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8.2: Vocabulary

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

  • Learn and say new vocabulary about the weather, and seasons.
  • Recognize words used in Arabic and English (Cognates).

Vocabulary

Vocabulary
Image Pronunciation Meaning Formal / Written
Orange sun and sea guls
Sun; CC BY-SA 2.0

A sun

The sun

ٌشَمْس

الشَّمْسُ

Video of Rain
Rain; (CC0 1.0) Universal

Rain

The rain

مَطَرٌ

الْمَطَرُ

White and grey cumulus mediocris clouds
Cloud; GNU Free Documentation License

Cloud

The cloud

ٌغُيوم

الْغُيومُ

White snow, snowing in Germany
Snow; CC0 Public Domain

Snow

The snow

ٌ ثَلْج

الـثَّـلْجُ

A cherry tree moving in the wind. The wind takes hold if the leaves, driving the branches to bob up and down, while the aerodynamically shaped cherries hang down rather undisturbed by the wind.
Wind; (CC0 1.0) Universal

A wind

The wind

ريحٌ

ُالرِّيح

A screenshot of weather showing thunderstorm
Weather; CC BY-SA 4.0

Weather

The weather

طَقْسٌ

الطَّقْـسُ

It also shows the max and minimum temperature recorded till date
Temperature; CC BY 3.0

Temperature

دَرَجَةُ الْـحَرارَةِ

Celsius temperature
Celsius; CC BY-SA 4.0

Celsius

دَرَجَةٌ مِـئَـوِيَّة

A basket full of candy, small gifts and two plastic butterfly. The basket has blue ribbons.
(source)

A gift

The gift

هَديَّةٌ

الْهَدِيَّةُ

Eid decorations in the middle of a Mall.
Eid/ holiday; CC BY-SA 4.0

A holiday

A feast

The holiday

The feast

عيدٌ

الْعيدُ

A cat enjoys some warm weather
Warm; CC BY 2.0

Warm

(adjective)

دافيٌّ

الدّافي

Hot weather in Dubai, and Range Rover is driven on the sand in the desert.
Hot; CC BY 2.0

Hot

(adjective)

حارٌّ

الْحار

Cold weather and snow is covering the streets. Few People are walking on the street and two buses.
Cold; CC BY-SA 3.0

Cold

(adjective)

بارِدٌ

الْـبارِدُ

Rays of sunlight through clouds in Dubai one afternoon/
Cloudy; CC BY-SA 4.0

Cloudy

(adjective)

غائِمٌ

الْغائِمُ

Clear water bay in Hong Kong
Clear; CC BY-SA 4.0

Clear

(adjective)

ٌّصافي

الصّافي

Umayyad mosque in Damascus early evening and blue sky.
Moderate

moderate

mild

modest

reasonable

مُعْتَدِلٌ

المُعْتَدِلُ

Wind turbine animated
Windy; CC BY-SA 3.0

Windy

(adjective)

عاصِفٌ

الْعاصِفُ

A view from a plane above a city.
(source)

High

(adjective)

عاليٌ

العاليُ

Star representing the band Low on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue
Low: (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Low

(adjective)

مُنـْخَفِضٌ

الْمُنْخَفِضُ

Frozen waterfalls in New York of U.S.
Frozen; CC0 Public Domain

Frozen

(adjective)

مُتَجَمِّدٌ

الْمُتَجَمِدُ

Dry Rock Wadi Rum in the desert valley in Southern Jordan is made of sandstone and granite rock.
Dry by Vyacheslav Argenberg; CC BY 4.0

Dry

(adjective)

جافٌّ

الْجافُّ

Olive varieties at a stall in a food market in Ankara.
Many; CC BY-SA 4.0

many

much

numerous

plentiful

(adjective)

كَثيرٌ

الْكَثيرُ

stew in a small bowel and spoon.
Few

few

little

small

(adjective)

