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Modern Standard Arabic

Cars and Other Transportation in Modern Standard Arabic

transportation	naql^un	نَقْلٌ
means of transportation	wasāʔil^u naqlⁱⁿ	وَسائِلُ نَقْلٍ
to take (a bus, taxi, etc.)	istaqalla ^[10g]	اِسْتَقَلَّ
to get on, get in, take (a bus, taxi, etc.)	rakiba ^[1s4]	رَكِبَ
to get on, get in, take (a bus, taxi, etc.)	ʂa3ida ^[1s4]	صَعِدَ
to get off, get out of	nazala ^[1s2] min	نَزَلَ مِنْ
shipping, freight	šaɧn^un	شَحْنٌ
truck	šāɧina^tun	شاحِنَةٌ
pick-up truck	šāɧina^tun ʂaɣīra^tun	شاحِنَةٌ صَغيرَةٌ
ship	safīna^tu (sufun^un)	سَفينَةُ (سُفُنٌ)
boat	qārib^un (qawārib^u)	قارِبٌ (قَوارِبُ)
bus	ɧāfila^tun	حافِلَةٌ
I usually go to work by bus.	3ādatan mā ʔađhab^u ʔilā -l3amalⁱ bi-lɧāfila^ti.	عادَةً ما أَذْهَبُ إِلى العَمَلِ بِالحافِلَةِ.
to miss the bus	fawwata ^[2s] -lɧāfila^ta	فَوَّتَ الحافِلَةَ
to miss the bus	fātath^u ^[1h3] -lɧāfila^tu	فاتَتْهُ الحافِلَةُ
to miss the bus	taʔaxxara ^[5s] 3anⁱ -lɧāfila^ti	تَأَخَّرَ عَنِ الحافِلَةِ
bus stop	maɧaʈʈa^tu ɧāfilātⁱⁿ	مَحَطَّةُ حافِلاتٍ
bus stop	mawqif^u ɧāfilātⁱⁿ	مَوْقِفُ حافِلاتٍ
bus driver	sāʔiq^u ɧāfila^tin	سائِقُ حافِلَةٍ
metro, subway	qiʈār^u ʔanfāqⁱⁿ	قِطارُ أَنْفاقٍ
I take the metro every day.	ʔastaqill^u qiʈār^a -lʔanfāqⁱ kull^a yawmⁱⁿ.	أَسْتَقِلُّ قِطارَ الأَنْفاقِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
metro station	maɧaʈʈa^tu qiʈārⁱ ʔanfāqⁱⁿ	مَحَطَّةُ قِطارِ أَنْفاقٍ
women-only passenger car	sayyāra^tu rukkābⁱⁿ muxaʂʂaʂa^tun li-ssayyidātⁱ faqaʈ	سَيّارَةُ رُكّابٍ مُخَصَّصَةٌ لِلسَّيِّداتِ فَقَطْ
taxi	sayyāra^tu ʔujra^tin	سَيّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ
We took a taxi downtown.	istaqallaynā sayyāra^ta ʔujra^tin ʔilā wasaʈⁱ -lmadīna^ti.	اِسْتَقَلَّيْنا سَيّارَةَ أُجْرَةٍ إِلى وَسَطِ المَدينَةِ.
taxi driver	sāʔiq^u sayyāra^ti ʔujra^tin	سائِقُ سَيّارَةِ أُجْرَةٍ
to hail a taxi	ʔawqafa ^[4a1] sayyāra^ta ʔujra^tin	أَوْقَفَ سَيّارَةَ أُجْرَةٍ
to hail a taxi	lawwaɧa ^[2s] li-sayyāra^ti ʔujra^tin	لَوَّحَ لِسَيّارَةِ أُجْرَةٍ
taxi meter	3addaād^u sayyāra^ti -lʔujra^ti	عَدَّادُ سَيّارَةِ الأُجْرَةِ
to negotiate the fare	tafāwaɖa ^[6s] 3alā -lʔujra^ti	تَفاوَضَ عَلى الأُجْرَةِ
left	yasār^un	يَسارٌ
Turn left!	in3aʈif li-lyasārⁱ!	اِنْعَطِفْ لِلْيَسارِ!
