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Level A1

Adjectives - Colors & Shapes

4 words · ~13 min

Grammar focus

Color adjectives in Arabic follow a special pattern: 'af'al' for masculine and 'fa'la' for feminine. For example: 'ahmar/hamra' (red), 'azraq/zarqa' (blue). Colors do not follow the regular adjective feminine pattern.

Lesson overview

Adjectives - Colors & Shapes is a level A1 lesson of 4 words: 4 adjectives. Its words come from 4 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Word list

ArabicMeaningTypeRoot
كَسول
kasūl
lazyadjectiveك-س-ل
بَعيد
baʿīd
far / distantadjectiveب-ع-د
عالٍ
ʿālin
high / talladjectiveع-ل-و
مُنخَفِض
munkhafiḍ
lowadjectiveخ-ف-ض

Themes these words belong to: Adjectives (4), Position (3), Character (1), Travel (1), Directions (1)

Sample word cards

كَسول
kasūl
lazy
بَعيد
baʿīd
far / distant
عالٍ
ʿālin
high / tall

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