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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 Pronunciation
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    Work/Job
    Work/Job عَمَلْ

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    Profession/Career
    Profession/Career مِهنة

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    Employee
    Employee

    (m.) مُوظّف

    (f.) مُوظّفة

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    Worker/Laborer
    Worker/Laborer

    (m.) عامِل

    (f.) عامِلة

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    Engineering
    Engineering هَندَسة

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    Engineer
    Engineer

    (m.) مُهندس

    (f.) مُهندسة

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    Law
    Law مُحاماة

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    Lawyer
    Lawyer

    (m.) مُحامي

    (f.) مُحامية

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    Judge
    Judge (m./f.) قاضي

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    Police
    Police شُرطة

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    Police Officer
    Police Officer

    (m.) شُرطي

    (f.) شُرطيّة

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    Journalism
    Journalism صحافة

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    Journalist
    Journalist

    (m.) صحفي

    (f.) صحفيّة

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    Aviation
    Aviation طيران

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    Pilot
    Pilot

    (m./f.) طيّار

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    Military
    Military جيش

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    Soldier
    Soldier (m./f.) عَسكري

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    Military Officer
    Military Officer (m./f.) ضابط

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    Programming
    Programming بَرمجة

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    Programmer
    Programmer

    (m.) مُبرمج

    (f.) مُبرمجة

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    Translation
    Translation تَرجمة

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    Translator
    Translator

    (m.) مُترجم

    (f.) مُترجمة

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    Medicine
    Medicine ْطِب

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    Doctor
    Doctor

    (m.) طَبيب

    (f.) طَبيبة

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    Nurse
    Nurse

    (m.) مُمرّض

    (f.) مُمرّضة

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    Player
    Player

    (m.) لاعِب

    (f.) لاعِبة

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    Court/Field
    Court/Field مَلعَبْ

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    Music Playing
    Music Playing ْعَزْف

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    Musician
    Musician

    (m.) عازِف

    (f.) عازِفة

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    Driving
    Driving قيادة

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    Driver
    Driver

    (m.) سائِق

    (f.) سائِقة

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    Company
    Company شَرِكة

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    Teaching
    Teaching تَدريس

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    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 Recording of Pronunciation

    Blogger

    (m./f.) بلوغر
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    Blogger

    YouTuber

    (m./f.) يوتيوبر
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    YouTuber

    Coffee Qahwa/قهوة
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    Coffee

    Cotton Qutn/قطن
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    Cotton

    Gazelle Ghazaal/غزال
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    Gazelle

    Alcohol Alkuhoul/الكحول
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    Alcohol

    Jasmine Yasameen/ياسمين
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    Jasmine

    Activities

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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 Audio 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

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