In this post, I give some vocabulary items and expressions that one can use to talk about one’s room. Words between brackets are the plurals. Some of these words are used in sentences below:
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Room
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غرفة (غرف)
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Bedroom
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غرفة نوم
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Window
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نافذة (نوافذ)
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Door
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باب (أبواب)
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Floor
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أرضية (أرضيات)
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Wall
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حائط (حوائط)
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Ceiling
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سقف (أسقف)
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Carpet
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سجادة (سجاجيد)
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Curtain
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ستار (ستائر)
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Bed
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سرير (أسِرّة)
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Chair
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كرسي (كراسي)
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Desk
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مكتب (مكاتب)
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Table
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طاولة (طاولات)
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Wardrobe
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دولاب (دواليب)
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Cupboard /cabinet
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خزانة
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Television
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تليفزيون
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Computer
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كمبيوتر
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Clothes
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ملابس
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Pillow
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وسادة (وسائد)
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Mattress
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مرتبة (مراتب)
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Shelf
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رف (أرفف)
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Tooth brush
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فرشاة أسنان
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Tooth paste
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معجون أسنان
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غرفتي صغيرة وسريري كبير.
“My room is small and my bed is big.”
طلبت مني أمي أن أرتب دولابي.
“My mother asked me to tidy up my wardrobe.”
غرفتك بها نافذتان تطلان على الشارع.
“Your room has 2 windows overlooking the street.”
It should be noted that these words can have colloquial counterparts that may vary from one dialect to another, e.g. pillow in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic is (مخدة).
Comments:
Mak:
This is great, but it would be even more useful with vowels (fatha, dumma, xasra). Without them it’s really hard for a beginner to read.
Amiira:
Hey what kind of arabic is this ?
standard or Egyptian ??/
Answer please i really need it