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communication

19 words

تَكَلَّمَ
takallama
to speak / to talk
A1verbroot: ك-ل-م
تكلّمَ المعلّمُ بالعربيةِ
takallama al-muʿallimu bil-ʿarabiyyati
The teacher spoke in Arabic
قَالَ
qāla
to say / to tell
A1verbroot: ق-و-ل
قالَ لي إنّهُ مشغولٌ
qāla lī innahu mashghūlun
He told me that he is busy
سَأَلَ
saʾala
to ask
A1verbroot: س-أ-ل
سألتُ الأستاذَ سؤالاً
saʾaltu al-ustādha suʾālan
I asked the professor a question
أَجَابَ
ajāba
to answer / to reply
A1verbroot: ج-و-ب
أجابَ الطالبُ عن السؤالِ
ajāba aṭ-ṭālibu ʿan as-suʾāli
The student answered the question
كَتَبَ
kataba
to write
A1verbroot: ك-ت-ب
كتبتُ رسالةً إلى صديقي
katabtu risālatan ilā ṣadīqī
I wrote a letter to my friend
قَرَأَ
qaraʾa
to read
A1verbroot: ق-ر-أ
قرأتُ كتاباً مفيداً
qaraʾtu kitāban mufīdan
I read a useful book
سَمِعَ
samiʿa
to hear / to listen
A1verbroot: س-م-ع
سمعتُ الأخبارَ في الراديو
samiʿtu al-akhbāra fī ar-rādiyū
I heard the news on the radio
فَهِمَ
fahima
to understand
A1verbroot: ف-ه-م
فهمتُ الدرسَ جيّداً
fahimtu ad-darsa jayyidan
I understood the lesson well
اِتَّصَلَ
ittaṣala
to call (phone) / to contact
A1verbroot: و-ص-ل
اتّصلتُ بصديقي هاتفياً
ittaṣaltu biṣadīqī hātifiyyan
I called my friend on the phone
أَرْسَلَ
arsala
to send
A1verbroot: ر-س-ل
أرسلتُ الرسالةَ بالبريدِ
arsaltu ar-risālata bil-barīdi
I sent the letter by mail
اِسْتَلَمَ
istalama
to receive
A1verbroot: س-ل-م
استلمتُ الطردَ من البريدِ
istalamtu aṭ-ṭarda min al-barīdi
I received the package from the mail
رَدَّ
radda
to reply / to return (something)
A1verbroot: ر-د-د
ردَّ على رسالتي بسرعةٍ
radda ʿalā risālatī bisurʿatin
He replied to my message quickly
شَكَرَ
shakara
to thank
A1verbroot: ش-ك-ر
شكرتُهُ على مساعدتِهِ
shakartuhu ʿalā musāʿadatihi
I thanked him for his help
وَعَدَ
waʿada
to promise
A1verbroot: و-ع-د
وعدني أنّهُ سيأتي
waʿadanī annahu sayaʾtī
He promised me that he would come
أَخْبَرَ
akhbara
to inform / to tell
A1verbroot: خ-ب-ر
أخبرني بالحقيقةِ
akhbaranī bil-ḥaqīqati
He told me the truth
وَافَقَ
wāfaqa
to agree
A1verbroot: و-ف-ق
وافقتُ على الاقتراحِ
wāfaqtu ʿalā al-iqtirāḥi
I agreed to the proposal
اِسْتَمَعَ
istamaʿa
to listen
A1verbroot: س-م-ع
استمعتُ إلى الموسيقى
istamaʿtu ilā al-mūsīqā
I listened to music
قَدَّمَ
qaddama
to present / to offer / to introduce
A1verbroot: ق-د-م
قدّمتُ صديقي لعائلتي
qaddamtu ṣadīqī liʿāʾilatī
I introduced my friend to my family
سَمَّى
sammā
to name / to call
A1verbroot: س-م-و
سمّوا الطفلَ أحمدَ
sammaw aṭ-ṭifla aḥmada
They named the child Ahmad