How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 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.

Arabic vocabulary: art, literature and music

Music, painting, theatre, photography, literature: arts and culture vocabulary in Arabic.

Here are 100 Arabic words on “Arts and creation”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 37 words

Arabic	English
ممثل	actor
ألبوم	album
هندسة معمارية	architecture
فنان	artist
جمهور	audience
مؤلف	author
فصل	chapter
شخصية	character
كوميديا	comedy
حفل موسيقي	concert
إبداع	creation
رقص	dance
حوار	dialogue
رسم	drawingNoun, the picture itself
رواق فني	gallery
غيتار	guitar
منظر طبيعي	landscape
أدب	literature
كلمات الأغنية	lyrics
متحف	museum
سرد	narrative
صورة فوتوغرافية	photograph
مسرحية	play
حبكة	plot
قصيدة	poemText in verse, written to be read
شعر	poetry
ناشر	publisher
أداء	rendition
قصة قصيرة	short story
أغنية	songWords set to music and sung
خشبة المسرح	stage
أسلوب	style
تشويق	suspense
موهبة	talent
رسم بالألوان	to paint
ترجمة	translation
عمل فني	work

Level 2: medium 39 words

Arabic	English
علم الجمال	aesthetics
تصفيق	applause
ناقد فني	art critic
مرسم	artist’s studio
طليعة	avant garde
باليه	ballet
قماش اللوحة	canvas
جوقة	choir
تآلف موسيقي	chord
طين	clay
ملحن	composer
زي مسرحي	costume
مخرج مسرحي	director
غرفة الممثلين	dressing room
خاتمة	ending
فلاش	flash
ناي	flute
تزوير	forgery
إضاءة	lighting
سطر حواري	line
بيت شعري	line of verse
مخطوطة	manuscript
تحفة فنية	masterpiece
لحن	melody
راو	narrator
زيت على قماش	oil on canvas
أوركسترا	orchestra
فرشاة رسم	paintbrush
وضعية	pose
استوديو تسجيل	recording studio
قافية	rhyme
إيقاع	rhythm
ديكور	set
لقطة	snapshot
تمثال	statue
طبيعة صامتة	still life
وتر	string
ألهم	to inspire
ترومبيت	trumpet

Level 3: hard 24 words

Arabic	English
أكورديون	accordion
مختارات	anthology
تيار فني	art movement
تجليد	binding
كلارينيت	clarinet
حامل اللوحة	easel
جدارية	fresco
قيثارة	harp
ارتجال	improvisation
مونولوج	monologue
لوحة ألوان	palette
راعي الفنون	patron
قاعدة تمثال	plinth
طبعة فنية	print artwork
دمية متحركة	puppet
صورة ذاتية	self portrait
عازف منفرد	soloist
رهبة المسرح	stage fright
سريالية	surrealism
ألف موسيقى	to compose
حفر	to engrave
شكل	to model
نحت	to sculpt
مقطع	versePart sung between two choruses

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 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.