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Introduction

Words, words, words! To get ahead in a language, it is important to

build up a base of essential vocabulary. The aim of this book is to
help you do just that and, moreover, to make the process as
efficient and interesting as possible.

ABOUT THIS BOOK AND CD

Each of the 1 6 topics covers an area of everyday life, and contains:

Core vocabulary: the key words that will help you build a foundation
in each topic area.
Further vocabulary: this will supplement the core vocabulary and enhance
your command of the language.
Exercises: the purpose of the exercises is to bring the vocabulary
to life. They will help you progress from recognizing the words to
actually using them, seeing how they relate to each other and
making them yours. They start with the most basic words and
then increase in sophistication. A final freer exercise allows you to
express yourself using your new vocabulary.
Language tips: these explain small points of grammar and
spelling to help you use the words with greater confidence.
Flashcards: an invaluable aid to help you memorize the core
vocabulary. You can take the words with you wherever you go.
Audio CD: gives invaluable support for pronunciation of the topic
vocabulary, using native-speaker voices. See the audio CD face for
track details.
finally, there is a section with Examination advice. This section
contains tips on how to prepare for examinations and tests. There
is also a list of questions and astructions (rubrics) which
frequently appear in public examinations.

)6u'll find suggestions and tips on using this book on pages 67.
INTRODUCTION 3
Contents
How to use this book
AS A STUDENT

If you are studying on your own, here is one way of working

through the book:
I Start with the core vocabulary, using the audio CD and flashcards to
help you. (Advice on using the flashcards is given below.) Take your
time in getting to know these essential words, perhaps over the
course of a few days, until you feel comfortable with them.
2 Then take a look at the further vocabulary and phrases. Just try
and familiarize yourself with these. There is no need to
memorize them.
3 Now it is time to try the exercises. As much as possible, make use of
the words you can remember, without looking them up. When you
have been through the exercises once, refer back to the lists to see
which words you need to review.
4 The final exercises are more open-ended than the others and give
you space for personal expression. Feel free to use the words that
interest you the most. If you have access to a teacher or a friend
who knows Arabic, perhaps you can ask them to look over your
work and tell you what they think.
If you are attending a course, you can use this book to
reinforce and enrich your learning: the word lists and
flashcards will give you vocabulary to supplement what you
have learned in class; the language tips will highlight and
explain the most important grammatical points; the basic
exercises will allow you to test your knowledge; and the
writing exercises will improve your composition skills.

AS A TEACHER

If you are a teacher, this book is a key classroom tool. Each topic
serves as either reinforcement or a point of departure for the study of
different aspects of everyday life. The flashcards, exercises and tips
can be used to back up and complement the material covered in class,
and can also be the basis for classroom activities.
 TIPS FOR LEARNING VOCABULARY

I Relax! You will take in a lot more if you are at ease and having fun.
2 Say the words out loud, mimicking the native-speaker pronunciation on
the CD. The vocabulary does not just exist on paper it is meant to be
spoken. Repeat each word over and over so that you feel comfortable
saying it.
6 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
3 Carry the CD and flashcards around with you. Whenever you have a spare
moment, test yourself by playing the CD or by going through a few cards.
4 use the flashcards as labels, especially for everyday items. Stick them
onto the items they refer to so that you associate them with their Arabic
name.
5 use the flashcards to store the words in your long-term memory. Here is how:
Take five envelopes and label them I to 5.
Place the flashcards for a topic in envelope I.
Go through the cards and place the words you know into envelope 2 and
keep the rest in envelope l .
The next week, go through them again. If you still know a word in envelope 2,
move it along to envelope 3. If you know a word from envelope I, move it
along to envelope 2. If you do not know a word, put it back in envelope l .
Each week, do the same, moving the cards to the next envelope if you know
the word, or back to envelope I if you do not. Keep going until all the words
are in envelope 5.
6 Play a memory game. Lay the flashcards for a topic out on a table, with the
Arabic face up. Choose a card and say the meaning of the word out loud. Then
turn the card over to check. If you got the meaning right, you can take the card
away. If not, put it back and try another card. Once you can do this, turn all of
the cards over and try the same thing, but this time from English into Arabic.
7 If you are having difficulty learning a particular word, stick its flashcard onto
something you use a lot, such as a refrigerator. Each time you want to use that
item, you have to say the word and its meaning before you can go any further!
8 Work with someone else. Test each other on the vocabulary and go through the
exercises together. A shared activity can be more enjoyable and motivating.

