Arabic House Vocabulary

Here are Arabic words for the house to start with: حمام (hammam, bathroom), سرير (sarir, bed), كرسي (kursi, chair), باب (bab, door). Below are 48 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.

A house with a double garage at dusk
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House Basics

A1
EnglishArabicTypeLevel
bathroomحمامhammamnounA1
bedسريرsarirnounA1
bedroomغرفة نومghurfat nawmnounA1
chairكرسيkursinounA1
doorبابbabnounA1
kitchenمطبخmatbakhnounA1
roomغرفةghurfanounA1
windowنافذةnafidhanounA1

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House Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishArabicTypeLevel
hallردهةradhanounA1
living roomغرفة المعيشةghurfat al-ma'ishanounA1
shelfرفraffnounA1
sofaأريكةarikanounA1
fenceسياجsiyajnounA2
furnitureأثاثathathnounA2
garageمرآبmir'abnounA2
gateبوابةbawwabanounA2

House Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishArabicTypeLevel
architectureهندسة معماريةhandasa mi'mariyyanounA2
conservatoryحديقة شتويةhadiqa shitawiyanounB2
amenitiesمرافقmarafiqnounC1
applianceجهازjihaznounC1
furnishingsأثاثathathnounC1
interior designتصميم داخليtasmim dakhilinounC1
renovationترميمtarmimnounC1
vestibuleدهليزdihliznounC1

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Rooms & Spaces

A1–B2
EnglishArabicTypeLevel
dining roomغرفة الطعامghurfat at-ta'amnounA1
staircaseدَرَجdarajnounA2
loftعلّية'illiyyanounB1
patioفناءfina'nounB1
cellarقبوqabwnounB2
cloakroomغرفة المعاطفghurfat al-ma'atifnounB2
foyerبهوbahwnounB2
nurseryغرفة الطفلghurfat at-tiflnounB2

Household Appliances

A2–B1
EnglishArabicTypeLevel
coffee makerآلة قهوةalat qahwanounA2
dryerمجففmujaffifnounA2
refrigeratorثلاجةthallajanounA2
toasterمحمصةmuhammasanounA2
vacuum cleanerمكنسة كهربائيةmiknasa kahraba'iyyanounA2
washing machineغسالةghassalanounA2
blenderخلاطkhallatnounB1
dishwasherغسالة الأوانيghassalat al-awaninounB1

Household Chores

A2–B1
EnglishArabicTypeLevel
cleaningتنظيفtanzifnounA2
dryingتجفيفtajfifnounA2
grocery shoppingتسوق البقالةtasawwuq al-baqalanounA2
washingغسلghaslnounA2
dustingإزالة الغبارizalat al-ghubarnounB1
moppingمسح الأرضيةmash al-ardiyyanounB1
sweepingكنسkansnounB1
vacuumingكنس بالمكنسة الكهربائيةkans bil-miknasa al-kahraba'iyyanounB1

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

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These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for the house. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Arabic words should I learn for the house?

You could start with words like حمام (hammam, bathroom), سرير (sarir, bed), كرسي (kursi, chair), باب (bab, door). This page lists 48 Arabic words for the house (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Arabic words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Arabic words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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