Arabic vocabulary: City & places – 35 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

سَعيدٌ حَمّالٌ في الْمَدينَةِ الْقَديمَةِ.

Said is a porter in the old city.

سارَة تَسْكُنُ في شارِعٍ هادِئٍ.

Sarah lives in a quiet street.

فِي قَرْيَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ هُنَاكَ بَيْتٌ قَدِيمٌ.

In a small village there is an old house.

كَانَا يَلْعَبَانِ مَعًا فِي الحَيِّ القَدِيمِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

They used to play together in the old neighborhood every day.

في وسط البلد.

in the city center (downtown).

جَلَسَ كَرِيمٌ فِي غُرْفَةِ اَلْمُوسِيقَى فِي مَبْنَى اَلْإِذَاعَةِ، وَوَضَعَ قَانُونَهُ أَمَامَهُ.

Karim sat in the music room in the radio station building. And he put his qanun in front of him.

قَالَتِ الْأُمُّ: «هَلْ أَرْسَلْتِ إِلَيْهَا عُنْوَانَ الْقَاعَةِ؟» أَجَابَتْ مَرْيَمُ: «نَعَمْ، أَرْسَلْتُهُ أَمْسِ، لَكِنَّهَا لَنْ تَأْتِيَ.»

The mother asked, “Did you send her the address of the hall?” Mary answered, “Yes, I sent it yesterday, but she will not come.”

لِلْقَصْرِ بُرْجٌ عَالٍ، وَتَمَاثِيلُ غَرِيبَةٌ، وَنَوَافِذُ كَثِيرَةٌ.

The palace has a tall tower. and strange statues, and many windows.

فِي رَبِيعِ عَامِ 1799م، وَقَفَ الطَّبِيبُ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ الشَّابُّ "لُوسْيَان" أَمَامَ أَسْوَارِ مَدِينَةِ عَكَّا، وَشَعَرَ بِالتَّعَبِ يَتَسَلَّلُ إِلَى عِظَامِهِ.

In the spring of the year 1799 AD, the young military doctor, Lucien, stood in front of the walls of the city of Acre, and felt fatigue creeping into his bones.

فِي مَدِينَةِ الْقَاهِرَةِ، يَقِفُ قَصْرُ الْبَارُونِ فِي مَنْطِقَةِ مِصْرَ الْجَدِيدَةِ.

In the city of Cairo, Baron Palace stands in the Heliopolis area.

لَا كَهْرَبَاءَ فِيهِ وَلَا سُكَّانَ.»

There is no electricity in it and no residents.'

المَلِكُ يَمْشِي فِي القَصْرِ.

The king walks in the palace.

يَقُولُ: "هَذَا حَمَّامٌ رُومَانِيٌّ مِنْ أَلْفَيْ سَنَةٍ!

He says: "This is a Roman bath from two thousand years ago!

اجتمع عشرات الناس في الساحة أمام دكاكين السويقة، ياسين حمل عوده و انتظر، لكن كريم لم يظهر.

Dozens of people gathered in the square in front of the Al-Suwayqa shops. Yassin picked up his oud and waited, but Karim did not show up.

يا حبيبتي نور... الهدية دي مني أنا. بعتّها بالبريد عشان توصل قبل عيد ميلادك. أنا الحرف "س"... سميحة يا روحي! 😄

My dear Nour... This gift is from me. I sent it by mail to arrive before your birthday. I am the letter "S"... Samia, my darling! 😄

سؤال: شو عاصمة الأردن؟

Question: What is the capital of Jordan?

وَضَعَاهَا فَوْقَ اَلْمَاءِ، فَصَارَتْ جِسْرًا صَغِيرًا.

They placed it over the water, so it became a small bridge.

كَانَتِ الْآبَارُ جَافَّةً وَكَانَ النَّاسُ خَائِفِينَ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَبَلِ كَانَ هُنَاكَ نَبْعُ مَاءٍ صَافٍ لَكِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ لِأَنَّ غُولَةً كَانَتْ تَحْرُسُهُ قَالَتِ الْجَدَّةُ لِسُكَّانِ الْقَرْيَةِ الْغُولَةُ لَا تُؤْذِي أَحَدًا يَقُولُ الْحَقِيقَةَ لَكِنَّهَا لَا تُسَامِحُ مَنْ يَكْذِبُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا كَانَتْ لَيْلَى فَتَاةً صَغِيرَةً وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهَا مَرِيضَةً جِدًّا

the wells were dry and the people were afraid At the top of the mountain there was a pure water spring but no one went to it because an ogress was guarding it The grandmother said to the inhabitants of the village The ogress does not harm anyone who tells the truth but she does not forgive whoever lies to her ever Layla was a little girl and her mother was very sick

كَانَتْ لَيْلَى تُحَدِّقُ فِي شَاشَةِ هَاتِفِهَا بِتَرَكُّزٍ شَدِيدٍ، وَهِيَ تَعُدُّ الدَّقَائِقَ المُتَبَقِّيَةَ قَبْلَ مَوْعِدِ انْقِطَاعِ الكَهْرَبَاءِ المُعْتَادِ فِي حَيِّهَا القَاهِرِيِّ.

Layla was staring at her phone screen with intense concentration, as she counted the remaining minutes before the scheduled time of the usual power outage in her Cairene neighborhood.

أم فدوى!! لازم أسألك سؤال مهم عن ساعة الحارة القديمة 😭

Um Fadwa!! I must ask you an important question about the old neighborhood clock 😭

لَكِنَّ شَيْئًا وَاحِدًا لَفَتَ انْتِبَاهَهَا مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ الْأَوَّلِ: الشُّقَّةُ الْمُجَاوِرَةُ، رَقْمُ "٣ب"، كَانَتْ فَارِغَةً تَمَامًا، وَعَلَى بَابِهَا لَافِتَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْهَا "لِلْإِيجَارِ" مُنْذُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَامٍ.

