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Travel words in Arabic: transport, stations and airports, tickets and hotels, directions, shops and public places, cities and countries, from the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists with readings and meanings.
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| Arabic | Romanization | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أُرْدُنّ | urdunn | Jordan | A1 | أَنَا مِنَ الْأُرْدُنِّ.Anā mina al-ʾurdunni.I am from Jordan. |
| جَزائِر | jazāʾir | algeria | A1 | أنا أَعِيشُ فِي الجَزَائِرِ.Anā aʿīshu fī al-jazāʾiri.I live in Algeria. |
| سَعُودِيَّة | saʿūdiyya | Saudi Arabia | A1 | أَنَا مِنَ السُّعُودِيَّةِ.Anā mina al-ssuʿūdiyyati.I am from Saudi Arabia. |
| صِين | ṣīn | China | A1 | أَنَا مِنَ الصِّينِ.Anā mina al-ṣṣīni.I am from China. |
| كُوَيْت | kuwayt | the country Kuwait | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي الْكُوَيْتِ.Anā askunu fī al-kuwayti.I live in Kuwait. |
| يابان | yābān | the country japan | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي اليَابَانِ.Anā askunu fī al-yābāni.I live in Japan. |
| عِراق | ʿirāq | Iraq | A1 | أَنَا أَدْرُسُ فِي الْعِرَاقِ.Anā adrusu fī al-ʿirāqi.I am studying in Iraq. |
| مَكْسِيك | maksīk | the country mexico | A1 | صَدِيقِي مِنَ الْمَكْسِيكِ.Ṣadīqī mina al-maksīki.My friend is from Mexico. |
| إِنْجِلْتِرا | injiltirā | England | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي إِنْجِلْتِرَا.Anā askunu fī injiltirā.I live in England. |
| إِيطالِيا | īṭālīā | Italy | A1 | أَسْكُنُ فِي إِيطَالِيَا.Askunu fī īṭāliyā.I live in Italy. |
| إِسْبانِيا | isbānīā | spain | A1 | هِيَ تَسْكُنُ فِي إِسْبَانِيَا.Hiya taskunu fī isbāniyā.She lives in Spain. |
| أَلْمانِيا | almānīā | Germany | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي أَلْمَانِيَا.Anā askunu fī almāniyā.I live in Germany. |
| أَمْرِيكا | amrīkā | United States | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي أَمْرِيكَا.Anā askunu fī amrīkā.I live in the United States. |
| أَسْيا | asyā | continent of asia | A1 | آسِيَا قَارَّةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.Āsiyā qārratun kabīratun.Asia is a large continent. |
| بارِيس | bārīs | Paris | A1 | سَافَرَ أَحْمَدُ إِلَى بَارِيسَ.Sāfara aḥmadu ilā bārīsa.Ahmed traveled to Paris. |
| بَلَد | balad | country | A1 | هَذَا بَلَدٌ جَمِيلٌ.Hadhā baladun jamīlun.This is a beautiful country. |
| بُولَنْدا | būlandā | Poland | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي بُولَنْدَا.Anā askunu fī būlandā.I live in Poland. |
| تاكْسِيّ | tāksiyy | taxi | A1 | أَخَذْتُ التَّاكْسِيَّ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ.Akhadhtu al-ttāksiyya ilā al-madrasati.I took the taxi to school. |
| تُرْكِيا | turkīā | the country Turkey | A1 | أَنَا أُحِبُّ تُرْكِيَا.Anā uḥibbu turkiyā.I love Turkey. |
| تُونِس | tūnis | Tunisia | A1 | أَنَا مِنْ تُونِسَ.Anā min tūnisa.I am from Tunisia. |
