Arabic English Notes
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 16
سَاعَة(سَاعَات) hour/watch/clock/o'clock
مَتى؟ when?
عادةً (ʿādatan) usually Note pronunciation عَادَةً • (ʿādatan) "usually, customarily, ordinarily, habitually". Adverbial accusative of عَادَة‎ (ʿāda, “custom, manner, habit”). From the root ع و د‎ (ʿ-w-d) "related to returning, to coming back"; compare عَادَ‎ (ʿāda, “to return, go back”).
إفْطار breakfast
غَداء lunch From the root غ د و‎ (ḡ-d-w); compare غَدًا‎ (ḡadan, “tomorrow”), غَدَاة‎ (ḡadāh, “morning”). See also تَغَدَّى • (taḡaddā) V "to have lunch".
عَشاء dinner/supper
قِطار(قِطارات) train Also "row; row of camels". From the root ق ط ر‎ (q-ṭ-r).
ذَهَب/يَذْهَب to go
دَرَس/يَدْرُس to study
غَسَل/يَغْسِل to wash
كَتَب/يَكْتُب to write
خَرَج/يَخْرُج to go out, to leave
رَجَع/يَرْجِع to return
لَبِسَ/يَلْبَس to wear, to put on
شَرِب/يَشْرَب to drink
أَكَل/يَأْكُل to eat
طَبَخ/يَطْبُخ to cook
صَحا/يَصْحو to wake up From the root ص ح و‎ (ṣ-ḥ-w). Related to purity and clearing. Compare Hebrew צַח‎ (“pure, clear”) and Classical Syriac ܨܚܘܐ‎ (“good weather, clear sky; (figuratively) serenity, peace”)
نَام/يَنام to sleep
لَعِب/يَلْعَب to play
أشْرَبُ I drink
تَشْرَبُ you (m) drink
تَشْرَبينَ you (f) drink
يَشْرَبُ he drinks
تَشْرَبُ she drinks
نَشْرَبُ we drink
تَشْرَبونَ you (pl) drink
يَشْرَبونَ they drink
كَم الساعة؟ what's the time?
دَقيقة(دَقائِق) minute
نِصْف half
ثُلْث third
رُبْع quarter
كُلّ every/all
كُلّ يَوم every day
أُوتوبيس(ـات) bus
فَعَل/يَفْعَل to do/to make
وَجْه(وُجُوه) (anatomy) face "(anatomy) face; face, countenance; front, façade; watch dial; outside, exterior, surface". From the root و ج ه‎ (w-j-h). Note verbal association with honor- وَجُهَ • (wajuha) I, non-past يَوْجُهُ‎ (yawjuhu) "to be a man of distinction, to be notable"
دَرْس(دُرُوس) lesson/class
غُرفة الجُلوس sitting room
النادي the club
كُرة الريشة badminton "feather ball"
خارِج outside (of)
رِيشَة feather Also "quill; writing pen; brush; guitar pick; lancet; reed"
كُرة ball
مَعاً together Used on p. 223
بيجاما pyjamas Used on p. 216
إلا except, save; unless; only, but, not until From expression for "quarter to _", "twenty to _" (p. 213)
أَخِيرًا finally, recently From p. 216
مَعًا together From p. 223
طائرة plane In memrize but not in textbook