أَفْعَالٌ شَائِعَة
Vocabulary lesson 12 of 20
Common Verbs
The actions that turn separate words into useful sentences.
These are presented in a simple present-tense I form so you can speak immediately. Arabic verb forms change with the speaker and time.
Learn the action with one object: I read a book, I drink water, or I go to the masjid.
The fifteen words
01
أَذْهَبُ
adhhab
I go
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02
آتي
ati
I come
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03
آكُلُ
akul
I eat
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04
أَشْرَبُ
ashrab
I drink
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05
أَقْرَأُ
aqra'
I read
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06
أَكْتُبُ
aktub
I write
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07
أَتَكَلَّمُ
atakallam
I speak
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08
أَسْتَمِعُ
astami'
I listen
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09
أَفْهَمُ
afham
I understand
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10
أَعْرِفُ
a'rif
I know
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11
أُرِيدُ
urid
I want
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12
أَحْتَاجُ
ahtaj
I need
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13
أُحِبُّ
uhibb
I like or love
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14
أَعْمَلُ
a'mal
I work
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15
أَتَعَلَّمُ
ata'allam
I learn
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Practice without looking
Choose five verbs and make a short true sentence about your own day.
Recognition is only the first step. Close the list, retrieve the words, then check what you missed.