The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Arabic language. The words listed below are not the most common Arabic words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Arabic (عربية) |
| I | أنا |
| you (singular) | أنت |
| he | هو |
| we | نحن |
| you (plural) | أنتم, أنتن, أنتما |
| they | هم, هن, هما |
| this | هذا |
| that | ذلك |
| here | هنا |
| there | هناك |
| who | من |
| what | ما, ماذا |
| where | أين |
| when | متى |
| how | كيف |
| not | لا, لم, ما |
| all | كل |
| many | كثير |
| some | بعض |
| few | قليل |
| other | آخر |
| one | واحد |
| two | اثنان |
| three | ثلاثة |
| four | أربعة |
| five | خمسة |
| big | كبير |
| long | طويل |
| wide | عريض, واسع |
| thick | سميك |
| heavy | ثقيل |
| small | صغير |
| short | قصير |
| narrow | ضيق |
| thin | رقيق |
| woman | امرأة |
| man (male) | رجل |
| man (human) | إنسان |
| child | طفل |
| wife | زوجة |
| husband | زوج |
| mother | أم |
| father | أب |
| animal | حيوان |
| fish | سمك |
| bird | طير |
| dog | كلب |
| louse | قملة |
| snake | أفعى |
| worm | دودة |
| tree | شجرة |
| forest | غابة |
| stick | عود, حطب |
| fruit | فاكهة |
| seed | بذرة |
| leaf | ورقة |
| root | جذر |
| bark (of a tree) | لحاء |
| flower | زهرة |
| grass | حشيش |
| rope | حبل |
| skin | جلد |
| meat | لحم |
| blood | دم |
| bone | عظم |
| fat (noun) | سمن |
| egg | بيض |
| horn | قرن |
| tail | ذيل |
| feather | ريشة |
| hair | شعر |
| head | رأس |
| ear | أذن |
| eye | عين |
| nose | أنف |
| mouth | فم |
| tooth | سن |
| tongue | لسان |
| fingernail | ظفر |
| foot | قدم |
| leg | ساق |
| knee | ركبة |
| hand | يد |
| wing | جناح |
| belly | بطن |
| guts | أمعاء |
| neck | عنق |
| back | ظهر |
| breast | صدر |
| heart | قلب |
| liver | كبد |
| to drink | شرب |
| to eat | أكل |
| to bite | عض |
| to suck | مص |
| to spit | تف |
| to vomit | قيء |
| to blow | نفخ |
| to breathe | تنفس |
| to laugh | ضحك |
| to see | رأى |
| to hear | سمع |
| to know | علم |
| to think | فكر |
| to smell | شم |
| to fear | خاف |
| to sleep | نام |
| to live | عاش |
| to die | مات |
| to kill | قتل |
| to fight | قاتل |
| to hunt | صاد |
| to hit | ضرب |
| to cut | قطع |
| to split | أنصف |
| to stab | خز |
| to scratch | هرش |
| to dig | حفر |
| to swim | سبح |
| to fly | طار |
| to walk | مشا |
| to come | جاء |
| to lie (as in a bed) | استلقى |
| to sit | جلس |
| to stand | قام |
| to turn (intransitive) | دار |
| to fall | سقط |
| to give | أعطى |
| to hold | مسك |
| to squeeze | عصر |
| to rub | حف |
| to wash | غسل |
| to wipe | مسح |
| to pull | سحب |
| to push | دفع |
| to throw | رمى |
| to tie | ربط |
| to sew | قطب |
| to count | أعد |
| to say | قال |
| to sing | غنى |
| to play | لعب |
| to float | طفا |
| to flow | سال |
| to freeze | أجلد |
| to swell | انتفخ |
| sun | شمس |
| moon | قمر |
| star | نجم |
| water | ماء |
| rain | مطر |
| river | نهر |
| lake | بركة |
| sea | بحر |
| salt | ملح |
| stone | صخر |
| sand | رمل |
| dust | تراب |
| earth | أرض |
| cloud | سحاب |
| fog | ضباب |
| sky | سماء |
| wind | هواء |
| snow | ثلج |
| ice | جليد |
| smoke | دخان |
| fire | نار |
| ash | رماد |
| to burn | اشتعل, حرق |
| road | طريق |
| mountain | جبل |
| red | أحمر |
| green | أخضر |
| yellow | أصفر |
| white | أبيض |
| black | أسود |
| night | ليلة |
| day | يوم |
| year | سنة |
| warm | دفيئ |
| cold | بارد |
| full | ممتلئ |
| new | جديد |
| old | قديم |
| good | جيد |
| bad | سيئ |
| rotten | فاسد |
| dirty | وسخ |
| straight | مستفيم |
| round | مستدير |
| sharp (as a knife) | حاد |
| dull (as a knife) | كليل |
| smooth | ناعد |
| wet | مبلل |
| dry | جاف |
| correct | صحيح |
| near | قريب |
| far | بعيد |
| right | يمين |