| جَنُوب | janūb | south | A1 | تَقَعُ مَدِينَتِي فِي جَنُوبِ الْبِلَادِ.Taqaʿu madīnatī fī janūbi al-bilādi.My city is located in the south of the country. |
| حافِلَة | ḥāfila | bus | A1 | أَنَا أَرْكَبُ الحَافِلَةَ.Anā arkabu al-ḥāfilata.I ride the bus. |
| رُوسِيا | rūsīā | the country Russia | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي رُوسِيَا.Anā askunu fī rūsiyā.I live in Russia. |
| سافَرَ | sāfara | to travel | A1 | سَافَرَ وَالِدِي إِلَى مِصْرَ.Sāfara wālidī ilā miṣra.My father traveled to Egypt. |
| سَيّارَة | sayyāra | car | A1 | هَذِهِ سَيَّارَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ.Hadhihi sayyāratun jadīdatun.This is a new car. |
| سِينَما | sīnamā | cinema | A1 | أَذْهَبُ إِلى السِّينَما.Adhhabu ilā al-ssīnamā.I am going to the cinema. |
| شارِع | shāriʿ | street | A1 | هَذَا شَارِعٌ كَبِيرٌ.Hadhā shāriʿun kabīrun.This is a big street. |
| سُوق | sūq | market or bazaar | A1 | تَذْهَبُ أُمّي إِلَى السُّوقِ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.Tadhhabu ummy ilā al-ssūqi kulla ṣabāḥin.My mother goes to the market every morning. |
| طَرِيق | ṭarīq | road or path | A1 | هَذَا الطَّرِيقُ إِلَى بَيْتِي.Hadhā al-ṭṭarīqu ilā baytī.This is the road to my house. |
| فَرَنْسا | faransā | France | A1 | أَنَا ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى فَرَنْسَا.Anā dhāhibun ilā faransā.I am going to France. |
| قَطَر | qaṭar | the country Qatar | A1 | أَنَا أَسْكُنُ فِي قَطَرَ.Anā askunu fī qaṭara.I live in Qatar. |
| لَنْدَن | landan | London | A1 | أَسْكُنُ فِي لَنْدَنَ.Askunu fī landana.I live in London. |
| مَدِينَة | madīna | city | A1 | هَذِهِ مَدِينَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.Hadhihi madīnatun kabīratun.This is a big city. |
| مِصْر | miṣr | Egypt | A1 | أَنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ.Anā min miṣra.I am from Egypt. |
| نِيُويُورْك | niyūyūrk | new york city | A1 | أَسْكُنُ فِي نِيُويُورْك.Askunu fī niyūyūrk.I live in New York City. |
| واشِنْطُون | wāshinṭūn | Washington | A1 | هِيَ تَسْكُنُ فِي واشِنْطُون.Hiya taskunu fī wāshinṭūn.She lives in Washington. |
| يَسار | yasār | left side | A1 | القَلَمُ عَلَى اليَسَارِ.Al-qalamu ʿalā al-yasāri.The pen is on the left side. |
| مَكان | makān | place | A1 | هَذَا مَكَانٌ جَمِيلٌ.Hadhā makānun jamīlun.This is a beautiful place. |
| يَمَن | yaman | Yemen (country) | A1 | أنا مِنَ اليَمَنِ.Anā mina al-yamani.I am from Yemen. |
| سُورِيا | sūrīā | Syria | A1 | أَنَا مِنْ سُورِيَا.Anā min sūriyā.I am from Syria. |
| عَمّان | ʿammān | Amman | A1 | عَمَّانُ عَاصِمَةُ الْأُرْدُنِّ.ʿAmmānu ʿāṣimatu al-ʾurdunni.Amman is the capital of Jordan. |
| فِلَسْطِين | filasṭīn | Palestine | A1 | أَنَا مِنْ فِلَسْطِينَ.Anā min filasṭīna.I am from Palestine. |
| لُبْنان | lubnān | Lebanon | A1 | لُبْنانُ بَلَدٌ جَمِيلٌ.Lubnānu baladun jamīlun.Lebanon is a beautiful country. |
