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Level B1
Emotions & Feelings
9 words · ~13 min
Grammar focus
Expressing emotional states with أشعر بـ (I feel) and verbal nouns for emotions
Cultural note
Arabic has a rich vocabulary for emotions, with many words having no direct English equivalent
Lesson overview
Emotions & Feelings is a level B1 lesson of 9 words: 9 nouns. Its words come from 9 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Social Activities & Gatherings (A2)
- Leads to: Time & Change (B1)
- Previous lesson: Society & Culture (B1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
أَمَل amal | hope | noun | أ-م-ل |
خَوْف khawf | fear | noun | خ-و-ف |
حُزْن ḥuzn | sadness / grief | noun | ح-ز-ن |
فَرَح faraḥ | joy / happiness | noun | ف-ر-ح |
غَضَب ghaḍab | anger | noun | غ-ض-ب |
عَقْل ʿaql | mind / reason / intellect | noun | ع-ق-ل |
رُوح rūḥ | soul / spirit | noun | ر-و-ح |
قُوَّة quwwa | strength / power / force | noun | ق-و-ي |
ضَعْف ḍaʿf | weakness | noun | ض-ع-ف |
Themes these words belong to: Abstract Concepts (9), Quranic (1)
Sample word cards
أَمَل
amal
hope
خَوْف
khawf
fear
حُزْن
ḥuzn
sadness / grief
Exercises and spaced review for all 9 words
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