How To Talk About LEGO In Arabic

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Who doesn't love LEGO?
As a parent of 3 young kids, it's basically all we ever talk about in our home these days. 😂
If you're learning Arabic or teaching Arabic to your kids, then it's a good idea to get some LEGO vocabulary and phrases under your belt.
I've broken this up into word types and sample sentences to make it easy to reference.
Let's start with the most obvious question: How do you say LEGO in Arabic?
This is an easy one: ليغو (pronounced "leegho")
Since it's a brand name, it's easy!
Nouns
Here's a table of the most important Arabic nouns you'll need when describing LEGO:
English | Arabic |
---|---|
Brick | لبنة |
Block | بلوك |
Set | مجموعة |
Piece | قطعة |
Model | نموذج |
Manual | دليل |
Instructions | تعليمات |
Baseplate | قاعدة بناء |
Minifigure | شخصية مصغرة |
Builder | باني |
Construction | بناء |
Design | تصميم |
Creativity | إبداع |
Assembly | تجميع |
Parts | أجزاء |
Collection | مجموعة |
Play | لعب |
Fun | متعة |
Hobby | هواية |
Theme | موضوع |
Verbs
Here are the most essential Arabic verbs you'll need when building LEGO:
English | Arabic |
---|---|
Build | يبني |
Assemble | يجمع |
Connect | يوصل |
Design | يصمم |
Create | ينشئ |
Construct | ينشئ |
Attach | يربط |
Arrange | يرتب |
Play | يلعب |
Collect | يجمع |
Follow | يتبع |
Insert | يدخل |
Remove | يزيل |
Stack | يكدس |
Join | ينضم |
Explore | يستكشف |
Customize | يخصص |
Organize | ينظم |
Rebuild | يعيد البناء |
Imagine | يتخيل |
Colors
You'll talk about colors a lot, obviously.
Just in case you need a refresher on your colors in Arabic, here you go:
English | Arabic |
---|---|
Red | أحمر |
Blue | أزرق |
Green | أخضر |
Yellow | أصفر |
Black | أسود |
White | أبيض |
Orange | برتقالي |
Pink | وردي |
Purple | بنفسجي |
Brown | بني |
Gray | رمادي |
Light Blue | أزرق فاتح |
Dark Blue | أزرق غامق |
Light Green | أخضر فاتح |
Dark Green | أخضر غامق |
Light Red | أحمر فاتح |
Dark Red | أحمر غامق |
Light Yellow | أصفر فاتح |
Dark Yellow | أصفر غامق |
Sample sentences
Here are a few sample sentences to get you started.
These are in the Egyptian Arabic dialect: