Recreation and Relaxation in Modern Standard Arabic

Recreation and Relaxation in Modern Standard Arabic

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to relaxistarxā [10d]اِسْتَرْخى
relaxationistirxāʔunاِسْتِرْخاءٌ
to go for a walkđahaba [1s1] fī nuzhatinذَهَبَ في نُزْهَةٍ
to go for a walktamaššā [5d]تَمَشّى
Let’s go for a walk in the park.hayyā nađhabu fī nuzhatin fī -lɧadīqati.هَيّا نَذْهَبُ في نُزْهَةٍ في الحَديقَةِ.
to fly a kiteʈayyara [2s] ʈāʔiratan waraqiyyatanطَيَّرَ طائِرَةً وَرَقِيَّةً
felucca (river sailboat)markibun širā3iyyun (marākibu širā3iyyatun)مَرْكِبٌ شِراعِيٌّ (مَراكِبُ شِراعِيَّةٌ)
day off[yawmu] ʔijāzatin[يَوْمُ] إِجازَةٍ
day off[yawmu] 3uʈlatin[يَوْمُ] عُطْلَةٍ
Today’s my day off.alyawma huwa yawmu ʔijāzatī.اليَوْمَ هُوَ يَوْمُ إِجازَتي.
to restistarāɧa [10h]اِسْتَراحَ
fun, enjoyablemumti3unمُمْتِعٌ
friendʂadīqun (ʔaʂdiqāʔun)صَديقٌ (أَصْدِقاءٌ)
friendʂāɧibun (ʔaʂɧābun)صاحِبٌ (أَصْحابٌ)
to meet up with friendsiltaqā bi-ʔaʂdiqāʔihiاِلتَقى بِأَصْدِقائِهِ
to hang out (with friends)tasakka3a [5s]تَسَكَّعَ
to hang out (with friends)qaɖā [1d2] waqtanقَضى وَقْتًا
We hung out at the shopping mall yesterday evening.tasakka3nā fī markazi -ttasawwuqi masāʔa ʔamsin.تَسَكَّعْنا في مَرْكَزِ التَّسَوُّقِ مَساءَ أَمْسٍ.
to readqaraʔa [1s1(b)]قَرَأَ
newspaperjarīdatun (jarāʔidu)جَريدَةٌ (جَرائِدُ)
newspaperʂaɧīfatun (ʂuɧufun)صَحيفَةٌ (صُحُفٌ)
I like to sit in a coffee shop and read the newspaper before I go to work.ʔuɧibbu -ljulūsa fī -lmaqhā wa-qirāʔati -ljarīdati qabla -đđahābi li-l3amali.أُحِبُّ الجُلوسَ في المَقْهى وَقِراءَةِ الجَريدَةِ قَبْلَ الذَّهابِ لِلعَمَلِ.
magazinemajallatunمَجَلَّةٌ
bookkitābun (kutubun)كِتابٌ (كُتُبٌ)
novelriwāyatunرِوايَةٌ
comic book, graphic novelkitābu rusūmin hazliyyatinكِتابُ رُسومٍ هَزْلِيَّةٍ
comic book, graphic novelqiʂʂatun muʂawwaratunقِصَّةٌ مُصَوَّرَةٌ
televisiontilfāzunتِلْفازٌ
Have you ever been on TV?hal sabaqa wa-ʔan ʐaharta 3alā -ttilfāzi?هَلْ سَبَقَ وَأَنْ ظَهَرْتَ عَلى التِّلْفازِ؟
to watch TVšāhada [3s] -ttilfāzaشاهَدَ التِّلْفازَ
TV show, TV programbarnāmajun tilfāziyyun (barāmiju tilfāziyyatun)بَرْنامَجٌ تِلْفازِيٌّ (بَرامِجُ تِلْفازِيَّةٌ)
What’s your favorite TV program?mā huwa barnāmajuka -ttilfāziyyu -lmufaɖɖalu?ما هُوَ بَرْنامَجُكَ التِّلْفازِيُّ المُفَضَّلُ؟
What do you like to watch on TV?māđā tuɧibbu ʔan tušāhida 3alā -ttilfāzi?ماذا تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُشاهِدَ عَلى التِّلْفازِ؟
I like watching Egyptian dramas.ʔuɧibbu mušāhadata -ddirāmā -lmiʂriyyata.أُحِبُّ مُشاهَدَةَ الدِّراما المِصْرِيَّةَ.
