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3.2: New Vocabulary

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    Learning Objectives

    In this section, you will be able to:

    • Explore common clothing items.
    • Learn the names of accessories that complement outfits and some types of clothing.

    Introduction

    In this chapter, you will learn clothing vocabulary, which is essential in daily conversations, whether you’re describing what you’re wearing, going shopping, or discussing styles with friends. By learning these words, you’ll gain the tools to talk about your personal style, describe what others are wearing, and understand cultural clothing differences. As you practice, think about your own clothing style and how you’d describe it in Arabic. This vocabulary will be useful in real-life situations, whether you’re shopping, asking about sizes, or simply chatting about fashion!

    Cognates (الكلمات المشتركة مع الإنجليزية)

    These words resemble English words, making them easier for students to remember:

    • تي شيرت – T-shirt
    • جاكيت – jacket
    • بنطلون جينز – jeans
    • بلوزة – blouse
    • بدلة – suit
    • نظارة – glasses
    • نظارة شمسية – sunglasses
    • صندل – sandals

    Basic Clothing Items (أسماء الملابس الأساسية)

    This group includes essential vocabulary describing different types of clothing:

    • قميص – shirt
    • بنطلون – pants
    • تنورة – skirt
    • فستان – dress
    • حذاء – shoes
    • قميص داخلي – undershirt
    • جوارب – socks
    • ملابس نوم (بيجاما)– sleepwear (pajamas)

    Accessories (الإكسسوارات)

    Vocabulary for accessories that complement clothing:

    • قبعة – hat
    • حقيبة – bag/purse
    • حزام – belt
    • وشاح – scarf
    • قفازات – gloves
    • حذاء بكعب – high-heeled shoes
    • أحذية رياضية – sneakers

    Types of Clothing (أنواع الملابس)

    Vocabulary describing different clothing styles:

    • ملابس رياضية – sportswear
    • ملابس رسمية – formal wear
    • بدلة رسمية – formal suit
    • ملابس تقليدية – traditional clothing
    • حجاب – hijab

    Material Descriptions (أوصاف المواد)

    Vocabulary describing materials or fabrics that clothes are made of:

    • قطن – cotton
    • جلد – leather

    General Descriptions (أوصاف عامة)

    General vocabulary that may be used to describe clothing or styles:

    • مقاس – size
    • لون – color
    • التسوق – shopping

    New Vocabulary

    In this table, you will find vocabulary related to the chapter's theme. In each line, you can find the word in the singular and plural forms, if possible, meaning in English, the word in a sentence, and the audio for the new words in singular, plural, and the sentence. In addition, you hear the word's pronunciation in singular and plural forms from the audio in the dialog cards activity. Listen and repeat the Arabic pronunciation of the new Vocabulary. You should know that the new vocabulary will be integrated into the interactive contexts by scaffolding upon the previously learned vocabulary in earlier Arabic OERs.

    Here are the new words you’ll be learning:

    المفردات الجديدة New Vocabulary
    Audio The New Word in Sentence Meaning Plural Singular

    يلبس أحمد قميصًا أزرقَ كلَّ يومٍ في العمل shirt قمصان قميص

    تشتري أختي حذاءً رياضيًا جديدًا shoe أحْذيَّة حذاء

    أحبُّ أن ألبِسَ بنطلوني الجينز كلَّ يوم pants بنطلونات /بناطيل بنطلون

    ِتلبسُ ليلى تنورةً جميلةً في الحفلة skirt تنانير تنورَة

    خالتي ناديا تحِبُّ أنْ تلبسَ الفساتين بألوانٍ كثيرة dress فَساتين فُستان

    الجوُّ باردٌ، سألبسُ السِّترَةَ الشَّتَويّة jacket سِترات سِتْرَة

    ألبسُ المعطفَ الثقيلَ في الشِّتاء coat مَعاطف معطف

    يلبِسُ آدم قبعةً بيضاءَ في فصلِ الصّيفِ، وقبعةً سوداءَ في فصلِ الشِّتاء hat قبعات قبعة

    أحبُّ أن ألْبِسَ البلوزات القُطنية في فصلِ الصَّيف blouse بلوزات بلوزة

    يلبسُ سامرٌ بدلةً رسميةً في العَمل suit بَدْلات بدْلَة

    ِأريدُ ربطةَ عنقٍ لِلقميصِ الأبيض tie رَبَطات عُنق ربطة عنق

    ًتلبسُ سارة جوارباً قطنية sock جوارب جَورَب

    تشتري سارة حقيبةً جديدةً مِنَ المَرْكَزِ التِّجاري bag/ purse حَقائِب حقيبة

    ِيلبسُ علي نظّارةً طبيةً للقراءة glasses نظارات نظّارَة

    هذا الحزامُ جيدٌ لهذا البنطلونِ الأسود belt أحْزِمَة حِزام

    ٍصديقتي تلبس حجابًا بألوانٍ جميلة hijab حِجابات حِجاب

    سألبسُ القَفازات لأنَّ الطقسَ باردٌ gloves قفّازات قفّاز

    سأشتري الوشاحَ الأحمرَ مع المعطفَ الأسود scarf أوْشِحَة / وَشائِح وِشاح

    أفضلُ أنْ أليسَ الصَّندلَ في الصَّيف sandals صنادِل صنْدَل

    ما هوَ لونُ فستانُكِ المُفضل؟ color أَلوان لَون

    هَلْ عندَكمْ هذا البَنطلون بِمقاسي؟ size مَقاسات / مقاييس مقاس

    ما هو نوعُ الملابسِ التي تفضلينها؟ type أَنْواع نَوع

    Practices

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    Describing Types of Clothing in Arabic

