Free lesson Level A1 · Lesson · Unit: In the City

Places in the city

Around town

WordMeaning
مَسْجِدmosque
كَنِيسَةchurch
مَقْهًىcafé
صَيْدَلِيَّةpharmacy
بَنْكbank
مَحَطَّةstation
فُنْدُقhotel
مُتْحَفmuseum
حَدِيقَةgarden, park

To ask the way, put أَيْنَ before the place with الـ: أَيْنَ الْفُنْدُقُ؟ – “where is the hotel?”. Near is قَرِيبٌ مِنْ, far is بَعِيدٌ عَنْ – each adjective has its own little word, and the place after it ends in -i.

أَيْنَ الْفُنْدُقُ؟ – الْفُنْدُقُ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ.Where is the hotel? – The hotel is near the mosque.

Before الـ, مِنْ becomes مِنَ and عَنْ becomes عَنِ, just to link the sounds: مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ, عَنِ الْمَحَطَّةِ. A feminine place takes a feminine adjective: الصَّيْدَلِيَّةُ قَرِيبَةٌ.

الْمُتْحَفُ بَعِيدٌ عَنِ الْمَحَطَّةِ.The museum is far from the station.

Words in this lesson

WordMeaningExample
مَسْجِدmosqueالْمَسْجِدُ كَبِيرٌ.
The mosque is big.
كَنِيسَةchurchالْكَنِيسَةُ قَدِيمَةٌ.
The church is old.
مَطْعَمrestaurantالْمَطْعَمُ قَرِيبٌ.
The restaurant is near.
مَقْهًىcafé, coffee houseهٰذَا مَقْهًى جَمِيلٌ.
This is a lovely café.
سُوقmarketفِي السُّوقِ
in the market
صَيْدَلِيَّةpharmacyالصَّيْدَلِيَّةُ هُنَا.
The pharmacy is here.
بَنْكbankالْبَنْكُ مُغْلَقٌ؟
Is the bank closed?
مَحَطَّةstationمَحَطَّةُ الْقِطَارِ
the train station
فُنْدُقhotelفُنْدُقٌ صَغِيرٌ
a small hotel
مُتْحَفmuseumمُتْحَفُ الْمَدِينَةِ
the city museum
حَدِيقَةgarden, parkالْحَدِيقَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ.
The park is beautiful.
قَرِيبnear, closeالسُّوقُ قَرِيبٌ.
The market is near.
بَعِيدfarالْبَحْرُ بَعِيدٌ.
The sea is far.

Exercises

This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:

  • multiple choice: 3
  • fill the gap: 2
  • match the pairs: 1
  • build the sentence: 1
  • translate the sentence: 2
  • listen and type: 1

Try the first one

Which word means “mosque”?

  1. مَسْجِد
  2. كَنِيسَة
  3. فُنْدُق
  4. مُتْحَف

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