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The Directions theme has 14 words: 6 nouns, 4 particles, 3 adverbs and 1 adjective. By level: 2 at A1, 12 at A2. Train & Bus Travel teaches the most of them (4).

Roots behind these words: أ-م-م (in front of / ahead), ب-ش-ر (straight ahead / directly), ب-ع-د (far / distant), ب-ي-ن (between), ت-ح-ت (under / below), ج-ن-ب (next to / beside), ط-ر-ق (road / way), ف-و-ق (above / over), ق-ر-ب (relative / close), ق-ط-ع (intersection / crossroads), و-ج-ه (direction), و-ر-ي (behind / back)

قَريب
qarīb
relative / close
A1nounroot: ق-ر-ب
هُوَ قَريبي مِن جِهَةِ أَبي
huwa qarībī min jihati abī
He is my relative from my father's side
بَعيد
baʿīd
far / distant
A1adjectiveroot: ب-ع-د
المَطارُ بَعيد
al-maṭāru baʿīd
The airport is far
طَريق
ṭarīq
road / way
A2nounroot: ط-ر-ق
هذا الطَريق طَويل.
hādha aṭ-ṭarīq ṭawīl.
This road is long.
يَمين
yamīn
right (direction)
A2nounroot: ي-م-ن
اِنْعَطِف إلى اليَمين.
inʿaṭif ilā al-yamīn.
Turn to the right.
يَسار
yasār
left (direction)
A2nounroot: ي-س-ر
المَكْتَبة عَلى اليَسار.
al-maktaba ʿalā al-yasār.
The library is on the left.
أَمام
amām
in front of / ahead
A2adverbroot: أ-م-م
المَسْجِد أَمام المَدْرَسة.
al-masjid amām al-madrasa.
The mosque is in front of the school.
وَراء
warāʾ
behind / back
A2adverbroot: و-ر-ي
السَيّارة وَراء البَيْت.
as-sayyāra warāʾ al-bayt.
The car is behind the house.
تَقاطُع
taqātuʿ
intersection / crossroads
A2nounroot: ق-ط-ع
اِنْعَطِف عِنْد التَقاطُع.
inʿaṭif ʿinda at-taqātuʿ.
Turn at the intersection.
مُباشَرةً
mubāsharatan
straight ahead / directly
A2adverbroot: ب-ش-ر
اِمْشِ مُباشَرةً ثُمَّ اِنْعَطِف يَمينًا.
imshi mubāsharatan thumma inʿaṭif yamīnan.
Walk straight ahead then turn right.
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
A2particleroot: ب-ي-ن
المَتْحَف بَيْنَ المَكْتَبة والمَسْجِد.
al-mathaf bayna al-maktaba wal-masjid.
The museum is between the library and the mosque.
بِجانِب
bijānib
next to / beside
A2particleroot: ج-ن-ب
الصَيْدَلِيّة بِجانِب المُسْتَشْفى.
aṣ-ṣaydaliyya bijānib al-mustashfā.
The pharmacy is next to the hospital.
فَوْقَ
fawqa
above / over
A2particleroot: ف-و-ق
الطائِرة تَطيرُ فَوْقَ السُحُب.
at-tāʾira tatīru fawqa as-suḥub.
The airplane is flying above the clouds.

All 14 words in this theme

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قَريب relative / close · بَعيد far / distant · طَريق road / way · يَمين right (direction) · يَسار left (direction) · أَمام in front of / ahead · وَراء behind / back · تَقاطُع intersection / crossroads · مُباشَرةً straight ahead / directly · بَيْنَ between · بِجانِب next to / beside · فَوْقَ above / over

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تَحْتَ under / below · اِتِّجاه direction

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