10.2: Vocabulary

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

Learn new vocabulary about professions and jobs.
Recognize words used in Arabic and English (Cognates).
Learn the verb (to work )

Vocabulary

This table provides vocabulary related to work:
Image	Meaning	Formal / Written
Work/Job	Work/Job	عَمَلْ
Profession/Career	Profession/Career	مِهنة
Employee	Employee	(m.) مُوظّف (f.) مُوظّفة
Worker/Laborer	Worker/Laborer	(m.) عامِل (f.) عامِلة
Engineering	Engineering	هَندَسة
Engineer	Engineer	(m.) مُهندس (f.) مُهندسة
Law	Law	مُحاماة
Lawyer	Lawyer	(m.) مُحامي (f.) مُحامية
Judge	Judge	(m./f.) قاضي
Police	Police	شُرطة
Police Officer	Police Officer	(m.) شُرطي (f.) شُرطيّة
Journalism	Journalism	صحافة
Journalist	Journalist	(m.) صحفي (f.) صحفيّة
Aviation	Aviation	طيران
Pilot	Pilot	(m./f.) طيّار
Military	Military	جيش
Soldier	Soldier	(m./f.) عَسكري
Military Officer	Military Officer	(m./f.) ضابط
Programming	Programming	بَرمجة
Programmer	Programmer	(m.) مُبرمج (f.) مُبرمجة
Translation	Translation	تَرجمة
Translator	Translator	(m.) مُترجم (f.) مُترجمة
Medicine	Medicine	ْطِب
Doctor	Doctor	(m.) طَبيب (f.) طَبيبة
Nurse	Nurse	(m.) مُمرّض (f.) مُمرّضة
Player	Player	(m.) لاعِب (f.) لاعِبة
Court/Field	Court/Field	مَلعَبْ
Music Playing	Music Playing	ْعَزْف
Musician	Musician	(m.) عازِف (f.) عازِفة
Driving	Driving	قيادة
Driver	Driver	(m.) سائِق (f.) سائِقة
Company	Company	شَرِكة
Teaching	Teaching	تَدريس
Teacher	Teacher	(m.) أُستاذ (f.) أُستاذَة

Cognate

Some examples of cognate words are Coffee, Cotton, Gazelle, Alcohol, Henna, and Jasmine.

Cognate Word in English	Cognate Word in Arabic	Image
Blogger	(m./f.) بلوغر	Blogger
YouTuber	(m./f.) يوتيوبر	YouTuber
Coffee	Qahwa/قهوة	Coffee
Cotton	Qutn/قطن	Cotton
Gazelle	Ghazaal/غزال	Gazelle
Alcohol	Alkuhoul/الكحول	Alcohol
Jasmine	Yasameen/ياسمين	Jasmine

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New Present Tense Verb (to work)

You will learn a new verb (to work = عمل) in the table below.

To Work عمِلَ
Example	Meaning	Arabic Meaning
أنا أعْمَلُ في شرِكَة كبيرَة	I work	أَعْمَلُ
نحنُ نَعْمَلُ في مكتبِ مُحاماةٍ	We work	نَعْمَلُ
هل تعْمَلُ طيّاراً في شركة أمريكان للطيران، يا رامي؟	You work (Masculine/ Singular)	تَعْمَلُ
هل تعملين مُبَرمِجَةً في شركةِ آبل، يا رَانيا؟	You work (Feminine/ Singular)	تَعْمَلين
هل تعْمَلون في شركة غوغل، يا شباب؟	You work (all)	تَعْمَلُون
أخي أحمَد يعملُ مهندساً في السعوديّة	He works	يَعْمَلُ
أختي تعمَلُ شُرطيَّةً في مدينةِ نيويورك	She works	تَعْمَلُ
هم يعملون في الصَّحافةِ الالكترونية	They (all) work	يَعْمَلُون