dramadirāmāدِراما
comedy programbarnāmajun kūmīdiyyunبَرْنامَجٌ كوميدِيٌّ
sports programbarnāmajun ryāɖiyyunبَرْنامَجٌ رياضِيٌّ
sporting eventɧadaŧun ryāɖiyyun (ʔaɧdāŧun ryāɖiyyatun)حَدَثٌ رياضِيٌّ (أَحْداثٌ رياضِيَّةٌ)
soccer matchmubārātu kurati qadaminمُباراةُ كُرَةِ قَدَمٍ
movie, filmfīlmun (ʔaflāmun)فيلْمٌ (أَفْلامٌ)
documentarywaŧāʔiqiyyunوَثائِقِيٌّ
children’s programbarnāmaju ʔaʈfālinبَرْنامَجُ أَطْفالٍ
cartoonrusūmun mutaɧarrikatunرُسومٌ مُتَحَرِّكَةٌ
game showbarnāmaju musābaqātinبَرْنامَجُ مُسابَقاتٍ
reality TV showbarnāmajun tilfāziyyun wāqi3iyyunبَرْنامَجٌ تِلْفازِيٌّ واقِعِيٌّ
seriesmusalsalunمُسَلْسَلٌ
sitcommusalsalun kūmīdiyyunمُسَلْسَلٌ كوميدِيٌّ
sitcommusalsalun hazliyyunمُسَلْسَلٌ هَزْلِيٌّ
episodeɧalqatunحَلْقَةٌ
seasonmawsimun (mawāsimu)مَوْسِمٌ (مَواسِمُ)
I haven’t seen the second season of this show yet.lam ʔušāhida -lmawsima -ŧŧāniya min hađā -lmusalsali ɧattā -lʔāna.لَمْ أُشاهِدَ المَوْسِمَ الثّانِيَ مِنْ هَذا المُسَلْسَلِ حَتّى الآنَ.
the newsalʔaxbāruالأَخْبارُ
weather reporttaqrīru ɧālati -ʈʈaqsiتَقْريرُ حالَةِ الطَّقْسِ
talk showbarnāmajun ɧiwāriyyunبَرْنامَجٌ حِوارِيٌّ
channelqanātun (qanawātun)قَناةٌ (قَنَواتٌ)
What’s on TV (now)?māđā yu3raɖu 3alā -ttilfāzi -lʔāna?ماذا يُعْرَضُ عَلى التِّلْفازِ الآنَ؟
There’s an interesting program on channel 3.hunālika barnāmajun mumti3un 3alā -lqanāti -ŧŧāliŧati.هُنالِكَ بَرْنامَجٌ مُمْتِعٌ عَلى القَناةِ الثّالِثَةِ.
to turn the TV onšaɣɣala [2s] -ttilfāzaشَغَّلَ التِّلْفازَ
to turn the TV offʔaʈfaʔa [4s(c)] -ttilfāzaأَطْفَأَ التِّلْفازَ
volumeʂawtunصَوْتٌ
to turn the volume uprafa3a [1s1] -ʂʂawtaرَفَعَ الصَّوْتَ
to turn the volume downʔaxfaɖa [4s] -ʂʂawtaأَخْفَضَ الصَّوْتَ
I can’t hear what they’re saying. Could you turn the TV up a bit?lā ʔastaʈī3u samā3a mā yaqūlūnahu. hal yumkinuka raf3u ʂawti -ttilfāzi qalīlan?لا أَسْتَطيعُ سَماعَ ما يَقولونَهُ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ رَفْعُ صَوْتِ التِّلْفازِ قَليلًا؟
I’m trying to study. Could you turn the TV down a bit?ʔuɧāwilu -ddirāsata. hal yumkinuka xafɖu ʂawti -ttilfāzi qalīlan?أُحاوِلُ الدِّراسَةَ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ خَفْضُ صَوْتِ التِّلْفازِ قَليلًا؟
antennahawāʔiyyunهَوائِيٌّ
antennalāqiʈunلاقِطٌ
satellite dishʈabaqu qamarin ʂinā3iyyinطَبَقُ قَمَرٍ صِناعِيٍّ
radiomiđyā3unمِذْياعٌ
to listen to the radioistama3a ʔilā -lmiđyā3iاِسْتَمَعَ إِلى المِذْياعِ
radio stationmaɧaʈʈatun ʔiđā3iyyatunمَحَطَّةٌ إِذاعِيَّةٌ
stereo (home music system)niʐāmun ʂawtiyyun mujassamunنِظامٌ صَوْتِيٌّ مُجَسَّمٌ
