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Level A2

Cooking & Food Hobbies

8 words · ~12 min

Grammar focus

Cooking vocabulary and sequential instructions

Cultural note

Sharing home-cooked food is a central part of Arab hospitality. Refusing an offer of food can be considered impolite, so it is best to accept graciously.

Lesson overview

Cooking & Food Hobbies is a level A2 lesson of 8 words: 8 nouns. Its words come from 5 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Word list

ArabicMeaningTypeRoot
كاميرا
kāmirā
cameranoun
صورة
ṣūra
picture / photonounص-و-ر
لَوْحة
lawḥa
painting / artworknounل-و-ح
نَحْت
naḥt
sculpture / sculptingnounن-ح-ت
شِطْرَنْج
shiṭranj
chessnoun
بِسْتَنة
bistana
gardeningnoun
صَيْد
ṣayd
fishing / huntingnounص-ي-د
تَخْييم
takhyīm
campingnounخ-ي-م

Themes these words belong to: Hobbies (8), Art (2), Items (1), Technology Media (1), Entertainment (1)

Sample word cards

كاميرا
kāmirā
camera
صورة
ṣūra
picture / photo
لَوْحة
lawḥa
painting / artwork

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