HOW THE VOCABULARY IS PRESENTED

I All the vocabulary lists are recorded and transliterated to help with
pronunciation.
2 Arabic plurals are either sound (ending in for sound masculine plural, for
sound feminine plural) or broken (various forms). It is worth learning the plural
with the singular. Plurals are given in brackets for most nouns, e.g. (034)
3 You can assume adjectives use the sound plurals unless otherwise
shown.
4 Each verb is given in the past tense and then the present tense, always in the
third person masculine ("he") form, e.g.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
CORE VOCABULARY
 peace be on you as-salaamu Calaykum and on you be
peace (reply) wa calaykum as-salaam

please min faDIak (f min faDIik)

goodbye mac as-salaama

1 ana
you (m, f) anta, anti
you (mpl, fpl) antum, antunna
we naHnu
he huwa
she hiya
they (m, f) hum, hunna
in
on cala
from min
to, for Ii
with maca
above fawqa
below taHta
beside bijaanib
FURTHER
VOCABULARY
 c

it'snot
until we meet ilal-liqaa'
(again)
see you araaka (f araaki) ghadan/qariiban Ob
tomorrow/soon
i
 c
with
best
wishes

God give
you strength
thus has God willed (always used
approvingly)
 I. Look at the pictures and decide what the people are saying to
each other, choosing from the expressions in the box below, as in
the example.
2. Each of these people is referring to a particular person or group.
Match the pronouns to the pictures.

3. Where's the cat? use an appropriate preposition (in, on, etc.) to

say where
4. You are sending a card to your friend, Ahmad, on his birthday.
Write a brief message, using phrases from the list. Some of the
words are given as clues.

it is written joined to the following noun: L.i qiTTa (a cat), LIlI al-qtlTa (the
cat);
the pronunciation varies depending on the opening sound of the following
noun: al-qiTTa (the cat), but as-sayyaara (the car);

it elides with the previous word if this ends with a vowel:

fis-sayyaara (in the car); naHnu I-mudarrisuun (we're the teachers).
TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME 19
kitchen maTbakh (maTaabikh)
bathroom Hammaam (Hammaamaat)
garden, park Hadiiqa (Hadaa'iq) ( 33A>)
C C
street shaari (shawaari )

to rent ista'jara, yasta'jir

rent iijaar
furnished mafruush
sijaada
(sijaad)

20 TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME

 VOCABULARY
FURTHER

Zamalik.
I'd like to rent a furnished
apartment.
My room is small but it's comfortable.

TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME 21

 REMEMBER
Arabic is a cursive, or "joined up" script. Words are not generally
written as separated letters. The main exception to this is
crosswords and word squares. The Arabic solutions run right to
left or top to bottom, and the letters are written in their separate,
complete form. For example, the word (old) would be written like
this:
across J down

If a word is written with a shadda ( this letter will be repeated

twice in the word squares in this book, for example (reading left
to right): ; = as.

22 TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME

I. Complete the crossword using the Arabic equivalents of the
words in the list. (Read the tip on page 1 6 before you start.)

TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME 23

2. Label the pictures with the appropriate adjective in the box
below.

3. Translate the sentences below. Remember that if the noun is

feminine, the adjective needs Z/ S.

a The house is large.

b The villa is old.

c The lift is crowded.

d The apartment is new and furnished.

e The room is comfortable.

24 TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME

4. Label the rooms in the house, using the words in the box.

5. Write 34 sentences about your home. Include details such as:

whether it's a house or an apartment (how many floors?)
a short description (quiet? comfortable? large?, etc.)
one or two details about the individual rooms

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 CORE VOCABULARY
family (immediate) usra (usar)
c
family (extended) aa'ila (Caa'ilaat)

relative qariib (aqaarib)

father ab (aabaa')
mother umm (ummahaat)
parents waalidaan/waalidayn
brother akh (ikhwa)
sister ukht (akhawaat)
son ibn (abnaa')
daughter ibna (banaat)
wife zawja (zawjaat)
husband zawj (azwaaj)
(ct"i)
boy walad (awlaad)
girl bint (banaat)
C
uncle (paternal) amm (acmaam) ( pta)

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TOPIC 2: HOUSE AND HOME 27
 married mutazawwij
marriage zawaaj

youth shaabb (shabaab, shubbaan)

friend Sadiiq (aSdiqaa')
to be born wulida, yuulad
to die maata, yamuut
to get married tazawwaja, yatazawwaj
FURTHER
VOCABULARY
members of the afraad al- caa'ila
family

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TOPIC 3: FAMILY AND FRIENDS 29
 TOPIC3

I. How many of the words from the list can you find?

t t
t

2. Fill in the gaps in the family tree.

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3. Fill the boxes with synonyms (words with the same meaning) or
near-synonyms.

