Arabic vocabulary: Family & relationships – 69 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

تُعْطِي الْأُمُّ مَرْيَمَ الْخُبْزَ.

The mother gives Maryam the bread.

خاصك موافقة من عائلتك.

You need approval from your family.

وَضَعَ الأَبُ يَدَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِ ابْنِهِ وَقَالَ: «الْحَيَاةُ أَهَمُّ مِنَ الْوَقْتِ يَا بُنَيَّ.

The father placed his hand on his son's shoulder and said: “Life is more important than time, my son.

الْأَبُ يَقِفُ قَرِيبًا مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ.

The father stands near the tree.

رَأَى صَدِيقَهُ الْقَدِيمَ يُوسُفَ يَقْتَرِبُ مِنْهُ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.

He saw his old friend Yusuf approaching him with a big smile.

زي ما كانت أمي تحب بالضبط.

Exactly as my mother used to love.

يشعر رابيه بثقل في صدره. يتذكر آخر صيف قضاه في البيت، قبل وفاة والده بأشهر، وصوت جدته تناديه من البلكونة الحجرية.

Rabih feels a heaviness in his chest. He remembers the last summer he spent at the house, months before his father's death, and his grandmother's voice calling him from the stone balcony.

أنا بمونتريال بس مش قاطع علاقتي بالعيلة.

I am in Montreal but I haven't cut off my relationship with the family.

الصَّدَاقَةُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى ثِقَةٍ، وَأَنَا نَسِيتُ ذَلِكَ."

True friendship needs trust, and I forgot that."

وليش ما قلت لي؟! أنا زوجتك!

And why didn't you tell me?! I am your wife!

وجدت هذه في صندوق خياطة جدتي!

I found this in my grandmother's sewing box!

وَإِذَا خَسِرَتْ، فَقَدْ تَخْسَرُ أُسْرَتُهَا مَطْعَمَهَا.

If she lost, her family might lose its restaurant.

أجابت: "نعم! كيف عرفت؟" قال الرجل: "أعرف زوجها منذ عشرين سنة.

She replied, "Yes! How did you know?" The man said: "I have known her husband for twenty years.

سَيَصِلُ الضُّيُوفُ بَعْدَ سَاعَةٍ.»

The guests will arrive in an hour.”

أَحْمِلُ النَّظَّارَةَ إِلَى جَدِّي.

I carry the glasses to my grandfather.

ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ، أُصِيبَتِ ابْنَتُهُ الصَّغِيرَةُ لَيْلَى بِحُمَّى شَدِيدَةٍ.

One night, his little daughter Layla was afflicted with a severe fever.

لَكِنْ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، انْتَهَتِ الصَّدَاقَةُ فَجْأَةً.

But on one day, the friendship ended suddenly.

أنا أمام باب الجيران!

I am in front of the neighbors' door!

رَكَضَتِ الأُخْتُ نَحْوَهُمَا وَعَانَقَتْهُمَا بِفَرَحٍ كَبِيرٍ.

The sister ran toward them and hugged them with great joy.

سَأَلَتْهُ: مَنْ أَنْتَ يَا بُنَيَّ؟ أَجَابَ يُوسُفُ: أَنَا حَفِيدُ سِتِّ نَعِيمَةَ.

She asked him: Who are you, my son? Youssef replied: I am Sit Naeema's grandson.

قولهم عندك أخ جديد!

Tell them you have a new brother!

تَرْفَعُهُ أُمِّي وَتَقُولُ: «قُفْلُهُ مَكْسُورٌ، وَعُرْسُ خَالَتِكِ هَذِهِ اَللَّيْلَةَ!»

My mother picks it up and says: "Its clasp is broken, and your aunt's wedding is tonight!"

فَجْأَةً، تَسْمَعُ صَوْتًا مِنْ نَافِذَةِ الْجِيرَانِ: «يَا لَيْلَى، هَلْ هَذَا رَغِيفُكِ؟» تَرَى لَيْلَى جَارَتَهَا مَرْيَمَ.

Suddenly, she hears a voice from the neighbors’ window: “Layla, is this your loaf of bread?” Layla sees her neighbor Maryam.

نظرت الجدة إلى الكيس، ثم إلى وجه حفيدتها.

The grandmother looked at the bag, then at her granddaughter's face.

عيلتنا؟ 😂 يعني صرت خالتي يا أم فدوى؟

Our family? 😂 I mean, have you become my aunt Um Fadwa?

لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ؟" اِبْتَسَمَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَجُوزُ ابْتِسَامَةً هَادِئَةً وَقَالَ: "فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي سَاعَدْتِنِي فِيهِ، سَمِعْتُكِ تَتَحَدَّثِينَ فِي الْهَاتِفِ مَعَ مَدْرَسَةِ ابْنِكِ.

