Arabic vocabulary: animals and plants
Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Arabic.
Here are 100 Arabic words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 32 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| دب | bear |
| نحلة | bee |
| غصن | branch |
| ثور | bull |
| قفص | cage |
| قطة | cat |
| بقرة | cow |
| فيل | elephant |
| ذبابة | fly |
| ثعلب | fox |
| وبر | fur |
| ماعز | goat |
| إوزة | goose |
| عشب | grass |
| دجاجة | hen |
| حصان | horse |
| ورقة شجر | leaf |
| قرد | monkey |
| خنزير | pig |
| حمامة | pigeon |
| نبتة | plant |
| جرو | puppy |
| أرنب | rabbit |
| وردة | rose |
| عنكبوت | spider |
| ذيل | tail |
| طار | to fly |
| سبح | to swim |
| سلحفاة | turtle |
| حوت | whale |
| جناح | wing |
| ذئب | wolf |
Level 2: medium 43 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| نملة | ant |
| غرير | badger |
| لحاء | bark |
| قندس | beaver |
| خلية نحل | beehive |
| خنفساء | beetle |
| برعم | bud |
| شجيرة | bush |
| صبار | cactus |
| مرجان | coral |
| تمساح | crocodile |
| أوراق الشجر | foliage |
| غوريلا | gorilla |
| هامستر | hamster |
| قنفذ | hedgehog |
| فرس النهر | hippopotamus |
| قرن | horn |
| كوالا | koala |
| دعسوقة | ladybird |
| خزامى | lavender |
| مقود الكلب | lead |
| سحلية | lizard |
| فرس | mare |
| خلد | mole |
| بعوضة | mosquito |
| طحلب | moss |
| بستان | orchard |
| سحلبية | orchid |
| نخلة | palm tree |
| ببغاء | parrot |
| قائمة الحيوان | paw |
| حبوب اللقاح | pollen |
| مفترس | predator |
| فريسة | prey |
| حلزون | snail |
| عصفور دوري | sparrow |
| نجم البحر | starfish |
| دوار الشمس | sunflower |
| شوكة | thorn |
| زحف | to crawl |
| كرمة | vine |
| عشب ضار | weed |
| خنزير بري | wild boar |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| برمائي | amphibian |
| شحرور | blackbird |
| جاموس | buffalo |
| آكل اللحوم | carnivore |
| فراء | coat of fur |
| شرنقة | cocoon |
| جمل عربي | dromedary |
| سرخس | fern |
| مالك الحزين | heron |
| لبلاب | ivy |
| يرقة | larva |
| زنبق الوادي | lily of the valley |
| عقعق | magpie |
| حور | poplar |
| كبش | ramAdult male of the flock |
| زاحف | reptile |
| نسغ | sap |
| نبح | to bark |
| خار | to moo |
| صهل | to neigh |
| زأر | to roar |
| خدش | to scratch |
| روض | to tame |
| ذبل | to wilt |
| ابن عرس | weasel |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 93 at the medium level and 54 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Arabic vocabulary on iPhone.
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