What are the Arabic words for cars, buses and other transport?

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Ten useful words: سَيَّارَة (car), حَافِلَة (bus), قِطَار (train), طَائِرَة (plane), سَفِينَة (ship), دَرَّاجَة (bicycle), سَيَّارَة أُجْرَة (taxi), مَطَار (airport), مَحَطَّة (station) and طَرِيق (road). Practise them on the school run: name every vehicle you see. Children see transport every day, which makes these words easy to practise.Ten wordsArabicSay itEnglishسَيَّارَةsayyarahcarحَافِلَةhafilahbusقِطَارqitartrainطَائِرَةta’irahplaneسَفِينَةsafinahshipدَرَّاجَةdarrajahbicycleسَيَّارَة أُجْرَةsayyarat ujrahtaxiمَطَارmatarairportمَحَطَّةmahattahstationطَرِيقtariqroadOn the school run“مَا هٰذَا؟” (What is this?) “حَافِلَة!”Count them: ثَلَاث سَيَّارَات (three cars).Add colours: حَافِلَة حَمْرَاء (a red bus).Quran connectionsسَفِينَة appears in Surah Al-Kahf, in the story of Musa and Al-Khidr.الطَّرِيق and الصِّرَاط both mean “the way” or “the path”.The travel duaLink transport to the dua for travelling. See dua for travelling.Teacher’s tip: on a long car journey, play “I spy” in Arabic with transport words. Children often learn all ten in one trip.

Arabic	Say it	English
سَيَّارَة	sayyarah	car
حَافِلَة	hafilah	bus
قِطَار	qitar	train
طَائِرَة	ta’irah	plane
سَفِينَة	safinah	ship
دَرَّاجَة	darrajah	bicycle
سَيَّارَة أُجْرَة	sayyarat ujrah	taxi
مَطَار	matar	airport
مَحَطَّة	mahattah	station
طَرِيق	tariq	road

What are the Arabic words for cars, buses and other transport?

Ten words

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