Level B1

Flora & Fauna

10 words · ~12 min

Grammar focus

Collective nouns vs unit nouns (شجر/شجرة، زهر/زهرة) and broken plurals for nature words

Cultural note

Animals like the camel (جمل) and falcon (صقر) hold special cultural significance in Arab heritage

Lesson overview

Flora & Fauna is a level B1 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 9 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.

Builds on: Landscapes & Geography (B1)
Leads to: Weather Patterns (B1)

Word list

Arabic	Meaning	Type	Root
بَحْر baḥr	sea	noun	ب-ح-ر
نَهْر nahr	river	noun	ن-ه-ر
جَبَل jabal	mountain	noun	ج-ب-ل
صَحْرَاء ṣaḥrāʾ	desert	noun	ص-ح-ر
غَابَة ghāba	forest	noun	غ-ي-ب
حَقْل ḥaql	field	noun	ح-ق-ل
حَيَوَان ḥayawān	animal	noun	ح-ي-ي
طَيْر ṭayr	bird	noun	ط-ي-ر
قِطّ qiṭṭ	cat	noun	ق-ط-ط
كَلْب kalb	dog	noun	ك-ل-ب

Themes these words belong to: Nature Weather (10)

Sample word cards

بَحْر

baḥr

sea

نَهْر

nahr

river

جَبَل

jabal

mountain

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