Levantine Arabic School and Education — 169 Words
This page lists 169 school and education in Levantine Arabic, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| مِتْعلِّم | mit3állim | educated, literate |
| تْعلّم، يِتْعلّم | t3állam, yit3állam | to learn |
| أُمّي | úmmi | illiterate |
| أُمّية | ummíyyi | illiteracy |
| قدّيْ مْعدّل الأُمّية بْلِبْنان؟ | ʔaddē m3áddal ilʔummíyyi b-libnēn? | What is the illiteracy rate in Lebanon? |
| سجّل، يْسجِّل | sájjal, ysájjil | to enroll, register |
| تِسْجيل | tisjīl | enrollment |
| ناوي سجِّل بْصفّ عربي الشّهِر الجّاي. | nēwi sájjil b-ʂaff 3árabi ššáhir ijjēy. | I intend to enroll in an Arabic class next month. |
| سِنِة دِراسيِّة | síni dirāsíyyi | school year |
| سيمسْتِر | sīméstir | semester |
| فصِل | fáʂil | semester |
| مْصاريف الدِّراسِة | mʂārīf iddirāsi | tuition |
| مِنْحة | mínɧa | scholarship |
| قرُض طُلّابي | qáruɖ ʈullābi | student loan |
| جامْعة | jēm3a | university |
| فات عالجامْعة، يْفوت عالجامْعة | fēt 3ā-jjēm3a, yfūt 3ā-jjēm3a | to get into college, start university |
| درس بِالجّامْعة | dáras b-ijjēm3a | to go to college |
| قُسُم (أقْسام) | ʔúsum (aʔsām) | department, faculty |
| كُلّية | kullíyyi | department, faculty |
| فِتِت على كِلّية الطُبّ، بعْديْن غيّرِت حْقوق. | fítit 3ála kullíyyit iʈʈúbb, ba3dēn ɣayyárit ɧʔūʔ. | I got into the faculty of medicine, but later I changed to law. |
| تخصُّص | taxáʂʂuʂ | major |
| تخصُص فِرْعي | taxáʂʂuʂ fír3i | minor |
| تْخصّص بْـ، يِتْخصّص بْـ | txáʂʂaʂ bi-, yitxáʂʂaʂ bi- | to major in |
| مدْرسِة (مدارِس) | mádrasi (madēris) | school |
| تِلْميذ (تلاميذ) | tilmīz (talamīz) | student |
| حضانِة | ɧaɖāni | preschool |
| كيْ جي (KG) | kē djī (KG) | kindergarten |
| رَوْضة | ráwɖa | kindergarten |
| مرْحلِة اِبْتِدائية | márɧali ibtidēʔíyyi | elementary school, primary school |
| اِبْتِدائي | ibtidēʔi | elementary school, primary school |
| لمّا كِنِت بِالاِبْتِدائي، ... | lámma kínit b-ilʔibtidēʔi, ... | when I was in elementary school, ... |
| الصّف الاوّل | ʂʂaf ilʔáwwal | first grade (year) |
| اِبْنا بِالصّف الاوّل. | íbna b-iʂʂaf ilʔáwwal. | Her son is in first grade. |
| مرْحلِة مُتوسِّطة | márɧali mutawássiʈa | middle school |
| مُتوسِّط | mutawássiʈ | middle school |
| مرْحلِة ثانَوية | márɧali ŧānawíyyi | high school, secondary school |
| ثانوي | ŧānawi | high school, secondary school |
| جامْعة | jēm3a | university, college |
| أكاديمية | akadīmíyyi | academy |
| معْهد (معاهِد) | má3had (ma3āhid) | academy |
| مرْكز تعْليم اللُّغات | markaz ta3līm illuɣāt | language academy |
| عمْ درِّس عربي بِمرْكز تعْليم اللُّغات بِلِبْنان. | 3am dárris 3árabi b-imárkaz ta3līm illuɣāt b-libnēn. | I teach Arabic at a language academy in Lebanon. |
