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Level B1

Ideas & Opinions

10 words · ~13 min

Grammar focus

Abstract nouns and expressing opinions with أعتقد أن and أرى أن

Cultural note

In Arab culture, expressing opinions often begins with polite softening phrases like في رأيي (in my opinion)

Lesson overview

Ideas & Opinions is a level B1 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 10 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Word list

ArabicMeaningTypeRoot
حُرِّيَّة
ḥurriyya
freedom / libertynounح-ر-ر
عَدَالَة
ʿadāla
justice / fairnessnounع-د-ل
سَلَام
salām
peacenounس-ل-م
حَرْب
ḥarb
warnounح-ر-ب
حَقِيقَة
ḥaqīqa
truth / reality / factnounح-ق-ق
كَذِب
kadhib
lie / falsehoodnounك-ذ-ب
سَعَادَة
saʿāda
happinessnounس-ع-د
حَيَاة
ḥayāh
lifenounح-ي-ي
مَوْت
mawt
deathnounم-و-ت
ثَقَافَة
thaqāfa
culturenounث-ق-ف

Themes these words belong to: Abstract Concepts (10), Quranic (3)

Sample word cards

حُرِّيَّة
ḥurriyya
freedom / liberty
عَدَالَة
ʿadāla
justice / fairness
سَلَام
salām
peace

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