The Office
10 words · ~12 min
Office vocabulary and formal greetings in the workplace
Workplace culture in Arab countries often includes exchanging pleasantries and asking about family before discussing business.
Lesson overview
The Office is a level A2 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Adjectives - Final Set (A1)
- Leads to: Business Meetings (A2)
- Previous lesson: Travel Plans & Booking (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
عَمَل ʿamal | work / job | noun | ع-م-ل |
مِهْنة mihna | profession / occupation | noun | م-ه-ن |
مُهَنْدِس muhandis | engineer | noun | ه-ن-د-س |
طَبيب ṭabīb | doctor / physician | noun | ط-ب-ب |
مُدَرِّس mudarris | teacher | noun | د-ر-س |
مُحاسِب muḥāsib | accountant | noun | ح-س-ب |
مُحامٍ muḥāmin | lawyer | noun | ح-م-ي |
مَكْتَب maktab | office / desk | noun | ك-ت-ب |
حاسوب ḥāsūb | computer | noun | ح-س-ب |
اِجْتِماع ijtimāʿ | meeting | noun | ج-م-ع |
Themes these words belong to: Work (10), Job Titles (5), Basics (2), Health (1), People (1), Places (1), Technology Media (1), Business (1)
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