Turn left!	in3aʈif yasāran!	اِنْعَطِفْ يَسارًا!
right	yamīn^un	يَمينٌ
Turn right!	in3aʈif li-lyamīnⁱ!	اِنْعَطِفْ لِلْيَمينِ!
Turn right!	in3aʈif yamīnan!	اِنْعَطِفْ يَمينًا!
straight	li-lʔamāmⁱ	لِلْأَمامِ
straight	bāttijāhⁱⁿ mustaqīmⁱⁿ	باتِّجاهٍ مُسْتَقيمٍ
Go straight!	inʈaliq li-lʔamāmⁱ!	اِنْطَلِقْ لِلْأَمامِ!
Go straight!	ittajih li-lʔamāmⁱ!	اِتَّجِهْ لِلْأَمامِ!
bicycle	darrāja^tun hawāʔiyya^tun	دَرّاجَةٌ هَوائِيَّةٌ
to ride a bicycle	rakiba ^[1s4] darrāja^tan hawāʔiyya^tan	رَكِبَ دَرّاجَةً هَوائِيَّةً
cyclist	darrāj^un	دَرّاجٌ
cyclist	rākib^u -ddarrāja^ti -lhawāʔiyya^ti	راكِبُ الدَّرّاجَةِ الهَوائِيَّةِ
bicycle lane, bike path	mamarr^u -ddarrājātⁱ	مَمَرُّ الدَّرّاجاتِ
bicycle lane, bike path	masār^u -ddarrājātⁱ	مَسارُ الدَّرّاجاتِ
pedal	dawwāsa^tun	دَوّاسَةٌ
chain	silsila^tun (salāsil^u)	سِلْسِلَةٌ (سَلاسِلُ)
bike seat	maq3ad^u darrāja^tin	مَقْعَدُ دَرّاجَةٍ
motorcycle	darrāja^tun nāriyya^tun	دَرّاجَةٌ نارِيَّةٌ
helmet	xūđa^tun	خوذَةٌ
car	sayyāra^tun	سَيّارَةٌ
to drive	qāda ^[1h3]	قادَ
driver	sāʔiq^un	سائِقٌ
passenger	rākib^un	راكِبٌ
passenger	musāfir^un	مُسافِرٌ
driver’s license	ruxʂa^tu sāʔiqⁱⁿ (ruxaʂ^u sāʔiqⁱⁿ)	رُخْصَةُ سائِقٍ (رُخَصُ سائِقٍ)
traffic	ɧaraka^tu -lmurūrⁱ	حَرَكَةُ المُرورِ
traffic	ɧaraka^tu -ssayrⁱ	حَرَكَةُ السَّيْرِ
traffic jam	izdiɧām^un murūriyy^un	اِزْدِحامٌ مُرورِيٌّ
to get stuck in traffic	3aliqa fī -zdiɧāmⁱ -lmurūrⁱ	عَلِقَ في ازْدِحامِ المُرورِ
The traffic is horrible right now!	ɧaraka^tu -lmurūrⁱ sayyiʔa^tun -lʔān^a!	حَرَكَةُ المُرورِ سَيِّئَةٌ الآنَ!
rush hour	sā3a^tu -đđurwa^ti	ساعَةُ الذُّرْوَةِ
Forget going downtown right now. It’s rush hour.	insā ʔamr^a -đđahābⁱ ʔilā wasaʈⁱ -lmadīna^ti -lʔān^a. ʔinnahā sā3a^tu -đđurwa^ti.	اِنْسى أَمْرَ الذَّهابِ إِلى وَسَطِ المَدينَةِ الآنَ. إِنَّها ساعَةُ الذُّرْوَةِ.
