Describing people in Arabic

Ever tried describing people in Arabic? After this free audio lesson you’ll know some Arabic adjectives to describe someone’s appearance and the kind of person they are as well. This is going to make Arabic conversations a whole lot more interesting – let’s hope you don’t decide ignorance is bliss!

 

How do you explain someone is good-looking? What is the Arabic word for lazy? Listen to the Rocket Arabic speakers and practice saying the words and phrases aloud. Describing people in Arabic can be fun – let’s get started!

Pronunciation help for describing people in Arabic

As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Arabic pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Arabic words and phrases, this lesson will help you.


Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each word or phrase, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Arabic does. That’s right, with Rocket Languages voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Arabic speaker!

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Nik sha3ro osayar.
نيك شعره قصير.
Nik has short hair.
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Liza sha3raha tweel.
ليزا شعرها طويل.
Lisa has long hair.
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Tool sha3raha motawaset.
طول شعرها متوسط.
She has medium-length hair.
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Sha3ro na3em.
شعره ناعم
He has soft hair.
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Sha3raha memaweg.
شعرها مموج.
She has wavy hair.
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Sha3raha melawlew.
شعرها ملولو.
She has curly hair.
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Maria sha3raha bonny.
ماريا شعرها بني.
Maria has brown hair.
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Peter sha3ro sewed.
بيتر شعره اسود.
Peter has black hair.
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Oli ash2ar.
اولي اشقر.
Oli has blond hair.
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Rosi sha3raha a7mar.
روزي شعرها احمر.
Rosi has red hair.

What about the eye and skin color?

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3eyno bonny.
عينه بني.
He has brown eyes.
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3eynha 7`adra.
عينها خضرة.
She has green eyes.
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3eyno zar2a.
عينة زرقاء.
He has blue eyes.
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Heya samra.
هي سمرة.
She is dark-skinned.
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Howa abyad.
هو ابيض.
He is fair-skinned.
 
 
 

What about other features, like height and weight?

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Heya osayara.
هي قصيرة.
She is short.
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Howa tweel.
هو طويل.
He is tall.
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Heya rofaya3a.
هي رفيعة.
She is thin.
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Howa te7`een.
هو تخين.
He is fat.
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Howa me3us3us.
هو معصعص.
He is skinny.

What about other abilities and features?

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Heya sari3a.
هي سريعة.
She is fast.
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Howa bati2.
هو بطئ.
He is slow.
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Hyea kaweya.
هي قوية.
She is strong.
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Heya da3ifa.
هى ضعيفة.
She is weak.
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Heya gamila.
هي جميلة.
She is pretty.
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Howa wasim.
هو وسيم.
He is handsome.
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Shaklo 7elw.
شكله حلو.
He is good-looking.
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Heya we7sha.
هي وحشة.
She is ugly.

What about personality?

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Heya egtma3eya.
هي اجتماعية.
She is friendly.
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Howa latif.
هو لطيف.
He is nice.
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Heya hadya.
هي هادية.
She is quiet.
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Heya betetkesef.
هي بتتكسف.
She is shy.
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Heya mod7eka.
هي مضحكة.
He is humorous.
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Hey zakeya.
هي ذكية.
She is intelligent.
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Howa saboor.
هو صبور.
He is patient.
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Heya kaslana.
هي كسلانة.
She is lazy.
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Howa mesh mo2adab.
هو مش مؤدب.
He is bad-mannered.
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Howa gad.
هو جد.
He is serious.
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Howa tayeb.
هو طيب.
He is kind.
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Heya mogtaheda.
هي مجتهدة.
She is hard-working.
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Howa raky.
هو راقي.
He is sophisticated.
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Heya shoga3a.
هي شجاعة.
She is brave.
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Howa mod7ek.
هو مضحك.
He is funny.
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Heya fa2ira.
هي فقيرة.
She is poor.
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Howa 3`any.
هي غنية.
She is rich.

That’s it for this lesson. With all these descriptions you can describe anyone!

Bye باي

Amira

Rocket Arabic

P.S. You can practice your Arabic skills with this exercise.

Exercise: Match the Arabic phrases with the correct English translation.

1. heya hadya.(______)a. Tina has curly hair.
2. shaklo 7elw.(______)b. She is brave.
3. heya shoga3a.(______)c. He is good-looking.
4. tina sha3raha melawlew.(______)d. She is quiet.
5. howa tweel.(______)e. He is tall.

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