But one thing caught her attention since the first day: the neighboring apartment, number '3B', was completely empty, and on its door was a small sign on which was written 'for rent' for more than a year.

ومن يملك حذاءً أخضراً في هذه العمارة؟

And who owns a green shoe in this building?

سَارَةُ تَسْكُنُ فِي بِنَايَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.

Sarah lives in a big building.

كَانَتْ إِحْدَى الرَّسَائِلِ تَحْمِلُ اسْمَهَا بِخَطٍّ مَأْلُوفٍ، لَكِنَّ الطَّابَعَ الْبَرِيدِيَّ عَلَيْهَا يَعُودُ إِلَى عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ مَضَتْ!

One of the letters carried her name in a familiar handwriting, but the postage stamp on it dates back to ten years ago!

يَعْرِفُ كُلَّ زُقاقٍ وَكُلَّ بابٍ قَديمٍ.

He knows every alley and every old door.

لك شو هاد الصوتي يلي انتشر بمجموعة الضيعة؟؟ فيه واحد سمسار عم يحكي عن بيت جدو... وبيقول "بيت آل نجم في الرابية"... رابيه هاد بيتنا!! اسمعو وقول لي شو رأيك، أنا مش قادرة استوعب.

What is this audio that spread in the village group?? There's a realtor talking about my grandfather's house... and he says 'The Al Najm house in Rabieh'... Rabieh, this is our house!! Listen and tell me what you think, I can't comprehend it.

شكون حط الكاميرا و السجادة في بلاصتي فالحومة؟؟ 😳

Who put the camera and the rug in my place in the neighborhood??

ثُمَّ كَانَ يَصْمُتُ قَلِيلًا، وَفِي عَيْنَيْهِ ظِلٌّ مِنَ الأَسَى، لِأَنَّهُ عَرَفَ أَنَّ النَّجَاةَ أَحْيَانًا تَأْتِي بِثَمَنٍ لَا يُنْسَى: كَرَامَةٌ مَجْرُوحَةٌ، وَسُؤَالٌ يَبْقَى بِلَا جَوَابٍ إِلَى الأَبَدِ - هَلْ كَانَ الجَاسُوسُ المَجْهُولُ صَادِقًا حَقًّا، أَمْ أَنَّ حَلَبَ نَجَتْ يَوْمَهَا بِمُجَرَّدِ الحَظِّ وَحْدَهُ؟

Then he would go silent for a while, with a shadow of sorrow in his eyes, because he knew that survival sometimes comes with an unforgettable price: a wounded dignity, and a question that remains unanswered forever - was the unknown spy truly honest, or did Aleppo survive that day by mere luck alone?

فِي القَرْنِ السّادِسَ عَشَرَ دِمَشْقُ مَدِينَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ تاجِرٌ اسْمُهُ حَسَنٌ يَأْتِي مِنَ اليَمَنِ يَحْمِلُ حَقِيبَةً فِيهَا حُبُوبٌ سَوْداءُ صَغِيرَةٌ يَدْخُلُ حَسَنٌ سُوقَ الحَمِيدِيَّةِ

In the century sixteenth Damascus is a beautiful city a merchant whose name is Hassan comes from Yemen he carries a bag in it are small black beans Hassan enters Al-Hamidiyah market

البنات الأربع في غرفة نوم زينة، في بيروت. كل واحدة معها هاتفها. الأنوار مطفأة، وفي مصباح صغير بس.

The four girls are in Zeina's bedroom, in Beirut. Each one has her phone. The lights are off, and there's just a small lamp.

تَفْهَمُ الْآنَ: السُّوقُ لَا يَنَامُ، هُوَ فَقَطْ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِثْلَ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

She understands now: The market does not sleep, it only rests like the people of the city.

شفت رقمكم مكتوب على لوحة عند محطة وقود...

I saw your number written on a sign at a gas station...

ألو حاج، بس بدي أأكد معك، الرحلة التانية فيها توقف بجدة قبل ما توصل، بتطول ساعتين زيادة تقريبا ما عندي مشكلة، المهم أوصل والحجة تركب رحلتها بدون قلق تمام، رح أثبت الحجز الآن على اسمك وبدي تعويض على التعب اللي صار، مش رح أسكت عن هاد إن شاء الله نرجعلك جزء من المبلغ كتعويض، بحكي مع المدير ونأكدلك اليوم

Hello, Hajji, I just want to confirm with you: the second flight has a stop in Jeddah before arriving and takes about two hours longer. I have no problem with that, as long as I get there and Hajja can catch her flight without worrying. Okay, I'll confirm the booking in your name now. And I want compensation for all the trouble, I'm not going to let this slide. God willing, we'll refund you part of the amount as compensation. I'll talk to the manager and we'll confirm it with you today.

لِمَاذَا تَسْأَلِينَ؟ قَرَّرَتْ يُسْرَى أَنْ تَبْحَثَ عَنْهُ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ فِي رِحْلَةٍ بَحْثٍ قَادَتْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لِلْمُسِنِّينَ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ المَدِينَةِ.

Why are you asking? Yusra decided to search for him, so she set off on a search journey that led her to a nursing home on the outskirts of the city.

بغيت أشارككم خبر حلو، العميل تواصل معاي أمس وقال إنه معجب جدًا بتصميم البرج، خصوصًا الواجهة الزجاجية المتحركة

I wanted to share sweet news with you, the client contacted me yesterday and said he is very impressed with the tower design, especially the kinetic glass facade