يشكر
“يشكر” (йяшкуру) — to thank in Arabic. Verb, level A2. "Thank you" is yours from day one; yashkuru — "thanks". One thanks not only in words but in deeds. In a live sentence: “يشكر الجيران على الهدايا” — He thanks the neighbors for the gifts. Written with the characters ي, ش, ك, ر. A word from the everyday Arabic course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Arabic | يشكر |
| Read in Latin letters | йяшкуру |
| Translation | to thank |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
"Thank you" is yours from day one; yashkuru — "thanks". One thanks not only in words but in deeds
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- يشكر الجيران على الهداياйяшкуру аль-джииран ʿаля аль-хадаайаHe thanks the neighbors for the gifts
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to thank” in Arabic?
«يشكر», read “йяшкуру”. In a live sentence: “يشكر الجيران على الهدايا” — He thanks the neighbors for the gifts. Verb, level A2; written with the characters ي, ش, ك, ر.
How is “يشكر” written in Latin letters?
йяшкуру. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
"Thank you" is yours from day one; yashkuru — "thanks". One thanks not only in words but in deeds. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.