Why do you do that?" The old man smiled a quiet smile and said: "On that day you helped me, I heard you talking on the phone with your son's school.

لينا... من يوم انفصلنا وأنا حاسس إن البيت فاضي. القطة تذكرني فيك بطريقة حلوة. كنت خايف أطلب منك تاخذيها لأنك ممكن ترفضي، وأخسر آخر رابط بيننا... آسف على الكلام هذا.

Lina... Since we broke up, I've felt like the house is empty. The cat reminds me of you in a good way. I was afraid to ask you to take her because you might refuse, and I'd lose the last link between us... I'm sorry for saying this.

لقيت رقمكم على وصل قديم ديال والدي. عندي سؤال مهم بزاف...

I found your number on an old receipt of my father's. I have a very important question...

قَبْلَ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ، مَاتَتْ وَالِدَةُ سَارَةَ.

Ten years ago, Sarah's mother died.

سَارَةُ فَتَاةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ مِنَ القَبِيلَةِ.

Sarah is a little girl from the tribe.

وليش ما فتحها بابا؟؟

And why didn't Dad open it??

تَقُولُ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ: «شُكْرًا يَا أَخِي الغَالِي!»

She says with a smile: "Thank you oh my dear brother!"

نتا أخي الوحيد، وأحسن أخ

You are my only brother, and the best brother

يَقُودُ الْقَافِلَةَ شَابٌّ يُدْعَى سَالِمٌ، عُمْرُهُ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا، وَمَعَهُ عَمُّهُ فَهْدٌ، أَقْدَمُ دَلِيلٍ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ.

Leading the caravan was a young man named Salim, nineteen years old, and with him was his uncle Fahd, the oldest guide in the region.

فِي آخِرِ الرِّسَالَةِ، أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ الحَقِيقَةَ: أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْ وَالِدَهُمَا لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْلَمُ يَقِينًا أَنَّ ذَاكَ الزَّمِيلَ مُتَزَوِّجٌ سِرًّا.

At the end of the message, she wanted to write the truth: that she told their father because she knew with certainty that that colleague was secretly married.

صاحبتي ردت البيت... لسا واقف

My friend replied The house... is still standing

أمك كانت تحكي عنها كتير

Your mother used to talk about it a lot

تجهزوا الغدا وأنا أروح عند خالي؟ غريب

They prepare lunch and I go to my uncle's house? Strange

شكرًا على الرفقة... المرة الجاية.

Thanks for the company... next time.

ما بدي أبيع تراث جدي عندي فكرة...

I don’t want to sell my grandpa’s legacy. I have an idea...

تَقُولُ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ: «شُكْرًا يَا أَخِي الغَالِي!»

She says with a smile: "Thank you oh my dear brother!"

الَّتِي يَشْعُرُ فِيهَا بِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ وَحِيدًا تَمَامًا شَعَرَتْ لَيْلَى بِعُقْدَةٍ فِي حَلْقِهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْرِفُ هَذِهِ التَّفْصِيلَةَ عَنْ جَدِّهَا أَدْرَكَتْ فَجْأَةً أَنَّ الْمَحَلَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُجَرَّدَ مَكَانٍ لِلْبَيْعِ وَالشِّرَاءِ بَلْ كَانَ مَلْجَأً لِذِكْرَيَاتٍ كَامِلَةٍ وَشَاهِدًا عَلَى حُبٍّ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ حَتَّى بَعْدَ الْفِرَاقِ أَخْرَجَتْ هَاتِفَهَا وَاتَّصَلَتْ بِالْمُشْتَرِي بِصَوْتٍ هَادِئٍ وَلَكِنْ حَازِمٍ قَالَتْ لَهُ: أَعْتَذِرُ، لَقَدْ غَيَّرْتُ رَأْيِي لَنْ أَبِيعَ الْمَحَلَّ بَعْدَ الْمُكَالَمَةِ، جَلَسَتْ لَيْلَى مَكَانَ جَدِّهَا تَمَامًا تَحْتَ خُيُوطِ الضَّوْءِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَتَحَرَّكُ بِبُطْءٍ

in which he felt that he was not completely alone Layla felt a lump in her throat She didn't know this detail about her grandfather She suddenly realized that the shop was not just a place for buying and selling but rather it was a sanctuary for entire memories and a witness to a love that did not end even after separation She took out her phone and called the buyer in a calm but firm voice she said to him: I apologize, I have changed my mind I will not sell the shop After the call, Layla sat exactly in her grandfather's place under the threads of light that were moving slowly

يا الله... يعني في أقارب لنا ما نعرفهم؟؟

Oh God... so there are relatives of ours that we don't know??

