Learn Arabic Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. What is the Arabic word for 'house' or 'home'? → بيت (Bayt)
2. What does 'Masa al-khayr' (مساء الخير) mean? → Good afternoon / Good evening
3. Arabic nouns have how many grammatical genders? → Two (masculine and feminine)
4. What is the Arabic word for 'time'? → وقت (waqt)
5. مُوسَى The word's final letter is → Alif al-maqsoora
6. What does 'Hakim' (حكيم) mean in Arabic? → Wise man / Sage
7. What does 'يَسْبَحُ (yasbabu)' mean? → He swims
8. What does 'Min fadlak' (من فضلك) mean? → Please
9. What is the Arabic word for 'friend'? → صديق (Sadiq)
10. What is the Arabic response to 'Shukran' (Thank you)? → Afwan (عفواً)
11. What is the Arabic letter 'ا' (alif) typically used to represent? → A long 'a' vowel sound
12. In Arabic, numbers 3–10 show a grammar rule called 'polarity.' What does this mean? → The number's gender is opposite to the noun's gender
13. In Arabic, 'أنت' (anta) refers to which pronoun? → You (masculine singular)
14. What does the word "Mustashfa" mean in Arabic? → Hospital
15. In Arabic grammar, what is the term for the definite article equivalent to 'the' in English? → ال (al-)
16. How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet? → 28
17. What is the Eastern Arabic numeral for the number 5? → ٥
18. How do you say 'I want' in Arabic? → أريد (urid)
19. In Arabic, how do you say 'Thank you'? → شكراً (shukran)
20. What does 'shams' (شمس) mean in Arabic? → Sun
21. Which Arabic word means 'friend' (male)? → صديق (sadeeq)
22. What does 'خَرَجَ (kharaja)' mean? → He left/exited
23. What does 'ibn' (ابن) mean in Arabic names? → Son of
24. Which Arabic letter produces the 'kh' sound, similar to the 'ch' in the Scottish word 'loch'? → خ (kha)
25. Which sentence correctly means 'She reads a book'? → هِيَ تَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً
26. How do you say 'Thank you' in Arabic? → شكراً (shukran)
27. What does 'نَظَرَ (nadhara)' mean? → He looked
28. How do you make a verb negative in the PAST tense in Modern Standard Arabic? → Add لم (lam) + the jussive (present) form of the verb
29. What does 'كيف حالك؟' (kayfa haalak?) mean? → How are you?
30. Which direction is Arabic script written and read? → Right to left