speakersmukabbirātu ʂawtinمُكَبِّراتُ صَوْتٍ
CDqurʂun maɖɣūʈunقُرْصٌ مَضْغوطٌ
CD playermušaɣɣilu ʔaqrāʂin maɖɣūʈatinمُشَغِّلُ أَقْراصٍ مَضْغوطَةٍ
cassette (tape)šarīʈun sam3iyyunشَريطٌ سَمْعِيٌّ
(vinyl) recordqurʂu fōnōɣrāfinقُرْصُ فوْنوْغْرافٍ
song, trackʔuɣniyatun (ʔaɣānin)أُغْنِيَةٌ (أَغانٍ)
to play (a CD, song, etc.)šaɣɣala [2s]شَغَّلَ
to forward, skip to the next trackqaddama [2s]قَدَّمَ
to rewind, go back to (the previous track)rajja3a [2s]رَجَّعَ
to pauseʔawqafa [4a1] muʔaqqatanأَوْقَفَ مُؤَقَّتًا
to stop, press ‘stop’ʔawqafa [4a1]أَوْقَفَ
MP3MP3MP3
to download an MP3nazzala [2s] milaffa MP3نَزَّلَ مِلَفَّ MP3
MP3 playermušaɣɣilu MP3مُشَغِّلُ MP3
earphones, headphonessammā3ātu [-rraʔsi]سَمّاعاتُ [الرَّأْسِ]
to visitzāra [1h3]زارَ
a visitziyāratunزِيارَةٌ
to go on a visitđahaba [1s1] fī ziyāratinذَهَبَ في زِيارَةٍ
to entertain guests, have guests overistaqbala ɖuyūfanاِسْتَقْبَلَ ضُيوفًا
to entertain guests, have guests overladayhi ɖuyūfunلَدَيْهِ ضُيوفٌ
to sewxāʈa [1h2]خاطَ
sewing machinemākinatu xiyāʈatinماكِنَةُ خِياطَةٍ
sewing needleʔibratu xiyāʈatinإِبْرَةُ خِياطَةٍ
threadxayʈun (xuyūʈun)خَيْطٌ (خُيوطٌ)
a ball of woolkuratu ʂūfinكُرَةُ صوفٍ
thimblekaštabānunكَشْتَبانٌ
thimblequm3u xiyāʈatinقُمْعُ خِياطَةٍ
to knitɧāka [1h3]حاكَ
to knitnasaja [1s3]نَسَجَ
knitting needleʔibratu ɧiyākatinإِبْرَةُ حِياكَةٍ
to crochetɧabaka [bi-ʂʂinnārati]حَبَكَ [بِالصِّنّارَةِ]
to embroiderʈarraza [2s]طَرَّزَ
to patch, darnraqa3a [1s1]رَقَعَ
artfannun (funūnun)فَنٌّ (فُنونٌ)
artistfannānunفَنّانٌ
to draw, sketch, paintrasama [1s3]رَسَمَ
a paintinglawɧatunلَوْحَةٌ
a drawingrasmatunرَسْمَةٌ
photographytaʂwīrun [fōtōɣrāfiyyun]تَصْويرٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيٌّ]
photo(graph)ʂūratun [fōtōɣrāfiyyatan] (ʂuwarun [fōtōɣrāfiyyatun])صورَةٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيَّةً] (صُوَرٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيَّةٌ])
to take a photo ofiltaqaʈa ʂūratanاِلْتَقَطَ صورَةً
Excuse me. Would you take a photo of us?ʔu3đurnī. hallā taltaqiʈa ʂūratan lanā?أُعْذُرْني. هَلّا تَلْتَقِطَ صورَةً لَنا؟
to take a selfieiltaqaʈa ʂūratan šaxʂiyyatanاِلْتَقَطَ صورَةً شَخْصِيَّةً
photographermuʂawwirun [fōtōɣrāfiyyun]مُصَوِّرٌ [فوْتوْغْرافِيٌّ]
cameraʔālatu taʂwīrinآلَةُ تَصْويرٍ
camerakāmīrāكاميرا
to huntiʂʈāda [8h3]اِصْطادَ
huntingʂaydunصَيْدٌ
hunterʂayyādunصَيّادٌ
hunterʂāʔidunصائِدٌ
hunting dogkalbu ʂaydinكَلْبُ صَيْدٍ
hunting riflebunduqiyyatu ʂaydinبُنْدُقِيَّةُ صَيْدٍ
