How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 53 at the easy level, 69 at the medium level and 37 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: colours and shapes

Red, blue, round, square, wooden, metal: colours, shapes and materials in Arabic for describing an object.

Here are 100 Arabic words on “Colours, shapes and materials”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 34 words

Arabic	English
ألومنيوم	aluminium
زاوية	angleFigure formed by two intersecting lines, in geometry
أسود	black
مركز	centre
لون	colour
خرسانة	concrete
تباين	contrast
نحاس	copper
ركن	cornerPlace where two walls, two sides or two streets meet
منحنى	curve
داكن	dark
زجاج	glass
ذهب	gold
أخضر	green
حديد	iron
جلد	leather
فاتح	light
خط	line
مادة	material
أزرق داكن	navy blue
ورق	paper
وردي	pink
رمل	sand
شكل	shape
لامع	shiny
فضة	silverThe metal
أملس	smooth
فولاذ	steel
حجر	stone
طرف	tip
مثلث	triangle
أبيض	white
خشب	wood
أصفر	yellow

Level 2: medium 43 words

Arabic	English
سبيكة	alloy
قوس	arch
خيزران	bamboo
طوب	brick
برونز	bronze
كرتون	cardboard
خزف	ceramic
ملون	colourful
مكعب	cube
قطر	diagonal
معين	diamond
مرن	flexible
فوشيا	fuchsia
غرانيت	granite
مجوف	hollow
عاجي	ivory
رخام	marble
مطفأ	mattWithout shine
بيضوي	oval
باهت	pale
مواز	parallel
عمودي	perpendicular
سادة	plain
بورسلين	porcelain
هرم	pyramid
مستطيل	rectangle
راتنج	resin
متصلب	rigid
خشن	rough
مدور	rounded
درجة لونية	shade
حاد	sharp
أزرق سماوي	sky blue
أردواز	slate
كرة	sphere
لولب	spiral
منقط	spotted
مطاطي	stretchy
مسحة لونية	tint
تيتانيوم	titanium
فيروزي	turquoise
مضاد للماء	waterproof
شمع	wax

Level 3: hard 23 words

Arabic	English
ذو زوايا	angular
لازوردي	azure
قابل للتحلل	biodegradable
قصيف	brittle
رمادي فحمي	charcoal grey
مقلم بالمربعات	chequered
أرجواني	crimson
كثيف	dense
فخار مزجج	earthenware
حائل اللون	faded
فلوري	fluorescent
تدرج لوني	gradient
نيلي	indigo
رصاص	lead
قابل للطرق	malleable
متعدد الألوان	multicoloured
نايلون	nylon
بوليسترين	polystyrene
منمش	speckled
باهت اللمعان	tarnished
شبه منحرف	trapezium
ثنائي اللون	two tone
خوص	wicker

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 53 at the easy level, 69 at the medium level and 37 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.