to pass, overtake	tajāwaza ^[6s]	تَجاوَزَ
to stop	tawaqqafa ^[5s]	تَوَقَّفَ
to yield to	ʔafsaɧa ^[4s] -ʈʈarīqa li-	أَفْسَحَ الطَّريقَ لِـ
to have the right of way	lah^u ɧaqq^u -lmurūrⁱ	لَهُ حَقُّ المُرورِ
to have the right of way	lah^u ɧaqq^u -lʔawlawiyya^ti	لَهُ حَقُّ الأَوْلَوِيَّةِ
pedestrians	mušā^tun	مُشاةٌ
sidewalk	raʂīf^un (ʔarʂifa^tin)	رَصيفٌ (أَرْصِفَةٍ)
crosswalk, pedestrian crossing	mamarr^u -lmušā^ti	مَمَرُّ المُشاةِ
to cross the street	3abara ^[1s3] -ššāri3^a	عَبَرَ الشّارِعَ
traffic light	ʔišāra^tu -lmurūrⁱ	إِشارَةُ المُرورِ
green light	ɖawʔ^un ʔaxɖar^u	ضَوْءٌ أَخْضَرُ
red light	ɖawʔ^un ʔaɧmar^u	ضَوْءٌ أَحْمَرُ
yellow light	ɖawʔ^un ʔaʂfar^u	ضَوْءٌ أَصْفَرُ
to run a red light	tajāwaza ^[6s] -lʔišāra^ta -lɧamrāʔ^a	تَجاوَزَ الإِشارَةَ الحَمْراءَ
to park	rakana ^[1s3]	رَكَنَ
parking lot	mawqif^u sayyārātⁱⁿ	مَوْقِفُ سَيّاراتٍ
parking garage	marʔab^u sayyārātⁱⁿ (marāʔib^u sayyārātⁱⁿ)	مَرْأَبُ سَيّاراتٍ (مَرائِبُ سَيّاراتٍ)
to park on the street	rakana ^[1s3] sayyāratah^u fī -ššāri3ⁱ	رَكَنَ سَيّارَتَهُ في الشّارِعِ
lane	masār^un	مَسارٌ
lane	mamarr^un	مَمَرٌّ
to change lanes	ɣayyara ^[2s] -lmasār^a	غَيَّرَ المَسارَ
to change lanes	ɣayyara ^[2s] -lmamarr^a	غَيَّرَ المَمَرَّ
a four-lane road	ʈarīq^un min ʔarba3a^ti masārātⁱⁿ	طَريقٌ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ مَساراتٍ
intersection	taqāʈu3^u ʈuruqⁱⁿ	تَقاطُعُ طُرُقٍ
round-about	mamarr^un dāʔiriyy^un	مَمَرٌّ دائِرِيٌّ
highway, expressway	ʈarīq^un sarī3^un	طَريقٌ سَريعٌ
bridge, overpass	jisr^un	جِسْرٌ
speed limit	ɧadd^u -ssur3a^ti	حَدُّ السُّرْعَةِ
speed limit	alɧadd^u -lʔaqʂā li-ssur3a^ti	الحَدُّ الأَقْصى لِلسُّرْعَةِ
license plate	lawɧa^tu tarxīʂⁱⁿ	لَوْحَةُ تَرْخيصٍ
car insurance	taʔmīn^u -ssayyāra^ti	تَأْمينُ السَّيّارَةِ
to pick up	naqala ^[1s3]	نَقَلَ
to drop off	ʔanzala ^[4s]	أَنْزَلَ
You can just drop me off on the corner.	yumkinuk^a ʔinzālī 3ind^a -zzāwiya^ti.	يُمْكِنُكَ إِنْزالي عِنْدَ الزّاوِيَةِ.
