Reading, listening and 10 questions

A Saturday in notes

Read the passage, then listen to it. Answer ten questions about what you read or heard. You can return to the passage while answering.

صَبَاح سَبْت.

بَيْت جَدِيد، بَاب ثَابِت، سَرِير جَدِيد. جَرَس بَاب: جَار نَشِيط. دَار جَار: بَيْت طِين، وَرْد وَنَبَات تِين.

صَبَاح: شَاي وَخُبْز وَزَيْت. ذُبَاب! ذُبَاب بَيْت.

زَوْج: ضَابِط. ضَابِط وَنَظِير ضَابِط. بِنْت وَبَنَات: ثَوْب جَدِيد وَخَيْط ثَابِت.

دَرْس صَبَاح: دَرْس ضَرْب. سَطْر حِبْر، سَطْر جَدِيد… نَصْر بِنْت!

بَرِيد جَدِيد: نَذِير رِيح. بَحْر وَرِيح. دَرْب بَحْر: نَسْر وَظَبْي.

دَجَاج وَجَزَر، تِين وَتُوت… بَطْن بِنْت! جَرَس بَاب: جَار طَبِيب.

Words in this lesson

WordMeaningExample
بَابdoorبَاب بَيْت
the door of a house
بَيْتhouseبَيْت ثَابِت
a solid house
بِنْتgirl; daughterبِنْت وَبَنَات
a girl and girls
تِينfigsتِين وَتُوت
figs and mulberries
ثَوْبrobe, garmentثَوْب بِنْت
a girl’s robe
تُوتmulberriesتُوت وَتِين
mulberries and figs
بَنَاتgirls; daughtersثَوْب بَنَات
a robe for girls
نَبَاتplants, vegetationنَبَات تِين
a fig plant
ثَابِتfirm, steadyبَاب ثَابِت
a firm door
دَارhome, houseبَاب دَار
the door of a home
بَحْرseaرِيح وَبَحْر
wind and sea
رِيحwindرِيح بَحْر
a sea wind
زَيْتoilخُبْز وَزَيْت
bread and oil
خُبْزbreadخُبْز وَتِين
bread and figs
جَارneighbourبَيْت جَار
a neighbour’s house
ذُبَابfliesذُبَاب بَيْت
house flies
وَرْدrosesوَرْد وَنَبَات
roses and plants
حِبْرinkحِبْر ثَابِت
permanent ink
دَجَاجchickenدَجَاج وَخُبْز
chicken and bread
جَزَرcarrotsجَزَر وَزَيْت
carrots and oil
زَوْجhusbandزَوْج وَبِنْت
a husband and a daughter
شَايteaشَاي وَخُبْز
tea and bread
صَبَاحmorningصَبَاح سَبْت
a Saturday morning
طَبِيبdoctorطَبِيب نَشِيط
an active doctor
طِينclay, mudبَيْت طِين
a mud-brick house
سَرِيرbedسَرِير ثَابِت
a sturdy bed
دَرْسlessonدَرْس صَبَاح
a morning lesson
جَرَسbellجَرَس بَاب
a doorbell
ضَابِطofficerضَابِط وَطَبِيب
an officer and a doctor
ظَبْيgazelleظَبْي نَشِيط
a lively gazelle
خَيْطthreadخَيْط ثَابِت
a strong thread
بَطْنbellyبَطْن ظَبْي
a gazelle’s belly
سَبْتSaturdayدَرْس سَبْت
a Saturday lesson
نَشِيطactive, energeticجَار نَشِيط
an energetic neighbour
دَرْبpathدَرْب جَدِيد
a new path
ضَرْبmultiplication; hittingدَرْس ضَرْب
a multiplication lesson
نَسْرeagleنَسْر وَظَبْي
an eagle and a gazelle
نَصْرvictoryنَصْر ثَابِت
a lasting victory
نَذِيرwarning; one who warnsنَذِير رِيح
a warning of wind
نَظِيرcounterpart, equalنَظِير طَبِيب
a doctor’s counterpart
سَطْرline (of writing)سَطْر حِبْر
a line of ink
جَدِيدnewثَوْب جَدِيد
a new robe
بَرِيدmail, postبَرِيد جَدِيد
new mail

Exercises

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On which day are these notes written?

  1. سَبْت
  2. بَحْر
  3. نَصْر

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