Music and the arts Flashcards
of theater, acting
تَمْثِيلِيَّة
theater
تْيَاتْرُو
jazz
جَازْ
Jiha: traditional Arab comedic figure
جْحَا
artistic people
جْمَاعَةْ البُوزَارْ
Rastafarians
جْمَاعَةْ الرَّاسْتَا
Musical choir
جَوْقَة مُوسِيقِيَّة
traditional story of Omi Sissi
حْكَايَة أمِّي سِيسِي
Kufic (oldest form of calligraphy)
خَطّ كُوفِي
clay hand drum
دَرْبُوكَة
hand drum with small cymbals (similar to the bendir)
دُفْ
musical sounds/terms for rhythm (one/and, two/and)
دُمْ تَكْ
Ali Douaji (Tunisian writer)
دُّوعَاجِي
Ding dang dong (from the song “Frére Jaques”)
دِينْڨْ دَنْڨْ دُونْڨْ
someone with a good ear for music
ذَوَّاقْ فِي المُوسِيقَى
Rap / Hip Hop music
رَابْ
to cook an egg for a short period of time (past singular masculine)
رَابْ
rapper
رَابُورْ
report
رَابُورْ
Reggae music
راڨا
refrain, chorus
رُوفْرَانْ
Rock (music)
رُوكْ
Rock n’d Roll
رُوكْ آنْدْ رُولْ
Rocker
رُوكُورْ
Romance, Romance movement, Romanticism
رُومَنْسِيَّة
to recite, tell a story (past singular masculine)
رْوَى
someone with a good taste, aesthetic taste
رَيَّاقْ
rythmic
رِيتْمِيكْ
musician who plays the zoukra (reed instrument)
زَكَّارْ
reed instrument
زُكْرَة
Saxophone
سَاكْسُوفُونْ
show, event, spectacle
سْپِكْتَاكِلْ
to record an album (past singular masculine)
سَجِّلْ ألْبُومْ
a traditional Sufi musical style and group
سْطَنْبَالِي
sketch, short theatre play
سْكَاتِشْ
script
سِكْرِيپِتْ
to listen to music (past singular masculine)
سْمَعْ مُوزِيكَا
cinema, theater
سِنِيمَا
soprano
سوبرانو
filmmaker who sets up scenarios
سِينَارِيسْتْ
poet
شَاعِرْ
poetry
شِعْرْ
French song
شونسون فرونساز
theatre, room in cinema
صَالَةْ مْتَاعْ سِنِيمَا
harmonious voices
أصوات مِتْنَاسِقة
dissonant sound, off-key voice
صُوتْ نَشَازْ
to film a movie (past singular masculine)
صَوِّرْ فِيلْمْ
sol (the note G)
صُولُو
drummer (large canvas drum with mallet)
طَبَّالْ
to drum (past singular masculine)
طَبِّلْ
to praise a leader (past singular masculine)
طَبِّلْ
drum (actual drum, or eardrum)
طَبْلَةْ
enjoyment from good music
طَرَبْ
to make a clicking, tapping noise with shoes (past singular masculine)
طَقْطَقْ بِالصَّبَّاطْ
instrumentalist, musician
عَازِفْ
far from, not like something, don’t practice it
عَازِفْ
to produce excellent art, literature, or any other performance (including (past singular masculine)sports)
عْبُرْ
adjust a lute/oud
عَدِّلْ العُودْ
to tune a guitar (past singular masculine)
عَدِّلْ الڨِيتَارْ
Arabic poetry rules, forms
عَرُوضْ
to play a musical instrument (past singular masculine)
عْزِفْ
Tunisian singer
عْلي إرْيَاحِي
to make music, study music (past singular masculine)
عْمَلْ مُوزِيكَا
traditional band, usually with dancers, at wedding
عَوَّادَةْ
singing, song
غْنَاءْ
a song
غْنَايَةْ
music
غنى
a band or musical group
فِرْقَةْ
traditional musical group
فِرْقَةْ فُلْكُلُورِيَّةْ
art, music
فَنّْ
art of speech, way of speaking
فَنْ الخَطَابَةْ
folk art, music (especially mizoued)
فَنّْ شَعْبِي
folk artist, musician (especially mizoued)
فَنَّانْ شَعْبِي
vocalist
فُوكَالِيسْتْ
folklore
فٌولِكْلٌورْ
science fiction, fantasy
فِيكْسْيُونْ
violin
فْيُولُونْ
violent
فْيُولُونْ
violinist
فْيُولُونِيسْتْ
music band
ڨْرُوبْ مْتَاعْ مُوزِيكَا
of a poem, poetry
قَصِيدْ
goal, purpose, intent
قَصِيدْ
poem
قَصِيدَةْ
Guitar
ڨِيتَارْ
Clarinet
كْلَارِينَاتْ
Classical
كْلَاسِيكِي
bass (instrument)
كُونْتِرْبَاسْ
music concert
كُونْسَارْ مْتَاعْ مُوزِيكَا
conservatory
كُونْسِرْفَاتْوَارْ
to compose a song (past singular masculine)
لَحِّنْ
tune, melody
لَحْنْ
Lifi Lifi (title of old song)
لِفِّي لِفِّي
artist’s/newsie hat