4. Complete the following sentences.

32 TOPIC 3: FAMILY AND FRIENDS

5. Write 45 sentences about your family and friends.
Include details such as:
how many brothers and sisters or children you have (+ names)
where and when you and other family members were born
the name(s) of friend(s) and where you met them

REMEMBER
When jab (father), akh (brother) and ham (father-in-
law) are put in front of another noun or a possessive ending
("his", "her", etc.), they usually become abuu, akhuu and
TOPIC 3: FAMILY AND FRIENDS 33
 hamuu: abuu saami (Sami's father), akhuuhaa (her
brother), hamuu diinaa (Dina's father-in-law). The main
exception is for "my": abi (my father), akhi (my brother).

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 manners, morals akhlaaq
feelings shucuur
not, non-, un- (+ ghayr
noun/adjective)

happy masruur
sad Haziin (Hazaanaa)
truthful Saadiq

similar mushaabih
strange ghariib
normal, usual caadii
generous kariim (kiraam) ( PI*S) NOS miserly bakhiil (bukhalaa')
ltelligent dhakii (adhkiyaa')(ekSSi) ,ss stupid ghabii (aghbiyaa')

kasuul

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FURTHER VOCABULARY
mood, temperament mizaaj (amzija)
loyal wafli (awfiyaa')

noisy Daajj
quiet haadi'
4:

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rudeness, of
loneliness wiHda
fear khawf
excitement ithaara 3001.
surprising mud-hish
horrible faZiiC

pleasant Zariif (Zurafaa')

selfish anaanii

AND

TOPIC 3: FAMILY AND FRIENDS 39

I. Find words from the main vocabulary list to describe the people
in the pictures.

2. Write down the opposites of the adjectives below.

40 TOPIC 4: CHARACTER FEELINGS

 4:

TOPIC CHARACTER AND FEELINGS 41

 4. Here is a short paragraph in which someone describes the
personality of a cousin, Leila:

Now write a similar paragraph about someone you know, or a

famous person. use the following phrases to help you:
his/her name is...
he/she is from...
he/she lives in..
among his/her positive
characteristics is that he/she. ..
among his/her negative
characteristics is that he/she...

42 TOPIC 4: CHARACTER FEELINGS

 4:

TOPIC CHARACTER AND FEELINGS 43

44 TOPIC 5: SHOPPING
price siCr (ascaar)/ thaman
(athmann)
cash (money) naqd (nuquud)
money, wealth maal (arnwaal)
(Jlyi)
JL.
inexpensive rakhiiS
expensive (indefinite/definite)ghaalin/al-ghaalii
c
sale, offer arD (CuruuD)

seller baa 'iC (baa'a)

merchant taajir (tujjaar)
bakery makhbaz (makhaabiz)
butcher jazzaar (jazzaaruun/-iin)

(tSLZ)
fishmonger sammaak (sammaakuun/-iin)

grocer baqqaal (baqqaaluun/-iin)

c
perfume/spice seller aTTaar (CaTTaaruun/-iin)

tailor khayyaaT (khayyaaTuun/-iin)

jeweller Saa'igh (Suyyaagh)

sack, bag kiis (akyaas) ([Link])

0-4
copper nuHaas

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 majjaanii
hadiya (hadaaya)
( kl.u)

is found, located (m/f) yuujad/tuujad

FURTHER VOCABULARY

46 TOPIC 5: SHOPPING
TOPIC 5: SHOPPING 47
 I. Choose a word from the list below to describe each of the
pictures

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TOPIC 5: SHOPPING 49
 2. Match the shop signs with the activities:
A Have your shirt mended D Buy a packet of sugar
B Change travellers' cheques E Find a bargain
C Browsefor souvenirs F Try outsomelocalperfumes

3. Circle the odd-one-out in each set

of words.

