Learn Arabic Arabic Vocabulary and Everyday Words 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'سيارة' (sayyara) mean in Arabic?
- Airplane
- Car / Automobile (Correct answer)
- Train
- Bus
Correct answer: Car / Automobile
Sayyara (سيارة) is the standard Arabic word for car or automobile.
Question 2: How do you say 'doctor' in Arabic?
- مهندس (muhandis)
- محامي (muhami)
- طبيب (tabib) (Correct answer)
- معلم (mu'allim)
Correct answer: طبيب (tabib)
Tabib (طبيب) is the classical Arabic word for doctor, while 'doktor' (دكتور) is also widely used as a borrowed term.
Question 3: What does 'مدينة' (madina) mean in Arabic?
- Village
- Country
- City (Correct answer)
- Neighborhood
Correct answer: City
Madina (مدينة) means city in Arabic — it is also the name of the holy city Al-Madina (Medina) in Saudi Arabia.
Question 4: What is the Arabic word for 'time'?
- يوم (yawm)
- وقت (waqt) (Correct answer)
- ساعة (sa'a)
- لحظة (lahza)
Correct answer: وقت (waqt)
Waqt (وقت) means time in Arabic as a general concept, while sa'a means hour/watch and lahza means moment.
Question 5: How do you say 'big' or 'large' in Arabic?
- صغير (saghir)
- جميل (jamil)
- كبير (kabir) (Correct answer)
- جديد (jadid)
Correct answer: كبير (kabir)
Kabir (كبير) means big or large in Arabic, while saghir means small, jamil means beautiful, and jadid means new.
Question 6: What does 'يوم' (yawm) mean in Arabic?
- Week
- Month
- Year
- Day (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Day
Yawm (يوم) means day in Arabic — Al-Yawm also means 'today.'
What does 'سيارة' (sayyara) mean in Arabic?