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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 \(\PageIndex{1}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{2}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Match each picture and sound with the right Arabic word.

    Query \(\PageIndex{4}\)
    Query \(\PageIndex{5}\)

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