سَيَّارَةٌ
car
pl. سَيَّارَاتٌ
نُسَافِرُ بِالسَّيَّارَةِ إِلَى المَدِينَةِ.We travel to the city by car.
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Means of transport
وَسَائِلُ المُوَاصَلَاتِ 11حَافِلَةٌ
bus
pl. حَافِلَاتٌ
also: بَاصٌ
قِطَارٌ
train
pl. قِطَارَاتٌ
تِرَامٌ
tram
طَائِرَةٌ
plane
pl. طَائِرَاتٌ
قَارِبٌ
boat
pl. قَوَارِبُ
عَبَّارَةٌ
ferry
دَرَّاجَةٌ هَوَائِيَّةٌ
bicycle
دَرَّاجَةٌ نَارِيَّةٌ = motorcycle
سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ
taxi
سَيَّارَةُ إِسْعَافٍ
ambulance
الخَطُّ الحَدِيدِيُّ
railway
also: السِّكَكُ الحَدِيدِيَّةُ
Journeys & directions
الرِّحْلَاتُ وَالاتِّجَاهَاتُ 6رِحْلَةٌ
journey, trip
pl. رِحْلَاتٌ
زِيَارَةٌ
visit
سَفَرٌ
travel
رِحْلَةُ طَيَرَانٍ
flight
اتِّجَاهَاتٌ
directions
مُبَاشَرَةً
straight ahead, directly
Stations, airports & ports
المَحَطَّاتُ وَالمَطَارَاتُ وَالمَوَانِئُ 3مَحَطَّةُ حَافِلَاتٍ
bus station
أَنْتَظِرُ الحَافِلَةَ فِي مَحَطَّةِ الحَافِلَاتِ.I wait for the bus at the bus station.
رَصِيفُ المِينَاءِ
quay, platform
رَصِيف = platform
مَكْتَبُ المَعْلُومَاتِ السِّيَاحِيَّةِ
tourist information office
Tickets, documents & luggage
التَّذَاكِرُ وَالوَثَائِقُ وَالأَمْتِعَةُ 4تَذْكِرَةٌ
ticket
pl. تَذَاكِرُ
ذَهَاب وَإِيَاب = return · ذَهَاب فَقَط = single
خَرِيطَةٌ
map
pl. خَرَائِطُ
تَأْخِيرٌ
delay
مُتَأَخِّر = late, delayed
أَمْتِعَةٌ
luggage
also: حَقَائِبُ سَفَرٍ
Travellers
المُسَافِرُونَ 3سَائِحٌ
tourist
f. سَائِحَةٌ
pl. سُيَّاحٌ
سَائِقٌ
driver
f. سَائِقَةٌ
مُسَافِرٌ
traveller, passenger
f. مُسَافِرَةٌ
Useful travel verbs
أَفْعَالُ السَّفَرِ 15يُسَافِرُ
to travel
أُسَافِرُ إِلَى بَلَدٍ جَدِيدٍ كُلَّ صَيْفٍ.I travel to a new country every summer.
يُسَافِرُ بِـ
to travel by (bus/train…)
+ prep. بِـ
يَرْكَبُ
to get on, ride
يَنْزِلُ مِنْ = to get off
يَصِلُ
to arrive
يُغَادِرُ / يَرْحَلُ = to leave, depart
يَطِيرُ
to fly
يَقُودُ
to drive
يَرْكُنُ
to park
يَرْجِعُ
to return, go back
يَذْهَبُ مَشْيًا
to go on foot, walk
also: يَمْشِي
يَتَنَزَّهُ
to stroll, go for a walk
يَدُورُ
to turn
يَعْبُرُ الشَّارِعَ
to cross the street
يَبْحَثُ عَنْ
to look for
+ prep. عَنْ
يُضَيِّعُ حَقَائِبَهُ
to lose one's luggage
يَأْخُذُ الحَافِلَةَ
to take the bus
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| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| سَيَّارَةٌ | car | pl. سَيَّارَاتٌ |
| حَافِلَةٌ | bus | pl. حَافِلَاتٌ · بَاصٌ |
| قِطَارٌ | train | pl. قِطَارَاتٌ |
| تِرَامٌ | tram | |
| طَائِرَةٌ | plane | pl. طَائِرَاتٌ |
| قَارِبٌ | boat | pl. قَوَارِبُ |
| عَبَّارَةٌ | ferry | |
| دَرَّاجَةٌ هَوَائِيَّةٌ | bicycle | |
| سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ | taxi | |
| سَيَّارَةُ إِسْعَافٍ | ambulance | |
| الخَطُّ الحَدِيدِيُّ | railway | السِّكَكُ الحَدِيدِيَّةُ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| رِحْلَةٌ | journey, trip | pl. رِحْلَاتٌ |
| زِيَارَةٌ | visit | |
| سَفَرٌ | travel | |
| رِحْلَةُ طَيَرَانٍ | flight | |
| اتِّجَاهَاتٌ | directions | |
| مُبَاشَرَةً | straight ahead, directly |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مَحَطَّةُ حَافِلَاتٍ | bus station | |
| رَصِيفُ المِينَاءِ | quay, platform | |
| مَكْتَبُ المَعْلُومَاتِ السِّيَاحِيَّةِ | tourist information office |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| تَذْكِرَةٌ | ticket | pl. تَذَاكِرُ |
| خَرِيطَةٌ | map | pl. خَرَائِطُ |
| تَأْخِيرٌ | delay | |
| أَمْتِعَةٌ | luggage | حَقَائِبُ سَفَرٍ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| سَائِحٌ | tourist | f. سَائِحَةٌ · pl. سُيَّاحٌ |
| سَائِقٌ | driver | f. سَائِقَةٌ |
| مُسَافِرٌ | traveller, passenger | f. مُسَافِرَةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| يُسَافِرُ | to travel | |
| يُسَافِرُ بِـ | to travel by (bus/train…) | + بِـ |
| يَرْكَبُ | to get on, ride | |
| يَصِلُ | to arrive | |
| يَطِيرُ | to fly | |
| يَقُودُ | to drive | |
| يَرْكُنُ | to park | |
| يَرْجِعُ | to return, go back | |
| يَذْهَبُ مَشْيًا | to go on foot, walk | يَمْشِي |
| يَتَنَزَّهُ | to stroll, go for a walk | |
| يَدُورُ | to turn | |
| يَعْبُرُ الشَّارِعَ | to cross the street | |
| يَبْحَثُ عَنْ | to look for | + عَنْ |
| يُضَيِّعُ حَقَائِبَهُ | to lose one's luggage | |
| يَأْخُذُ الحَافِلَةَ | to take the bus |