| لِيبِيا | lībīā | Libya | A1 | أَسْكُنُ فِي لِيبِيا.Askunu fī lībīā.I live in Libya. |
| يَمِين | yamīn | the right side | A1 | اُنْظُرْ إِلَى يَمِينِ الطَّرِيقِ.Unẓur ilā yamīni al-ṭṭarīqi.Look at the right side of the road. |
| كَنَدا | kanadā | Canada | A1 | سَأُسافِرُ إِلى كَنَدا فِي الصَّيْفِ.Saʾusāfiru ilā kanadā fī al-ṣṣayfi.I will travel to Canada in the summer. |
| اِتِّجاه | ittijāh | a direction | A2 | |
| سُوِيد | suwīd | the country Sweden | A2 | |
| أَرْجَنْتِين | arjantīn | Argentina | A2 | |
| بَرازِيل | barāzīl | Brazil | A2 | |
| بُرْتُغال | burtughāl | Portugal | A2 | |
| غَرْب | gharb | west | A2 | |
| يُونان | yūnān | the country greece | A2 | |
| إِجازَة | ijāza | vacation or leave | A2 | |
| مَسْجِد | masjid | mosque | A2 | |
| نُرْوِيج | nurwīj | the country norway | A2 | |
| باكِسْتان | bākistān | Pakistan | A2 | |
| أُسْتُرالِيا | usturālīā | australia | A2 | |
| أَفْرِيقِيا | afrīqīā | the continent africa | A2 | |
| أَيْرلَنْدا | ayrlandā | ireland | A2 | |
| بَرازِيلِيّ | barāzīliyy | person from brazil | A2 | |
| برُوكْسِل | brūksil | the city Brussels | A2 | |
| برِيطانِيا | brīṭānīā | the country Britain | A2 | |
| بِلْجِيكا | biljīkā | the country Belgium | A2 | |
| بِنايَة | bināya | building | A2 | |
| أُورُبّا | ūrubbā | Europe | A2 | |
| بَنْك | bank | bank | A2 | |
| بِكِين | bikīn | the city Beijing | A2 | |
| إِيران | īrān | Iran | A2 | |
| تايْلَنْد | tāyland | Thailand | A2 | |
| تايْوان | tāywān | Taiwan | A2 | |
| بُرْج | burj | tower | A2 | |
| تَسَوُّق | tasawwuq | the act of shopping | A2 | |
| باكِستانِيّ | bākistāniyy | Pakistani | A2 | |
| بَرْشِلُونَة | barshilūna | city of barcelona | A2 | |
| بَرْلِين | barlīn | Berlin | A2 | |
| تَذْكِرَة | tadhkira | travel ticket | A2 | |
| تَرام | tarām | tram, streetcar | A2 | |
| خُرُوج | khurūj | exit or going out | A2 | |
| دَرّاجَة | darrāja | bicycle | A2 | |
| دُخُول | dukhūl | the act of entering | A2 | |
| تَقاطُع | taqāṭuʿ | intersection or crossing | A2 | |
| قادَ | qāda | to lead or drive | A2 | |
| طارَ | ṭāra | to fly | A2 | |
| سَفَر | safar | travel or journey | A2 | |
| إِسْتُوكْهُولم | istūkhūlm | city of Stockholm | A2 | |
| سُوِيسْرا | suwīsrā | Switzerland | A2 | |
| سِياحَة | sīāḥa | tourism | A2 | |
| سِياحِيّ | sīāḥiyy | tourist related | A2 | |
| جِسْر | jisr | bridge | A2 | |
| شَرْق | sharq | the east direction | A2 | |
| سُوَيْدِيّ | suwaydiyy | Swedish person | A2 | |
| سُوِيسْرِيّ | suwīsriyy | Swiss person | A2 | |
| شَمال | shamāl | north | A2 | |
| جَواز | jawāz | a travel passport | A2 | |
| طائِرَة | ṭāʾira | airplane | A2 | |
| حَجْز | ḥajz | booking or reservation | A2 | |
| طَيَران | ṭayarān | flying | A2 | |
| عاصِمَة | ʿāṣima | capital city | A2 | |
| حَيّ | ḥayy | neighborhood or district | A2 | |
| خَرِيطَة | kharīṭa | map | A2 | |
| خارِطَة | khāriṭa | map | A2 | |
| عُطْلَة | ʿuṭla | vacation, holiday | A2 | |
| عِمارَة | ʿimāra | building or structure | A2 | |