| بِالصّفّ الخامِس | bi-ʂʂaff ilxāmis | in fifth grade |
| بِالصّفّ السّادِس | bi-ʂʂaff issēdis | in sixth grade |
| بِالصّفّ السّابِع | bi-ʂʂaff issēbi3 | in one’s second year of middle school |
| بِالصّفّ التّامِن | bi-ʂʂaff ittēmin | in one’s third year of high school |
| صفّ (صْفوف) | ʂaff (ʂfūf) | class(room); class; year |
| حِصّة (حِصص) | ɧíʂʂa (ɧíʂaʂ) | period, hour, lesson |
| عِنْدي سِتّ حِصص اليوْم. | 3índi sitt ɧíʂaʂ ilyōm. | I have six classes a day. |
| الصّفّ بيبلِّش السّاعة تْمانِة وبيخلِّص السّاعة تِسْعة. | ʂʂaf bibálliš issē3a tmēni u bixálliʂ issē3a tís3a. | Class starts at 8 o'clock and finishes at 9 o'clock. |
| مُحاضرة | muɧāɖara | lecture |
| حُضِر مُحاضرة | ɧúɖir [55] muɧāɖara | to attend a lecture |
| دِراسِة | dirāsi | studies |
| درِس (دْروس) | dáris (drūs) | lesson |
| منْهج (مناهِج) | mánhaj (manēhij) | curriculum |
| سُؤال (أسْئِلة) | suʔāl (ásʔila) | question |
| سأل سُؤال بِالصّفّ | sáʔal suʔāl b-iʂʂaff | to ask a question in class |
| جواب | jawēb | answer |
| جاوب، يْجاوِب | jēwab, yjēwib | to answer |
| رفع اِيدو | ráfa3 [23] īdu | to raise one’s hand |
| صحّ | ʂaɧɧ | right, correct |
| غلط | ɣálaʈ | wrong, incorrect; mistake |
| جاوَب غلط على تْلات أسْئِلة. | jēwab ɣálaʈ 3ála tlēt ásʔila. | He got three questions wrong. |
| قاعِة المُحاضرات | qā3it ilmuɧāɖarāt | lecture hall |
| طاوْلِة | ʈāwli | desk |
| كْتاب (كُتُب) | ktēb (kútub) | text book |
| دفْتر (دفاتِر) | dáftar (dafētir) | notebook |
| أخد مُلاحظات | áxad [55] mulāɧaʐāt | to take notes |
| نقل، يِنْقُل | náʔal, yínʔul | to copy |
| شنْطة (شِنط) | šánʈa (šínaʈ) | backpack |
| لوْح | lōɧ | blackboard |
| طبْشور | ʈabšūr | chalk |
| لوْح أبْيَض | lōɧ ábyaɖ | whiteboard |
| خريطة (خرايِط) | xarīʈa (xarāyiʈ) | map |
| مكْتبِة | máktabi | library |
| جيم | djim | gymnasium |
| ملْعب (ملاعِب) | mál3ab (malē3ib) | playground, school yard |
| كافيِتِرْيا | kāfitīrya | cafeteria |
| مُخْتبر | múxtabar | laboratory |
| مسْرح (مسارِح) | másraɧ (masēriɧ) | auditorium, theater |
| باص مدْرسِة | bāʂ mádrasi | school bus |
| عُطْلِة الصّيْفية | 3úʈlit iʂʂēfíyyi | summer vacation |
| عُطْلِة الشّتْوية | 3úʈlit iššatwíyyi | winter vacation |
| فُرْصة (فُرص) | fúrʂa (fúraʂ) | break(time), recess; lunch break |
| عِنّا رِبِع ساعة فُرْصة بيْن الصّْفوف. | 3ínna ríbi3 sē3a fúrʂa bēn iʂʂfūf. | We have a fifteen-minute break between classes. |
| مُسابقة | musābaʔa | test, exam |
| اِمْتِحان | imtiɧān | test, exam |
| عِمِل اِمْتِحان | 3ímil [55] imtiɧān | to take a test |
| اِمْتِحان نُصّ السِّنِة | imtiɧān nuʂʂ issíni | mid-term (exam) |
