Arabic Household Chores Vocabulary: Verbs Flashcards & Sentence Examples

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After learning Arabic morning activities and Arabic kitchen and dining vocabulary, mastering household chores in Arabic is the next step in your journey. This guide is curated to help you learn these verbs, a vital part of your Arabic daily routine vocabulary.

To help you learn effectively, this page provides Arabic verbs for household chores flashcards for interactive practice of basic Arabic verbs. We also include a table comparing Fi'l Madi and Mudari, along with sentence examples to show how these words are used in real life. These resources will help you use household expressions in daily conversations with confidence. Explore the tools below and move closer to Arabic fluency.

Flashcards: Arabic Household Chores Vocabulary

Household Chores Verbs in Arabic Flashcards

Engage with the interactive flashcards below to master essential Arabic verbs utilized in daily household activities. Click (desktop) or tap (mobile) each card to reveal its English translation.

نَظَّفَ - يُنَظِّفُ
to clean
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كَنَسَ - يَكْنُسُ
to sweep
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غَسَلَ - يَغْسِلُ
to wash
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كَوَى - يَكْوِي
to iron
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رَتَّبَ - يُرَتِّبُ
to tidy up / arrange
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مَسَحَ - يَمْسَحُ
to wipe / mop
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نَشَرَ - يَنْشُرُ
to hang (clothes)
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طَوَى - يَطْوِي
to fold
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أَصْلَحَ - يُصْلِحُ
to fix / repair
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غَيَّرَ - يُغَيِّرُ
to change (sheets)
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فَرَّغَ - يُفَرِّغُ
to empty (the bin)
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لَمَّعَ - يُلَمِّعُ
to polish
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رَشَّ - يَرُشُّ
to spray / sprinkle
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جَفَّفَ - يُجَفِّفُ
to dry
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جَمَعَ - يَجْمَعُ
to collect / gather
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نَفَضَ - يَنْفُضُ
to dust (off)
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فَرَزَ - يَفْرِزُ
to sort (laundry)
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رَمَى - يَرْمِي
to throw away
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نَظَّمَ - يُنَظِّمُ
to organize
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سَقَى - يَسْقِي
to water (plants)
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فَتَحَ - يَفْتَحُ
to open (windows)
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أَغْلَقَ - يُغْلِقُ
to close
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أَزَالَ - يُزِيلُ
to remove (stains)
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هَوَّى - يُهَوِّي
to ventilate
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تَخَلَّصَ - يَتَخَلَّصُ
to get rid of
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حَمَلَ - يَحْمِلُ
to carry
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نَقَلَ - يَنْقُلُ
to move (something)
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وَضَعَ - يَضَعُ
to put / place
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بَدَّلَ - يُبَدِّلُ
to change / replace
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مَلَأَ - يَمْلَأُ
to fill
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Table: Arabic Household Chores Vocabulary

No. Past Tense (Madi) Present Tense (Mudari) English Meaning
1نَظَّفَيُنَظِّفُto clean
2كَنَسَيَكْنُسُto sweep
3غَسَلَيَغْسِلُto wash
4كَوَىيَكْوِيto iron
5رَتَّبَيُرَتِّبُto tidy up / arrange
6مَسَحَيَمْسَحُto wipe / mop
7نَشَرَيَنْشُرُto hang (clothes)
8طَوَىيَطْوِيto fold
9أَصْلَحَيُصْلِحُto fix / repair
10غَيَّرَيُغَيِّرُto change (sheets)
11فَرَّغَيُفَرِّغُto empty (the bin)
12لَمَّعَيُلَمِّعُto polish
13رَشَّيَرُشُّto spray / sprinkle
14جَفَّفَيُجَفِّفُto dry
15جَمَعَيَجْمَعُto collect / gather
16نَفَضَيَنْفُضُto dust (off)
17فَرَزَيَفْرِزُto sort (laundry)
18رَمَىيَرْمِيto throw away
19نَظَّمَيُنَظِّمُto organize
20سَقَىيَسْقِيto water (plants)
21فَتَحَيَفْتَحُto open (windows)
22أَغْلَقَيُغْلِقُto close
23أَزَالَيُزِيلُto remove (stains)
24هَوَّىيُهَوِّيto ventilate
25تَخَلَّصَيَتَخَلَّصُto get rid of
26حَمَلَيَحْمِلُto carry
27نَقَلَيَنْقُلُto move (something)
28وَضَعَيَضَعُto put / place
29بَدَّلَيُبَدِّلُto change / replace
30مَلَأَيَمْلَأُto fill

