How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Arabic words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 66 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: school and classroom

The classroom, school subjects, homework, exams, university: school and study vocabulary in Arabic.

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

Level 1: easy 36 words

Arabic	English
معدل	average
بداية العام الدراسي	back to school
كتاب	book
عن ظهر قلب	by heart
كيمياء	chemistry
فصل	classroomClassroom at school
مسابقة	competitive exam
تركيز	concentration
مكتب	desk
صعوبة	difficulty
الإنجليزية	English
امتحان	exam
تمرين	exercise
كلية	faculty
الفرنسية	French
علامة	grade
مدير المدرسة	headmaster
مدرسة ثانوية	high school
حصة	lessonTeaching session
درس	lessonMaterial to learn
رياضيات	mathematics
ناجح	passed
فيزياء	physics
عقاب	punishment
تلميذ	pupil
ورقة	sheet
مادة دراسية	subjectSubject taught at school
أستاذ	teacher
ورقة امتحان	test paper
تعلم	to learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
نجح	to pass
درس	to studyVerb, to apply oneself to acquiring knowledge
علم	to teach
فهم	to understand
جامعة	university
اختبار كتابي	written test

Level 2: medium 43 words

Arabic	English
غياب	absence
قبول	admission
حل نموذجي	answer key
ليسانس	bachelor degree
سبورة	board
مطعم مدرسي	canteen
زميل الصف	classmate
قاعة الحاسوب	computer room
تقدير	distinction
دكتوراه	doctorate
تسجيل	enrolment
جغرافيا	geography
تأخر	lateness
سلم التنقيط	marking scale
ماجستير	master degree
روضة أطفال	nursery school
اجتماع أولياء الأمور	parents evening
قلم	pen
قلم رصاص	pencil
ساحة المدرسة	playground
معلم	primary teacher
درس خصوصي	private lesson
كشف الدرجات	report card
بطاقة مراجعة	revision card
مسودة	rough draft
منحة دراسية	scholarship
تنمر مدرسي	school bullying
حافلة مدرسية	school bus
بكالوريا	school leaving exam
سجل مدرسي	school report book
محفظة مدرسية	schoolbag
مقص	scissors
تعليم ثانوي	secondary school
أطروحة	thesis
جدول الحصص	timetable
حيلة	tip
صحح	to correct
سجل اسمه	to enrol
سلم الواجب	to hand in homework
تقدم	to progress
أعاد السنة	to repeat a year
راجع	to revise
تدريب	work placement

Level 3: hard 21 words

Arabic	English
قائمة المراجع	bibliography
ملف	binder
مدرسة داخلية	boarding school
طباشير	chalk
شرود	distraction
راسب	failed candidate
غراء	glue
قلم تحديد	highlighter
مدرج	lecture hall
حضانة	nursery
مادة اختيارية	optional subject
انتحال	plagiarism
مراقب	supervisor
اجتهد	to apply oneself
عمق	to deepen
رسب	to fail
حفظ	to memorise
تلا	to recite
تغيب عن الدروس	to skip class
تغيب متكرر	truancy
معامل	weighting

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Arabic words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 66 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.