Transportation in Arabic – Arabic Vocabulary

Learn the names of basic means of transportation in Arabic. From today’s post, you’ll learn how to say car, train, plane and more in Arabic.

You will also learn other vocabulary related to transportation in Arabic such as passenger, travel, destination etc. The vocabulary list below includes plural and pronunciation.

At the end of the lesson you will be able to test your knowledge with our quick quiz.

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Transportation in Arabic

Means of transportation – وَسائِلُ النَّقْل [wasaa’ilu an-naql] , singular – وَسيلَةُ النَّقْل [wasiilatu an-naql]

English	Arabic transliteration	Arabic plural transliteration
Car	سَيّارَة sayyaara	سَيَّارَات sayyaraat
Plane	طائِرَة Taa’ira	طَائِرَات Taa’iraat
Train	قِطار qiTaar	ﻗِﻄَﺎﺭَﺍﺕ qiTaaraat
Boat	قارِب qaarib	قَوَارِب qawaarib
Bicycle	دَرّاجَةٌ هَوائِيَّة darraajatun hawaa’iyya	دَرَّاجَاتٌ هَوائيَّة darrajaatun hawaa’iyya
Bus	حافِلَة Haafila	حافِلات Haafilaat
Motorcycle	دَرّاجَةٌ نارِيَّة darraajatun naariyya	دَرَّاجَاتٌ ناريَّة darrajaatun naariyya
Subway	مِتْرو mitroo	–
Taxi	سَيّارَةُ أُجْرَة sayyaaratu ujra	سَيَّارَاتُ أُجْرَة sayyaaraatu ujra
Yacht	يَخْت yakht	يُخُوت yukhuut
Ship	سَفينَة safiina	ﺳُﻔُﻦ sufun
Truck, lorry	شاحِنَة shaaHina	شَاحِنَات shaaHinaat
Tractor	جَرَّار jarraar	جَرَّارَات jarraaraat
Police car	سَيّارَةُ شُرْطَة sayyaaratu shurTa	سَيَّارَاتُ شُرْطَة sayyaaraatu shurTa
Ambulance	سَيَّارَةُ إسْعَاف sayyaaratu is3aaf	سَيَّارَاتُ إسْعَاف sayyaaraatu is3aaf
Tram	تْرام traam	–

Other transportation related vocabulary in Arabic

Transportation in Arabic Quiz

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