| عَوْدَة | ʿawda | return journey | A2 | |
| قَلْعَة | qalʿa | castle | A2 | |
| فِنْلَنْدا | finlandā | Finland | A2 | |
| رَصِيف | raṣīf | sidewalk or platform | A2 | |
| راكِب | rākib | passenger or rider | A2 | |
| رِحْلَة | riḥla | a trip or journey | A2 | |
| كُولُومْبِيا | kūlūmbīā | Colombia | A2 | |
| رُوما | rūmā | the city Rome | A2 | |
| كُورِيا | kūrīā | Korea | A2 | |
| مَتْجَر | matjar | store | A2 | |
| سائِح | sāʾiḥ | tourist | A2 | |
| سائِق | sāʾiq | driver | A2 | |
| مِتْرُو | mitrū | subway or metro | A2 | |
| مُتَنَزَّه | mutanazzah | public park or garden | A2 | |
| سَفِينَة | safīna | ship | A2 | |
| مَجْمَع | majmaʿ | shopping mall or complex | A2 | |
| مَحَطَّة | maḥaṭṭa | station or terminal | A2 | |
| شاحِنَة | shāḥina | truck or lorry | A2 | |
| مُرُور | murūr | traffic or passing | A2 | |
| مَسْرَح | masraḥ | theater | A2 | |
| طَرابُلُس | ṭarābulus | Tripoli | A2 | |
| طَيّار | ṭayyār | pilot | A2 | |
| سُودان | sūdān | the country sudan | A2 | |
| صُومال | ṣūmāl | the country somalia | A2 | |
| أُوتُوبِيس | ūtūbīs | bus | A2 | |
| نَقْل | naql | transport/transfer | A2 | |
| غادَرَ | ghādara | to depart from | A2 | |
| نادٍ | nādin | social or sports club | A2 | |
| وُصُول | wuṣūl | an arrival | A2 | |
| مَسْبَح | masbaḥ | swimming pool | A2 | |
| فُنْدُق | funduq | hotel | A2 | |
| قارِب | qārib | small boat | A2 | |
| قَرْيَة | qarya | a small village | A2 | |
| قِطار | qiṭār | train | A2 | |
| تَخْيِيم | takhyīm | camping | A2 | |
| بِقَالَة | biqāla | grocery store | A2 | |
| كَنِيسَة | kanīsa | church | A2 | |
| دَوَّار | dawwār | roundabout | A2 | |
| مَتْحَف | matḥaf | museum | A2 | |
| مَحَلّ | maḥall | place or store | A2 | |
| مُسافِر | musāfir | a traveler | A2 | |
| مَطار | maṭār | airport | A2 | |
| مُوسْكُو | mūskū | the city moscow | A2 | |
| هُولانْدا | hūlāndā | the Netherlands | A2 | |
| أَمْتِعَة | amtiʿa | luggage and baggage | A2 | |
| شَرْقاً | sharqan | toward the east | A2 | |
| تَذْكَار | tadhkār | souvenir or keepsake | A2 | |
| تَأْشِيرَة | taʾshīra | a travel visa | A2 | |
| مُوتُوسِيكْل | mūtūsīkl | motorcycle | A2 | |
| شَمَالاً | shamālan | towards the north | A2 | |
| سْكُوتِر | skūtir | scooter | A2 |
Words from the Lock&Learn Arabic deck, built on the Arabic CEFR-classified word list of Khallaf and Sharoff (2021). Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vowel marks are shown in full and the romanization is generated; example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists the 155 travel and place words on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists with their readings and meanings, the beginner-level ones first and each with a real sentence.
46 from A1, 109 from A2. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, romanization and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
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