Public Opinion & Propaganda
10 words · ~15 min
Media analysis vocabulary and expressing opinion with يُرجَّحُ أَنَّ and مِنَ المُتَوَقَّعِ أَنَّ
Media literacy is increasingly important in the Arabic-speaking world, where social media has become a primary news source for many.
Lesson overview
Public Opinion & Propaganda is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 5 nouns, 3 adjectives and 2 verbs. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Political Movements (B2)
- Next lesson: Courts & Legal System (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
اِسْتَقَالَ istaqāla | to resign | verb | ق-ي-ل |
نَدَّدَ naddada | to condemn / to denounce | verb | ن-د-د |
حِيَادِيّ ḥiyādiyy | neutral / impartial | adjective | ح-ي-د |
مُعْتَدِل muʿtadil | moderate | adjective | ع-د-ل |
مُتَطَرِّف mutaṭarrif | extremist / radical | adjective | ط-ر-ف |
مِصْدَاقِيَّة miṣdāqiyya | credibility | noun | ص-د-ق |
تَسْرِيب tasrīb | leak (of information) | noun | س-ر-ب |
تَغْطِيَة taghṭiya | coverage (media) | noun | غ-ط-ي |
لُوبِي lūbī | lobby / lobbying group | noun | |
مُنَاخٌ سِيَاسِيّ munākhun siyāsiyy | political climate | noun | ن-و-خ / س-و-س |
Themes these words belong to: Media Politics (10)
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