Arabic vocabulary: House & rooms – 47 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

نعم! وابقَ قريبا من البيت بعد الآن!

Yes! And stay near the house from now on!

أنا أمام باب الجيران!

I am in front of the neighbors' door!

قَالَتْ: «لَيْسَ هَذَا مِفْتَاحَ الْغُرْفَةِ.»

She said, “This is not the room key.”

ضع المفتاح في الشنطة دائماً!

Put the key in the bag always!

أَنَا أَبْحَثُ تَحْتَ الطَّاوِلَةِ وَفِي الْمَطْبَخِ.

I am searching under the table and in the kitchen.

تَجْلِسُ مَرْيَمُ قُرْبَ النَّافِذَةِ.

Maryam sits near the window.

جَارِي فِي الشَّقَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ رَجُلٌ عَجُوزٌ اسْمُهُ عَمُّ سَالِم.

My neighbor in the opposite apartment is an old man named Uncle Salim.

تَرْسُمُ سَارَةُ عَلَى جِدَارِ السَّاحَةِ طَائِرًا جَمِيلًا بِأَلْوَانٍ زَاهِيَةٍ.

Sarah draws on the wall of the courtyard a beautiful bird with bright colors.

الأَنْوَارُ فِي الطَّابِقِ الثَّالِثِ تَنْطَفِئُ.

The lights on the third floor go out.

بَعْدَ سَاعَةٍ، سَمِعَا صَوْتًا عِنْدَ الْجِدَارِ.

After an hour, they heard a sound by the wall.

الْمُوسِيقَى تَتَوَقَّفُ فِي الْقَاعَةِ.

The music stops in the hall.

كانت موجودة قبل الحيطان التانية بسنين

It was there before the other walls by years

دَخَلَتْ لَيْلَى الْمَمَرَّ.

Layla entered the hallway.

هِيَ تَسْكُنُ فِي الطَّابِقِ الثَّانِي.

She lives on the second floor.

كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، فِي السَّاعَةِ الْخَامِسَةِ تَمَامًا، تَأْتِي قِطَّةٌ رَمَادِيَّةُ اللَّوْنِ إِلَى شُرْفَتِهَا.

Every day, at exactly five o'clock, a grey-colored cat comes to her balcony.

كُنْتُ أَسْتَطِيعُ رُؤْيَةَ النُّورِ مِنَ مَحَطَّةِ الْقِطَارِ الْبَعِيدَةِ، وَكَانَ يَأْخُذُنِي سَبْعُ دَقَائِقَ لِأَصِلَ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ بَعْدَهَا.»

I could see the light from the far train station, and it would take me seven minutes to arrive home after that.'

لأن الطين ظهر بعد أن سمعتك في السلالم.

Because the mud appeared after I heard you on the stairs.

يَسْأَلُ لَيْلَى أَسْئِلَةً كَثِيرَةً عَنْ أَرْضِيَّةِ الْغُرْفَةِ رَقْمِ سَبْعَةٍ.

He asks Layla many questions about the floor of room number seven.

كَانَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ تَتَدَاخَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ بَاعَةٌ يُنَادُونَ عَلَى الْحَلَوِيَّاتِ وَحَرَفِيُّونَ يَطْرُقُونَ النُّحَاسَ وَرَائِحَةُ الصَّابُونِ بِزَيْتِ الْغَارِ تَمْلَأُ الْهَوَاءَ لَكِنَّ مَا شَدَّ انْتِبَاهَهَا حَقًّا كَانَ السَّقْفُ الْمَعْدِنِيُّ الْعَالِي الْمَثْقُوبُ بِآلَافِ الثُّقُوبِ الصَّغِيرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَرِّبُ خُيُوطًا رَفِيعَةً مِنَ الضَّوْءِ كَأَنَّهَا نُجُومٌ تَسْقُطُ فِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ تَذَكَّرَتْ حِينَئِذٍ كَلِمَاتِ جَدِّهَا فِي الرِّسَالَةِ وَشَعَرَتْ بِفُضُولٍ يَخْتَلِطُ بِالْحَيْرَةِ وَصَلَتْ أَخِيرًا إِلَى الْمَحَلِّ الصَّغِيرِ الَّذِي وَرِثَتْهُ

The sounds were overlapping from every direction sellers calling out their sweets and craftsmen hammering copper and the smell of soap made with laurel oil filling the air but what really caught her attention was the high metal ceiling pierced with thousands of small holes which were leaking thin threads of light as if they were stars falling in broad daylight She then remembered her grandfather's words in the letter and she felt a curiosity mixed with confusion She finally arrived at the small shop that she inherited

يَعْرِفُ طَريقًا سِرِّيًّا تَحْتَ قَوْسٍ قَديمٍ.

He knows a secret path under an old arch.

فِي حَفْلِ الزِّفَافِ، بَحَثْتُ عَنْهَا فِي كُلِّ رُكْنٍ مِنَ الْقَاعَةِ.

