Arabic vocabulary: media and news
Newspaper, television, report, article, interview: media and news vocabulary in Arabic.
Here are 100 Arabic words on “Media and information”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 36 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| شهادة | account |
| إعلان | announcement |
| مدونة | blog |
| بث | broadcast |
| كاميرا | camera |
| عمود صحفي | column |
| تعليق | comment |
| إخراج | directing |
| مونتاج | editing |
| طبعة | edition |
| حقيقة | fact |
| معلومة | information |
| مقابلة | interview |
| تحقيق صحفي | investigation |
| صحفي | journalist |
| بث مباشر | live |
| أخبار | news |
| موقع إخباري | news website |
| مصور صحفي | photographer |
| خبر | piece of news |
| منشور | post |
| صحافة | press |
| حرية الصحافة | press freedom |
| بيان صحفي | press release |
| صحافة مكتوبة | print media |
| برنامج | programme |
| ناشر | publisher |
| إذاعة | radio |
| قارئ | reader |
| شبكة اجتماعية | social network |
| متحدث رسمي | spokesperson |
| استوديو | studio |
| تلفزيون | television |
| علق | to comment |
| تابع الأخبار | to follow the news |
| أعلم | to inform |
Level 2: medium 39 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| مصدر مجهول | anonymous source |
| حصة المشاهدة | audience share |
| رقابة | censorship |
| عدد النسخ | circulation |
| مقارنة المصادر | cross checking |
| غرفة صدى | echo chamber |
| محرر | editor |
| رئيس التحرير | editor in chief |
| خط تحريري | editorial line |
| اجتماع التحرير | editorial meeting |
| تدقيق المعلومات | fact checking |
| صحفي مستقل | freelance journalist |
| تحقيق استقصائي | investigative report |
| تلاعب | manipulation |
| تركز وسائل الإعلام | media concentration |
| ميكروفون | microphone |
| وكالة أنباء | news agency |
| نشرة الأخبار | news broadcast |
| وقت الذروة | peak viewing time |
| بودكاست | podcast |
| ملصق | poster |
| ملحق صحفي | press officer |
| موعد إغلاق العدد | print deadline |
| مراجعة النص | proofreading |
| علاقات عامة | public relations |
| إعادة بث | repeat |
| ريبورتاج | report |
| دورية | review |
| ركن | section |
| بلاتو | set |
| شعار | slogan |
| موسيقى تصويرية | soundtrack |
| مراسل خاص | special correspondent |
| راع | sponsor |
| اشتراك | subscription |
| مناظرة تلفزيونية | televised debate |
| أذاع | to broadcast |
| اشترك | to subscribe |
| مراسل حربي | war reporter |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| ومضة إعلانية | advert |
| وقت البث | airtime |
| انحياز | bias |
| عنوان مضلل | clickbait headline |
| كاتب عمود | columnist |
| نظرية المؤامرة | conspiracy theory |
| تكذيب | denial |
| تضليل إعلامي | disinformation |
| استقلالية التحرير | editorial independence |
| فقاعة الترشيح | filter bubble |
| برقية إخبارية | news dispatch |
| موضوعية | objectivity |
| إخراج الصفحة | page layout |
| تعددية | pluralism |
| بطاقة صحفية | press card |
| إعلان مدمج | product placement |
| شبكة البرامج | programme schedule |
| سبق صحفي | scoop |
| إثارة إعلامية | sensationalism |
| مقدمة المقال | standfirst |
| زاوية معالجة | story angle |
| فرض الرقابة | to censor |
| قلب القنوات | to channel hop |
| قارن المصادر | to cross check |
| كذب الخبر | to deny |
Mini quiz
5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.
Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Media and information”. The full topic holds 153 in the KoKo app: 55 at the easy level, 59 at the medium level and 39 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.
In the same block: Fields
- School and learning
- Work and business
- Occupations
- Sport and fitness
- Leisure and entertainment
- Arts and creation
- Science and technology
- Environment and ecology
- Economy and finance
- Law, justice and administration
- Society and politics
- All 38 Arabic topics