$ ..'43

50 TOPIC 5: SHOPPING
4. Make six sentences about a shopping trip, using the grid below
to help you the sentences. The first column gives you
expressions to gy when you went; the next column gives verbs of
movement; the next says
here you went; the remaining columns show how to say why
you went.
shopping places, verbs of expressions
items intention
verbs people movement of time

(buy) (to) (the market) (I went to) (in the morning)

la-a
(gifts) (the shop) (we went to) (in the afternoon)
(choose) (in order to)

(clothes) (exchange) (the bank) (I walked to) (in the evening)

(cheques) (change) (the grocer) (we walked to) (firstly)

etc. (see etc. (see
vocabular vocabular
y) y) (then)

(after that)

example:

In Arabic, we literally say: "l went to the market so that I

(may) buy some clothes" So, after ..
l li and s....l:s Hatta, you need to use the present tense in
the same person as the subject.
If you want to talk about the material something is made from,
add -ii to make the noun for the material into an adjective:

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TOPIC 6: CLOTHES AND COLOURS 53
54 TOPIC 6: CLOTHES AND COLOURS
FURTHER
VOCABULARY

to repair aSIaHa, yuSliH

USEFUL PHRASES
These clothes suit you
What's your size? ICS
Is this silk/cotton/wool?
I'd prefer the colour to be darker/lighter.
waistcoat Sudayriyya (Sudayriyyaat)
ring khaatim (khawaatim) ( t3.*)
earring qirT (aqraaT)

necklace qilaada (qalaa'id)

to put on irtadaa, yartadii
to iron kawaa, yakwii

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raincoat miCTaf maTarii
(macaaTlf maTariyya)

tie rabTat (ribaaT) al-CUnUCl

scarf wushaaH (wushuH) ( c.') CL'

buckle mishbak (mashaabik) (4.51")
t C
sole na l (ni aal)
Eat what you like, and wear
what other people would like.
(proverb)

REMEMBER
Non-human plurals are grammatically feminine singular in Arabic.
What does this mean? It means that when talking about clothing,
groceries and other items, then all the verbs, pronouns, and
adjectives you use with them must be in the feminine singular. So
how do you say "These clothes are comfortable. I like them a lot"?
Right
(Notice in the vocabulary list that the feminine for some colours is
irregular.)

56 TOPIC 6: CLOTHES AND COLOURS

I . Find words in the vocabulary list to describe the pictures below.

2- Circle the odd-one-out in each set of words.

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3. Maryam is a very tidy person. She has a shelf for each type of
clothing.
Shelf I : upper body clothing (blouses, sweaters, etc.)
Shelf 2: lower body clothing (trousers,
skirts, etc.) Shelf 3: jewellery
Shelf 4: accessories (hats, scarves, etc.)
Shelf 5: footwear
Maryam is at work. Her little sister Salma has just been through
her wardrobe and taken all the items out to try them on, but can't
remember where everything goes. Can you help Salma put
everything back in the right place before Maryam gets back?
Write the shelf number next to the item in the box below, as in the
example.

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TOPIC 6: CLOTHES AND COLOURS 59
4. You are about to go clothes shopping for you and your
family. Make eight sentences about what they like to
wear, and what you plan to buy for them. use the table
below to help you (starting with the right-hand column).
descriptio to
n buy/
for whom clothing want/like
(adjective to
s) wear

(r my (to buy
mother) (large) (clothes) "l") (I want)

my (to wear
brother) (small) (shirts) "l") (I like)

(to buy
(for my son) (short) (shoes) "he") (he wants)

(to wear
my daughter) (beautiful) (a belt) "he") (he likes)

etc. (see
Topic 3
vocabular (to -buy
y) (green) (a blouse) "she") (she wants)

etc. (see etc. (see

vocabular vocabular (to wear
y) y) "she") (she likes)

example:

might be wondering why UI-..a-..; and in the table above

have acquired an alif and are vowelled with If a word without or -Jl
al- is the object of a sentence (so something is happening to it), it
usually has this additional ending. E.g.: I want to buy a belt for my
daughter.
60 TOPIC 6: CLOTHES AND COLOURS
hu don't often hear this ending in everyday speech because it is
generally a feature of more formal spoken or written Arabic.

TOPIC 6: CLOTHES AND COLOURS 61

 CORE VOCABULARY

62 TOPIC 7: FOOD AND DRINK

ions basal

tatoes baTaaTaa/baTaaTls
carrots jazar

vater maa
coffee qahwa
shaay

*ohol kuHuul

Essert, sweet Halwaa

to eat akala, ya'kul [Link] ,
JSi
drink shariba, yashrab

FURTHER
VOCABULARY
C
can, tin, box ulba (C ulab)
canned food mucallabaat

TOPIC 7: FOOD AND DRINK 63

dates balaH/tamr
figs tiin
cherries karaz
raisins zabiib
pineapple anaanaas
strawberry faraawla
salad

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TOPIC 7

EXERCISES

TOPIC 7: FOOD AND DRINK 67

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2. You have just returned from the market (J+JI), and need to unload
the shopping into the refrigerator (Ray-ill). Put each item from the
box below in the right section.

