The largest Arabic dictionary
contains over 120,000 words which can seem quite daunting to someone just
starting out learning the language. However, if you’re one of the many just
starting to learn Arabic, don’t despair because you can take comfort in the
fact that, to have a fluent conversation, you only need to know about 5% of
those words.
Yep, that’s right. If you learn
only 100 Arabic words, you can understand 50% of a magazine article or
book. Learn 1000 words and you can
understand three-quarters of that article or book. Add to that the fact that,
with every word you learn, you can guess the meaning of up to 60 new words you
didn’t know. So, if we do the math, that means 100 words can help you learn
6,000 words, 1000 words equal 60,000 new words and so on. Not so difficult now,
is it?
As exciting as that sounds, let’s
not get too ahead of ourselves just yet. Let’s start with eight of the most
commonly used words in Arabic first and watch our Arabic grow from there.
- مرحبا/
marhaba/ Hello
The
easiest way to start a conversation with any native Arabic speaker and meet new
people to practice your new language
with.
Love
makes the world go around and you’ll hear this word used quite frequently among
Arab friends and families.
Who
doesn’t want to express their happiness at learning one of the most beautiful
languages in the world and meeting the
wonderful people who speak it?
Now
that you know how to talk about love and happiness, you have reason to smile.
Do
you love learning Arabic and are you happy and smiling with your choice? ! نعما
Because sometimes
you’ve got to say no.
- شكرا
لك / shukran / Thank you.
A
little thanks goes a long way in everything you do.
- مع
السلامه / masalamah /
Good-bye.
No
polite Arabic conversation can ever end without saying “الى اللقاء”.
So, that’s only eight Arabic words
you’ve learn so far, but remember that from these eight you can understand 480
more! If you would like to learn more
about the Arabic language, come check out our website kaleela.com where you can
learn more Arabic vocabulary, Arabic grammar, and maybe even a thing or two
about Arab culture.
And while you’re there, don’t
forget to download our new Arabic language learning app to help not
only learn vocabulary, but also how to speak Arabic, read Arabic, and write Arabic.
Using the app every other day to learn just 10 new vocabulary words in Arabic
means that in one year you can potentially learn a little over 10,000 new
Arabic words.
You are now on your way to learning
one of the most beautiful and enriching languages in the world. Think about the
possibilities! Arabic doesn’t seem so difficult now, does it?