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The Actions theme has 30 words: 30 verbs. By level: 30 at A1. Action Verbs - Social Interactions teaches the most of them (7).

Roots behind these words: ح-ض-ر (to bring +1), ب-ح-ث (to search / to research), ب-د-أ (to begin / to start), ت-ر-ك (to leave / to abandon), ح-م-ل (to carry / to bear), ح-و-ل (to try / to attempt), خ-ي-ر (to choose / to select), ز-و-ر (to visit), س-ع-د (to help / to assist), س-م-ح (to allow / to permit), ص-ل-ح (to fix / to repair), ص-ن-ع (to make / to manufacture)

فَتَحَ
fataḥa
to open
فتحتُ البابَ للضيوفِ
fataḥtu al-bāba liḍ-ḍuyūfi
I opened the door for the guests
أَغْلَقَ
aghlaqa
to close / to shut
أغلقتُ النافذةَ بسببِ البردِ
aghlaqtu an-nāfidhata bisababi al-bardi
I closed the window because of the cold
بَدَأَ
badaʾa
to begin / to start
بدأَ الدرسُ في التاسعةِ
badaʾa ad-darsu fī at-tāsiʿati
The lesson began at nine
اِنْتَهَى
intahā
to finish / to end
انتهى الفيلمُ في وقتٍ متأخّرٍ
intahā al-fīlmu fī waqtin mutaʾakhkhirin
The movie ended late
سَاعَدَ
sāʿada
to help / to assist
ساعدتُ جاري في حملِ الأمتعةِ
sāʿadtu jārī fī ḥamli al-amtiʾati
I helped my neighbor carry the luggage
اِنْتَظَرَ
intaẓara
to wait / to expect
انتظرتُ الحافلةَ ساعةً كاملةً
intaẓartu al-ḥāfilata sāʿatan kāmilatan
I waited for the bus for a full hour
اِسْتَعْمَلَ
istaʿmala
to use / to utilize
استعملتُ الحاسوبَ للعملِ
istaʿmaltu al-ḥāsūba lil-ʿamali
I used the computer for work
غَيَّرَ
ghayyara
to change / to alter
غيّرتُ ملابسي بسرعةٍ
ghayyartu malābisī bisurʿatin
I changed my clothes quickly
حَاوَلَ
ḥāwala
to try / to attempt
حاولتُ أن أفهمَ المشكلةَ
ḥāwaltu an afhama al-mushkilata
I tried to understand the problem
اِسْتَطَاعَ
istaṭāʿa
to be able to / can
استطعتُ أن أنهيَ العملَ
istaṭaʿtu an unhiya al-ʿamala
I was able to finish the work
لَعِبَ
laʿiba
to play
لعبَ الأطفالُ في الحديقةِ
laʿiba al-aṭfālu fī al-ḥadīqati
The children played in the garden
حَمَلَ
ḥamala
to carry / to bear
حملتُ الحقيبةَ الثقيلةَ
ḥamaltu al-ḥaqībata ath-thaqīlata
I carried the heavy bag

All 30 words in this theme

Page 1

فَتَحَ to open · أَغْلَقَ to close / to shut · بَدَأَ to begin / to start · اِنْتَهَى to finish / to end · سَاعَدَ to help / to assist · اِنْتَظَرَ to wait / to expect · اِسْتَعْمَلَ to use / to utilize · غَيَّرَ to change / to alter · حَاوَلَ to try / to attempt · اِسْتَطَاعَ to be able to / can · لَعِبَ to play · حَمَلَ to carry / to bear

Page 2

وَضَعَ to put / to place · زَارَ to visit · صَنَعَ to make / to manufacture · قَبِلَ to accept · رَفَضَ to refuse / to reject · نَقَلَ to transfer / to move · تَرَكَ to leave / to abandon · اِسْتَخْدَمَ to use / to employ · اِخْتَارَ to choose / to select · قَطَعَ to cut / to cross · أَكْمَلَ to complete / to finish · تَوَقَّفَ to stop

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سَمَحَ to allow / to permit · بَحَثَ to search / to research · أَصْلَحَ to fix / to repair · اِسْتَمَرَّ to continue / to last · أَحْضَرَ to bring · حَضَرَ to attend / to be present

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