صحيح مكتوب بأسماء أخوتي كلهم كورثة، بس أنا يلي بيتحمل المصاريف من سنتين.

True, it is written in all my brothers' names as heirs, but I am the one bearing the expenses for two years.

وَأَنَا، وَأَنْتُمْ، مِنْ نَسْلِهِ.

And I, and you, are from his descendants.

صَارَ يَرْوِي قِصَّةَ السَّيْفِ لِأَبْنَائِهِ، لَا لِيُخِيفَهُمْ، بَلْ لِيُعَلِّمَهُمْ أَنَّ الثِّقَةَ وَالتَّرَابُطَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَثْمَنُ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَهَبِ الدُّنْيَا.

He began telling the story of the sword to his children, not to frighten them, but to teach them that trust and the bond between people is more valuable than all the gold in the world.

هذا الشريط. من أغراض أبوي بعد ما توفى.

This tape. From my father's things after he passed away.

ربنا يستر عليك يا أخويا

May God protect you, my brother.

من زمن ستك رحمة الله عليها

from your grandmother's time, God's mercy be upon her

تعرفت على رجل رائع اسمه القبطان خالد!!

I met a wonderful man his name is Captain Khalid!!

اَلْوَلَدُ يَبْتَسِمُ وَيَحْتَضِنُ كَلْبَهُ.

The boy smiles and hugs his dog.

يَذْهَبُ كَرِيمٌ إِلَى سَامِي وَيُعَانِقُهُ.

Karim goes to Sami and hugs him.

رأيك؟ من إمتى صرت تهتم برأيك بأرض ما زرتها من 15 سنة

Your opinion? Since when did you start caring about your opinion on land you haven't visited for 15 years

تَرَى الْأُمُّ أُخْتَهَا، فَتَضُمُّهَا.

The mother sees her sister, so she hugs her.

مُنْذُ أَنْ تَرَكَ زَوْجُهَا الْبَيْتَ، أَصْبَحَتْ لَيْلَى تُرَبِّي ابْنَهَا وَحِيدَةً.

Since her husband left the house, Layla has been raising her son alone.

يعني... جدك وأمي كانوا إخوة؟؟ وانفصلوا هيك بهاي الطريقة؟

I mean... your grandfather and my mother were siblings?? And they were separated just like that in this way?

وَرِثَ يُوسُفُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَيْفًا قَدِيمًا يُعَلَّقُ فَوْقَ الْبَابِ مُنْذُ أَجْيَالٍ.

Youssef inherited from his father an old sword that had been hanging above the door for generations.

تُعَانِقُ سَارَةُ جَدَّهَا.

Sarah hugs her grandfather.

مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ امْتِدَادًا لِخِلَافٍ عَتِيقٍ وَمُرِيرٍ بَيْنَ عَائِلَتَيْنِ عَرِيقَتَيْنِ بَدَأَ فُصُولُهُ قَبْلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ" أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي

the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality an extension of an ancient and bitter dispute between two long-established families its chapters began more than thirty years ago over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi' in front of the entire village On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens

هبقى أخ كبير تاني.

I will be a big brother again.

جَدِّي يَبْحَثُ عَنْ نَظَّارَتِهِ.

My grandfather is searching for his glasses.

المَلِكُ القَدِيمُ يَمْشِي بَعِيدًا عَنِ القَصْرِ.

The old king walks away from the palace.

هنبقى خمسة في البيت!

We will be five in the house!

ما بعرف صاحبه!!

I don't know its owner!!

أهله كمان محميين هلق.

His family is also protected now.

قَالَ عَمُّهَا رَاشِدٌ: «هَذِهِ آثَارُ مَهَاةٍ مُصَابَةٍ.»

Her uncle Rashed said, “These are the tracks of an injured oryx.”

لَطَالَمَا ظَنَّتْ طَوَالَ هَذِهِ السَّنَوَاتِ أَنَّ رَنَا هِيَ مَنْ قَطَعَتِ الْعَلَاقَةَ بَيْنَهُمَا بِلَا سَبَبٍ، وَأَنَّهَا نَسِيَتْ صَدَاقَتَهُمَا.

She had long thought throughout these years that Rana was the one who cut off the relationship between them without a reason, and that she had forgotten their friendship.

🥰 شفتوا يا جيران؟ حرب صغيرة، وصلح كبير

🥰 See, neighbors? A small war, and a big peace

أنا بمونتريال بس مش قاطع علاقتي بالعيلة.

I am in Montreal but I haven't cut off my relationship with the family.