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Level A2

Reading & Writing

8 words · ~12 min

Grammar focus

Literary vocabulary and past tense narration

Cultural note

Arabic literature has a long and celebrated history. The tradition of oral storytelling, as seen in One Thousand and One Nights, remains influential today.

Lesson overview

Reading & Writing is a level A2 lesson of 8 words: 8 nouns. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Word list

ArabicMeaningTypeRoot
مَجَلّة
majalla
magazinenounج-ل-ل
جَريدة
jarīda
newspapernounج-ر-د
مَسْرَح
masraḥ
theaternounس-ر-ح
مَعْرِض
maʿriḍ
exhibition / gallerynounع-ر-ض
حَفْلة
ḥafla
party / concertnounح-ف-ل
حَديقة
ḥadīqa
garden / parknounح-د-ق
شاطِئ
shāṭiʾ
beachnounش-ط-أ
تَسَوُّق
tasawwuq
shopping (as activity)nounس-و-ق

Themes these words belong to: Hobbies (8), Places (4), Entertainment (3), Technology Media (2), Nature Weather (1)

Sample word cards

مَجَلّة
majalla
magazine
جَريدة
jarīda
newspaper
مَسْرَح
masraḥ
theater

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