| اِمْتِحان دْخول | imtiɧān dxūl | entrance exam |
| اِمْتِحان آخِر السِّنِة | imtiɧān ēxir issíni | final exam |
| اِمْتِحان شفَوي | imtiɧān šáfawi | an oral exam |
| اِمْتِحان كِتابي | imtiɧān kitābi | a written exam |
| نِجِح بِالاِمتِحان، يِنْجح بِالاِمتِحان | níjiɧ b-ilʔimtiɧān, yínjaɧ b-ilʔimtiɧān | to pass a test |
| نتائِج الاِمْتِحانات | natēʔij ilʔimtiɧānēt | exam results |
| سقط بِالاِمْتِحان، يُسْقُط بِالاِمْتِحان | sáʔaʈ b-ilʔimtiɧān, yúsʔuʈbi-lʔimtiɧān | to fail a test |
| علامِة | 3alēmi | grade |
| علامِة النّجاح | 3alēmit innijāɧ | a passing grade |
| أخد علامِة عالْية | áxad [55] 3alēmi 3ālyi | to get a good grade |
| علامِة السّْقوط | 3alēmit issuʔūʈ | a failing grade |
| كارْنيْه | kārnēh | report card |
| درس، يِدْرُس | dáras, yídrus | to study |
| لازِم يِدْرُس للْمُسابقة. | lēzim yídrus la-lmusābaʔa | He needs to study for the test. |
| وظيفِة | waʐīfi | homework |
| عِمِل الوظيِفِة | 3ímil [55] ilwaʐīfi | to do homework |
| راجع، يْراجِع | rāja3, yrāji3 | to check, revise, review |
| موْضوع | mawɖū3 | essay, paper, composition |
| لازِم يِكْتُب التلاِميذ موضوع عن حدث تاريِخي. | lēzim yíktub ittalimīz mawɖū3 3an ɧádas tārīxi. | The students have to write an essay about a historical event. |
| اِسْتاذ (اساتْذة) | istēz (asádzi) | teacher |
| صباح الخيْر، اِسْتاذ! | ʂabāɧilxēr istēz! | Good morning, teacher! |
| إسْتاذ جامْعة | istēz jēm3a | professor |
| مُدير | mudīr | principal |
| علّم، يْعلِّم | 3állam, y3állim | to teach |
| بِتْعلِّم بِالمدْرسِة؟ | bit3állim b-ilmádrasi? | Do you teach at the university? |
| علّم كورْس | 3állam kōrs | to teach a course |
| أحْمد عمْ يْعلِّمْني عربي. | áɧmad 3am y3állimni 3árabi. | Ahmad is teaching me Arabic. |
| صحّح مُسابقة، يْصحِّح مُسابقة | ʂáɧɧaɧ musēbaʔa, yʂáɧɧiɧ musēbaʔa | to correct a test |
| شرح درِس، يِشْرح درِس | šáraɧ dáris, yíšraɧ dáris | to teach a lesson |
| درس __ بِالجّامْعة | dáras __ b-ijjēm3a | to major in |
| بِشو مِتْخصّص؟ | b-šū mitxáʂʂaʂ? | What are you majoring in? |
| شو عم تِدْرُس بِالجّامْعة؟ | šū 3am tídrus b-ijjēm3a? | What are you majoring in? |
| عم بِدْرُس ادب اِنْكْليزي. | 3am bídrus ádab inglīzi. | I'm majoring in English literature. |
| .مِتْخصّص ادب اِنْكْليزي. | mitxáʂʂiʂ ádab inglīzi. | I'm majoring in English literature. |
| حرم جامْعة (احْرام جامْعة) | ɧáram jēm3a (aɧrām jēm3a) | university campus |
| سكن جامْعة | sákan ijjēm3a | dormitories |
| عايِش بِالجّامْعة؟ | 3āyiš b-ijjēm3a? | Do you live on campus? |
| تْخرّج مِن، يِتْخرّج مِن | txárraj min, yitxárraj min | to graduate from |
| أيْمتى تْخرّجِت مِن الجّامعة؟ | ēmata txárrajit min ijjēm3a? | When did you graduate from university? |
