5.2: 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 months used in Arabic and English (Cognates).
Learn the most common adjectives in Arabic in masculine and feminine forms.

New Vocabulary

Follow the following steps:

Look at the pictures below for the new vocabulary
Read the meaning
Listen to the pronunciation
Practice the pronunciation

Read and listen to the new vocabulary

**Vocabulary Images**
Image	Pronunciation	Meaning	Formal/Written
صَديق		Friend	صديق
Street		Street	شَارِع
Number	Raqm	Number	رَقْم
Address		Address	عِنْوان
Blue		blue	أَزْرَق
Yellow		yellow	أَصْفَر
Baghdad		Baghdad	بَغداد
Abu Dhabi		Abu Dhabi	أَبو ظَبي
Aden		Aden	عَدن
Doctor		Doctor	طَبيب
Building		Building	بِناية

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Adjectives and opposites

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)
Close	قريبَة	قريب
Far	بعيدَة	بعيد
Cold	بارِدة	بارِد
Hot	حارَة	حار
New	جديدَة	جديد
Weird	غريبَة	غريب
Small/ Little/ Young	صغيرَة	صغير
Ugly	قبيحَة	قبيح
Short	قصيرَة	قَصير
Weak	ضعيفَة	ضعيف
Strong	قَويَّة	قَوي
Stupid	غَبيَّة	غَبي
Happy	سعيدَة	سعيد
Sad	حَزينَة	حزين
Fast	سَريعَة	سَريع
Slow	بطيئَة	بَطيء
Hard / Difficult	صَعْبَة	صَعب

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Adjectives and their opposites

Adjectives and their Opposite
Opposite	Adjective	Opposite	Adjective
قَوي	ضعيف	بعيد	قريب
بَطيء	سَريع	حزين	سعيد
حار	بارِد	أَسْوَد	أَبْيَض

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Months Names In Arabic (Cognates)

Months of the year
Image	Meaning	Formal / Written
Happy New Year	Year	سَــنَةٌ
Calendar	Month	ٌشَـهْـر
January	January	يَـناير
February	February	فِبْراير
March	March	مارس
April	April	أَبْريل
May	May	مايو
June	June	يونيو
July	July	يوليو
Augusts; CC BY-SA 4.0	Augustus	أغسطس
September	September	سَبْتَمبَر
October	October	أوكْتوبِر
November	November	نوفَـمبَر
December	December	ديسَـمْبَر

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Activities

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