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Level B1
News & Information
7 words · ~13 min
Grammar focus
Media Arabic vocabulary and passive voice constructions common in news reporting
Cultural note
Al Jazeera and other Arabic news networks have shaped Modern Standard Arabic media language
Lesson overview
News & Information is a level B1 lesson of 7 words: 7 nouns. Its words come from 3 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Social Media & Communication (B1)
- Leads to: Entertainment Media (B1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
رِسَالَة risāla | message / letter | noun | ر-س-ل |
فِيدْيُو fīdyū | video | noun | - |
مُحَرِّك بَحْث muḥarrik baḥth | search engine | noun | ح-ر-ك / ب-ح-ث |
لَوْحَة مَفَاتِيح lawḥat mafātīḥ | keyboard | noun | ل-و-ح / ف-ت-ح |
وَسَائِل التَّوَاصُل الاِجْتِمَاعِيّ wasāʾil at-tawāṣul al-ijtimāʿiyy | social media | noun | و-س-ل / و-ص-ل / ج-م-ع |
إِعْلَان iʿlān | advertisement / announcement | noun | ع-ل-ن |
بَثّ bathth | broadcast / streaming | noun | ب-ث-ث |
Themes these words belong to: Technology Media (7)
Sample word cards
رِسَالَة
risāla
message / letter
فِيدْيُو
fīdyū
video
مُحَرِّك بَحْث
muḥarrik baḥth
search engine
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