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9.5: 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).

    Vocabulary

    Vocabulary in this section
    Image Pronunciation Meaning Arabic
    two friends sitting on sands
    صَديق

    Friend صديق
    sign of number 16
    Number

    Number رَقْم
    Round Brown Wooden 5-piece Dining Set on Lawn Grass
    Garden

    Garden حَديقة
    Brown Leather Sofa With Red Pillows Near Windows
    Room

    Room غُرفة
    living room with sofa and TV
    living room

    Living room غرفة جلوس
    Photo of Bedroom
    Bedroom

    Bedroom غرفة نوم
    Oval Mirror Near Toilet Bowl
    Bathroom

    Bathroom

    حمَّام

    Hammam

    Photo of Bedroom
    Bed

    Bed سَرِير
    Wardrobe with casual clothes on hangers
    Closet

    Closet خِزَانَة
    Black Study Lamp on Black Table
    Office

    Office

    مَكتب

    Maktab

    Blue Chair by the Beige Wall
    Chair

    Chair كُرسي
    Opened Glass Window
    window

    Window شُبَاك
    White Wooden Cupboards
    Kitchen

    Kitchen

    مَطبخ

    Matbakh

    Woman in White Sweater Near Refrigerator
    Refrigerator

    Refrigerator ثَلاجة (براد)
    Stainless Steel Cooking Pot on Stove
    Stove

    Stove فرن
    White Plates on the Table
    Table

    Table طاولة
    Cooked Dishes on Table
    Food

    Food

    Dining Room

    طَعام

    Ta'am

    غُرفَةُ طَعام

    Ghurfat ta'am

    A Woman with a Written Word on Her Hand
    No

    No لا
    Close-Up Photo Of Text
    Yes

    Yes

    نعم

    Na'am

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    طالب

    Student

    Students

    طالب

    طلاب

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    بيت الطلاب

    Dorm بيتُ الطّلاب

    Cognate

    Cognate
    Meaning Formal / Written
    Sofa صوفا
    Television تلفزيون
    Radio راديو
    Film فيلم
    Restroom

    تواليت (مِرْحاض)

    Balcony بَـلَـكونَة
    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    Adjectives

    Adjectives in Arabic follow the nouns in everything. You should add "Taa Marbouta" تاء مربوطة "ة" to make the adjectives feminine.

    Arabic Adjectives
    English meaning Adjective (feminine) Adjective (masculine)
    Ugly قبيحَة قبيح
    Short قصيرَة قَصير
    Strong قَويَّة قَوي
    Big كَبيرَة كَبير
    Easy سَهلَة / Sahla سَهل / Sahl
    Tall / Long طَويلَة طويل
    Beautiful / Pretty جَميلَة / Jameela جَميل / Jameel
    Old / Ancient قديمَة / Qadeema قديم / Qadeem
    Wide / Spacious واسِعَة واسِع
    Narrow / Tight ضَيِّقَة ضَيِّق
    Smart ذَكيَّة ذَكي
    Query \(\PageIndex{3}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{4}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    Adjectives and their opposites

    Adjectives and their Opposite
    Opposite Adjective Opposite Adjective
    قَوي ضعيف بعيد قريب
    بَطيء سَريع حزين سعيد
    حار بارِد أَسْوَد أَبْيَض
    صَعب سَهل / Sahl صغير كَبير
    جديد قديم / Qadeem قَصير طويل
    ضَيِّق واسِع غَبي ذَكي
    Query \(\PageIndex{6}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{7}\)

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