قَليلٌ

الْقَليلُ

A woman is wearing a hat and sunglasses. She is standing on the side of the road and is taking a selfie. Her shadow is in the picture.
Sunny

Sunny

(adjective)

مُشْمِسٌ

الْمُشْمِسُ

Hard rain is falling on a roof with tart.
Rainy

Rainy

(adjective)

مُمْطِرٌ

الْمُمْطِرُ

Bouquet of red roses and other purple roses in a vase.
(source)

Nice

beautiful

lovely

pretty

(adjective)

جَميلٌ

الْجَميلُ

Ugly which wears a red scarf, black cap, and holds a broom with a group of other whiches with brooms. Also, there is a which is riding a broom.
Ugly; CC BY-SA 4.0

ugly

unsightly

(adjective)

قَبيحٌ

الْقَبيحُ

U.S. Navy recruiting poster from 2012. Sometimes We Rush in After the Storm, Sometimes We Are the Storm. Five Navy ships are sealing in the ocean
Sometime; CC0 Public Domain

sometime

(adverb)

أحياناً

Red arrow sign and very hot is written in yellow.
Very; CC0 Public Domain

very

so

quite

(adverb)

جداً

Seasons

Seasons
Image Pronunciation Meaning Formal / Written
First day, fall semester 2021 - Germanna Community College. Welcome back sign is on a column.
Semester

Season

Semester

Class

Division

ٌفَـصْل

الْفَصْلُ

A tree is standing alone in tbe middle of the hill in four seasons.
Four Seasons; CC BY-SA 3.0

Four seasons

الْـفُصولُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ

A sandy beach, some palm trees, and people hanging on the beach
Summer; CC BY-SA 3.0

Summer

صَيْفٌ

ُالصَّـيْـف

فَصْلُ الصَّيْفِ

Snow covers the meadows in Damascus, Syria.
Winter

Winter

شِتاءٌ

الشِّــتاءُ

فَصْلُ الشِّــتاءِ

Spring at Cuyamaca Community College in the east county of San Diego
Spring

Spring

رَبيعٌ

الرّبيعُ

فَصْلُ الرَّبيعِ

Fall in Damascus, two ladies are standing under the tree in the middle of the park, and the yellow leaves are covering the ground.Fall

Fall

خَريفٌ

الْخَريفُ

فَصْلُ الْخَريفِ

Months

Months of the year
Image Pronunciation Meaning Formal / Written
A phrase Happy New Year is written in water coloring
Happy New Year

Year

سَــنَةٌ

السَّـنَةُ

A rectangle sheet from a calendar, and it has the numbers from 1 to 30 in red color.
Calendar

Month

ٌشَـهْـر

ُالشَّــهْـر

Grey calendar sheet for the month of January and the numbers 1 to 31.
January

January

يَـناير

Bule calendar sheet with white small squares and written on it the number 18 and the word February.
February

February

فِبْراير

March 8 and three red rosses on a blue card.
March

March

مارس

A calendar sheet with small sections and the word April was written in the top right corner.
April

April

أَبْريل

paper calendar and the top paper has May and number 31.
May

May

مايو

A black card and with June and number in white and grey and white Asian simples.
June

June

يونيو

Fourth of July calendar paper white, red and blue.
July

July

يوليو

Months of the year poster and the word August is circled in blak.
Augusts; CC BY-SA 4.0

Augustus

أغسطس

A mail stamp on September fifth, 2012.
September

September

سَبْتَمبَر

Calendar sheet for October 15th.
October

October

أوكْتوبِر

November 14th sheet of the calendar in yellow and red. In the corner the initials of the days and the numbers from 1 to 30.
November

November

نوفَـمبَر

December calendar in white and black numbers.
December

December

ديسَـمْبَر

Activities

Practice learning the four seasons:

Query 8.2.1
Query 8.2.2
Query 8.2.3

Match each picture and sound with the right Arabic word.

Query 8.2.4
Query 8.2.5

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