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4.2: 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).

New vocabulary:

Follow the following steps:

  1. Look at the pictures below for the new vocabulary
  2. Read the meaning
  3. Listen to the pronunciation
  4. Practice the pronunciation

Read and listen to the new vocabulary

Vocabulary
Image Pronunciation Meaning Formal / Written
Husband
Husband

Zawj

Zawji

Husband (noun)

My husband (noun)

زَوج

زَوجي

Wife
Wife

Zawjah

Zawjati

Wife (noun)

My wife (noun)

زَوجة

زَوجتي

Son
Son

Ibn

Ibni

Son (noun)

My son (noun)

ابن

ابني

daughter
source

Ibna

Ibnati

Daughter (noun)

My daughter (noun)

ابنة

ابنتي

Grandfather
Grandfather

Jadd

Jaddi

Grandfather (noun)

My grandfather (noun)

جَد

جَدي

Grandmother
Grandmother

Jaddah

Jaddahti

Grandmother (noun)

My grandmother (noun)

جَدّة

جَدّتي

Father
Father

Ab

Abi

Father (noun)

My father (noun)

أَب

أَبي

Mother
Mother

Umm

Ummi

Mother (noun)

My mother (noun)

أُم

أُمي

Professor, teacher (male)
Professor, teacher (male)

Ustaath

Professor, teacher (male) (noun)

أُستاذ

Professor, teacher (female)
Professor, teacher (female)
Usthaatha Professor, teacher (female) (noun)

أُستاذة

Mr.
Mr.

Sayyid

To introduce a male with no title.

(noun)

سَيِّد

Young Lady
To introduce a female with no title

Sayyida

To introduce a female with no title

(noun)

سَيِّدة

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

آنِسة

Young man
Young man

Shab

Young man (noun)

شاب

Young Lady
Young Lady
Shaba Young lady (noun)

شابة

Youths
Youths
Shabab Youths (noun)

شَباب

Family
Family
Usrah 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
Aa'ila Family (extended) (noun)

عائِلة

Black
Black
Aswad Black

أَسْوَد

Green
Green
Akdar Green

أَخْضَر

White
White; CC BY-SA 3.0
Abyad White

أَبْيَض

This is
This is ( for masculine)
Hathaa This is ( for masculine)

هذا

This is (f)
This is (for feminine)
Hathihi This is ( for feminine )

هذه

Drink; CC BY-SA 3.0
Sharab Drink (noun)

شَراب

Car
Car
Sayyaara Car (noun)

سَيَّارة

Rice
Rice
  Rice (noun)

أَرز

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

سوريا

Picture
Picture
 

Picture (noun)

صورة

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

Tafaddalii

Please come in ( for a male)

Please come in ( for a female)

تَفَضَّل

تَفَضَّلي

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I have; CC BY 2.0
Indi I have

عِندي

  Laysa indi I don't have

لَيْسَ عِندي

 

 

Cognate

cognate
Meaning Formal / Written
Secretary سكرتير
Salad سلطة
Pepsi بيبسي
Cigarette سيجارة
Cinema سينما
Biscuit بسكويت
Bus باص
Exercise 4.2.1:

Which word that does not belong with the rest of the words in the same line.

The word 1 2 3 4
Line 1 ابنة سيارة زوج زوجة
Line 2 أب جدة صورة جد
Line 3 اسود أبيض أسرة أخضر
Line 4 شاب أسود أستاذ سيد
Answer

سيارة

صورة

أسرة

أستاذ

Exercise: 4.2.2

Query 4.2.1
Query 4.2.1
Query 4.2.1

Exercise: 4.2.3

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Query 4.2.1
Query 4.2.1
Query 4.2.1

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