30 common Arabic verbs for beginners

Learning common Arabic verbs is crucial in the early stages of learning. Without knowing them, it is impossible to communicate in an understandable way.

Learn basic Arabic verbs useful for beginners. Today you are going to learn verbs such as: to do, to go, to eat, to sleep and many more.

You can check how well you know the basic Arabic verbs by taking our quick quiz at the end of this lesson.

Common Arabic Verbs

Below you will find a table with 30 common Arabic verbs for beginners. There is no infinitive in Arabic, so the following verbs are past tense for he; to do – he did, to write – he wrote, to go – he went etc.

If you don’t know the Arabic alphabet yet check our post Arabic alphabet – All you need to know to write in Arabic

See also: basic Arabic adjectives for beginners.

English	Arabic
to do	فَعَلَ fa3ala
to write	كَتَبَ kataba
to work	عَمِلَ 3amila
to go	ذَهَبَ dhahaba
to eat	أَكَلَ akala
to learn	تَعَلَّمَ ta3allama
to study	دَرَسَ darasa
to understand	فَهِمَ fahima
to read	قَرَأَ qara’a
to speak	تَكَلَّمَ takallama
to ask	سَأَلَ sa’ala
to see	رَأَى ra’aa
to take	أَخَذَ akhadha
to come	جاءَ jaa’
to drink	شَرِبَ shariba
to know	عَرَفَ 3arafa
to find	وَجَدَ wajada
to hear	سَمِعَ sami3a
to give	أَعْطَى a3Taa
to open	فَتَحَ fataHa
to stop	وَقَفَ waqafa
to play	لَعِبَ la3iba
to enter	دَخَلَ dakhala
to want	أَرادَ araada
to arrive	وَصَلَ waSala
to be	كانَ kaana
to walk	مَشَى mashaa
to sit	جَلَسَ jalasa
to cook	طَبَخَ Tabakha
to remember	تَذَكَّرَ tadhakkara

Arabic Verbs Quiz

Quizzes are a great tool to practice your vocabulary. All the Arabic vocabulary lists on our website contain quizzes at the end of each lesson, to help you remember newly learned words. To check more Arabic Quizzes go to -> Selfarabic – Arabic Vocabulary Quizzes