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3.5: Vocabulary

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

  • Learn new vocabulary using the new letters in this chapter.
  • Recognize words used in Arabic and English (Cognates).

2.2.1. Vocabulary

This table provides vocabulary consisting of the letters you have learnt so far:
Image Meaning Formal / Written Recording
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Girl
Girl بِنْت

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Figs
Figs تين

Different colored berries from the middle east
Berries
Berry توت

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Door
door باب

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Brown
Brown بُنّي

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Beirut
Beirut بَيروت

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YouTube
YouTube يوتيوب

2.2.2. Cognate Words

Cognates are words used in multiple languages originating from the same linguistic root. Some examples are the words Tennis, Piano, Pizza, Plastic, Petrol, Bank, and Balloon.

The table below presents examples of famous cognate words that are used in English and Arabic:
Cognate Word in English Cognate Word in Arabic Image Recording of Pronunciation
Tennis Tennis/تنس
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Tennis

Piano Piano/بيانو
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Piano

Pizza Pizza/بيتزا
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Pizza

Plastic Plasteek/بلاستيك
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Plastic

Petrol Petrol/بترول
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Petrol

Bank Bank/بنك
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Bank; CC BY-SA 4.0

Balloon Balon/بالون
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Balloon

Activities

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Query 3.5.4
Query 3.5.5

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