Sentence Examples

PAST (MADI)
كَنَسَ رُوبِرْت أَرْضِيَّةَ الغُرْفَةِ
Robert swept the floor of the room.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَكْنُسُ الوَلَدُ السَّاحَةَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ
The boy sweeps the courtyard every morning.
PAST (MADI)
كَوَى جُورْج القَمِيصَ الأَبْيَضَ
George ironed the white shirt.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَكْوِي الأَبُ مَلَابِسَهُ الآنَ
Father is ironing his clothes right now.
PAST (MADI)
نَشَرَ وِيلِيَامُ المَلَابِسَ بَعْدَ غَسْلِهَا
William hung the clothes after washing them.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَنْشُرُ جِيمْس المَلَابِسَ المَبْلُولَةَ
James is hanging up the wet clothes.
PAST (MADI)
طَوَى رُوبِرْتُ المَلَابِسَ بَعْدَ غَسْلِهَا
Robert folded the clothes after washing them.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَطْوِي هَذَا الوَلَدُ المَنَاشِفَ بِعِنَايَةٍ
This boy is folding the towels carefully.
PAST (MADI)
أَصْلَحَ جِيمْس المِصْبَاحَ المَكْسُورَ
James fixed the broken lamp.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُصْلِحُ جُورْج البَابَ الخَشَبِيَّ
George is repairing the wooden door.
PAST (MADI)
غَيَّرَ وِيلِيَام شَرَاشِفَ السَّرِيرِ
William changed the bedsheets.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُغَيِّرُ الفَتَى مِصْبَاحَ الغُرْفَةِ
The boy is changing the room's lightbulb.
PAST (MADI)
فَرَّغَ الأَبُ سَلَّةَ المُهْمَلَاتِ
Father emptied the trash can.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُفَرِّغُ رُوبِرْت صُنْدُوقَ الأَلْعَابِ
Robert is emptying the toy box.
PAST (MADI)
لَمَّعَ جِيْمْس الحِذَاءَ الأسْوَدَ
James polished the black shoes.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُلَمِّعُ وِيْلِيَام الخِزَانَةَ الخَشَبِيَّةَ
William is polishing the wooden cabinet.
PAST (MADI)
رَشَّ جُورْج المَاءَ عَلَى النَّبَاتَاتِ
George sprayed water on the plants.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَرُشُّ رُوبِرْت المُنَظِّفَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ
Robert is spraying the cleaner on the table.
PAST (MADI)
نَفَضَ وِيلِيَام الغُبَارَ عَنِ الأَرِيكَةِ
William brushed the dust off the sofa.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَنْفُضُ الفَتَى السِّجَّادَةَ فِي الخَارِجِ
The boy is shaking out the carpet outside.
PAST (MADI)
فَرَزَ جِيمْس المَلَابِسَ المُلَوَّنَةَ
James sorted the colored clothes.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَفْرِزُ رُوبِرْت الرَّسَائِلَ القَدِيمَةَ
Robert is sorting through the old letters.
PAST (MADI)
رَمَى جُورْج النِّفَايَاتِ فِي الحَاوِيَةِ
George threw the trash into the bin.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَرْمِي الأَبُ الأَوْرَاقَ القَدِيمَةَ
Father is throwing away the old papers.
PAST (MADI)
نَظَّمَ جِيمْس الكُتُبَ فِي المَكْتَبَةِ
James organized the books on the bookshelf.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُنَظِّمُ الفَتَى أَدَوَاتِهِ المَدْرَسِيَّةَ
The boy is organizing his school supplies.
PAST (MADI)
سَقَى وِيلِيَام الزُّهُورَ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ
William watered the flowers in the garden.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَسْقِي الفَتَى النَّبَاتَاتِ الصَّغِيرَةَ
The boy is watering the small plants.
PAST (MADI)
أَزَالَ جُورْج البُقْعَةَ مِنَ القَمِيصِ
George removed the stain from the shirt.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُزِيلُ الأَبُ الغُبَارَ عَنِ المِرْآةِ
Father is removing the dust from the mirror.
PAST (MADI)
تَخَلَّصَ رُوبِرْت مِنَ الأَشْيَاءِ القَدِيمَةِ
Robert got rid of the old things.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَتَخَلَّصُ جِيمْس مِنَ الأَوْرَاقِ الزَّائِدَةِ
James is getting rid of the extra papers.
PAST (MADI)
نَقَلَ وِيلِيَام الكُرْسِيَّ إِلَى المَطْبَخِ
William moved the chair to the kitchen.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَنْقُلُ جُورْج الصَّنَADِيِقَ إِلَى الغُرْفَةِ
George is moving the boxes to the room.
PAST (MADI)
بَدَّلَ جِيمْس مَصَابِيحَ المَمَرِّ
James replaced the hallway lightbulbs.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يُبَدِّلُ رُوبِرْت سَتَائِرَ النَّافِذَةِ
Robert is changing the window curtains.
PAST (MADI)
مَلَأَ وِيلِيَام الدَّلْوَ بِالمَاءِ
William filled the bucket with water.
PRESENT (MUDARI)
يَمْلَأُ الوَلَدُ الزَّهْرِيَّةَ الآنَ
The boy is filling the vase right now.

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