Levantine Arabic Words

118 common Levantine Arabic words, each with audio and real example sentences taken from our stories.

ู…ู’ู‡ูู…ู‘

important

ู‚ุฏูŠู…

old, ancient

ุฌู’ุฏูŠุฏ

new

ุฏุงููŠ

warm

ุจู’ุณูุฑู’ุนุฉ

fast, quickly

ูƒู…ุฃู†

also

ู‡ูˆู†

here

ุฏุงูŠู’ู…ุงู‹

always

ู…ู’ู†ูŠุญ

well

ุฌููˆู‘ุง

inside

ุจุฑู‘ุง

outside

ูŠูŽู…ูŠู†

right

ุณูŠู‘ุงุฑุฉ

car

ุดูุจู‘ุงูƒ

window

ุชู’ูŠุงุจ

clothing

ู‚ู…ูŠุต

shirt; t-shirt

ููุณู’ุชุงู†

dress

ุนูŽูŠู’ู„ูุฉ

(extended) family

ุฅู…ู‘

mother

ุจุงุจุง

dad

ู…ุงู…ุง

mom

ู‚ู‡ู’ูˆูุฉ

coffee

ุญูู„ู’ูˆูุฉ

sweet

ุดุงูŠ

tea

ุทูŠูู‘ุจ

delicious, tasty

ุทุงุฒุฉ

fresh

ุนุดุง

dinner

ุฌูุจู’ู†ูุฉ

cheese

ุจู†ุฏูˆุฑุฉ

tomato

ุฎูุจูุฒ

(pita) bread

ู…ูุดู’ูƒู’ู„ูุฉ

problem

ู†ุงุณ

people

ุดุจุงุจ

young people, youth

ุญูŽูŠุงุฉ

life

ุฃู„ูู

one thousand

ุฑู‚ู…

number, numeral

ุฎู…ู’ุณูุฉ

five

ุนูุดู’ุฑูŠู†

twenty

ุฃูˆู‘ู„

first

ุณูุคุงู„

question

ู…ุฏู’ุฑุณูุฉ

school

ุณุฃู„

to ask

ุจู„ู‘ุด

to begin, start

ุณู…ุง

sky

ุฌูŽูˆู‘

weather

ุนุงุตู’ููุฉ

storm

ุจุฑูู‚

lightning

ุฑุนูุฏ

thunder

ู…ูƒู’ุชุจ

office

ุงู„ุฃุฎู’ุจุงุฑ

the news

ุตุนูุจ

difficult, hard

ุฌุงู‡ูุฒ

ready

ู‚ูุทูู†

cotton

ุฎูุถู’ุฑุฉ

vegetable

ุตู’ุบูŠุฑ

young

ุตุงุฑ

to become, be; to happen

ุทู‚ูุณ

weather

ุณุจู‘ุงูƒ

plumber

ู…ุดู’ุบูˆู„

busy

ุฌุงูƒูŠู’ุชู‘

jacket

ุนุตูŠุฑ

juice

ุจู‡ุงุฑุงุช

dry herbs, spices, condiments

ุฑูุฌู‘ุงู„

man

ุฎูุชู’ูŠุงุฑ

[person] old(1)

ุชูุณู’ุนุฉ

nine

ุฎู…ู’ุณูŠู†

fifty

ุบู„ุท

wrong, incorrect; mistake

ุชุงุฑูŠุฎ

history

ู‚ู„ูุจ

heart

ุดู…ูุณ

sun

ูุชุญ

to open

ุถุจุงุจ

fog

ุฎุจู‘ุงุฒ

baker

ุจูุงู„ุนุงุฏูุฉ

usually

ูƒู„ูุจ

dog

ุจุตู„

onion

ุฒุนู’ุชุฑ

thyme

ุทู’ุญูŠู†

flour

ุฏู’ุฌุงุฌ

chicken

ู…ูุณู’ุชุดู’ูู‰

hospital

ุณุจู’ุนุฉ

seven

ุนุดู’ุฑุฉ

ten

ู…ูŠุฉ

one hundred

ุดุงุดูุฉ

screen

ุชุนู’ู„ูŠู…

education

ุงูู…ู’ุชูุญุงู†

test, exam

ูˆุงุถูุญ

clear, obvious

ุจุทูŠุก

slow

ุณุฑูŠุน

fast, quick

ู…ุนู’ู‚ูˆู„

possible; probable, likely

ุชุงูƒู’ุณูŠ

taxi

ุจู’ู„ูˆุฒุฉ

blouse

ุฌูุฏู‘ูˆ

grandfather

ููู†ู’ุฌุงู†

cup

ุนู…ู‘

uncle (fatherโ€™s brother)

ู„ูู‚ู’ู…ุฉู

a bite

ุทุนู’ู…ูุฉ

taste

ุฒูŠู’ุชูˆู†

olive

ุณู„ุทุฉ

salad

ู…ู†ู’ู‚ูˆุดูุฉ

man'oucheh (Lebanese pizza)

ูุงูƒู’ู‡ุฉ

fruit

ุชููู‘ุงุญ

apple

ุนุฑุจูŠ

Arabic

ุชู’ุนู„ู…

to learn

ุดุงุจู‘

young man

ุชู’ู†ูŠู’ู†

two

ุตุฏูŠู‚

friend

ู…ูุญุงุถุฑุฉ

lecture

ู…ุงุฏูู‘ุฉ

subject

ู…ูƒู’ุชุจูุฉ

library

ููุฑู’ุตุฉ

break(time), recess; lunch break

ู„ุงู‚ู‰

to find

ุฃุฎุฏ

to get, take, receive, obtain; pick up, grab

ู„ูุนูุจ

to play

ุฌุฑู‘ุจ

to try, try out

ู…ู’ูˆูŽุธู‘ู

employee

ู…ูŠูƒุงู†ูŠูƒูŠ

mechanic

ููŠู„ู’ู…

movie