3. Circle the odd-one-out in each set of 3443

words.

TOPIC 7: FOOD AND DRINK 69

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head ra's (rU'UUS) (CYS")
face wajh (WUjUUh)
c
eye (f) ayn (Cuyuun)
ear (f) udhun (aadhaan)
nose anf (unuuf) ( 331 )
mouth fam (afwaah)
tongue lisaan (alsina) (Z-a3i)
neck raqaba (riqaab)
belly, stomach baTn (butuun)
dhiraac (adhruC )
arm (f) (OSi)
rijl (arjul)/
leg (f)
saaq
/
(J*0i)
(siiqaan)
foot (f) qadam (aqdaam) (el-i)
knee rukba (rukab)
hand (f) yad (ayaadin)
Oki)
elbow c
kuu (akwaa )/ C

mirfaq
(maraafiq)
TOPIC 8: THE BODY 71
wrist rusgh (arsaagh)
shoulder kitf (aktaaf) (..si) .
.Z,S
tooth sinn (asnaan)
C

Puts of the body that occur in pairs are often feminine, for
example:
72 TOPIC 8: THE BODY
 a large foot qadam kabiira the ear
hears al-udhun tasmac c-a..
Men referring to these pairs together, you need to use the dual (-
aan) in the for example:

FURTHER VOCABULARY

bnglegs
TOPIC 8: THE BODY 73
l. How many of the words from the list can you find?

2. Match up each sense with the relevant part of the body.

(with
(1
my

74 TOPIC 8: THE BODY

3. Label the parts of the body, using the vocabulary list to
help you.

TOPIC 8: THE BODY 75

4. Describe yourself or someone you know, based on the table below.
adjectives adjectives adjectives
parts of negation
feminine/nonhuman masculine
feminine plural have "do not (have)
dual
singular the body "

(
(beautiful) (beautiful) (beautiful) (face) l hve) (masculine)

(you m.
(small) (small) (small) (hair) have) (feminine)

(long) (long) (long) (nose) {you f. have)

(yellow/fair) (yellow/fair) (yellow/fair) (eyes) (he has)

(black) (black) (black) (eyelashes) (he has)

etc. (see etc. (see etc. (see etc. (see

vocabulary) vocabulary) vocabulary) vocabulary)

C
In the table we have given two ways of saying "have": ind and ...-1 Ii/la...
In colloquial Arabic, is more common.
In formal Arabic, both are found. However, ..u usually refers to something that
belongs to you. For this reason, it is not generally used with symptoms or
illnesses:

76 TOPIC 8: THE BODY

TOPIC 9: HEALTH 77
illness maraD (amraaD)
sick, patient (noun) mariiD (marDa)
cold bard
congested (nose) mazkuum
afflicted with muSaab bi
fever Humma
diarrhoea is-haal
cough sucaal

pulse nabaD
headache Sudaac
iSaaba (iSaabaat)
wound jurH (jiraaH)
pain alam (aalaam) (pyj)
Ni
painful mu'lim
medicine dawaa' (adwiya) (a*i)
pill Habba (Hubuub)
tablet qurS (aqraaS)
thermometer miqyaas al-Haraara
accident Haadith (Hawaadith)

78 TOPIC 9: HEALTH
to smoke dakhkhana, yudakhkhin
FURTHER
VOCABULARY
first aid iscaafaat awwaliyya
wheelchair kursii naqqaal
protection wiqaaya
cancer saraTaan

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stress at-tawattur
bruise kadma (kadmaat)
blister qarHa (qiraH)
swelling waram (awraam)
scar nadba (andaab) (44.3i)

TOPIC 9: HEALTH 81
 I . How many of the words from the list below can you find in the word search?
Read the tip on page 16 before you start.

t c
J
J J
J

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TOPIC 9: HEALTH 83
 2. Find as many words as you can that link to the headings
below:

Wpes of injury

84 TOPIC 9: HEALTH
3. Complete the following sentences, using the verbs in the box
below.

TOPIC 9: HEALTH 85
 CORE VOCABULARY

FURTHER VOCABULARY
shooting rimaaya
fencing mubaaraza
wrestling muSaara3a

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 HOBBIES

2. How many of the words from the list can you find?

-
9

10:HOBBIES

3
J

3. Arrange the activities below according to where they are

normally carried out.

