School words are useful because children handle these items every single day.
Ten school words
| Arabic | Say it | English |
|---|---|---|
| مَدْرَسَة | madrasah | school |
| مُعَلِّم / مُعَلِّمَة | mu‘allim / mu‘allimah | teacher (m / f) |
| صَفّ | saff | class |
| صَدِيق / صَدِيقَة | sadiq / sadiqah | friend (m / f) |
| كِتَاب | kitab | book |
| دَفْتَر | daftar | notebook |
| قَلَم | qalam | pen / pencil |
| مِمْحَاة | mimhah | rubber |
| مِسْطَرَة | mistarah | ruler |
| حَقِيبَة | haqibah | bag |
The morning bag game
Each morning, your child packs their bag while naming each item in Arabic: “كِتَاب، دَفْتَر، قَلَم…” Two minutes a day, real use, no extra time needed.
Two sentences to add
- أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ (adhhabu ila-l-madrasah): I go to school.
- مُعَلِّمَتِي لَطِيفَة (mu‘allimati latifah): My teacher is kind.
A Quran link
Qalam (pen) is the name of Surah 68, and the first revelation mentions Allah teaching “by the pen” (Quran 96:4).
Teacher’s tip: stick small Arabic labels on your child’s pencil case and bag. They see the words dozens of times a day.
Related: What is ta marbuta? (many school words end in ة)
