Professional Life
10 words · ~12 min
Describing work routines and professional responsibilities
Work schedules in many Arab countries follow a Sunday-to-Thursday pattern, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend.
Lesson overview
Professional Life is a level A2 lesson of 10 words: 7 nouns and 3 verbs. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Work Skills & Technology (A2)
- Next lesson: At the Market (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
نَجاح najāḥ | success | noun | ن-ج-ح |
فَشَلَ fashala | to fail | verb | ف-ش-ل |
نَجَحَ najaḥa | to succeed | verb | ن-ج-ح |
اِجْتَمَعَ ijtamaʿa | to meet / to gather | verb | ج-م-ع |
فَريق farīq | team | noun | ف-ر-ق |
خُطّة khutta | plan | noun | خ-ط-ط |
هَدَف hadaf | goal / objective | noun | ه-د-ف |
مُشْكِلة mushkila | problem | noun | ش-ك-ل |
حَلّ ḥall | solution | noun | ح-ل-ل |
تَقاعُد taqāʿud | retirement | noun | ق-ع-د |
Themes these words belong to: Work (10), Abstract Concepts (4), Verbs (3), Business (2), Advanced Verbs (1)
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