| تْخرّجِت مِن الجّامْعة سِنِة الْفيْن وخمْسِة. | txárrajit min ijjēm3a sinit alfēn u xámsi. | I graduated from university in 2005. |
| فْريشْمان | fréšman | freshman (1st year university student) |
| سِنِة تانْية | síni tēnyi | sophomore (2nd year) |
| سِنِة تالْتِة | síni tēlti | junior (3rd year) |
| سِنِة رابْعة | síni rāb3a | senior (4th year) |
| كِلّ تلاميِذ الِفْريشْمان معْزومين عالمُحاضرة التَّوْجيهية. | kill talamīz lifréšman ma3zūmīn 3a-lmuɧāɖara ttawjīhíyyi. | All the freshmen have to attend an orientation ceremony. |
| شْهادِة | šhēdi | degree, certificate, diploma |
| أخد شْهادِة إنّو خلّص الكورْس. | áxad šháydi ínnu xállaʂ ilkōrs. | He got a certificate for completing the course. |
| أخد شْهادِة ليسانْس | áxad [55] šhēdit līsāns | to get a Bachelor’s degree |
| طالِب جامِعي | ʈālib jēmi3i | college student, undergraduate student |
| الدِّراسات الجّامِعية | ddirāsēt ijjēmi3íyyi | undergraduate studies |
| عِمِل ماسْتِرْز | 3ímil [55] māstirz | to do a Master’s degree |
| عِمِل ماجيستيْر | 3ímil [55] mājistēr | to do a Master’s degree |
| دُكْتوْراه | doktōrā | Doctorate |
| رِسالِة ماجيسْتيْر | risēlit mājistēr | (Master's) thesis, dissertation |
| رِسالِة دُكْتوْراه | risēlit doktōrā | (Doctoral) thesis, dissertation |
| مادِّة (موادّ) | mēddi (mawēdd) | subject |
| أيّا اكْتر مادِّة كِنِت تْحِبّا بِالمدْرسِة؟ | áyya áktar mēddi kinit tɧíbba b-ilmádrasi? | What was your favorite subject in school? |
| كِنِت كْتير حِبّ اِدْرُس تاريخ بسّ كِنْت اِكْره صفّ السّايِنْس. | kínit ktīr ɧibb ídrus tārīx bass kínt íkrahʂaff issāyins. | I really enjoyed studying history, but I hated science class. |
| كان شاطِر بْـ | kēn [55] šāʈir bi- | to be good at |
| شاطِر كْتير بِالرِّياضِيّات. | šāʈir ktīr b-irriyāɖiyyēt. | He’s really good at math. |
| بايّوْلوْجي | bāyōlōji | biology |
| كيمِسْتْري | kémistri | chemistry |
| طُبّ السّْنان | ʈúbb issnēn | dentistry |
| عِلْم الاِقْتِصاد | 3ílm iliʔtiʂād | economics |
| جِغْرافْيا | jiɣrāfya | geography |
| جِيّوْلوْجْيا | jīyōlōjya | geology |
| جِيّوْمِتْري | jīyōmetri | geometry |
| تاريخ | tārīx | history |
| حْقوق | ɧʔūʔ | law |
| عِلِم اللغوِيّات | 3ílim illuɣawiyyēt | linguistics |
| أدب | ádab | literature |
| رِياضِيّات | riyāɖiyyēt | mathematics |
| ماث | māŧ | mathematics |
| طُبّ | ʈubb | medicine |
| فلْسفِة | fálsafi | philosophy |
| ترْبية رِياضية | tarbíyyi riyāɖíyyi | physical education (P.E.) |
| فيزيكْس | fíziks | physics |
| عْلوم سِياسية | 3lūm siyāsíyyi | political science |
| عِلِم نفِس | 3ílim náfis | psychology |
| سايِنْس | sāyins | science |
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