B2
878	قدرة	ability; capacity	noun	B1
879	إمكانية	possibility	noun	B2
880	حاجة	need	noun	B1
881	رغبة	desire; wish	noun	B1
882	إرادة	will; volition	noun	B2
883	سبيل	path; way; means	noun	B1
884	اتجاه	direction	noun	B1
885	مسافة	distance	noun	B1
886	مساحة	area; space	noun	B1
887	حجم	size; volume	noun	B1
888	وزن	weight	noun	B1
889	طول	length; height	noun	B1
890	اتساع	breadth; width	noun	B2
891	عمق	depth	noun	B2
892	سرعة	speed	noun	B1
893	درجة	degree; grade	noun	B1
894	حرارة	temperature; heat	noun	B1
895	رطوبة	humidity; moisture	noun	B2
896	كمية	quantity; amount	noun	B1
897	نسبة	ratio; percentage	noun	B1
898	مستوى	level; standard	noun	B1
899	حد	limit; edge; boundary	noun	B1
900	مركز	center; position	noun	B1
901	منطقة	region; area	noun	B1
902	قرية	village	noun	A2
903	حي	neighborhood; district	noun	B1
904	عاصمة	capital city	noun	B1
905	ميدان	square; field	noun	B1
906	حديقة	garden; park	noun	A2
907	مزرعة	farm	noun	B1
908	غابة	forest	noun	B1
909	صحراء	desert	noun	B1
910	وادي	valley	noun	B2
911	ساحل	coast; shore	noun	B1
912	جزيرة	island	noun	B1
913	بحيرة	lake	noun	B1
914	كنيسة	church	noun	B1
915	مسجد	mosque	noun	A2
916	معبد	temple	noun	B2
917	قصر	palace	noun	B1
918	قلعة	castle; fortress	noun	B2
919	برج	tower	noun	B1
920	جسر	bridge	noun	B1
921	نفق	tunnel	noun	B2
922	ميناء	port; harbor	noun	B2
923	سفينة	ship	noun	B1
924	قارب	boat	noun	B1
925	دراجة	bicycle	noun	A2
926	شاحنة	truck	noun	B1
927	مكبح	brake	noun	B2
928	عجلة	wheel	noun	B1
929	بنزين	gasoline; petrol	noun	B2
930	سائق	driver	noun	A2
931	راكب	passenger; rider	noun	B1
932	مسافر	traveler	noun	B1
933	سياحة	tourism	noun	B1
934	سائح	tourist	noun	B1
935	جواز	passport	noun	B1
936	تأشيرة	visa	noun	B2
937	حجز	reservation; booking	noun	B1
938	وجبة	meal	noun	A2
939	فطور	breakfast	noun	A2
940	غداء	lunch	noun	A2
941	عشاء	dinner; supper	noun	A2
942	حلوى	sweets; dessert	noun	B1
943	عصير	juice	noun	A2
944	بيضة	egg	noun	A2
945	جبن	cheese	noun	A2
946	زيت	oil	noun	A2
947	أرز	rice	noun	A2
948	دجاج	chicken	noun	A2
949	تفاح	apple	noun	A2
950	موز	banana	noun	A2
951	برتقال	orange	noun	A2
952	عنب	grapes	noun	B1
953	طماطم	tomato	noun	B1
954	بطاطا	potato	noun	B1
955	بصل	onion	noun	B1
956	خيار	cucumber; choice	noun	B1
957	مقعد	seat	noun	B1
958	رف	shelf	noun	B2
959	خزانة	cupboard; closet	noun	B1
960	ستارة	curtain	noun	B2
961	سجادة	carpet; rug	noun	B2
962	وسادة	pillow; cushion	noun	B2
963	بطانية	blanket	noun	B2
964	سقف	ceiling; roof	noun	B1
965	جدار	wall	noun	A2
966	أرضية	floor; ground	noun	B1
967	درج	stairs; drawer	noun	B1
968	زاوية	corner; angle	noun	B1
969	حافة	edge; rim	noun	B2
970	سطح	surface; roof	noun	B1
971	قاع	bottom	noun	B2
972	قمة	summit; peak; top	noun	B1
973	أساس	foundation; basis	noun	B1
974	عمود	column; pillar	noun	B1
975	خط	line; script	noun	A2
976	نقطة	point; dot	noun	A2
977	دائرة	circle; department	noun	B1
978	مربع	square	noun	B1
979	شكل	shape; form	noun	A2
980	علامة	sign; mark	noun	B1
981	رمز	symbol; code	noun	B1
982	إشارة	signal; sign	noun	B1
983	صف	row; class; grade	noun	A2
984	ترتيب	order; arrangement	noun	B1
985	فوضى	chaos; mess	noun	B2
986	أزمة	crisis	noun	B2
987	كارثة	disaster; catastrophe	noun	B2
988	حريق	fire (blaze)	noun	B1
989	فيضان	flood	noun	B2
990	زلزال	earthquake	noun	B2
991	عاصفة	storm	noun	B1
992	سحابة	cloud	noun	B1
993	قوس	arch; bow	noun	B2
994	موجة	wave	noun	B1
995	تيار	current; stream	noun	B2
996	مصدر	source; origin	noun	B1
997	أصل	origin; root	noun	B1
998	فرع	branch	noun	B1
999	ثمرة	fruit; result	noun	B1
1000	بذرة	seed	noun	B2

Showing the top 1000 of 1000 words, by frequency · audio: female voice

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Frequently asked questions

Why learn Arabic words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Arabic words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Arabic words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Dictionary forms (lemmas): verbs appear once in their citation form — the bare past-tense third-person masculine singular, which is how Arabic dictionaries list them (كتب "to write", قال "to say", كان "to be") — never as an inflected form with prefixes, suffixes or attached pronouns. Nouns are listed in the singular, without the definite article ال. The high-frequency prepositions, particles and pronouns (في, من, على, أن, هذا, هو, أنا…) sit at the very top of the list because they are the single most frequent tokens in Arabic.

Is this Modern Standard Arabic or a dialect?

This is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, الفصحى) — the shared written and formal standard used across the Arab world in books, news, and education. It is the variety every learner starts with and the one that unlocks reading and formal listening everywhere; the spoken dialects (Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Maghrebi…) differ mainly in everyday vocabulary and pronunciation and are learned on top of this core. The frequencies here reflect written and formal MSA.

The words are written right-to-left and without vowel marks — why?

Arabic is written right-to-left, so each word in the list reads from right to left, and letters join into connected shapes — that is simply how the script works. The words are shown without the short-vowel marks (harakat: the small dashes and loops above and below the letters), because that is exactly how Arabic is written in real life — books, newspapers, signs and messages almost never print them, and readers supply the vowels from context. The audio speaks every word with its full, correct pronunciation, so listen as you read to learn how each undiacritized word actually sounds.

What form of the verb is shown?

Verbs are given in their Arabic dictionary citation form: the bare past-tense third-person masculine singular (كتب "he wrote" = "to write", قال "he said" = "to say"). Arabic dictionaries have no infinitive, so this base form is the standard headword you look words up under, and all the other conjugations are built from it. Nouns are shown in the singular and without the definite article ال ("the"), which prefixes onto the front of a word when it is definite.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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