A day in verbs
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| أَسْتَيْقِظُ | I wake up |
| أَغْسِلُ | I wash |
| أَلْبَسُ | I get dressed, I put on |
| أَخْرُجُ | I go out |
| أَرْجِعُ | I come back |
| أَنَامُ | I sleep, I go to bed |
Times of day: صَبَاحًا (in the morning), ظُهْرًا (at noon), بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ (in the afternoon), مَسَاءً (in the evening), لَيْلًا (at night). كُلَّ يَوْمٍ is “every day”, عَادَةً “usually”. An exact hour is فِي السَّاعَةِ + the ordinal: فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ – at seven.
عَادَةً أَسْتَيْقِظُ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ صَبَاحًا.I usually wake up at six in the morning.
To link actions: ثُمَّ – then, بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ – after that, بَعْدَ + noun – after (بَعْدَ الْفُطُورِ), قَبْلَ + noun – before (قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ).
أَغْسِلُ وَجْهِي، ثُمَّ أَلْبَسُ، وَبَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ أَخْرُجُ.I wash my face, then I get dressed, and after that I go out.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| اِسْتَيْقَظَ | to wake up | أَسْتَيْقِظُ مُبَكِّرًا. I wake up early. |
| غَسَلَ | to wash | تَغْسِلُ الْكُوبَ. She washes the glass. |
| لَبِسَ | to put on, to wear | يَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا أَبْيَضَ. He wears a white robe. |
| خَرَجَ | to go out, to leave | أَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ. I leave the house. |
| رَجَعَ | to come back, to return | يَرْجِعُ مَسَاءً. He comes back in the evening. |
| نَامَ | to sleep | الطِّفْلُ يَنَامُ. The child is sleeping. |
| ظُهْرًا | at noon | الْغَدَاءُ ظُهْرًا. Lunch is at noon. |
| لَيْلًا | at night | أَقْرَأُ لَيْلًا. I read at night. |
| كُلَّ يَوْمٍ | every day | أَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ. I drink tea every day. |
| ثُمَّ | then, and then | أَكْتُبُ ثُمَّ أَقْرَأُ. I write, then I read. |
| بَعْدَ | after | بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ after the lesson |
| قَبْلَ | before | قَبْلَ الْعَشَاءِ before dinner |
| عَادَةً | usually | عَادَةً أَرْجِعُ مُتْعَبًا. I usually come back tired. |
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 “to sleep”?
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