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نَحْنُ فِي الْجَامِعَةِ.
سَمِيرٌ: مَرْحَبًا! أَنَا سَمِيرٌ، أَنَا طَالِبٌ. مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟
لَيْلَى: نَحْنُ طُلَّابٌ هُنَا. أَنَا لَيْلَى، طَالِبَةٌ مِنْ تُونِسَ.
كَرِيمٌ: أَهْلًا يَا سَمِيرُ. أَنَا كَرِيمٌ، وَلَيْلَى صَدِيقَةٌ.
سَمِيرٌ: هَلْ أَنْتَ مُهَنْدِسٌ يَا كَرِيمُ؟
كَرِيمٌ: لَا، أَنَا صَحَفِيٌّ. وَأَنْتِ يَا لَيْلَى، مَا عَمَلُكِ؟
لَيْلَى: أَنَا مُهَنْدِسَةٌ فِي شَرِكَةٍ. الشَّرِكَةُ جَدِيدَةٌ، وَالْمَكْتَبُ صَغِيرٌ وَجَدِيدٌ.
كَرِيمٌ: وَمَا عَمَلُكَ يَا سَمِيرُ؟
سَمِيرٌ: أَنَا طَالِبٌ وَمُبَرْمِجٌ. صَدِيقٌ مِنْ مِصْرَ مُهَنْدِسٌ، هُوَ مُوسَى.
كَرِيمٌ: أَبِي مُحَامٍ، وَأُمِّي طَبِيبَةٌ فِي مُسْتَشْفًى. الْمُسْتَشْفَى كَبِيرٌ وَجَمِيلٌ. أُمِّي مَشْغُولَةٌ، وَالطَّبِيبُ مُوسَى مَشْغُولٌ. أَحْمَدُ مُمَرِّضٌ، وَأَمَلُ مُمَرِّضَةٌ. وَالطَّبَّاخُ هُنَاكَ سَعِيدٌ، وَالسَّائِقُ قَصِيرٌ، وَأَبُو أَحْمَدَ مُوَظَّفٌ طَوِيلٌ!
فِي الْجَامِعَةِ: الْمُدَرِّسُ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَالْمُدَرِّسَةُ مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ.
سَمِيرٌ: أَيْنَ لَيْلَى وَأَمَلُ وَهُدَى؟
كَرِيمٌ: هُنَّ هُنَاكَ، فِي الْمَكْتَبِ.
سَمِيرٌ: نَعَمْ! وَهُمْ؟ مَنْ هُمْ؟
كَرِيمٌ: هُمْ طُلَّابٌ. وَهُدَى؟ هِيَ طَالِبَةٌ.
سَمِيرٌ: الْعَمَلُ هُنَا جَمِيلٌ!
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا | I | أَنَا مُدَرِّسٌ I am a teacher. |
| أَنْتَ | you (to a man) | أَنْتَ طَبِيبٌ. You are a doctor. |
| أَنْتِ | you (to a woman) | أَنْتِ طَالِبَةٌ. You are a student. (to a woman) |
| هُوَ | he; it | هُوَ طَبِيب he is a doctor |
| هِيَ | she; it | هِيَ مِنْ مِصْرَ. She is from Egypt. |
| طَالِب | student (a man) | مُوسَى طَالِبٌ. Musa is a student. |
| مُدَرِّس | teacher (a man) | مُدَرِّسٌ وَطَبِيبٌ a teacher and a doctor |
| طَبِيب | doctor | طَبِيب نَشِيط an active doctor |
| مُهَنْدِس | engineer (a man) | سَمِيرٌ مُهَنْدِسٌ. Samir is an engineer. |
| مُوَظَّف | employee, clerk (a man) | أَبُو أَحْمَدَ مُوَظَّفٌ. Abu Ahmad is an employee. |
| صَحَفِيّ | journalist (a man) | كَرِيمٌ صَحَفِيٌّ. Karim is a journalist. |
| كَبِير | big; old (of a person) | الْكِتَابُ كَبِيرٌ. The book is big. |
| صَغِير | small; young | الْقَلَمُ صَغِيرٌ. The pen is small. |
| طَالِبَة | student (a woman) | هُدَى طَالِبَةٌ. Huda is a student. |
| مُدَرِّسَة | teacher (a woman) | مُدَرِّسَةٌ نَشِيطَةٌ an energetic woman teacher |
| طَبِيبَة | doctor (a woman) | أُمِّي طَبِيبَةٌ. My mother is a doctor. |
