20 Essential Arabic Words for Travel

Learn Key Arabic Travel Vocabulary with Example Sentences

Traveling is one of the best reasons to learn Arabic! Whether you're visiting an Arabic-speaking country or just love languages, knowing these 20 Arabic travel words will make your journey smoother. This post includes the Arabic word (with vowel markings), transliteration, English meaning, and an example sentence with translation.

✈️ 1–20: Travel Vocabulary with Example Sentences

1. مَطَارٌ (maṭārun) – Airport

أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَطَارِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.

'Adhhabu ilā al-maṭāri fī aṣ-ṣabāḥi.

I go to the airport in the morning.

2. تَذْكِرَةٌ (tadhkiratun) – Ticket

أَشْتَرِي تَذْكِرَةَ السَّفَرِ مِنَ المَكْتَبِ.

Ashtarī tadhkirata as-safari mina al-maktabi.

I buy the travel ticket from the office.

3. جَوَازُ السَّفَرِ (jawāzu as-safari) – Passport

جَوَازُ السَّفَرِ فِي حَقِيبَتِي.

Jawāzu as-safari fī ḥaqībatī.

The passport is in my bag.

4. حَقِيبَةٌ (ḥaqībatun) – Bag

أَحْمِلُ حَقِيبَةً كَبِيرَةً.

Aḥmilu ḥaqībatan kabīratan.

I carry a big bag.

5. طَائِرَةٌ (ṭāʾiratun) – Airplane

الطَّائِرَةُ تُقْلِعُ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ.

Aṭ-ṭāʾiratu tuqliʿu baʿda qalīlin.

The airplane takes off soon.

6. رِحْلَةٌ (riḥlatun) – Trip / Journey

الرِّحْلَةُ طَوِيلَةٌ جِدًّا.

Ar-riḥlatu ṭawīlatun jiddan.

The trip is very long.

7. فُنْدُقٌ (funduqun) – Hotel

أُقِيمُ فِي فُنْدُقٍ جَمِيلٍ.

Uqīmu fī funduqin jamīlin.

I stay in a beautiful hotel.

8. سَائِقٌ (sāʾiqun) – Driver

السَّائِقُ يَنْتَظِرُنَا خَارِجَ المَطَارِ.

As-sāʾiqu yantaẓirunā khārija al-maṭāri.

The driver is waiting for us outside the airport.

9. حَجْزٌ (ḥajzun) – Reservation / Booking

لَدَيَّ حَجْزٌ فِي الفُنْدُقِ.

Ladayya ḥajzun fī al-funduqi.

I have a hotel reservation.

10. بِطَاقَةُ الهُوِيَّةِ (biṭāqat al-huwiyyah) – ID card

أُرِيهِم بِطَاقَةَ الهُوِيَّةِ فِي المَطَارِ.

Urīhim biṭāqata al-huwiyyah fī al-maṭāri.

I show them my ID card at the airport.

11. جُمْرُكٌ (jumrukun) – Customs

أَمُرُّ عَبْرَ الجُمْرُكِ بَعْدَ الوُصُولِ.

Amurru ʿabra al-jumruki baʿda al-wuṣūli.

I pass through customs after arrival.

12. تَفْتِيشٌ (taftīshun) – Inspection

التَّفْتِيشُ سَرِيعٌ اليَوْمَ.

At-taftīshu sarīʿun al-yawma.

The inspection is quick today.

13. بَوَّابَةٌ (bawwābatun) – Gate

نَذْهَبُ إِلَى البَوَّابَةِ رَقْمَ خَمْسَةٍ.

Nadhhabu ilā al-bawwābati raqma khamsatin.

We go to gate number five.

14. مَقْعَدٌ (maqʿadun) – Seat

مَقْعَدِي بِجَانِبِ النَّافِذَةِ.

Maqʿadī bijānibi an-nāfidhah.

My seat is next to the window.

15. مُضِيفٌ (muḍīfun) – Flight attendant (male)

المُضِيفُ يُقَدِّمُ الطَّعَامَ.

Al-muḍīfu yuqaddimu aṭ-ṭaʿāma.

The flight attendant serves the food.

16. خَرِيطَةٌ (kharīṭatun) – Map

أَسْتَعْمِلُ الخَرِيطَةَ لِلعُثُورِ عَلَى الفُنْدُقِ.

Astaʿmilu al-kharīṭata lil-ʿuthūri ʿalā al-funduqi.

I use the map to find the hotel.

17. مِيزَانُ الأَمْتِعَةِ (mīzānu al-amtiʿah) – Baggage scale

وَزَنْتُ حَقِيبَتِي عَلَى مِيزَانِ الأَمْتِعَةِ.

Wazantu ḥaqībatī ʿalā mīzāni al-amtiʿah.

I weighed my bag on the baggage scale.

18. هُبُوطٌ (hubūṭun) – Landing

هُبُوطُ الطَّائِرَةِ كَانَ سَلِيمًا.

Hubūṭu aṭ-ṭāʾirati kāna salīman.

The airplane landing was smooth.

19. إِقَامَةٌ (iqāmatun) – Stay / Residence

إِقَامَتِي فِي المَدِينَةِ سَتَسْتَمِرُّ أُسْبُوعًا.

Iqāmatī fī al-madīnati satastamirru usbūʿan.

My stay in the city will last a week.

20. بِطَاقَةُ الصُّعُودِ (biṭāqat aṣ-ṣuʿūdi) – Boarding pass

أُرِي الظَّابِطَ بِطَاقَةَ الصُّعُودِ.

Urī aẓ-ẓābiṭa biṭāqata aṣ-ṣuʿūdi.

I show the officer my boarding pass.

🧠 Mini Quiz – Match the Arabic with the Meaning:

Arabic Terms:

1. مَطَارٌ
2. تَذْكِرَةٌ
3. جَوَازُ السَّفَرِ
4. فُنْدُقٌ
5. رِحْلَةٌ

English Meanings:

A. Hotel
B. Passport
C. Airport
D. Trip
E. Ticket

✨ Tips for Learning Arabic Travel Vocabulary

Repeat each word aloud several times.
Practice using the example sentences in your own context.
Download and print this list to review before a trip.

20 Essential Arabic Words for Travel