to give a lift to, take	ʔawʂala ^[4a1]	أَوْصَلَ
Can you give me a ride home?	hal yumkinuk^a ʔīʂālī li-lmanzilⁱ?	هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ إيصالي لِلْمَنْزِلِ؟
hood	ɣiʈāʔ^u muɧarrikⁱ -ssayyāra^ti	غِطاءُ مُحَرِّكِ السَّيّارَةِ
windshield	zujāj^un ʔamāmiyy^un	زُجاجٌ أَمامِيٌّ
trunk	šanʈa^tu -ssayyāra^ti	شَنْطَةُ السَّيّارَةِ
the front seat	maq3ad^un ʔamāmiyy^un	مَقْعَدٌ أَمامِيٌّ
the back seat	maq3ad^un xalfiyy^un	مَقْعَدٌ خَلْفِيٌّ
car door	bāb^u sayyāra^tin	بابُ سَيّارَةٍ
car door handle	maqbaɖ^u bābⁱ -ssayyāra^ti	مَقْبَضُ بابِ السَّيّارَةِ
window	nāfiđa^tun (nawāfiđ^u)	نافِذَةٌ (نَوافِذُ)
to roll the window up	ʔaɣlaqa ^[4s] -nnāfiđa^ta	أَغْلَقَ النّافِذَةَ
to roll the window down	fataɧa ^[1s1] -nnāfiđa^ta	فَتَحَ النّافِذَةَ
The door is ajar.	albāb^u maftūɧ^un [ba3ɖ^a -ššayʔⁱ].	البابُ مَفْتوحٌ [بَعْضَ الشَّيْءِ].
steering wheel	miqwad^u -ssayyāra^ti	مِقْوَدُ السَّيّارَةِ
to drive, steer	qāda ^[1h3]	قادَ
turn signal	ʔišāra^tu -ltifāfⁱⁿ	إِشارَةُ الْتِفافٍ
He never uses his turn signal.	lā yastaxdim^u ʔišāra^ta -liltifāfⁱ ʔabadan.	لا يَسْتَخْدِمُ إِشارَةَ الِالْتِفافِ أَبَدًا.
rearview mirror	mirʔā^tun xalfiyya^tun	مِرْآةٌ خَلْفِيَّةٌ
side view mirror	mirʔā^tun jānibiyya^tun	مِرْآةٌ جانِبِيَّةٌ
glove compartment	durj^u -ssayyāra^ti	دُرْجُ السَّيّارَةِ
dashboard	lawɧa^tu 3addādⁱ -ssayyāra^ti	لَوْحَةُ عَدّادِ السَّيّارَةِ
emergency brake, hand brake	farāmil^u -lyadⁱ	فَرامِلُ اليَدِ
emergency brake, hand brake	mikbaɧ^un yadawiyy^un (makābiɧ^u yadawiyya^tun)	مِكْبَحٌ يَدَوِيٌّ (مَكابِحُ يَدَوِيَّةٌ)
tire	ʔiʈār^un	إِطارٌ
to check the tire pressure	faɧaʂa ^[1s1] ɖaɣʈ^a -lʔiʈārⁱ	فَحَصَ ضَغْطَ الإِطارِ
to get a flat tire	ladayhⁱ ʔiʈār^un maŧqūb^un	لَدَيْهِ إِطارٌ مَثْقوبٌ
spare tire	ʔiʈār^un -ɧtiyāʈiyy^un	إِطارٌ احْتِياطِيٌّ
to change a flat tire	ɣayyara ^[2s] -lʔiʈār^a -lmaŧqūb^a	غَيَّرَ الإِطارَ المَثْقوبَ
automatic	nāqil^u -lɧaraka^ti -lʔāliyyⁱ	ناقِلُ الحَرَكَةِ الآلِيِّ
automatic	ɣayār^u -ssur3a^ti -lʔāliyyⁱ	غَيارُ السُّرْعَةِ الآلِيِّ
manual, stickshift	nāqil^u -lɧaraka^ti -lyadawiyyⁱ	ناقِلُ الحَرَكَةِ اليَدَوِيِّ
manual, stickshift	ɣayār^u -ssur3a^ti -lyadawiyyⁱ	غَيارُ السُّرْعَةِ اليَدَوِيِّ
I can’t drive a stick.	lā ʔastaʈī3^u qiyāda^ta -ssayyārātⁱ đāt^a nāqilⁱ -lɧaraka^ti -lyadawiyyⁱ.	لا أَسْتَطيعُ قِيادَةَ السَّيّاراتِ ذاتَ ناقِلِ الحَرَكَةِ اليَدَوِيِّ.