10: HOBBIES
TOPIC 9: HEALTH 87
 4- Write a paragraph about your hobbies. use the tables below to help you make
sentences starting with the right-hand columns.
description
because activity I like/prefer...
(adjectives)

(because it's
(enjoyable) [masc.]) (football) (l like)

(exciting) (because it's [fem.]) (swimming) (I prefer)

(easy) (photography) (I'm interested in)

etc. (see vocabulary)

(gobd for the health) (My favourite hobby is)

with at/in I play/do/practise

(with my friends) (at home) (l play)

$JL:JI
(with my colleagues) (in the club) (l do)
(l practise)
(with members of my (in the park)
family)

Arabic uses the definite article Il al- when talking about general

concepts such as hobbies. For example:

88 TOPIC 9: HEALTH
 HOBBIES

TOPIC 9: HEALTH 89
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aternet intarnit
website mawqic (mawaaqiC)
channel qanaah (qanawwat)

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pres
s conference
editor-in-chief ra'iis taHriir
newscast, bulletin nashrat al-akhbaar LG91
3
Eve transmission bathth Hayy
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 report taqriir (taqaariir)
news agency wikaalat anbaa .L.i
arts,

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 REMEMBER
The table on page 73 shows how to construct sentences
using (may) listen to the radio" (see also the tip on page
37).
It is also possible to say "I prefer [the] listening to the radio", using a
verbal noun:

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 J.a.;. Here are some other examples:
I like reading the papers.
I prefer watching the television.
I like going to the market.

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 Write eight sentences about your preferences when it comes to how you use the
media. use the table below (reading from right to left) to help you.
preferenc
e
purpose media how often?
(optional
column)

news)
watch television) (I like -to) (always)
(Il] listen to the radio)

(for local news) (I prefer to) (usually)

(
s
o
m
e
ti
m
e
s
(for films) (Il] read the papers) )

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 (for the weather) (mostly)

(for
entertainment) (Il] use the mobile phone) (rarely)

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atmosphere, weather jaw (ajwaa')
climate munaakh (munaakhaat)

autumn al-khariif
winter ash-shitaa
heat Haraara

hot Haarr/saakhin
clear, fine SaHw
temperature darajat al-Haraara
cold (noun) bard/buruuda
cold (adjective) baarid
warm daafi'

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protection Himaaya
planet kawkab (kawaakib)
the Globe, the Earth al-kura al-arDiyya
natural

TabiiCii
cuDwii
organic

harm Darar

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EXERCISES
page 16).

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2. Put the words in order, from the hottest to the coldest.

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3. Label the natural features in each picture, and then say what the
weather is like. The words you need are all in the main vocabulary
lists.

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4. Describe the weather for this week, using the table below to help you.

temperature/ descriptio day of the

kvel humidity n
weather time of day
week

(and the t
(the weather (in the
(Ngh) rature is... (sunny) is...) morning) (Sunday)

" (and the (in the

aerate) humidi is... (fine) afternoon) (Monday)

(in the
(lav) (rainy) evening) (Tuesday)

(Wednesday
(snowy) (at night) )

(hot) (Thursday)

(cold) (Friday)
etc. (see
vocabulary
) (Saturday)

It is easy to convert the present tense sentences above into the past or the future.
For the past, you use ("was") and for the future you use
("will be"). In both cases, the adjective takes on the -an
ending, which results in an additional alif on nouns not ending in taa'
marbuuTa.

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place makaan (amaakin) (JSL4i)
city madiina (mudun)
countryside riif (aryaaf)
village qarya (quran)
street shaariC (shawaariC)

road, way Tariiq (Turuq)

traffic muruur
block (offices, apartments, Cimaara (Cimaaraat)
etc.)

school madrasa (madaaris)

hotel funduq (fanaadiq)
C

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 Ft lost taaha, yatuuh

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 tadhkira (tadhaakir)

baTli'

after bacda to godhahaba, yadh-hab to walk mashaa,

yamshii

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to spend (time) qaDaa, yaqDii

maqc ad (maqaa Cid) crossroad

muftaraq Turuq
14.

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 14

l . Find words in the vocabulary list to describe the pictures below.

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2. Complete the crossword using the clues provided (see tip on page 16).

