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12.4: Vocabulary

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

  • Learn new vocabulary about professions and jobs.
  • Recognize words used in Arabic and English (Cognates).
  • Learn the verb (to work )

Vocabulary

This table provides vocabulary related to work:
Image Meaning Formal / Written Pronunciation
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Work/Job
Work/Job عَمَلْ

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Profession/Career
Profession/Career مِهنة

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Employee
Employee

(m.) مُوظّف

(f.) مُوظّفة

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Worker/Laborer
Worker/Laborer

(m.) عامِل

(f.) عامِلة

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Engineering
Engineering هَندَسة

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Engineer
Engineer

(m.) مُهندس

(f.) مُهندسة

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Law
Law مُحاماة

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Lawyer
Lawyer

(m.) مُحامي

(f.) مُحامية

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Judge
Judge (m./f.) قاضي

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Police
Police شُرطة

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Police Officer
Police Officer

(m.) شُرطي

(f.) شُرطيّة

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Journalism
Journalism صحافة

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Journalist
Journalist

(m.) صحفي

(f.) صحفيّة

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Aviation
Aviation طيران

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Pilot
Pilot

(m./f.) طيّار

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Military
Military جيش

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Soldier
Soldier (m./f.) عَسكري

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Military Officer
Military Officer (m./f.) ضابط

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Programming
Programming بَرمجة

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Programmer
Programmer

(m.) مُبرمج

(f.) مُبرمجة

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Translation
Translation تَرجمة

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Translator
Translator

(m.) مُترجم

(f.) مُترجمة

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Medicine
Medicine ْطِب

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Doctor
Doctor

(m.) طَبيب

(f.) طَبيبة

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Nurse
Nurse

(m.) مُمرّض

(f.) مُمرّضة

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Player
Player

(m.) لاعِب

(f.) لاعِبة

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Court/Field
Court/Field مَلعَبْ

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Music Playing
Music Playing ْعَزْف

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Musician
Musician

(m.) عازِف

(f.) عازِفة

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Driving
Driving قيادة

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Driver
Driver

(m.) سائِق

(f.) سائِقة

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Company
Company شَرِكة

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Teaching
Teaching تَدريس

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Teacher
Teacher

(m.) أُستاذ

(f.) أُستاذَة

Cognate

Some examples of cognate words are Coffee, Cotton, Gazelle, Alcohol, Henna, and Jasmine.

Cognate Word in English Cognate Word in Arabic Image Recording of Pronunciation

Blogger

(m./f.) بلوغر
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Blogger

YouTuber

(m./f.) يوتيوبر
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YouTuber

Coffee Qahwa/قهوة
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Coffee

Cotton Qutn/قطن
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Cotton

Gazelle Ghazaal/غزال
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Gazelle

Alcohol Alkuhoul/الكحول
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Alcohol

Jasmine Yasameen/ياسمين
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Jasmine

Activities

Query 12.4.1
Query 12.4.2
Query 12.4.3
Query 12.4.4
Query 12.4.5
Query 12.4.6

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