pedal	dawwāsa^tun	دَوّاسَةٌ
pedal	da3sa^tun	دَعْسَةٌ
clutch	qābiɖ^un	قابِضٌ
brake	farāmil^u	فَرامِلُ
brake	makābiɧ^u	مَكابِحُ
to brake	farmala ^[11s]	فَرْمَلَ
gas pedal	dawwāsa^tu -lbanzīnⁱ	دَوّاسَةُ البَنْزينِ
to accelerate, speed up	ʔasra3a ^[4s]	أَسْرَعَ
to accelerate, speed up	zāda ^[1h2] -ssur3a^ta	زادَ السُّرْعَةَ
to slow down	tamahhala ^[5s]	تَمَهَّلَ
to slow down	ʔabʈaʔa ^[4s(c)] -ssur3a^ta	أَبْطَأَ السُّرْعَةَ
stickshift	maqbaɖ^u nāqilⁱ -lɧaraka^ti	مَقْبَضُ ناقِلِ الحَرَكَةِ
gear	turs^un (turūs^un)	تُرْسٌ (تُروسٌ)
in gear	fī ɧāla^ti taʔahhubⁱⁿ	في حالَةِ تَأَهُّبٍ
1st gear	assur3a^tu -lʔūlā	السُّرْعَةُ الأولى
reverse (gear)	atturs^u -lxalfiyy^u	التُّرْسُ الخَلْفِيُّ
reverse (gear)	turs^u -lɧaraka^ti -l3aksiyya^ti	تُرْسُ الحَرَكَةِ العَكْسِيَّةِ
to back up	raja3a ^[1s2] li-lwarāʔⁱ	رَجَعَ لِلْوَراءِ
to change gears	ɣayyara ^[2s] -ssur3a^ta	غَيَّرَ السُّرْعَةَ
to change gears	ɣayyara ^[2s] -tturūs^a	غَيَّرَ التُّروسَ
I put the car in reverse and started backing up.	waɖa3t^u -ssayyāra^ta 3alā -lɧaraka^ti -l3aksiyya^ti wa-badaʔt^u fī -rrujū3ⁱ li-lwarāʔⁱ.	وَضَعْتُ السَّيّارَةَ عَلى الحَرَكَةِ العَكْسِيَّةِ وَبَدَأْتُ في الرُّجوعِ لِلْوَراءِ.
speedometer	3addād^u -ssur3a^ti	عَدّادُ السُّرْعَةِ
to do the speed limit	iltazama bi-ɧaddⁱ -ssur3a^ti	اِلتَزَمَ بِحَدِّ السُّرْعَةِ
to speed, go over the speed limit	tajāwaza ^[6s] ɧadd^a -ssur3a^ti	تَجاوَزَ حَدَّ السُّرْعَةِ
The police pulled me over for speeding.	ʔawqafatnī -ššurʈa^tu bi-sababⁱ -ssur3a^ti.	أَوْقَفَتْني الشُّرْطَةُ بِسَبَبِ السُّرْعَةِ.
gas	waqūd^un	وَقودٌ
gas	banzīn^un	بَنْزينٌ
We’ve run out of gas.	laqad nafađa minnā -lwaqūd^a.	لَقَدْ نَفَذَ مِنّا الوَقودَ.
