Archive for the ‘City’ Category

City

May 26, 2010

المَدِيْنَةُ

The city

الرِّيْفُ

The country

مَصْنَعٌ

Factory

مَرْكَزُ التَّسَوُّقِ

Shopping center

مَطَارٌ

Airport

مُتْحَفٌ

Museum

مَكْتَبَةٌ

Library

مَحَطَّةُ القِطَارِ

Train station

حَدِيْقَةٌ عَامَّةٌ

Public park

حَدِيْقَةُ الحَيَوَانَاتِ

Zoo

حَافِلَةٌ

Bus

مَدْرَسَةٌ

School

شُغْلٌ

Job, work, position

رَصِيْفٌ

Sidewalk

فُنْدُقٌ

Hotel

مَرْكَزُ الشُرْطَةِ

Police station

ضَوْءُ الإِشَارَةِ

Traffic light

شَارِعٌ

Street

عَلَامَةُ الوُقُوْفِ

Stop sign

شِقَّةٌ

Apartment

مَصْرِفٌ

Bank

عِمَارَةٌ

Building

مَحَطَّةٌ

Station

مَرْكَزٌ

Center

سَيَّارَةُ الأُجْرَةِ

Taxi

مَطْعَمٌ

Restaurant

مَشْفَى1

Hospital

Footnote

1 Also: مُسْتَشْفَى though both words end with fat-hataan (two fat-hahs) originally

they are generally pronounced with one fat-hah