3.5: Vocabulary

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    Learning Objectives

    In this section, you will be able to:

    • Learn new vocabulary using the new letters in this chapter.
    • Recognize words used in Arabic and English (Cognates).

    2.2.1. Vocabulary

    This table provides vocabulary consisting of the letters you have learnt so far:
    Image Meaning Formal / Written Recording
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    Girl
    		 Girl بِنْت

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    Figs
    		 Figs تين

    Different colored berries from the middle east
    Berries
    		 Berry توت

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    Door
    		 door باب

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    Brown
    		 Brown بُنّي

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    Beirut
    		 Beirut بَيروت

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    YouTube
    		 YouTube يوتيوب

    2.2.2. Cognate Words

    Cognates are words used in multiple languages originating from the same linguistic root. Some examples are the words Tennis, Piano, Pizza, Plastic, Petrol, Bank, and Balloon.

    The table below presents examples of famous cognate words that are used in English and Arabic:
    Cognate Word in English Cognate Word in Arabic Image Recording of Pronunciation
    Tennis Tennis/تنس
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    Tennis

    Piano Piano/بيانو
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    Piano

    Pizza Pizza/بيتزا
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    Pizza

    Plastic Plasteek/بلاستيك
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    Plastic

    Petrol Petrol/بترول
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    Petrol

    Bank Bank/بنك
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    Bank; CC BY-SA 4.0

    Balloon Balon/بالون
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    Balloon

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