The tank is full.	alxazzān^u mumtaliʔ^un.	الخَزّانُ مُمْتَلِئٌ.
gas gauge	muʔaššir^u -lwaqūdⁱ	مُؤَشِّرُ الوَقودِ
gas station	maɧaʈʈa^tu waqūdⁱⁿ	مَحَطَّةُ وَقودٍ
gas station	maɧaʈʈa^tu banzīnⁱⁿ	مَحَطَّةُ بَنْزينٍ
gas pump	miɖaxxa^tu waqūdⁱⁿ	مِضَخَّةُ وَقودٍ
gas pump	miɖaxxa^tu banzīnⁱⁿ	مِضَخَّةُ بَنْزينٍ
to get gas	tazawwada ^[5s] bi-lwaqūdⁱ	تَزَوَّدَ بِالوَقودِ
to change the oil	ɣayyara ^[2s] -zzayt^a	غَيَّرَ الزَّيْتَ
to put on one’s seatbelt, wear one’s seat belt	waɖa3a ^[1a1] ɧizām^a -lʔamānⁱ	وَضَعَ حِزامَ الأَمانِ
to put on one’s seatbelt, wear one’s seat belt	irtidā ɧizām^a -lʔamānⁱ	اِرْتِدى حِزامَ الأَمانِ
to start a car	šaɣɣala ^[2s] -ssayyāra^ta	شَغَّلَ السَّيّارَةَ
The car won’t start.	assayyāra^tu lā ta3mal^u.	السَّيّارَةُ لا تَعْمَلُ.
to turn off the engine	ʔawqafa ^[4a1] -lmuɧarrik^a	أَوْقَفَ المُحَرِّكَ
to turn off the engine	ʔaʈfaʔa ^[4s(c)] -lmuɧarrik^a	أَطْفَأَ المُحَرِّكَ
bumper	maʂad^un	مَصَدٌ
bumper	mumtaʂʂ^u ʂadamātⁱⁿ	مُمْتَصُّ صَدَماتٍ
fender	rafraf^u 3ajala^tin (rafārif^u 3ajalātⁱⁿ)	رَفْرَفُ عَجَلَةٍ (رَفارِفُ عَجَلاتٍ)
(car) roof	saqf^u sayyāra^tin	سَقْفُ سَيّارَةٍ
to get in a fender-bender	ta3arraɖa ^[5s] li-ɧādiŧⁱⁿ basīʈⁱⁿ	تَعَرَّضَ لِحادِثٍ بَسيطٍ
dent	ʂadma^tun [xafīfa^tun]	صَدْمَةٌ [خَفيفَةٌ]
There’s a dent in the side of the car!	hunālik^a ʂadma^tun fī jānibⁱ -ssayyāra^ti!	هُنالِكَ صَدْمَةٌ في جانِبِ السَّيّارَةِ!
headlight	miʂbāɧ^un ʔamāmiyy^un (maʂābīɧ^u ʔamāmiyya^tun)	مِصْباحٌ أَمامِيٌّ (مَصابيحُ أَمامِيَّةٌ)
Turn on your headlights when it starts to get dark.	šaɣɣilⁱ -lmaʂābīɧ^a -lʔamāmiyya^ta 3indamā yaɧull^u -ʐʐalām^u.	شَغِّلِ المَصابيحَ الأَمامِيَّةَ عِنْدَما يَحُلُّ الظَّلامُ.
to get in an accident, have an accident	ta3arraɖa ^[5s] li-ɧādiŧⁱⁿ	تَعَرَّضَ لِحادِثٍ
to crash	iʂʈadama ^[8s]	اِصْطَدَمَ
He crashed (his car) into a tree.	iʂʈadama bi-sayyāratihⁱ fī šajara^tin.	اِصْطَدَمَ بِسَيّارَتِهِ في شَجَرَةٍ.
to be totaled, destroyed	tadammara ^[5s] [tamāman]	تَدَمَّرَ [تَمامًا]
The car was totaled in the accident.	tadammaratⁱ -ssayyāra^tu fī -lɧādiŧⁱ.	تَدَمَّرَتِ السَّيّارَةُ في الحادِثِ.

Modern Standard Arabic

Cars and Other Transportation in Modern Standard Arabic

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