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Common Verbsالأَفْعَالُ الأَكْثَرُ اسْتِعْمَالًا

The verbs Cambridge lists as high frequency: everyday actions, movement, communication, thinking and feeling.

الأَفْعَالُ الأَكْثَرُ اسْتِعْمَالًا

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Everyday actions

أَفْعَالٌ يَوْمِيَّةٌ 14
يأخذ
to take
verb
يأكل
to eat
verb

يَأْكُلُ الأَطْفَالُ الفَاكِهَةَ.The children eat fruit.

يبقى، يُقيم
to stay, reside
verb
يجلس
to sit
verb
يحتفظ ب
to keep
verb
+ prep. بِـ

تَحتَفِظ الأُسَر بِلُغَتِها.

يحدث، يجري
to happen, take place
verb
يحمل
to carry
verb
يدفع
to pay
verb
يردّد، يعيد، يكرّر
to repeat
verb
يشرب
to drink
verb
يُصلح
to repair, fix
verb
يضع
to put, place
verb
يصحو
to wake up
verb
يقيم
to stay, reside
verb

Movement & change

الحَرَكَةُ وَالتَّغْيِيرُ 11
يأتي، يحضر
to come, attend
verb
يدخل
to enter
verb
يذهب
to go
verb
يرجع، يعود
to return, go back
verb
يزداد، ينمو، يرتفع
to increase, grow, rise
verb
يُسقط
to drop
verb
يظهر، يجيء، يأتي
to appear, come
verb
يقترب
to approach, come near
verb
ينتقل إلى
to move to
verb
يُبدّل / يستبدل
to change, exchange, replace
verb
يغيّر
to change
verb

Communication

التَّوَاصُلُ 13
يتحدّث
to talk, speak
verb
يسأل
to ask
verb
يتكّلم
to speak
verb
يجيب عن
to answer
verb
يُخبر، يقول
to tell, say
verb
يسأل عن
to ask about
verb
يستمع إلى، يسمع
to listen to, hear
verb
يصف
to describe
verb
يصيح، يصرخ
to shout, scream
verb
يقرأ
to read
verb
يكتب
to write
verb
يكذب
to lie (tell an untruth)
verb
يلقي التحية
to greet
verb

Thinking & feeling

التَّفْكِيرُ وَالمَشَاعِرُ 14
يتذكّر، يُذكّر
to remember, remind
verb
يحلم
to dream
verb
يُريد
to want
verb
يستمتع
to enjoy
verb
يشعر
to feel
verb
يُعجب ب، يحبّ
to like, love
verb
يعتقد أنّ
to think, believe that
verb
يعلم، يعرف
to know
verb
يفكّر
to think
verb
يفهم
to understand
verb
يقلَق
to worry
verb
also: يَغْضَبُ

لَا تَقْلَقْ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِخَيْرٍ.Don't worry, everything is fine.

يكره
to hate
verb
يعرِف
to know, recognise
verb
also: يَعْلَم
ينسى
to forget
verb

Study, work & tasks

الدِّرَاسَةُ وَالعَمَلُ وَالمَهَامُّ 13
يُحاول
to try
verb
يحتاج إلى
to need
verb
يُحضّر
to prepare
verb
يُعدّ
to prepare / arrange
verb
يحقّق، يتمكّن من
to achieve, manage to
verb
يحلّ
to solve
verb
يرتّب، ينظّم
to arrange, organise
verb
يستعمل، يستخدم
to use
verb
يفعل، يصنع، يعمل
to do, make, work
verb
ينسخ
to copy
verb
يُنهي، يتمّ
to finish, complete
verb
يطلب
to request, order
verb
يحجز
to book, reserve
verb

People & social actions

النَّاسُ وَالأَفْعَالُ الِاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ 13
يبتسم
to smile
verb
يبكي
to cry
verb

الطِّفْلُ يَبْكِي.The child is crying.

يدعو
to invite, call
verb
يساعد
to help
verb

يُسَاعِدُ الأَخُ أُخْتَهُ فِي الوَاجِبِ.The brother helps his sister with homework.

يسمح
to allow
verb
يُشجّع على
to encourage
verb
يضحك
to laugh
verb
also: يَبْتَسِمُ

يَضْحَكُ الأَطْفَالُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The children laugh in the park.

يعطي
to give
verb

يُعْطِي الضَّيْفُ هَدِيَّةً لِصَاحِبِ المُنَاسَبَةِ.The guest gives a gift to the person celebrating.

يلتقي
to meet
verb
ينتمي إلى
to belong to
verb
+ prep. إِلَى

أَنتَمي إلى ثَقافَتَين.

ينضمّ
to join
verb
يهتم
to care, be interested
verb
ينضمّ
to join
verb

Other common verbs

أَفْعَالٌ شَائِعَةٌ أُخْرَى 22
يتناول
to have / consume
verb
يبدأ
to begin, start
verb
يبحث عن
to look/search for
verb
+ prep. عَنْ
يتظاهر
to pretend
verb
يبدو
to seem, appear
verb
يتوقّف
to stop
verb
يجب أن
must, have to
verb
يجد
to find
verb
يجذب، يسحب
to pull, attract
verb
يجمع
to collect, gather
verb
يخفّض
to reduce, lower
verb
يرى
to see
verb

أَسْتَعْمِلُ عَيْنَيَّ لِأَرَى.I use my eyes to see.

يستطيع أن
to be able to, can
verb
يشاهد
to watch
verb
يعضّ
to bite
verb
يكون
to be
verb
يلغي
to cancel
verb
يُمزّق
to tear
verb
يهدأ
to calm down
verb
يواصل، يستمرّ
to continue
verb
لديّ/ عندي، لي
to have (I have / with me)
verb
يوجد
there is / there are, to exist
verb