مَارْسَايَازْ
French national anthem
مَارْسَايَازْ
traditional Tunisian music with the oud
مَاوفْ
Bardo national museum
مُتْحَفْ الوَطَنِي بِبَارْدُو
to act, play a role (past singular masculine)
مَثِّلْ
someone who plays the mizoued (bagpipes)
مَزَاوْدِي
mizoued band
مْزَاوْدِيَّةْ
Tunisian bagpipes
مِزْوِدْ
theater
مَسْرَحْ
Carthage theater
مَسْرَحْ قَرْطَاجْ
scene
مَشْهِدْ
singer
مُغَنِّي
treble clef
مِفْتَاحْ الصُّولْ
Egyptian singer
مَكَّاوِي
epic
مَلْحْمَةْ
historic epic
مَلْحْمَةْ تَارِيخِيَّةْ
music
مُوزِيكَا
varied, diversified music
مُوزِيكَا مِتْنَوْعَةْ
music is in his blood
مُوزِيكَة تِجْرِي فِي دَمُّو
piece of traditional music, influenced by Andalusian music
موَشَّحْ
traditional flute
نَّايْ
comedy star
نَجْمْ الكُومِيدْيَا
to be dissonant, out of tune, off key (past singular masculine)
نَشِّزْ
tune, melody
نَغَمْ
musical scale
نُوتَة
to practice, prepare for concert (past singular masculine)
يْبَرّفْ
hand drum, similar to tambourine
بِنْدِيرْ
the opera
أوپِيرَا
rehearsal, practice
بْرُوفَا
literature
آدَابْ
writer, author
أَدِيبْ
to heat up a bendir drum so it sounds better (past singular masculine)
سَخِّنْ البِنْدِيرْ
to heat up a darbouka drum so it sounds better (past singular masculine)
سَخِّن الدَّرْبُوكَة
to keep rhythm for someone (past singular masculine)
شِدْلُو المِيزَانْ
short story, novella
أقْصُوصَة
musical instrument
آلَة مُوسِيقِيّة
to write, edit, compose (past singular masculine)
ألِّفْ
electronic music
آلِكْتْرُو ميُوزِكْ
song sung by young children (“one, two, three, sunshine”)
آنْ دُو تْرْوَا سُولَايْ
intellectual, cultured
أنْتَالَاكْتُويَالْ
tune, melody
أنْغَامْ
Angham (woman’s name)
أنْغَامْ
opera
أوپَارَا
to play the bendir (drum) (past singular masculine)
بَنْدِرْ
to brown-nose, be the boss’ pet (past singular masculine)
بَنْدِرْ
mizoued music: traditional bagpipes
بُو مْزِيوِدْ
Bob Marley
بُوبْ مَارْلِي
piano
بْيَانُو
pianist
بْيَانِيسْتْ
poem
پُووَامْ
theatre
تَايَاتْرْ
masterpiece, treasure
تُحْفَة
tune, melody, song
تَرْنِيمْ
fine arts
تَشْكِيلِيَّة
actress
مُمَثّْلَةْ
African music
مُوزِيكْ أَفْرِيكَانْ
artist, musician
فَنَّانْ
female traditional dancers
عَوَّادِي
anthem, chant, hymn
نَشِيدْ
classical music
مُوسِيقَى كْلاَسِيكِيَّةْ
composer
مُلَحِّنْ
composer, producer (music)
كُومْبُوزِيتُورْ
concert
كُونْسَارْ
cancer
كُونْسَارْ
country music
كَانْتْرِي
creator, artistic person, creative person
مُبْدِعْ
theatrical director, scene setter
مِيتُورْ أُونْ سَانْ
dissonant, out of tune
نَشَازْ
Eastern music
مُوسِيقَى شَرْقِيَّةْ
music fan, music lover
مَغْرُومْ بِالمُوزِيكَا
festival
مَهْرَجَانْ
flamenco
فْلَامِنْكُو
flute
فْلُوتْ
harmonica
هَارْمُونِيكَا
hip hop
هِيبْ هُوبْ
Kalthoum (last name of famous singer)
كَلْثُومْ
karaoke
كَارَاوُكَا
king of folk music
مَلِكْ الَفنّْ الشَّعْبِي
melodic, has a nice sound to it
مِلُودِيكْ
modern music
مُوسِيقَى عَصْرِيَّةْ
nickname of an Egyptian actor, Farid Chawki
وَحْشِ الشَّاشَةْ
directing, editing of a movie
مُونْتَاجْ
municipal theatre (downtown Tunis)
مَسْرَح لْبَلَدِي
museum
مَتْحِفْ
Museum of Carthage
مَتْحِفْ قَرْطَاجْ
music
مُوزِيكْ
music
مُوسِيقَى
composition, editing of music
تَلْحِينْ
musical
مُوسِيقِيَّةْ
musical comedy
كُومِيدِي مُوزِيكَالْ
painting, piece of art
لَوْحَةْ
producer
مُنْتِجْ
director
مُخْرِجْ
folk proverb
مَثَلْ شَعْبِي
musical piece, performance
مَعْزُوفَةْ
singer, classic singer
مُطْرِبْ
theater play, sketch
مَسْرَحِيَّةْ
theatrical
مَسْرَحِي
melody, tune
نَغْمَةْ
traditional song
غُنَّايَةْ مِ التُّرَاثْ
violin
كَمَنْجَةْ
choral, choir
كُورَالْ
actor
مُمَثِّلْ
