How to Talk About Your Feelings in Arabic (Beginner Guide to Expressing Emotions)

Arabic for beginners.

1. Essential Emotion Words in Arabic

FeelingArabicPronunciation
Happyسعيدsaʿīd
Sadحزينḥazīn
Tiredتعبانtaʿbān
Angryغاضبghāḍib
Excitedمتحمسmutaḥammis
Worriedقلقqaliq

 

✅ Pro tip: These words agree with gender.
If you’re female, say:

سعيدة instead of سعيد

تعبانة instead of تعبان

2. Easy Sentence Patterns to Express How You Feel

🗣️ أنا + [Feeling] – I am [feeling]

أنا سعيد – I am happy

أنا تعبان – I am tired

أنا متوتر قليلاً – I’m a little nervous

🟢 Add “جداً” to intensify:
أنا متحمس جداً – I’m very excited

3. Ask Someone How They Feel

✅ Use:
كيف حالك؟ – How are you?
✅ Or ask directly:
هل أنتَ حزين؟ – Are you sad?
هل أنتِ سعيدة؟ – Are you happy? (for a female)

MasterStudy gives you real-life conversation practice using these structures in dialogues and feedback exercises.

4. Talk About What Makes You Feel That Way

Use simple phrases like:

أنا سعيد لأنني في عطلة – I’m happy because I’m on vacation

أنا قلق بسبب الامتحان – I’m worried because of the exam

أنا متحمس للذهاب إلى السوق – I’m excited to go to the market

5. Common Responses When Someone Shares an Emotion

🟢 Show empathy with phrases like:

إن شاء الله تكون بخير – I hope you’ll be okay

أنا آسف لسماع ذلك – I’m sorry to hear that

رائع! هذا جميل جداً – Amazing! That’s really nice

6. Practice Tip: Use a Daily “Mood Check-In”

Start or end your day by saying:
اليوم، أنا أشعر بـ [Feeling] – Today, I feel [feeling]
Example:
اليوم، أنا أشعر بالراحة – Today, I feel relaxed

MasterStudy includes self-reflection and speaking exercises where learners practice this in full sentences.

Conclusion:

Learning to talk about your emotions in Arabic makes your conversations more human, more personal, and more real. With a few key words and sentence patterns, you can describe how you feel — and ask others how they’re doing, too. MasterStudy helps you express yourself naturally with practical speaking practice every step of the way.

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