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7.6: Vocabulary

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

  • Learn and say new vocabulary about family members.
  • Recognize words used in Arabic and English (Cognates).

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary
Image Meaning Arabic Audio
Professor, teacher (male)
Professor, teacher (male)

Professor, teacher (male) (noun)

أُستاذ

Professor, teacher (female)
Professor, teacher (female)
Professor, teacher (female) (noun) أُستاذة

Mr.
Mr.

To introduce a male with no title.

(noun)

سَيِّد

Young Lady
To introduce a female with no title

To introduce a female with no title

(noun)

سَيِّدة

Miss not married
Young lady, unmarried woman; CC BY 2.0
Refer to a young , unmarried woman آنِسة

Young man
Young man

Young man (noun)

شاب

Young Lady
Young Lady
Young lady (noun) شابة

Youths
Youths
Youths (noun) شَباب

Family
Family
Family (immediate) (noun) أُسرَة

Family picture with an oval frame, and it has father, mother, son and daughter.
(عائلة كرم) CC BY-SA 4.0
Family (extended) (noun) عائِلة

Five cups of drinks.
drink
Drink (noun) شَراب

Car
Car
Car (noun) سَيَّارة

Syria Map
Syria; CC BY-SA 3.0
Syria ( noun) سوريا

Morning Lights in the forest
Morning
Morning صباح

Picture
Picture

Picture (noun)

صورة

Street Number 16 in Arabic
Number
Number

رَقَم

Raqam

Adjectives

Adjectives
Image English Arabic Audio
Black
Black
Black أَسْوَد

Green
Green
Green أَخْضَر

White
White; CC BY-SA 3.0
White أَبْيَض

Cognate

cognate
Meaning Formal / Written
Secretary سكرتير
Salad سلطة
Pepsi بيبسي
Cigarette سيجارة
Cinema سينما
Biscuit بسكويت

Cultural Phrases

Cultural Phrases
Image Pronunciation Meaning Arabic Audio
Thank you
Thank you
Shukran Thank you (noun) شكراً

Please
Please
Min Fadlak Please (adverb) مِنْ فَضلك

Please come in
Please come in ( for a male)

Tafaddal

Please come in ( for a male)

تَفَضَّل

Please come in
Please come in ( for a female)

Tafaddalii

Please come in ( for a female)

تَفَضَّلي

Thank you
Thank you
Shukran Thank you (noun) شكراً

Activities

Query 7.6.1
Query 7.6.2
Query 7.6.3
Query 7.6.4

New Verb (to study)

You will learn a new verb in the table below. The verb to study means in Arabic درس. Then, practice the verb in conversation.

The verb to study (درس)
Example meaning in English Example English Meaning Arabic Meaning
I study Spanish Literature. أَدْرُسُ أَدَب إسباني I study أَدْرُسُ
We study Spanish Literature. نَدْرُسُ أدب إسباني We Study تَدْرُسُ
Oh, Ben, do study Spanish Literature. تَدْرُسُ أدب إسباني، يا بِنْ You study (Masculine/ Singular) تَدْرُسُ
Oh, Tina, do study Spanish Literature. تَدْرُسين أدب إسباني، يا تينا You study (Feminine/ Singular) تَدْرُسين
You study Spanish Literature. تَدْرُسُون أدب إسباني، يا شباب You study (all) تَدْرُسُون
John studies Spanish Literature. يَدْرُسُ جون أدب إسباني He studies يَدْرُسُ
Rana studies Spanish Literature. تَدْرُسُ رنا أدب إسباني she studies تَدْرُسُ
They study Spanish Literature. جون ورنا يَدْرُسُون أدب إسباني They (all) study يَدْرُسُون

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