English → Arabic
classroom in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- faṣlun dirāsiyy
- Arabizi
fasl dirasi- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- فُصُولٌ دِرَاسِيَّةٌ fuṣūlun dirāsiyyatun
- Root
- ف ص ل
Other meanings
- غُرْفَةُ الدَّرْس ghurfatu ad‑dars — classroom
How to use it
“Classroom” in Arabic can be expressed as « فصل دراسي » (masc.) or « غرفة الدرس » (fem.). Both are common; the former is used in formal contexts, the latter in everyday speech. The noun takes the appropriate gender and plural forms.
Example sentences
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الطُّلَّابُ يَجْلِسُونَ فِي الفَصْلِ الدِّرَاسِيِّ.
aṭ‑ṭullābu yajlisūna fī al‑faṣli ad‑dirāsiyy
The students sit in the classroom.
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المُعَلِّمُ يَشْرَحُ الدَّرْسَ فِي غُرْفَةِ الدَّرْسِ.
al‑muʿallimu yashraḥu ad‑darsa fī ghurfati ad‑darsi
The teacher explains the lesson in the classroom.
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نَظَّمْتُ مَكْتَبِي فِي الفَصْلِ الدِّرَاسِيِّ.
naẓẓamtu maktabī fī al‑faṣli ad‑dirāsiyy
I organized my desk in the classroom.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
The Global Classroom
الغرفة الصفية العالمية
The classroom was empty.
اقرأ هنا لماذا.
Where is Tom's classroom?
أين فصل توم؟
Do you eat in the classroom?
هل تأكل في الفصل؟
Bob rushed into the classroom.
أسرع بوب إلى الفصل.
Do you eat it in the classroom?
أتأكل في صفك؟
Please don't run in the classroom.
من فضلك لا تركض في الصف.
I whistled alone. I whistled in the classroom.
أصفر وحدي و اصفر في الفصل.
There were few students left in the classroom.
يوجد القليل من الطلبة بقوا في الصف.
The high school students are studying in the classroom.
طلاب المدرسة الثانوية يذاكرون في الفصل.
The private sector also brings innovation to the classroom.
والقطاع الخاص قادر أيضاً على جلب الإبداع إلى الفصل الدراسي.
In our classroom, there were children from all nationalities, yet this diversity did not necessarily lead to a cosmopolitan, egalitarian classroom democracy.
في فصلي, كان هناك أطفال من جميع الجنسيات. ومع ذلك, فهذا التنوع, لم يؤدي بالضرورة إلى تحقيق مساوة وتعددية في ديموقراطية الصف.
Questions and answers
Is there a difference between “classroom” and “lecture hall”?
A “classroom” (فصل دراسي / غرفة الدرس) is for regular teaching, while a “lecture hall” (قاعة محاضرة) is a larger space for lectures.
Can I use “فصل” alone for “classroom”?
Yes, in informal speech “فصل” often means “classroom”, but it can also mean “grade” or “semester.”
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