Essential Arabic words for airports, hotels, taxis, and navigating cities.
Travel vocabulary helps you navigate airports, hotels, and cities across the Arab world. Whether you are hailing a taxi in Cairo or checking into a hotel in Dubai, these phrases are your survival kit.
Airport Vocabulary
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|
| مطار | maṭaar | airport |
| صالة الم arrivals | ṣālat al-wuṣūl | arrivals hall |
| صالة المغادرة | ṣālat al-mughādara | departures hall |
| حقيبة يد | ḥaqība yad | hand luggage |
| حقيبة سفر | ḥaqība safar | suitcase |
| بوابة | bawwāba | gate |
| رحلة | riḥla | flight |
| تأخير | ta’kheer | delay |
| إلغاء | ilghā’ | cancellation |
Hotel Vocabulary
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|
| فندق | funduq | hotel |
| حجز | ḥajz | reservation |
| استقبال | istiqbāl | reception |
| غرفة | ghurfa | room |
| مفتاح | miftāḥ | key |
| واجهة | wājiha | facade |
| إطلالة | iṭṭilā’a | view |
| طابق | ṭābiq | floor |
| مصعد | miṣ3ad | elevator |
| مسبح | masbaḥ | swimming pool |
Getting Around
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|
| يمين | yamiin | right |
| يسار | yasaar | left |
| مباشرة | mubāshara | straight ahead |
| قريب | qareeb | near / close |
| بعيد | ba3eed | far |
| خريطة | khareeṭa | map |
| شارع | shāri3 | street |
| تقاطع | taqāṭu3 | intersection |
Tip: Always learn the word for “how much?” (كم السعر؟) before visiting any Arab country. It is the most useful phrase in any market or shop.
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