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This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 32 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: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Arabic linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Arabic	English
حسب	according to
بعد	afterPreposition, followed by a noun
ضد	against
لا سيما أن	all the more so since
مع ذلك	all the same
و	and
كما	as
من ثم	as a result
ابتداء من	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
اعتبارا من	as from
وكذلك	as well as
عند	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
لأن	becauseEveryday use
قبل	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
بين	betweenBetween two defined items
بل أيضا	but also
من قبل	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
أثناء	duringPreposition, followed by a noun
حتى لو	even if
من أجل	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
إذا	if
في	inPreposition, inside a place or space
بدلا من	instead of
بجانب	next to
ليس فقط	not only
إلى خارج	out ofBeyond a limit or reach
منذ	sinceStarting point in time
إذن	so
كي	so thatPurpose, followed by the subjunctive
أي	that is to say
لذلك	that is why
وهكذا	thus
إلى	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
تحت	underPosition in space, beneath something
إلا إذا	unless
حتى	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
حينما	whenFormal register
بينما	whileAt the same time, with a hint of contrast
مع	withPreposition, accompaniment or means
بدون	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive

Level 2: medium 38 words

Arabic	English
بخصوص	about
حول	around
إبان	at the time of
جراء	because of
خلف	behind
من ناحية أخرى	besides
رغم	despite
في النهاية	eventually
سوى	except
بعيدا عن	far from
مثلا	for example
غير أن	however
في حال	in case
أمام	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
بعبارة أخرى	in other words
خلال	in the course of
بصدد	in the process of
بالفعل	indeed
كما أن	just as
بالإضافة إلى ذلك	moreover
ولا	nor
من جهة	on one hand
بالمقابل	on the other handContrast, informal register
من جهة أخرى	on the other handSecond point in a list
مقابل	opposite
وإلا	otherwise
بدلا من أن	rather than
عن	regarding
ثانيا	secondly
حيث إن	seeing that
بما أن	sinceA reason the listener already knows
بفضل	thanks to
نحو	towardsDirection, movement towards a place
تجاه	towardsTowards someone: attitude or feeling
إلى أن	untilConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
بواسطة	using
في حين أن	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
ومع ذلك	yet

Level 3: hard 22 words

Arabic	English
على إثر	as a result of
أما	as for
طالما	as long as
فيما يخص	as regards
ما وراء	beyond
باختصار	briefly
قادر على	capable of
نتيجة لذلك	consequently
خلافا لـ	contrary to
باستثناء	except for
في مواجهة	faced with
بالمقارنة مع	in comparison with
خلاصة القول	in short
بالمناسبة	incidentally
بما في ذلك	including
بقدر ما	insofar as
على العكس	on the contrary
بحجة أن	on the pretext that
بشرط أن	provided that
بالتالي	therefore
بهدف	with a view to
ما عدا	with the exception of

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 32 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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Arabic vocabulary on iPhone.