    In Arabic, when we describe clothing, the adjective comes after the noun and agrees with it in gender (masculine or feminine), when the subject is a non-human plural, the adjective or predicate used to describe it takes the feminine singular form, regardless of the grammatical gender or number of the noun. Non-human plurals are treated as a collective group in Arabic. This grammatical feature simplifies agreement by treating the plural noun as a singular feminine entity.

    For example:

    • ملابس قطنية (cotton clothes) – The adjective قطنية (cotton) is feminine singular to match the non-human plural noun ملابس.
    • حذاء رياضي (sports shoe) – The adjective رياضي (sports) is masculine to match the masculine noun حذاء.
    • قبعة جلدية (leather hat) – The adjective جلدية (leather) is feminine to match the feminine noun قبعة.

    Using these adjectives, we can label different types of clothing:

    • ملابس رياضية (sports clothes)
    • ملابس رسمية (formal clothes)
    • ملابس تقليدية (traditional clothes)
    • قميص قطني أبيض (a white cotton shirt)
    • حذاء رياضي أسود (a black sports shoe)
    • فستان تقليدي أزرق (a blue traditional dress)
    • جاكيت جلدي بني (a brown leather jacket)
    • حجاب قطن وردي (a pink cotton hijab)
    • بلوزة رسمية بيضاء (a white formal blouse)

    By practicing, you can describe a wide range of clothing items in Arabic accurately and clearly.

    Activities

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    Check Your Understanding

    • Choose five clothing items from magazines or the internet, create a digital or paper collage, and write a description in Arabic. Include adjectives and prepositions.
      • Examples:
        • في الصورة، يوجد جاكيت جلدي بني
        • الحقيبة بجانب الحذاء الأسود
        • أحب هذه الملابس لأنَّها رسميَّة
    • With a partner, create and perform a shopping dialogue in Arabic. One student is the shopper, the other is the store clerk. Include the following:
      • Greetings
      • Asking about a specific item (color, size, type)
      • Responding using vocabulary from the chapter
      • Expressing preference using “أفضل” or “أريد”
      • Example:
        • الزبونة: مرحبًا، هل عندكم فساتين قطنية؟
        • البائعة: نعم، لدينا فساتين قطنية بألوان مختلفة. ما هو مقاسكِ؟
    • Write a short description of an outfit you wore or want to wear for an event. Use five clothing or accessory words, three adjectives, and 3 prepositions of placE
      • Example:
        • في الحفلة، لبست فستانًا أزرقَ طويلًا.
        • لبست وشاحًا ورديًا فوق الفستان.
        • كانت حقيبتي بجانب الباب.
    • Draw or digitally design your ideal outfit. Then write a paragraph (5–6 sentences) describing it in Arabic. Use vocabulary from the unit, including materials (e.g., cotton, leather), types (formal, traditional), and colors.
      • Example: في فصلي المفضل، أحب أن ألبس قميصًا قطنيًا أبيضَ مع بنطلون جينز أزرق . ألبس حذاء رياضيًّا رماديًّا، وأحمل حقيبة جلدية سوداء.
    • In groups, prepare a “mini fashion show” presentation in Arabic. Each student describes what a classmate is “wearing” using vocabulary and grammar from the chapter.
      • Example:
        • أحمد يلبس جاكيتًا بنيًا مع حزام أسود.
        • تلبس ناديا قبعة شتوية وقفازات.
    • Look at the image of the young man. Write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) describing what he is wearing in Arabic. Use the vocabulary you’ve learned in this unit. Include:
    A young Arab man wearing a white shirt, a blue denim jacket, blue jeans, a light pink scarf, and a white hijab. He is carrying a black leather bag on his shoulder and standing against a neutral wall.
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    At least 5 clothing or accessory words (e.g., قميص، جاكيت، وشاح، حقيبة، بنطلون)

    • At least 3 adjectives (e.g., أبيض، أسود، قطني، جلدي، شتوي)
    • At least 2 prepositions of place (e.g., فوق، بجانب، تحت)
      • Example:
        • في الصورة، يلبس الرجل قميصًا أبيضَ وبنطلونَ جينز أزرق.
        • يرتدي جاكيتًا جينز فوق القميص.
        • يلبس وشاحًا ورديًا حول رقبته.
        • يحمل حقيبةً سوداءَ على كتفه.
        • الحزام الأسودُ حول البنطلون.

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