3. Complete the sentences below, matching each vehicle with the place
where you would normally find it.

4. You are planning a trip involving several stops, and using different modes of
transportation. Write a paragraph about the trip, using the future tense, with the
help of the table below (starting with the right-hand column).
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from/to transportation verb travel sequence

(l will travel
(from ([the] bus) (l will go by) to . . .) (firstly)

(to ([the] train) (I will catch) (we (secondly)

([theJ plane) (we will go by) (thirdly)

([the] ship) (we will catch) (then)

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mathematics riyaaDiyaat
literature adab (aadaab) (uls)
English language al-lugha al-ingliiziyya
Arabic language al-lugha al-carabiyya

history taariikh
geography jughraafiyaa
science culuum

biology C
ilm al-aHyaa'
C
chemistry ilm al-kiimiyaa'
physics C
ilm al-fiiziiyaa'
to study darasa, yadrus

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1. Choose a word from the vocabulary list to describe each of
the pictures.

Essenti
ally, the imperative for giving instructions works like this:

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2. Write the plurals of these words next to the singular.

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb from the box below.

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4. Look at Nabil's timetable for Sunday and Monday. Make
sentences about what he studies in every class, following the
example. Then try to make some similar sentences about the
subjects you and/or your family and friends are studying. (See
page 49 for help on expressing times of the day in Arabic.)

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 unemployed aaTlI

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I . Choose a word from the vocabulary list to describe each of the
professions. Remember to add ; for the feminine.

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 2. Circle the odd-one-out in each set of words.

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb, changing it to agree

with the subject if necessary.
.t,.c,:

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 4. Talk about your profession and/or the professions of your family
and friends, with the help of the table below.

descriptio
place in/for profession who
n

ui
(big) (a company) (in) (a researcher)

(small) (a bank) (for) (an engineer) (my brother)

(an etc. (see

organization vocabulary
(new) ) ) (my sister)

(old) (a school) (Il] work) (my father)

(foreign) (a factory) ([hel works) (my mother)

etc. (see
vocabular
(local) y) ([sheJ works)

REMEMBER
h this topic, you have met two "weak" nouns: (judge) and
(lawyer). ending of weak nouns changes depending on the
situation
Formal (indefinite) Formal (definite) Colloquial
qaaDin qaaDii
qaaDii
I-Z

muHaaminmuHaamiimuHaamii

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 Other weak words include: (past), Jl. (valley), and JL.E
(expensive/an expensive object).

Examination tips and

instructions in Arabic

PREPARING FOR EXAMINATIONS

Once you have worked your way through this book, you will have the solid
foundation in Arabic vocabulary that you need to tackle examinations.
Each examation has its own demands, so it is best to know what they are
and tailor your preparation according to them.
I Obtain examples of past papers and go through them systematically.
Make a note of words that occur frequently. It may be that you already
know most of the words, but watch out for new ones and make sure
you learn them. Many public examinations reuse a lot of vocabulary, so
being familiar with the content of past papers is a sound strategy.
2 There are some things you might need to learn in addition to what
you find in this book.
If you are at college or university, it is likely that there are particular texts
that you need to be familiar with.
If you are preparing for a professional qualification in a particular field, it is
important to know the technical vocabulary associated with it.
3 It is essential to know how the exam works. Find out about the marking
scheme, so you have a clear idea of what you need to do for each
question and how much time you are going to spend on it. (And make sure
the information you have about the examination is up to date.)
4 If the instructions and questions are going to be in Arabic, you will
need to know what form they normally take. (You do not want to lose
marks because you did not understand what you had to do.)

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Opposite are some key Arabic instructions often found in public
examinations.

EXAMINATION TIPS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN ARABIC

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 ANSWERS

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 evening
O oO

how? she

O o o o hello, hi please why?

they (m, f)

o O o o hello and thanks (for) God

willing in welcome

O o O o welcome to excuse me,

happy to have on
you (reply)you're welcome met you

o o o o
peace be good morning
on you o
and on you
be peace
(reply) o good morning
(reply)
o
ased to
ple
o good evening
meet sorry goodbye from
you

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 (followed
O
o to, for

O o
o
what?
you
(m, f)
with
(followed by verb)

you
(mpl
, fpl)

abov
e

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 o
where? O below o
O o o
when? he beside