| مُهَنْدِسَة | engineer (a woman) | لَيْلَى مُهَنْدِسَةٌ. Layla is an engineer. |
| صَدِيق | friend (a man) | كَرِيمٌ صَدِيقٌ. Karim is a friend. |
| صَدِيقَة | friend (a woman) | أَمَلُ صَدِيقَةٌ. Amal is a friend. |
| طَوِيل | tall; long | سَمِيرٌ طَوِيلٌ. Samir is tall. |
| قَصِير | short | الدَّرْسُ قَصِيرٌ. The lesson is short. |
| جَدِيد | new | ثَوْب جَدِيد a new robe |
| جَمِيل | beautiful, nice | الْقَمَرُ جَمِيلٌ. The moon is beautiful. |
| سَعِيد | happy | أَنَا سَعِيدٌ. I am happy. |
| مَشْغُول | busy | الطَّبِيبُ مَشْغُولٌ. The doctor is busy. |
| هَلْ | (yes–no question word) | هَلْ أَنْتَ طَبِيبٌ؟ Are you a doctor? |
| نَعَمْ | yes | نَعَمْ، أَنَا طَبِيبٌ. Yes, I am a doctor. |
| لَا | no | لَا، هُوَ ضَابِط no, he is an officer |
| مَنْ | who | مَنْ هُوَ؟ Who is he? |
| مَا | what (in questions) | مَا اسْمُكَ؟ What is your name? (to a man) |
| أَيْنَ | where | أَيْنَ مُوسَى؟ Where is Musa? |
| نَحْنُ | we | نَحْنُ مِنْ مِصْرَ. We are from Egypt. |
| أَنْتُمْ | you (several) | أَنْتُمْ هُنَا. You are here. |
| هُمْ | they (men or mixed) | هُمْ مِنْ لُبْنَانَ. They are from Lebanon. |
| هُنَّ | they (women) | هُنَّ مِنْ تُونِسَ. They are from Tunisia. (women) |
| طُلَّاب | students | هُمْ طُلَّابٌ. They are students. |
| هُنَا | here | الْكِتَابُ هُنَا. The book is here. |
| هُنَاكَ | there | السُّوقُ هُنَاكَ. The market is there. |
| مُحَامٍ | lawyer (a man) | أَبُو أَحْمَدَ مُحَامٍ. Abu Ahmad is a lawyer. |
| مُمَرِّض | nurse (a man) | سَمِيرٌ مُمَرِّضٌ. Samir is a nurse. |
| مُمَرِّضَة | nurse (a woman) | أَمَلُ مُمَرِّضَةٌ. Amal is a nurse. |
| طَبَّاخ | cook (a man) | كَرِيمٌ طَبَّاخٌ. Karim is a cook. |
| سَائِق | driver (a man) | هُوَ سَائِقٌ مِنْ مِصْرَ. He is a driver from Egypt. |
| مُبَرْمِج | programmer (a man) | أَنَا مُبَرْمِجٌ. I am a programmer. |
| مَكْتَب | office; desk | الْمُحَامِي فِي الْمَكْتَبِ. The lawyer is in the office. |
| مُسْتَشْفَى | hospital | الْمُسْتَشْفَى كَبِيرٌ. The hospital is big. |
| شَرِكَة | company, firm | الشَّرِكَةُ جَدِيدَةٌ. The company is new. |
| جَامِعَة | university | الْجَامِعَةُ هُنَاكَ. The university is there. |
| عَمَل | work, job | الْعَمَلُ جَمِيلٌ. The work is nice. |
| فِي | in | الْكِتَابُ فِي الْغُرْفَةِ The book is in the room. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 10
Try the first one
Check this statement against the passage: «سَمِيرٌ طَالِبٌ.»
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.