18 topics · 1,179 words · free to read and filter

Basic Arabic words, topic by topic, free to read.

Numbers, family, food, time and more: 1,179 beginner words from the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists sorted by topic, each with its romanization and meaning. Read a topic here, then let Lock&Learn Arabic put the words on your Lock Screen.

Download on the App Store Browse the 18 topics

Free on iOS

Friday 31 July

9:41

Beginner

تُونِس

tūnis

Tap for the meaning

كَيْفَ

kayfa

how

يَنايِر

yanāyir

January

هَمْبَرْغَر

hambarghar

hamburger

01 · The topics

Pick a topic,
start reading

Level lists run in level order; a beginner thinks in topics. These 18 pages sort the words of Lock&Learn Arabic by what they are about, every entry with its romanization and meaning and a level chip, and the Beginner (A1) words with a real example sentence. Start with numbers and greetings, and come back for the rest.

Numbers

Arabic Numbers

Digits, one to ten, hundred, thousand

اِثْنَيْنِ two · تِسْعِين ninety · سِتِّين the number sixty · أَرْبَع number four

36 words Read the list → Days, months and time

Days of the Week in Arabic

Days of the week, months, seasons, today, tomorrow, hours

أَرْبِعاء Wednesday · ثُلاثاء tuesday · جُمْعَة friday · خَمِيس Thursday

64 words Read the list → Months

Months in Arabic

Gregorian and Hijri months, in order

أَبْرِيل April · أَغُسْطُس month of August · أُكْتُوبَر October · دِيسَمْبِر month of december

22 words Read the list → Colors

Colors in Arabic

Red, blue, white, black and the rest

أَبْيَض white · أَحْمَر red · أَخْضَر green · أَزْرَق blue

21 words Read the list → Family

Family in Arabic

Parents, siblings, uncles on each side

اِبْن a son · أَخ brother · أَب a father · أَبُو father of

24 words Read the list → Body and health

Body Parts in Arabic

Head to foot, plus sick, hospital, medicine

أَنْف nose · طَبِيب medical doctor · دُكْتُور doctor · رَأْس human head

58 words Read the list → Food and drink

Food in Arabic

Meals, dishes, drinks, eating and ordering

رُزّ rice · أَكَلَ to eat · بُرْتُقال orange · بَطاطِس potato

128 words Read the list → Animals

Animals in Arabic

Pets, farm and wild animals, birds, fish

حَيَوان animal · قِطّ domestic cat · كَلْب dog

45 words Read the list → Weather and nature

Weather in Arabic

Rain, snow, hot, cold, mountain, river, sea

جَوّ weather or atmosphere · شَمْس sun · شَجَرَة tree · بَحْر sea

44 words Read the list → Clothes

Clothes in Arabic

Shirts, shoes, coats, and labisa, to wear

حِذاء shoes · بَدْلَة suit · بلُوز blouse · بَنْطَلُون trousers/pants

33 words Read the list → Home and everyday objects

House and Home in Arabic

Rooms, furniture, household objects

باب door · بَيْت a house or home · تِلْفِزيُون television · حَدِيقَة garden

71 words Read the list → School and work

School and Work in Arabic

School, study, exams, office, company, job

أُسْتاذ teacher or professor · عَمَل work / job · دَرَسَ to study or learn · صَفّ a row or class

90 words Read the list → Travel and places

Travel in Arabic

Transport, stations, tickets, hotels, directions

أُرْدُنّ Jordan · جَزائِر algeria · سَعُودِيَّة Saudi Arabia · صِين China

155 words Read the list → Feelings

Feelings in Arabic

Happy, sad, angry, tired, surprised

أَحَبّ to love or like · حُبّ love · حَزِين sad · سَعِيد happy or cheerful

14 words Read the list → Question words

Arabic Question Words

What, who, where, when, why, how, which

أَيّ which or what · أَيْنَ where · ما what · كَيْفَ how

9 words Read the list → Greetings and phrases

Arabic Greetings and Phrases

Hello, goodbye, thank you, sorry, please

سَلام peace · رَجاء please / request · شُكْر gratitude · لا not or no

20 words Read the list → Adjectives

Arabic Adjectives

Kabīr, ṣaghīr, jadīd, jamīl

أَوَّل first · ثانِي second · فِلَسْطِينِيّ Palestinian · إِنْجلِيزِيّ English

284 words Read the list → Verbs

Common Arabic Verbs

Kataba, dhahaba, akala, qaraʾa

وَجَدَ to find · اِسْتَمَعَ to listen · اِشْتَرَى to buy · أَحَبّ to love or like

168 words Read the list →

02 · By level

The same words,
level by level

Every word on these pages sits in one of the six level packs of Lock&Learn Arabic, from A1 to C2. Beginner (A1) is free in full in the app; every other level opens with a free preview.

A1FREE A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

The Arabic alphabet chart → Lock&Learn Arabic →

03 · Questions

Asked and
answered

Which words count as basic?

The ones a beginner meets first: every word of Lock&Learn Arabic that belongs to an everyday topic (numbers, days and months, colors, family, food, the body, the weather, clothes, the home, school and work, travel, feelings, question words and greetings), plus the most useful verbs and adjectives. Most of them sit at A1 and A2, and the level chip on every row says which.

Where do the topics come from?

The words come from the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists, the same words Lock&Learn Arabic teaches level by level; the topic on each word is Lock&Learn's own tagging, one topic per word, kept deliberately strict so that a topic page holds only what a learner would look for under that heading.

How do I learn basic Arabic words on my iPhone Lock Screen?

Install Lock&Learn Arabic, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Arabic. The Beginner pack, free in the app, holds most of the words on these pages. A fully vocalized word waits with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.

Is Lock&Learn Arabic free?

Yes. The app is free on iOS: Beginner is free in full, and every other pack opens with a free preview. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan (with a 3-day free trial) or a monthly plan.