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How to Describe People in Arabic: Looks, Personality, and Relationships (Beginner Guide)

Arabic for beginners.

1. Start With Basic Physical Descriptions

✅ Common adjectives:

EnglishArabic (m/f)
Tallطويل / طويلة
Shortقصير / قصيرة
Beautifulجميل / جميلة
Handsomeوسيم
Youngشاب / شابة
Oldكبير / كبيرة
Strongقوي / قوية

 

🗣 Examples:

هو طويل وقوي. – He is tall and strong.

هي جميلة وصغيرة. – She is beautiful and young.

2. Add Personality Traits

✅ Useful adjectives:

EnglishArabic (m/f)
Kindطيب / طيبة
Funnyمضحك / مضحكة
Intelligentذكي / ذكية
Friendlyودود / ودودة
Quietهادئ / هادئة

 

🗣 Examples:

أختي ذكية وهادئة. – My sister is smart and quiet.

صديقي مضحك جداً. – My friend is very funny.

MasterStudy lessons show these traits in context, inside dialogues and descriptions.

3. Talk About Family and Relationships

✅ Key vocabulary:

EnglishArabic
Motherأم
Fatherأب
Brotherأخ
Sisterأخت
Friend (m/f)صديق / صديقة
Husbandزوج
Wifeزوجة

 

🗣 Examples:

هذا أخي. هو أكبر مني. – This is my brother. He’s older than me.

صديقتي تعيش في بيروت. – My (female) friend lives in Beirut.

4. Use Easy Sentence Patterns

✅ Start with:

هو / هي + adjective – He/She is...

عنده / عندها... – He/She has...

يعمل / تعمل كـ... – He/She works as...

🗣 Examples:

هي تعمل كمعلمة. – She works as a teacher.

هو عنده لحية. – He has a beard.

MasterStudy gives you sentence templates you can plug your own words into.

5. Ask About Others

✅ Simple questions:

من هذا؟ – Who is this?

كيف هو؟ – What is he like?

هل هي صديقتك؟ – Is she your friend?

👉 These question formats are part of MasterStudy speaking exercises and practice prompts.

Conclusion:

Describing people in Arabic helps you express your world — from your family and friends to characters in stories. With the right vocabulary and a few simple patterns, you can say a lot with confidence. MasterStudy makes it easy by helping you learn through repetition, dialogue, and real-life examples.

👉 Start describing people in Arabic today with MasterStudy.ai — and bring your conversations to life.