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to live, reside crowded kitchen bed

house comfortable bathroom oven

refrigerat
home, to consist garden, or
dwelling (of) park
apartment street table
floor
(level)

villa room to rent chair

apartment bedroom rent door

block (noun)

district, areasitting room furnished window

old living room carpet bell

aircondition
modern dining room curtain ing
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( ! i)
J
(OL4S )

quiet, calm office, study, sofa lift, desk

elevator

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 o o 3 wife grandson single
(m)

child
o O
boy
o o O o
family husband grand- single (f)
(extended) o daughter o
o o
mother uncle bride woman
(paternal)
relative

o o O o
father girl niece man
o o o O
parents uncle bridegroom youth
(maternal)

o o o o
brother aunt married friend
(paternal)

O o o o
sister aunt marriage to be born
(maternal)
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 o O o o grandfather divorced to
son die

o O o o grandmother divorce to
daughter get married
i ) (
)
(
() () Ji )

/
/
( J ()

(! ) ()
( i )
,
Jl.* (aiJ>i)
,) ) (Ji)
,
3
()
(>W
)

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 ()

(ek)

(! )

()

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 personalit funny weak afraid
y, (of)
characte
r

manners, distressing angry (m/f) joyful

morals
very
feelings exciting shy

not, @
non-, un- amazing generous a little
(+ noun/adjective)

nice different miserly complet

ely

pleased similar intelligent to

believe
, to
think
happy strange stupid to think,
to
reflect
sad normal, usual lazy to like

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 truthful boring energetic
to
dislike,
to hate
sorry strong well-behaved to feel

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oo o open seller bag, case many,

much

o o o o
shop, store sale, offer wallet few, a
little
oo o closedmerchant sack, bag
account, bill

oo O market bakery copper receipt

o O O o
shopping butcher silver reductio
centre n,
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 discount

o O o o
price fishmonger gold to pay

o o
cash grocer leather to buy
(money)

O o o O
money, perfume/ wood to give
wealth spice seller

o o O
inexpensive tailor free to cost

o o o O
expensive jeweller gift it is found,
(indefinite/definite) located
(m/f)

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 clothing jacket headscarf green
(Islamic) (m/f)

garments suit cloth/textile brown

dress wool orange

uniform
(outfit)
underwear skirt cotton violet

blouse silk pink

size,
measurement
comfortable coat black (m/f) purple

shirt glove red (m/f)

light
(colour)
trousers sock yellow (m/f) dark,
deep
(colour)

shoe hat blue (m/f) to

wear

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 to take
sandal belt white (m/f) off
(
)
(aaii) (JJ4
)

(3)

()

() (J )
i

( 3. )

/ i
( i)
JJI (2-3>i)

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 O bananas

milk
dish, course eggs onions juice

meal meat potatoes wat

er

suga lamb, mutton carrots coffe

r e

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butter beef olives tea

salt pork grapes alcohol

pepper chicken apples dessert,
sweet

bread fish oranges to eat

rice vegetables lemons to drink
i

( 34i)

()

.
JSi Jl.
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e/eto @ ach

oot

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to
back @ See @

to
ooth @

to

to
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to

to

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 accident addicted (to)

healthy headache hospital smokin

g

illness injury doctor diet

sick, patient wound nurse to suffer

(noun) (from
)

cold pain ambulance to take

(medicine, etc.)

congested painful operation, to fall

(nose) surgery
afflicted with medicine clinic to break

to
fever cure
cough

to
diarrhoea tablet treatment
swallow
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 thermomete
cough r habit to smoke

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 10 1 0 1 0 hobby
volleyball musical drawing instrument
10 10 spare time running,flute
photography jogging

10 10

sport skiing violin hunting

10
10

sporty, swimming guitar fishing

sportsman
game piano
dancing chess

10 10
player music horn, backgamm
trumpet on
1
10 10 0
team singing drum board
game
10 1
0

training, group, band reading to play

practice (a sport)

watchin
football, song g to play
soccer films (an
instrument)
10
basketball singer play to be
(theatre) interested
 in

( C'*)

( wi)
( i)
 media (J*L)

communication
news I l press
(pl. internet director

Il
I l item
website producer
= news)
I l newspaper
techn
channel correspondent
ology
Il
broadcast, magazine telephone photograph
broadcasting er
Il Il
television article cellphone broadcast
er,
announce
r
radio computer advertisemen to watch
t,
announcemen
t

Il
sound keyboard programme, to listen
show

Il
 tape screen direct to record
(broadcast, etc.) I
l
disc printer journalist to print
I
Il l
recorder file editor to publish

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