to go fishingđahaba [1s1] li-ʂaydi -ssamakiذَهَبَ لِصَيْدِ السَّمَكِ
fishingʂaydu -ssamakiصَيْدُ السَّمَكِ
fishing poleʂinnāratu ʂaydinصِنّارَةُ صَيْدٍ
fishing tackle3iddatu ʂaydi -ssamakiعِدَّةُ صَيْدِ السَّمَكِ
fishing tacklemu3iddātu ʂaydi -ssamakiمُعِدّاتُ صَيْدِ السَّمَكِ
hookxuʈʈāfun (xaʈāʈīfu)خُطّافٌ (خَطاطيفُ)
baitʈu3munطُعْمٌ
cinemasīnamāسينَما
Let’s go to the cinema this weekend.li-nađhaba ʔilā -ssīnimā nihāyata hađā -lʔusbū3i.لِنَذْهَبَ إِلى السّينِما نِهايَةَ هَذا الأُسْبوعِ.
movie tickettađkiratu fīlmin (tađākiru fīlmin)تَذْكِرَةُ فيلْمٍ (تَذاكِرُ فيلْمٍ)
How much is a (movie) ticket?kam ŧamanu -ttađkirati?كَمْ ثَمَنُ التَّذْكِرَةِ؟
movie, filmfīlmun (ʔaflāmun)فيلْمٌ (أَفْلامٌ)
auditorium, movie theater, screening roomqā3atu sīnamāقاعَةُ سينَما
auditorium, movie theater, screening roomʂālatu 3arɖinصالَةُ عَرْضٍ
to play, show (a movie)3araɖa [1s2]عَرَضَ
What’s playing?mā -llađī yu3raɖu?ما الَّذي يُعْرَضُ؟
A new movie is coming out on Friday. Want to go?sayaʂduru fīlmun jadīdun yawma -ljumu3ati. ʔatawaddu ađđahāba?سَيَصْدُرُ فيلْمٌ جَديدٌ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ. أَتَوَدُّ الذَّهابَ؟
They’re showing a classic movie this evening.ʔinnahum ya3riɖūna fīlman kilāsīkiyyan hađā -lmasāʔa.إِنَّهُمْ يَعْرِضونَ فيلْمًا كِلاسيكِيًّا هَذا المَساءَ.
seatmaq3adun (maqā3idu)مَقْعَدٌ (مَقاعِدُ)
What are our seat numbers?mā hiya ʔarqāmu maqā3idinā?ما هِيَ أَرْقامُ مَقاعِدِنا؟
screenšāšatunشاشَةٌ
to sit close to the screenjalasa [1s2] bi-lqurbi mina -ššāšatiجَلَسَ بِالقُرْبِ مِنَ الشّاشَةِ
I don’t like to sit too close to the screen.lā ʔuɧibbu -ljulūsa bi-lqurbi mina -ššāšati.لا أُحِبُّ الجُلوسَ بِالقُرْبِ مِنَ الشّاشَةِ.
to sit in the middlejalasa [1s2] fī -lmuntaʂafiجَلَسَ في المُنْتَصَفِ
popcornfušārunفُشارٌ
action moviefīlmu ɧarakatinفيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ
romantic comedyfīlmun kūmīdiyyun rūmānsiyyunفيلْمٌ كوميدِيٌّ رومانْسِيٌّ
dramafīlmun dirāmiyyunفيلْمٌ دِرامِيٌّ
horror moviefīlmu ru3binفيلْمُ رُعْبٍ
thrillerfīlmu ʔiŧāratinفيلْمُ إِثارَةٍ
period piecefīlmun tārīxiyyunفيلْمٌ تاريخِيٌّ
science fiction (sci-fi)fīlmu xayālin 3ilmiyyinفيلْمُ خَيالٍ عِلْمِيٍّ
fantasyfīlmu xayālinفيلْمُ خَيالٍ
What kind of movies do you like?mā naw3u -lʔaflāmi -llatī tuɧibbuhā?ما نَوْعُ الأَفْلامِ الَّتي تُحِبُّها؟
I love action movies, but I can’t stand romantic movies.ʔuɧibbu ʔaflāma -lɧarakati, lakinnī lā ʔaʈīqu -lʔaflāma -rrūmānsiyyata.أُحِبُّ أَفْلامَ الحَرَكَةِ، لَكِنّي لا أَطيقُ الأَفْلامَ الرّومانْسِيَّةَ.
