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100 essential Arabic verbs

100 Arabic words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

Arabic	English
قال	to say
قرأ	to read
ضحك	to laugh
قتل	to kill
رأى	to see
كان	to be
ساعد	to help
ذهب	to go
ملك	to have
أنشأ	to create
فعل	to do
لعب	to play
دفع	to pay
أمسك	to hold
سحب	to pull
جاء	to come
عاش	to live
شرب	to drink
اعتقد	to believe
وجب	to have to
أعطى	to give
دخل	to enter
فاز	to win
أكل	to eat
وضع	to put
صعد	to go upGo upwards
مات	to die
فتح	to open
تكلم	to speak
غادر	to leave
مر	to pass
فكر	to think
فقد	to lose
حمل	to carryHave on you, carry around
بقي	to stayNot change place or state
عرف	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
خرج	to go out
تبع	to follow
سقط	to fall
باع	to sell
كتب	to write
تجنب	to avoid
نام	to sleep
أغلق	to close
أنقذ	to rescue
شعر	to feelPerceive a physical sensation or an emotion
اشترى	to buy
نادى	to call
أوقف	to stop
غير	to change
اختار	to choose
أصبح	to becomeChange from one state to another
أرسل	to send
حاول	to try
ترك	to leave behind
أظهر	to show
حصل على	to obtain
نسي	to forget
استطاع	to be able to
أخذ	to takeTake hold of something
عاد إلى البيت	to go home
رجع	to come backCome back to where you were, towards the speaker
وجد	to find
أراد	to want
استمع	to listen
قرر	to decide
أمل	to hopeWish that something will happen
لزم	to be necessary
مشى	to walk
نجح	to succeed
اصطحب	to take alongTake someone along with you
بدا	to seemGive an impression, suggest that
انتظر	to waitBe patient, let time pass
بحث عن	to look for
سأل	to ask
سمع	to hear
تقاسم	to share
حمى	to protect
تلقى	to receiveBe given or sent something
شاهد	to watch
أجاب	to answer
استخدم	to use
قبل	to acceptSay yes to what is offered
أحضر	to bringBring something towards the speaker
روى	to tellNarrate, tell a story
دعم	to support
فضل	to prefer
تعلم	to learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
بلغ	to reach
بدأ	to start
عرف	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
واصل	to continue
شرح	to explain
فهم	to understand
بنى	to build
التقى	to meet
عمل	to work
ذهب إلى الفراش	to go to bed
استحضر	to remember
أنهى	to finish

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What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Arabic words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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.

100 essential Arabic verbs

Core verbs 100 words

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