الْأَمَاكِنُ وَالسَّفَر
Vocabulary lesson 5 of 20
Places and Travel
Find your way through a city, masjid, station, or journey.
Place words become more useful when paired with ayna, where. Learn the destination and the question together.
Arabic varies across countries, especially for transport. These Modern Standard Arabic words are a dependable shared foundation.
The fifteen words
01
مَكَان
makan
place
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02
مَدِينَة
madinah
city
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03
شَارِع
shari'
street
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04
طَرِيق
tariq
road or way
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05
مَسْجِد
masjid
mosque
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06
سُوق
suq
market
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07
مَتْجَر
matjar
shop
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08
مَدْرَسَة
madrasah
school
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09
مُسْتَشْفَى
mustashfa
hospital
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10
مَطَار
matar
airport
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11
مَحَطَّة
mahattah
station
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12
سَيَّارَة
sayyarah
car
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13
حَافِلَة
hafilah
bus
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14
قِطَار
qitar
train
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15
تَذْكِرَة
tadhkirah
ticket
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Practice without looking
Ask where three places are by beginning each question with ayna.
Recognition is only the first step. Close the list, retrieve the words, then check what you missed.