Action Verbs - Communication
15 words · ~15 min
Verbs related to speaking, listening, reading, and communication. These are essential for describing language learning activities themselves.
Lesson overview
Action Verbs - Communication is a level A1 lesson of 15 words: 15 verbs. Its words come from 15 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Action Verbs - Daily Activities (A1)
- Leads to: Action Verbs - Thinking & Feeling (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
أَرَادَ arāda | to want / to wish | verb | ر-و-د |
اِحْتَاجَ iḥtāja | to need | verb | ح-و-ج |
عَمِلَ ʿamila | to work / to do | verb | ع-م-ل |
دَرَسَ darasa | to study | verb | د-ر-س |
عَلَّمَ ʿallama | to teach | verb | ع-ل-م |
فَتَحَ fataḥa | to open | verb | ف-ت-ح |
أَغْلَقَ aghlaqa | to close / to shut | verb | غ-ل-ق |
بَدَأَ badaʾa | to begin / to start | verb | ب-د-أ |
اِنْتَهَى intahā | to finish / to end | verb | ن-ه-ي |
سَاعَدَ sāʿada | to help / to assist | verb | س-ع-د |
أَخَذَ akhadha | to take | verb | أ-خ-ذ |
أَعْطَى aʿṭā | to give | verb | ع-ط-و |
اِشْتَرَى ishtarā | to buy / to purchase | verb | ش-ر-ي |
بَاعَ bāʿa | to sell | verb | ب-ي-ع |
وَجَدَ wajada | to find | verb | و-ج-د |
Themes these words belong to: Verbs (15), Actions (5), Possession (5), Work (3), Cognition (2), Advanced Verbs (2), Quranic (2), Education (2), Shopping (2)
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