First Arabic words for kids
Here are 88 first Arabic words for children, in eight themes. Each has a picture, how to say it, what it means and a recording, so children can hear the word before they read it.
Choose a theme
Arabic words for animals
Arabic words for food
Arabic words for colours
Arabic words for numbers
Arabic words for family
Arabic words for my body
Arabic words for home & school
Arabic words for nature
Animals in Arabic
Food in Arabic
Colours in Arabic
Numbers in Arabic
Family in Arabic
My body in Arabic
Home & school in Arabic
Nature in Arabic
Questions
What are the first Arabic words a child should learn?
Start with words children can picture and use every day: animals (asad, lion; qiṭṭ, cat), colours (aḥmar, red), numbers one to ten (waaḥid, ithnaan, thalaatha…), family (umm, mum; ab, dad), food and body parts. Hearing each word while seeing a picture helps it stick.
How do you say hello in Arabic?
Marḥaban (مَرْحَبًا) means hello. You can also say ahlan wa sahlan (أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا), which means welcome. See the Arabic phrases page for more greetings.
How do you count to ten in Arabic?
One to ten in Arabic is: waaḥid, ithnaan, thalaatha, arbaʿa, khamsa, sitta, sabʿa, thamaaniya, tisʿa, ʿashara. In much of the Arab world the digits are written ١ ٢ ٣ ٤ ٥ ٦ ٧ ٨ ٩ ١٠.
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