How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Family and relationships”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 30 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: family

Parents, children, grandparents, friends, partners: family members and relationships in Arabic.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Arabic	English
بالغ	adult
رضيع	baby
ولادة	birth
عروس	brideOn the wedding day
أخ	brother
رفيق	buddyMate or friend, informal register
طفل	child
زميل	colleague
زوجان	couple
بابا	dadInformal register, a child’s word for their father
ابنة	daughter
عائلة	family
لقاء عائلي	family gathering
وجبة عائلية	family meal
أب	fatherStandard register, the man who is the child’s biological parent or raises the child
اسم شخصي	first name
صديق	friendPerson bound by friendship, standard register
صداقة	friendship
جيل	generation
صديقة حميمة	girlfriendFemale partner, romantic relationship
جدة	grandmother
ضيف	guest
مضيف	host
زوج	husbandEveryday use
إرث	inheritance
حب	love
رجل	man
جار	neighbour
أعزب	single person
أخت	sister
دعم	support
اسم العائلة	surname
توتر	tension
قطع العلاقة	to break up
تزوج	to get married
زار	to visit
عم	uncle
زفاف	wedding
زوجة	wife
امرأة	woman

Level 2: medium 39 words

Arabic	English
تبن	adoption
شجار	argument
عمة	aunt
انفصال	break up
أخ الزوج	brother in law
مراسم	ceremony
حضانة الأطفال	child custody
زميل دراسة	classmate
وفاة	death
طلاق	divorce
خطيب	fiancePerson engaged to be married, before the ceremony
جنازة	funeral
عراب	godfather
حفيدة	granddaughterDaughter of one’s son or daughter
حفيد	grandsonSon of one’s son or daughter
عريس	groomOn the wedding day
أخ غير شقيق	half brother
شهر العسل	honeymoon
أسرة	household
زوج	husbandFormal or legal register
حماة	mother in law
لقب	nickname
ابنة الأخ	nieceDaughter of one’s brother or sister
والد	parent
شبه	resemblance
تنافس	rivalry
أخت الزوج	sister in law
صهر	son in lawHusband of one’s daughter
تبنى	to adopt
تشاجر	to argue
تطلق	to divorce
أنجب	to give birth
توأم	twin
تربية	upbringing
ذكرى الزواج	wedding anniversary
خاتم الزواج	wedding ring
وصية	will
أخ أصغر	younger sibling
أصغر الأبناء	youngest child

Level 3: hard 21 words

Arabic	English
سلف	ancestor
وصيفة العروس	bridesmaid
مساكنة	cohabitation
سليل	descendant
خطوبة	engagement
صلة قرابة	family tie
شجرة العائلة	family tree
ابن بالمعمودية	godchild
جد أكبر	great grandfather
جدة كبرى	great grandmother
وليد	infant
يتيم	orphan
سلطة أبوية	parental authority
أسرة أحادية الوالد	single parent family
ربيبة	stepdaughter
ربيب	stepson
دلل	to cuddle
خطب	to get engaged
ورث	to inherit
تصالح	to make up
خيانة زوجية	unfaithfulness

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Family and relationships”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 30 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.