1.1 Vocabulary on self-introduction: study, live and work
In this section
- I can introduce myself with some detail including where I live, study, and work.
- I can use and understand main vocabulary on study majors and learn how to use them in context.
- I can talk about different jobs and professions and reflect on my future career.
- I can talk about nationalities and languages and reflect on myself and family.
Vocabulary (1)
Listen to new vocabulary related to self-introduction in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.
Study the following vocabulary list on self-introduction.
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| I live | أسكُن |
| I study | أدرُس |
| I work | أعمَل |
| I speak | أتكلّم |
| language | لُغة |
| address | عُنوان |
| my address | عُنواني |
| my age | عُمري |
| nationality | جِنسية |
| my nationality | جِنسيتي |
| origin/descent | أصْل |
| father | أب = والِد |
| my father | أبي = والِدي |
| mother | أُم = والدة |
| my mother | أُمّي = والدتي |
| what? + verb | ماذا |
| what? + noun | ما |
| who? | مَن |
| with who? | مَع مَن |
| where? | أين |
| from where? | مِن أين |
| which? | أي |
| in which? | في أي |
| how? | كيف |
| is/are/does/do..? | هل |
| when? | مَتى |
Activity (1): With the teacher, ask and answer questions guided by the following exchanges.
| Student | Teacher |
|---|---|
| أنا أسكن في مدينة لانسنغ. | يا ما يكل! أين تسكن؟ |
| أنا أدرُس اللُّغة العَربية | وماذا تدرُس؟ |
| نعم . أنا أعمل في ستاربَكس | هل تعمل؟ |
| أنا أسكُن في مدينة ديترويت | يا جاكي! أين تَسكُنين؟ |
| أنا أدرُس اللُّغة العَربية | وماذا تدرُسين؟ |
| لا. أنا لا أعمل | هل تعملين؟ |
Vocabulary (2)
Listen to new vocabulary on study fields and majors in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.
Study the following vocabulary list on study fields and majors.
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| literature | الأدَب |
| history | التاريخ |
| philosophy | الفلسفة |
| law | الحقوق |
| political sciences | العلوم السياسية |
| international relations | العلاقات الدولية |
| enginerring | الهندسة |
| medicine | الطب |
| science | العلوم |
| business adminstration | إدارة الأعمال |
| psychology | عِلم النفس |
| anthropology | علم الإنسان |
| international studies | الدراسات الدولية |
| religion | الدين |
| accounting | المحاسبة |
Vocabulary (3)
Listen to new vocabulary on study fields and majors in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.
Study the following vocabulary list on jobs and professions.
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| doctor | دكتور - دكتورة |
| teacher | مُدرّس - مُدرّسة |
| manager | مُدير - مُديرة |
| employee | موظف - موظفة |
| secretary | سكرتير - سكرتيرة |
| translator | مُترجم - مُترجم |
| engineer | مُهندس - مُهندسة |
| accountant | مُحاسب - مُحاسبة |
| lawyer | مُحامي - مُحامية |
| professor | أستاذ - أستاذة |
| worker | عامِل - عامِلة |
| ambassador | سفير - سفيرة |
| office | مكتب |
| company | شركة |
| army | الجيش |
| government | الحكومة |
| officer | ضابط - ضابطة |
Activity (2): Ask and answer questions with your classmates using the following prompts.
The following table includes questions that you use to ask your classmates. You can will use the right column when asking a male and the left column when asking a female.
| With a female classmate | With a male classmate |
|---|---|
| ماذا تدرسين؟ | ماذا تدرس؟ |
| في أي جامعة تدرسين؟ | في أي جامعة تدرس؟ |
| هل تعملين؟ أين تعملين؟ | هل تعمل؟ أين تعمل؟ |
| ماذا تريدين أن تعملي؟ | ماذا تريد أن تعمل؟ |
| ماذا يعمل والدكِ؟ وأين يعمل؟ | ماذا يعمل والدكَ؟ وأين يعمل؟ |
| ماذا تعمل والدتكِ؟ وأين تعمل؟ | ماذا تعمل والدتكَ؟ وأين تعمل؟ |
Vocabulary (4)
Listen to new vocabulary on names of languages in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.
Study the following vocabulary list on names of different languages.
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Arabic | اللغة العربية |
| English | اللغة الإنجليزية |
| French | اللغة الفرنسية |
| Spanish | اللغة الأسبانية |
| Swahili | اللغة السواحيلية |
| German | اللغة الألمانية |
| Russian | اللغة الروسية |
| Japanese | اللغة اليابانية |
| Chinese | اللغة الصينية |
| Portuguese | اللغة البرتغالية |
| Indian | اللغة الهندية |
| Malay | اللغة الماليزية |
| Hebrew | اللغة العِبرية |
| Turkish | اللغة التُركية |
| Italian | اللغة الإيطالية |
Key Takeaways
You have now gained knowledge of:
- New vocabulary that has to do with self-introduction, immediate family presentation, study majors, languages, and jobs and professions.
- You have gained the skills of using question words in standard Arabic.
- This vocabulary section provides the ground for the following sections, which will help you contextualize the subsequent grammar concepts and other language and conversational skills.