(movie) starnajmun (nujūmun)نَجْمٌ (نُجومٌ)
theatermasraɧun (masāriɧu)مَسْرَحٌ (مَسارِحُ)
on stage3alā -lmasraɧiعَلى المَسْرَحِ
aislemamarrunمَمَرٌّ
actormumaŧŧilunمُمَثِّلٌ
to actmaŧŧala [1s3]مَثَّلَ
to play the role of __la3iba [1s4] dawra __لَعِبَ دَوْرَ __
to play the role of __maŧŧala [2s] dawra __مَثَّلَ دَوْرَ __
intermissionistirāɧatunاِسْتِراحَةٌ
spectatormušāhidunمُشاهِدٌ
spectatormutafarrijunمُتَفَرِّجٌ
audience, crowdjumhūrun (jamāhīru)جُمْهورٌ (جَماهيرُ)
to applaudʂaffaqa [1s2]صَفَّقَ
applausetaʂfīqunتَصْفيقٌ
circussīrkunسيرْكٌ
acrobatbahlawānunبَهْلَوانٌ
clownmuharrijunمُهَرِّجٌ
cigarettesījāratun (sajāʔiru)سيجارَةٌ (سَجائِرُ)
to smokedaxxana [2s] sījāratanدَخَّنَ سيجارَةً
smokingtadxīnunتَدْخينٌ
No smokingattadxīnu mamnū3unالتَّدْخينُ مَمْنوعٌ
smokermudaxxinunمُدَخِّنٌ
non-smokerɣayru mudaxxininغَيْرُ مُدَخِّنٍ
Do you smoke?hal tudaxxinu?هَلْ تُدَخِّنُ؟
Would you like a cigarette?hal tarɣabu bi-sījāratin?هَلْ تَرْغَبُ بِسيجارَةٍ؟
Would you like a cigarette?hal turīdu sījāratan?هَلْ تُريدُ سيجارَةً؟
No, thank you. I don’t smoke.lā, šukran. ʔana lā ʔudaxxinu.لا، شُكْرًا. أَنا لا أُدَخِّنُ.
to quit smokingʔaqla3a [4s] 3ani -ttadxīniأَقْلَعَ عَنِ التَّدْخينِ
to quit smokingtaraka [1s3] -ttadxīnaتَرَكَ التَّدْخينَ
cigarsījārunسيجارٌ
pipeɣalyūnunغَلْيونٌ
tobaccotabɣunتَبْغٌ
matchesʔa3wādu ŧiqābinأَعْوادُ ثِقابٍ
matchesʔa3wādu kibrītinأَعْوادُ كِبْريتٍ
lighterwallā3atunوَلّاعَةٌ
to light a cigaretteʔaš3ala [4s] sījāratanأَشْعَلَ سيجارَةً
ashtrayminfaɖatu [sajāʔira]مِنْفَضَةُ [سَجائِرَ]
cigarette butt3aqibu sījāratin (ʔa3qābu sajāʔira)عَقِبُ سيجارَةٍ (أَعْقابُ سَجائِرَ)
a pack of cigarettes3ulbatu sajāʔira (3ulabu sajāʔira)عُلْبَةُ سَجائِرَ (عُلَبُ سَجائِرَ)
shisha, hookah, water-pipenārjīlatunنارْجيلَةٌ
shisha, hookah, water-pipešīšatunشيشَةٌ
to smoke a shishadaxxana [2s] nārjīlatanدَخَّنَ نارْجيلَةً
to smoke a shishadaxxana [2s] šīšatanدَخَّنَ شيشَةً
mouth-piece (of shisha)mabsimun (mabāsimu)مَبْسِمٌ (مَباسِمُ)
glass container (of shisha)wi3āʔun zujājiyyunوِعاءٌ زُجاجِيٌّ
glass container (of shisha)jarratu māʔinجَرَّةُ ماءٍ
hose (of shisha)xurʈūmunخُرْطومٌ
coalfaɧmunفَحْمٌ

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