At the wedding party, I searched for her in every corner of the hall.

لَمْ أُخْبِرْ أَحَدًا لِأَنَّ صَاحِبَ الْعِمَارَةِ يُرِيدُ تَأْجِيرَ الشُّقَّةِ، وَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَظُنَّ أَنِّي مَجْنُونٌ إِذَا عَرَفَ".

I didn't tell anyone because the building owner wants to rent out the apartment, and I'm afraid he'll think I'm crazy if he knows.'

الشبابيك الجداد دايماً عندهم استهلاك زيادة

the new windows (people) always have extra consumption

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.

عمر، خاصنا نبحثو فالمخزن القديم، اللي كنا ما فتحناهش من بعد وفاة الحاج إدريس.

Omar, we need to search in the old storehouse, which we hadn't opened since after Hajj Idris's death.

بدو يبني فلل ومسبح عالتلة

He wants to build villas and a pool on the hill

موافق! بحط جدول ورقي عند باب المصعد

Agreed! I'll put a paper schedule at the elevator door

من زمان لما جددوا درج البرج، لقيت أنا وزوجي — الله يرحمه — صندوق صغير من الصفيح تحت الدرج

A long time ago when they renovated the tower stairs, I and my husband found — God have mercy on him — a small tin box under the stairs

من زمان لما جددوا درج البرج، لقيت أنا وزوجي — الله يرحمه — صندوق صغير من الصفيح تحت الدرج

A long time ago when they renovated the tower stairs, I and my husband found — God have mercy on him — a small tin box under the stairs

فتحت الحنفية بالمحل الصبح ما طلعت ولا نقطة ميّ!!!

I opened the faucet in the shop this morning and not a single drop of water came out!!!

غريب... أنا عمّرت الزجاجة فالساعة ستة إلا ربع تقريباً، من الصنبور لي جنب الخزانة.

Strange... I filled the bottle around quarter to six, from the faucet next to the locker.

بيقولوا سمعوا صوت بينده عليهم من جوه الحيطة

They say they heard a voice calling them from inside the wall

السمسار ذكر المساحة، ذكر البلكونة الحجرية، حتى ذكر شجرة التين!!

The broker mentioned the area, mentioned the stone balcony, even mentioned the fig tree!!

بطفي كل الأضوية والراديو

I'm turning off all lights and the radio

جدتي... جاية تعيش معي من الأسبوع الماضي.

My grandmother... she's coming to live with me since last week.

مُنْذُ شَهْرَيْنِ، انْتَقَلْتُ إِلَى هٰذَا الْبَيْتِ الْجَدِيدِ.

Since two months ago, I moved to this new house.

الكُرَةُ أَمَامَهُ، وَالمَرْمَى فَارِغٌ تَقْرِيبًا.

The ball is in front of him, and the goal is almost empty.

لا أَحَدَ يَسْكُنُ فيهِ.

No one lives in it.

سارَة تَسْكُنُ في شارِعٍ هادِئٍ.

Sarah lives in a quiet street.

أُطْفِئُ الأَنْوَارَ لِأَرَى السَّمَاءَ بِوُضُوحٍ.

I turn off the lights to see the sky clearly.

أَنَا لَيْلَى أَسْكُنُ وَحْدِي فِي الْبِدَايَةِ كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا فُضُولِيَّةٌ كُنْتُ أُفَكِّرُ لِمَاذَا تَأْتِي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ؟ لَكِنْ فِي يَوْمٍ

I am Layla I live alone In the beginning I used to think / I thought that she was curious (nosy) I was wondering / thinking Why does she come every day? But one day

يوسف يوصل بيت خاله عامر. يفتح الباب. الصالة مظلمة.

Yousef arrives at his uncle Amer's house. He opens the door. The living room is dark.

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.

كَانَ وَالِدُهُ قَدْ عَلَّمَهُ، فِي لَيَالٍ بَعِيدَةٍ عَلَى سَطْحِ الْبَيْتِ، أَنَّ نَجْمًا وَاحِدًا لَا يَتَحَرَّكُ أَبَدًا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَأَنَّهُ إِذَا سَارَ الْمَرْءُ نَحْوَهُ فِي اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَضِلَّ.

His father had taught him, on distant nights on the rooftop of the house, that one star never moves in the sky, and that if a person walks toward it at night he will not get lost.

فِيهَا حَمَّامٌ حَجَرِيٌّ، وَأَنَابِيبُ تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ مَا زَالَتْ تَعْمَلُ!

In it is a stone bath, and pipes under the ground that are still working!

قَالَ الْجَدُّ فِي التَّسْجِيلِ: «شُكْرًا لِأَنَّكِ جَعَلْتِ الْبَيْتَ وَطَنًا.»

The grandfather said in the recording, “Thank you for making the house a homeland.”

وأنا ساكنة قريب منكم من زمان يا بنتي، وما حدا فكر

And I've been living near you for a long time my daughter, and no one thought